National Republican., 1884-05-16
A Day Of Royal Sport, With the Best At
tendance Of the Meeting,
The Fayorite, Gath, Falls in the SteepIe.
chase and is Killed,
Knight Of Ellsrslis Wins tho Army and Navy
Stakes Like a Great Race Horse
To-Day's Programme, With the WASH
ington Cup for tho Chief Feature.

the attendance as numerous, or perhaps
greater, than the club has ever had gathered
on its grounds. The fence along the inner
field in front of tho grand stand was lined
with elegant equipsgcs filled with gay par
ties of ladies and gentlemen, the grand
stand was filled to oyerlowing, and tho plat
forms in front Of tho stand and around the
betting stands wore perfect bedlam of
excited, perspiring masculine humanity.
The betting was fast and furious. Tho Tip"
givers, Jack and Goodrich, drove q roaring
trade, and, rs they spotted the winners in
several instances, tho believers in their rae
ing lore will no doubt be legion to-day. The
bookmakers were pretty badly peppered on
most Of the races so that it Is possible their
profits footed up on the wrong side at tho end
of the days work The pronounced success
of tho day was fitting tribute to the
efficient management Of the course. There
are few, il any, better conducted tracks in
tho country than Ivy City. Everything
possible to do for tho comfort. of visitors Is
done. Tho stand Is exceled by few in its
appointments. The starting is taken all in
all, particularly good, and the announced
programmes are always carried out with the
regularity Of clockwork. And 1t Is no more
than Justice to say that Washington fully
appreciates all this, for there is no better
patronized track, all things considered, than
Ivy City.
The first race OF the day was q spin Of six
furlongs, for which the speedy Texas horse
Glendower was installed good iavorite, but
he was unfortunately left at the post and was
never in the race, so far as any chance of
winning was concerned, When the flag fell
Vinton was in front, with all the horses well
up except Glendower. He keptin front to near
the three quarters, where lota passed him. fol-
lowed by lnconstant, Quebec, and Constantine,
A rapid run down the stretch and a beautiful
Gnish ragultol in ongtnntina winning by n
half length from lota, who was Tapped by
Quebec, InConstant good fourth.
For the second race, q dash of mile and
quarter, q great tip was out on Torpedo, and
good many cautious spectators were taken
in and done for by the supposed good
thing" In fact neither Of the two favorites,
Torpedo and lnfanta, were among the placed
horses Davis & Hall meeting with turn of
good luck by the success Of War Eagle. To
beautiful start Torpedo took the lead and
kept to the three-quarters, with 1nfanta run
ming second and War Eaglo third, all the
horses being in a bunch. Rounding the turn
for homo o determined struggle began, the
whip being freely applied by all the Jockeys
War Eagle had tho foot of his opponents, how
ever, and won finely contested race by a
length from Ten Strike, with Compensation
good third.
The third race, for tho Army and Navy
stakes, was the great event Of tho day, and
amply demonstrated that in Knight of
| Ellerslie Mai. boswell owns a colt that, with
good health, will rank among the great
horses of tho decade. Many old and expert
enced turfmen are of opinion that he is as good
anything that has shown for years past, and
certainly tho consummatc oaso with which he
defeated such tried good ones as Greystone
Tolu, and Welcher, gives promise of right
royal career for the magnificent chestnut son
of Eolus. Waldens pair were prime favorites
in the betting, but Ellerslie was
staunchly supported, and at the start
was equal to Tolu in the
books. To another fine start
the horses were sent away with Tolu in the
lead, Greystone second, Welcher third
They ran by the stand in this order, but at the
quarter Welch had moved up second The
run down tho backstretch was fast the
horses being SO close together that tho OFT
quoted blanket would have covered the lot
Around tho turn Knight Of Ellerslie set the
crowd into o ferment of excitement by forg
ing steady past his opponents, so that at the
} three.quarters he was in the lead and coming
on steadily he won untouched by whip Of
spur, while the stand resounded with cheers
ScOtt's good colt, Greystone surprised thu
knowing ones by defeating Welcher fo
D second place, Tolu being last of all. Won b!
two lengths three between second and third
The fourth race was at mile heats betweel
the veterans J i'm Nelson, Hilarity, and Keno
Burch's stable scoring its first win of tn
meeting with Nelson. Blaylock rode Nelso
in fine style, and won both heats with ease
with Hilarity, the favorite, second in each,
The fifth race, at seven furlongs, had min
; starters, and was won, after close hnis
, with Mordaunt, by Polonia, the favorit,
4 good judges, but could do no better than ru
third. Polonia won by half n length, wit
!, Marmaduke beaten length for second place
j The steeplechase furnished the usual chap
] ter of accidents. Gath and Tonkaway fell !
a the west field after coming over the clu
' house hill. Gath broke his neck, but HI
:. rider escaped without serious injury. Tonk
away was uninjured. Ranger went on wit
. a long lead and won by hundred yards fror
a Wooster, who jumped safely, but seemed
!. he troubled with the slows. Abraham cam
in as far behind Wooster.
SUMMARY.
Ivy City, May I5.-Third day of the spring NEE
J ing OF the National Jockey cub.
, First race-Purse SiOO, for 3'year'olds and VI
0 ward the win. er 10 10 sold ut auction II eI
tered to be sold for 5CO, 10 earry3if years O.
, or over, llS pounds; II years old ITO pounds
: with an allowance Of one pound or,eyery slVo
. low that sum down 10 $500. Six furl9ngs.
: Z. H. Petingilps ch, m. Constantine, ., by
t Abd.El. Kader, dam Sunbeam, 93 pounds
+. silioniansb h. lola, aged, by LynciTafs
( dam by Iola, 0S pounds tlliggsl. l....: :....r...,
a Excelsior stables Quebec, 5, by King Lear dam
shSywood hKSSSTdd 'nSytoGA Syos s. Iendower aged BY
GlengarTy, ll5 pounds Brettan), ,...,:....,...
Jeter Walden's br Z. Patapsco 3, by NarTagnn-
sctt, " pounds (Gfeen). ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Oden Bowe's gr T. AnacOstia, 4, by Dickens, 9S
?. pounds Clhompsonl l,;.......;.:..;:......'.,,".
Davis Halls eh. &. Nlnton, o. oy hehhey, ~!
|, ]. Wnlden's Cummings, D, by Gaberlunze, 100
pounds (Fisher). ............,,,....,..',.'
10 c.. L. Hoge's b. x, Bismarck, aged, by Prussian,
p I T6bins 6HHS 6F inccnsani BY GIeniyon i08
- POUNDS lEvnns)' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''
|. Betting-8 TO 8 against Glondowcr, to 10
10 and Constantine, TO Quebec, 10 10 CUMMING
' 10 to InconstRnt and Anacostla, 20 V PHtapsC
- Vinton and Bismarck, POols--Geudowers $50, ]
T. constant $50 Constantine s25 the field s25 MuteI
paid S2o.20.
Second race-A handicap sweepstakes, for
50 yeaT-olds ana upward 500 each, or only $40 II d
80 oared, Club to add $500, OF which slO0 to seoon
II one mile and u quarter.
"A Davis g Halls b. c. War Eagle, I, by Leader,
W dam Red Eyes, l08 pounds BlaylooD ...,
10 W. b. Jenningss br. G. Ten Strike, .. dam
ID Minnie Gray, lOl pounds Pisher). ..;........'
NJ oden Bowies br. g. Compensation, g by Gates
- by dam Australia, ia pounds (Brauan)..,,.,.
T. W. Doswells blk. h. Torpedo, A. by Stra-
chino, l0l pounds Lewis )''',.""'''"''''''''
BettIng-7 to against Torpedo; to Infan
to War Eagle and Ten Strike; Ito Compen
ton PoOls-Iorpedo 950 Intanta $50, War Eal
a. $50, Compensation $40. Ten Strike SIG, Au1u
3 Third TSce.-The Army and Navy stakes for
ie year olds $50 EACH half tOrelg club to add $40
no OF which 600 10 second; third to save stu
II winner of the AnaOstan stakes 70 carry poul
extra; one mile and an eighth
1. ". DoswelPs Gu, O. knight oil Ellershei py
E0lus, dam Lizzie Hazelwood, llS pounds
o. W. l.. Scots gr, G. GreystOne, by King Alfonso,
u dam Geneva, llS pounds lLeWisl;. ..,;.;'