New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-16
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
NATIONAL JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

! WAsHNGTON, May 15.-The spring meeting
Of ;he National Jockey Club began here this afternoon
| Tho track very heavy from last nights raln inc
water 10 many places standing in puides and indicating
the requirement Of strength rather than speed TO win IN
the several contests shortly after noon rain again De-
90 fail and continued until the time Cor the start Of
The first leaving The track in terrible condition,
the soft mud beng ietock deep except on the outside
/ where tie clay became as slippery as ice.
Tho jud ,cs Of the running Senator Butler Major
! j O.. Goodoc. and Coonc. Tom Ochiluee. Timers
". T. Babcock and J. NJ. Hall starter-Dsyd j.. Clark
The fret rice was dash of tArc.quarters of mile;
thiceycarod malcr- allowed five ponds; foury year
Old, and upward allowed ten pounds The starters we're
Ghost London Farewell, Top-y, Joker, Alma .. Colonel
Watson Hlarry Jim Nelson. La Petit Due, Colcbrook
and Prosper. In the books the odds were - each
| against Topsy, Colonel Watson ana Hilarlty; 6 10
against Farcwell 20 against London to against
Ghost and jim Nelson; 10 10 against Prosper
Ie Petit Due and Alma D; and 20 TO !
against Coebrook and Joker Colonel Watson won by
eight len-tus in FROM OF Prosper second. two lengths
aHe.d ~ Topsy ri, ami Alma - lie Pett Due Fare
we'll tllal1y, JIM Ne. SON CWrno"k Nh'SL l;ouuoIi
and Joker following Time l:20le Mutual pools paid
second race was the National Handicap for all ages.
one and one-e'shih miles, me starters were
Colonel ,prasuc and Barney CrIckmore was thc favo-
rite ar 50 to S2f for tine field. III The books tc odds
were % on Crickmprc. to against Ia Haririt,
to l AGAINST brunswick ana Colonel spa 'guc, 10
a-a'u-i Haledon. tuc&more Won finishing
Ella Taracld second, six lengths ahead OF Haledon
td brunswick fourth, Colonel Splaguc hfh aud Bar
ncy last Time. 2:O33l. Mutual poo' paid - %.
The third was selling race one nlc horses entered
az 5000 to carry, n four years llS pounds #
three years, 10 pounds. with allowance of pound
Tor every 500 below that down to $500. The
startcls were Ii Captain Ranger. Hickory JIM Con-
stantlua, Camu!u,, Iurn, Helen Wallace, Flower OF
Meath, Bonnie hale, Monk aud Keno. The field was the
f"onte AT 50 To- @ll for Hieaory jim; - for Con-
Stamina, ana - for Helen Wallace. Ia the book
betting the odds were to each against Hickory .Ilm
Conslauima and Helen wallace . to asal1st Keno;
q
l against Monk; 10 to against FL
Captain and Bonnie Kate; and 10 TO ! against Turin
hctn wallace nnlShed an easy winner three lengths
ahead OF Constantine second, two lengths ahead Of
Flower OF Meath third, aud Ranger, Hickory jim FL
Capitan, Calnuus Keno, Monk Turn ana Bonnie Kate
Tie tour,n the Army and Navy stakes, for
thret-yoarods: to carry 100 pounds with
STAKE race in their tWoyearSd 'GfS ,rRm
OF the Tue of II 500 to carry five pounds extra Of
ky.c. Antrim, AIDE. King Fan. farncl ana W +.
Burch Antrim mad tae call in the pools S2J
W. T. Burch, = each Adclgsa and Parcel, - each
for tere Kyle ana King ran. In the books the betting
was even against Antrim 3 10 / against King
Fan; 10 each against Adelg-a and W +. Burcu
10 agaius. Parael and - | against Frrg KYLE
AutrrI finished winner five lcng i'm 'front.' OF King Fame
second, leugths ahead of Parncl third AdelE-a
fourth ". +. Bunch Fl IN and tcrg Kyle last. Time
Dbl. Mutual pools paid $40
The fifth and 4 seeplcchase, over the regular
for all ages, weller weights. Horses that mad
Purse 500 OF Whlch 500 To second horse The starters
Belle Of the North lmolda, Lily MorsOn, Oakdac,
Judge Murray Oscar Wilde In the pools Judge Muir
sold at 80 against $50 the teld In the
the OCds > each against Judge Murray and
Belle Of the NORTH 10 each against lmclda ana oscar
Wide and 10 l each against Lily NOrson Oakdae
Murray went to the lead and had easy victory, win
Oscar Wilde second, lnelda tr Oakdalc fourth, Belle
Of the North hft1, and Lily Morson last. Tme-4ll
Mutual pools PAID Sll %.