The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1883-05-16
VERY GOOD SPORT
AZ Tho National Jockey Club Yes
icrday in Spite of Rain aud Mud.


The spring meeting Of the National
Jockey Club at the Ivy City course began
yesterday, and notwithstanding the muddy
and heavy condition of the track the at.
tendance was good and the races splendid.
Some of the best horses in the cou ntry are
in the stables The time yesterday, con-
sidering the condition of the trick, was
very good. The pool selling on the first
race, owing to the rain, which was pouring
down at l o'clock, was very light on all the
races. The betting was good Everything
was conducted in an orderly and business
like manner. No improper characters were
allowed on the ground, and everything
passed off orderly and good humoredly.
Thejudges were Senator Butler, Major ].
G. Goodloe and Colonel Tom Ochiltree;
timers, w. r. Babcock aud +. NJ. Hall;
starter, David d. Clark.
The first event was dash of three
fourths of mile, for purse of 5000.
There were twelve starters,Ghost London,
Farwell, Topsy, Joker, Alma D., Colonel
Watson, Hilarity, Jim Nelson, LIE Petit
Due, Colebrook and Prosper. Farwell was
the favorite to win, Topsy and Hilarity be-
ing next. The race was won by Odcn
Bowie's Colonel Watson, French pools pay
ing $3.50. The bookmakers laid six to one
that Colonel Watson would not get place.
Though Colonel Watson was among the
non-rank at the start, before the first half
mile was gone over he challenged the party,
going to the front and winning, under
Frank McLaughlin's careful riding, easily.
Tho time was 1:20l.
Crickmore won the second race, the
National handicap, almost as easily for Mr..
Bowie. He had as contestants in the race,
the distance being one mile and an eighth,
Haledon, Brunswick, Ella Warfeld, Colo
mel sprague and Barney. Crickmore sold
for $50, all the rest in the field for $45.
Again McLaughlin's riding counted good
DEAL though it was clear that Crickmore
was too fast for the company he was in
Crickmore was third from the lead until
the horses entered the quarter stretch,
when he gradually passed to the front.
The time was BOB. Crickmore paid $5.05.
The third was selling race, one mile.
1t was won by Helen Wallace in 1:51i,
with Constantine second and the others in
order as follows: Flower of Meath, Ranger,
Hickory Jim, Ell Captain, Camillus, Keno,
Monk, Turn and Bonnie Kate. Mutuals
| paid $51.15.
The fourth race, for the Army and Navy
stakes, one and one-fourth miles, was won
by Antrim in 2:21, with King Fan and
Parnell, Adalgisa, w. P. Burch and Ferg
Kyle following. Mutuals, $40.
The closing event of the day was the
steeple-chase for purse of $500. w. @.
DAILY started Belle of the North and Oak
dale; R. Bradley, Lily Morson; P. Tobin,
Oscar Wilde; M. J. DAILY, Judge Murray,
and William Walden, Imelda. Judge Muir
ray won.
There will be three more days of racing.
About the only thing at the Ivy City
race course to find fault with is the lunch
accommodations. The club has each sea-
son sold the privilege to persons from
abroad. No place is provided for ladies,
consequently they must either take lunch
with them or do without. No one save
members of the club, members of the press
or invited guests are allowed to go into the
clubhouse. The lunch stand this season Is
in the hands of some gentlemen from New
York, who understand the art of charging
if not of feeding. The clubhouse is run by
Colonel William Sanderson, and is run we'll