Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-11
TALK AMONG THE TURFMEN.


Approaching Close At Ivy City Of a
Remarkable Racing season.
TIE VARIABLE FORTUNES OF THE rwo AND THREE
YEAR oLDs-PkoPosEO PUNISHMENT OF THE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MADE AT WI
cITT-THE SOUTHERN RACING CIRCUIT.
The meeting 0f the National Jockey club,
which begins at Ivy city on the 21st instant and
will continue four days, will close the season for
the Eastern circuit. The season has been the
most successful one In the history Of the Amer
lean turf, and in many respects it has been a
remarkable one. The number Of meetings and
OF races run tar exceed any previous year. The
weather, too. has been particularly favorable to
turf sports, though it has been very unfavorable
to the farmers e I'll
The records made by horses during the season
have been remarkably variable. This is espe-
claily true as regards two-year-Olds. Hitherto,
as rule, several two-year-olds have started in
by demonstrating their superiority in the spring
and maintaining it throughout the season; but
this year the changing merits of young racers
has been one Of the most notable and interest
ing features of the turf. The contests have
been spirited and hOnors have been won and
lost by two-year-olds until there is the widest
room tor speculation as to the three-y r-old
races next season. Every two-year-old that has
been seen under colors this season has been
beaten in turn, until there is a mixture Of
records that will perplex the oldest thurman
when 1t comes to picking the winners OF three
year-old stakes in the early part Of next season.
Among the numerous youngsters that have cap
tured two-year-Old events during the season
may be mentioned Little Savage, Brookwood,
Goano, Wanda, Hart, Mystic. st. Augustine,
Volante. Bonne BOuche. Mission Belle, Joe
Cotton, Florio. Rapido. Telie Doe. Florence NJ,
Eachus, Preciani. Chimera Theodore. VeranO,
Ten Stone, Irish Pat, Freeman, and Trousseau.
THE THREE-YEAR-OLD RECORD.
Nor is the three year old record any less per-
picking, as basis for picking out winners of
fOur-year-old races next season. Favorltes
have maintained their precedence only for a few
days at time. Each in turn has had to give
way. Among the numerous three-year-olds
that have carried their colors to the front this
season are Sister. Ten Strike Tattler, ST. Saw
ior, Rataplan, Greystone, Mimi Colt, Ecuador,
Panique, Tolu, Freda, Palnurus, Chanticleer.
Pearl Thorne. Jim Carlisle, Thackeray. Knight
OF Ellersle, Economy, Equipoise, Himalaya,
Young Duke. Endymion. Voltaire. Bob Miles,
w. r.. Woodford, Louisette. Modesty. Water
Lily, Conkling and KosciuskO. st. Savior. of
all the list, has come out nearest possessing an
unbroken line of victories. He won three races
out of four, being beaten in his first contest by
Rataplan. st. Savior is one of Fred Gebhardt's
horses. The pick of the best stables that have
won-> hOnOrs during the season have been en-
tered for the meeting here.
The National Jockey club have. this fall,
offered more liberal prizes than ever before.
The purses and stakes aggregate $4,000
PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE BETTING RULES.
In turf circles there is good deal of talk
about reconstruction of the betting rules.
Those in existence are based UPON the English
rules, which do not meet the requirements or
accord with the customs of this country. An
other subject which is attracting no little atten-
ton is the meeting of the delegates of the asso-
Citations racing under the rules known as the
american racing rules" which Is to be held in
Chicago on the 21st Of next November. Nothing
definite Is as yet known as to what business will
be done, but it is quite certain that the effort to
Danish bOOkmaking will be renewed. The SEN
timent in favor of abolishng this feature of bet
ting has grown very much of late, owing to a
suspicion of the connection of some of the book
makers with alleged crooked transactions in the
turf. 1t is claimed and upon excellent reason
that the adjustment Of bookmaking will free
the turf from a species of betting that might
profit by fraud. The Idea is to enlarge the
French system to include SIS, s10 $50 and s100
pools, and to continue the auction pools, max
ing these the only systems of betting. Then
the entire betting could be kept under the i'm
mediate direction and supervision of the respec-
tive clubs. Under the present system it Is the
bookmakers alone who have any Incentive to
fraud. because they alone could profit by it.
They make their own states and terms, and.
with foreknOwledge obtained By bribing
jockeys, or otherwise, it is within their power
to often make a big haul. The auction pool
system is not capable of being msused and the
French method Is an open book to every better.
The turf in this country has passed under the
control of the most reputable men, and they are
determined to do everything possible to elevate
the noble sport and make it worthy the patron
age of all classes. The feat seems to have gone
forth that the boOkmakers must 60.
IMPROVEMENTS AT IVY CITY.
The track at Ivy City is being put in good
condition, notwithstanding the dry weather
Numerous sprinkling carts have been put to
work and are followed by the harrow and
rollers. An entire layer of new soil has been
placed on the track, and with constant working
between now and the opening day of the meet
ing it will be much improved. 1t is already pro-
nounced by all horsemen one of the best tracks
in the country. Other improvements are being
made. such as an extension of the betting lawn
and sheds. providing better stable accommoda-
lions, repainting and generally repairing.
A SOUTHERN RACING CIRCUIT
has this year been inaugurated by the promi-
nent turfmen OF the coast states The first of
the meetings will be held at Richmond, Va,
commencing on the Tuesday following the races
here There will be four days racing. Good
purses are announced. and it is probable that
the meeting will be success in every respect
After that will come Greenville and Columbia
s. c.. then Augusta. Ca, to wind up at Charles
ton, s. c.. the second week in December The
fact that this Circuit has been established will
serve to attract many stables of horses, spring
and fall, to the meetings OF our local Jockey
club. Before the war racing was the sport
with the Opuent planters of the south, and even
in these ''plunging" times our millionaire horse
owners of the east have not vet equaled the
great produce stake won by Peytoner at Nash
vile in 1871, which was worth to the winner
S43. 600, and to which each nominator was re-
quired to contribute $1,000 as his stake Mr.
II. ID. Mcintyre. of this city, will manage the
meetings at the cities named and under his
guidance there is ut least promise that the sports
of the turf will be firmly re-established in the
states that first encouraged the importation OF
the blood-horse. The entries to the stakes are
satisfactory, and there will be about 125 horses
to take part in the projected meetings.
THE MONKEY AND THE ORGAN.
Getting COntrivances - What the
Tfand-Organ Man Says.
The discordant notes Of wheezy old hand
organ smote the ear of STAR man the other
day. and around the next corner was the usual
LA.