Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-03

over the course OF the procession to determine
| the gait of the march.
Col Staples, of Wizards hotel, has offered a
handsome silver cup for the three-mile event on
| May 70. to be d enOminated the .Wiilard's Hotel
Cup" to be won three times before it passes
| into permanent possession.
| What with the interesting races of the Can
| ital club on May 10th and the league meeting on
| the 18th. the parade, the league races and the
banquet on the Goth this city ought certainly to
| have wheeling boom.
Rates by rail have been considerably reduced,
and wheelmen will save many dollars through
| the efforts OF the Washington Cycle Club trans
| portation committee, Amos W. Hart, chair
| man.
With the exception of one hotel all have ar
ranged to provide storage for the wheels of
| their guests.
The Elmira club has hired sleeping car for
the duration of the meet to carry them here
| and also to serve as hotel for them during
/ their stay.
Joe Pennell, well-known artist on The Cen
| tuFy anu member OF the Germantown Bicycle
club. was in the city few days ago. He thinks
| seriously OF locating here next fall He ia said
to ride the worst-looking bicycle in the world
Joseph Huber, a bicyclist from Munich was
! in Washington this week. Mr.. Huber spent the
greater part of last summer bicycling in Switz-
| eTland. His brother is the champion rider of
| Bavaria.
Arrangements are being made for a game of
base ball at an early day between the Columbia
CaDltal
Bicycle club. Cram will catch for the wheel
men. He was catcher On the Dartmouth COL
lege nine when they won the intercollegiate
| championship.
| Bert owen returned from California this week.
! He was heartily welcomed by the Capital bows
The Photographic views taken a couple of
| weeks ago at Cabin Johns bridge by Moves and
| Haunsmann, have just been mounted They
are beautifully finished. and would do credit to
the best professional photographers.
al piufir
| for their club races on the 10Th inst. They are
bound to make the occasion great success.
Dir. w. d. Doremus has presented the club with
TWO lamps and bicycle self-closing step. They
Will probably be placed as second prizes in the
quarter and one mile races
Chas f. Tichener, captain of the Binghamton
Bicycle club, visited the Capital club house on
Friday.
The members of the Capital club are much
gratlhed at receiving the invitation from the
cycle CLUB to participate in the league meet.
The Turf.
The a-absorbing topic of discussion among
turfmen at the track yesterday was the break
Ing down Of Gov Bowie's famous horse, Crick-
more, the fastest and best race horse, taken all
in all, the sporting governor ever owned
Crickmore was engaged in three Of the most
valuable stakestO be competed for at the forth
coming meeting OF the Jockey club, and
as the declarations therein were to be
made on the LIST instant, he was given
trial on Thursday having as companion
In his work the old mare Tennessee
his haf-sister The latter was ALWAYS noted for
delicate legs and bad feet, and it was only this
season that there was even a probability Of her
being able to withstand the trying ordeal of the
grand PREPARATION through which the race
horse is required to pass. AS the horses were
to be shipped here on Friday it was deemed
best to subject them to the crucial test at home
They were sent out to do mile and a quarter
at racing pace, but after going about half the
distance CrickmOre broke down in both front
legs, and when Tennessee was pulled up it was
discovered that she also was in the same plight.
CrickmOre will be missed in the races of week
hence, as it was thought by many good judges
that he had the handicap and diplomatic stakes
at his mercy.
As stated above. the declarations in the
handicap were due on Thursday. or the
twenty-nine entered fourteen have been re-
tired, as follows DecOy Duck. Nmrod, Crick-
more, Tennessee. frankie B.. Swift, Torpedo.
Mordaunt Farewell. All Hands Around. Wool
ley Douglass Hassan, Murmur and Solitaire.
Those remaining in are Old Liz, Emma Bessie
Mark, Hllariiy, Wandering, Col. Watson, Burch,
jim Nelson, Chanticleer, Ella Warfield, War
Eagle. Pearl Thorne, Referee and Polonia. This
Is high-claSs lot, and insures good race. The
withdrawal OF CrickmOre adds five pounds to
the weight OF each OF those remaining in.
The horses in work at the track are, with
few exceptions. doing we'll Some are gallop-
two cracks of Mr. Burch's string are complain
ing. The latter was hurt at Norfolk while en-
route here, and Is slightly lame behind. The
Others in the stable are in fine condition
TOMORROW six carloads of horses will be
shipped here from Jersey City, COMPRISING the
stables of Pierre Lorillard. jr, Joe" Mcmahon.
Edward Heffner. Bridge & Co., W. r. Babcock,
Finn 4 Co. and the Excelsior" There will be
thrty-six in the lot. Mr.. Lorillard's string con-
talns several two-year-olds, believed to be phe-
nomenally fast
CrickmOre, frankie B.. Red Star Col.
Sprague, King Tom, Tattler. Woolley Douglass.
Hassan and Murmur have been declared out of
the Wizards hotel stakes, one mile, to be run
on the second day OF the meeting. Twenty re-
main in.
The clubhouse. newly furnished throughout,
was opened Yesterday. 1t will be open to visit
OFFS up to the opening day of the races which
Degn tuesday. 18th inst. There is talk, how
ever, OF giving an extra days racing on Satur-
dav next.
The horses from Memphis will not arrive un-
til Tuesday. They will number about twenty.
The Old favorte, Ella Warfeld, never looked
better than she does now.
The following horses arrived during the week:
GOV. BOwIEs STABLE.
Compensation, b. e.. 6. by Catesby-Australia
Nettle, Gin. e, 5. by Dckens-Nettie.
Bessie, CHI H.. 4. by Dckens-Belle Meade.
Anaosta. or. f., 4. by Dckens-Anne Arundel
AhacostIa, D. l., g. by Dlckens-Anne Arundel.
Empress. br. T., 1. by Narragansett-M andina.
Captain, b. c., ., by Catesby-Belle Black
smith.
Marylander, b. c., 2. by Catesby-My Mary
land.
Catamaran, b. f.. g by Legatee- Catacazy.
NesIa, CHI. f., 3, by Catesby-StelIa
JoyEel CHI f.. 2. by Dickens-Joy.
Mac, b. C. 3, by Legatee-Mary.
WILSON 4 co.'s STABLE
Black Jack, blk c., 4, by Jonesboro-Bertha
Riddle, oh. e, 5, by Lelaps-Puzzle