Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-07
TrOtting at Ivy City.

lTOttlng AT Ivy city
FALL MEETING OF THE WASHINGTON DRIVING CLUB
The fall meeting Of the Washington Driving Club
opened under very fair auspices at Ivy City to-day
The program embraces two races for to-day and
two for tomorrow, when the meeting ends.
THE RACES TO-DAY.
The first race to-day was mile heats. three in five
purse $50 for $50 horses, with the following
tries: j. b. Wiseman's ct. m. Pansy, E. o. Sander
sons b. N. Blanche, J. II. Snaps or. g. Blue Dick,
A F. Luthersb b. m. Hampton Girl. f. Burgdorfs b.
G. Louis B, George F. Hopes b. S. Gardes, and VIM
Bass b. 6. Frank l.
Second race-Purse 5000 for $50 PAGERS. mile
heats, three in five. G. H. Hess's b. &. Charlie HILL
A. Bangweh's blk. m. .Topsy. Robert Harper-s or. G.
JACK Rapid. James Dungan's CHI g. Gossip. c. b.
Ill. Little Splan.
To-MoRRow's PROGRAM.
The first race Thursday will be for 2:35 horses
mile heats. three in five, purse 1900 Entries c. F.
Willets ch. m. Lady Bell, E. o. Sanderson's CHI G.
Hastings. J. II. Snaps or. g. Blue Dick George E.
Hopes blk. &. Edward ii, VIM. BASES b. G. Allie
Wilkes, and w. II. Denny's br s. Coupon.
Second race-225 horses. mile heats three in five.
purse $3.50; entries: r. J. Monson's CHI. III. May.
James Il. Heidcgers b. G. Edwin A, ]. II. Gheens
gr &. Douglas, George f. Hoppe's or g Ike Me-
dunn. Gus. Wilson's or. m. Lady Lehr, j. H. Nor
rows b g. st. Reno, and John E. Turner's blk. G.
Dick Organ.
Notwithstanding the cool weather. there was
good attendance to-day; Trains on the B. and o.
private vehicles were on the ground. Pools were
sold on heats and on races.
Tomorrow trains will 60 out at 1910 and 100
The racing begins at p. m. Crdge Il Co. have
charge of the pool selling and as there is good
deal Of interest felt in the result OF to-morT0w'S
races, 1t is expected that the betting will be lively
A Penitent DefauIter.
FORTUNE RESTORED TO ITS OwNERS-oNE OF
THEM A WASHINGTON LADY.
The Hollidaysburg PAY Register says: "Many
Some time afterNthey left here the father of the
family, Henry Devine, was appointed consul to Rio
JaneirO While in that position he had for his
confidential clerk man named G. w. Anderson, OF
thS state After Mr.. DeVine had been in Rio ia
metro for some time Mrs. Devne. with her family OF
four children. returned to Holldaysburg While
living here she received intelligence of the death of
her husband. and also was apprSed OF tie fact that
large amount OF money belonging to him had
disappeared. This was probably thirty years ago
The family afterWard became broken up and scat
tered.
Nothing was heard of the missing money until
last March, when the heirs Of Mr.. Devine received
intelligence from Australia that named
George w. Anderson. before his death in that
try. had made confession that when he clerk
TO Consul Divine he had stolen $4,000 from his en-
ployer He took the money with him to Australia
and, by Specializing. lost it, He entered business
again and accumulated another large fortune. He
became ill, however and while In the hospital he
was nurscd by the Sisters OF Mercy. He became
Roman Catholic convert while under their charge.
He made a confession and directed his lawyer to
living are three children OF Mir. Divine: Mrs Joseph
AShhrook. OF Philadelphia; Mrs. Anna ClnSSin. OF
Washington ID. c.. and Henry Devine who lives
somewhere in the west. They Will each receive
about So, 900"
DIyoRCED.-Judge IIagner yesterday granted
Hannah c. Foullie decree of divorce from Charles
W. Foulke. giving her the custody of the children
ana permission TO resume her maiden name OF Ham
nan C. Miles The WiieS petition charged that the
husband was an habitual drunkard: that he WAS
cOninltted 10 the WorlhOuSe and was now there:
1htt he contributed nothing to the support of the
falny treated her with great cruelty. and that he
had on repeated occasions committed adultery. MI.
A. a. Browne appeared for the petitioner, and MI.
Il. +. Gloss took the testimony.
ACCIDENT TO AN ARTILLERYMAN.-The artillery COM
pany stationed at the arsenal were out this morn
ing exercising their horses, and in turning the
ner or ~ street and Pennsylvania avenue
Der Of the horses slipped and fell on the asphalt
pavement. One OF the riders. named John Dam
forth, falling partially under his horse. had hip
put out of joint and probably fracture OF his thigh
bone. Some of his comrades placed him on his horse
again, and all proceeded Oh their way towards the
nal