The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-05-09
IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
Tho Horses Entered For Next Week


Races.
A large crowd went out this morning to
Ivy City to see the horses gailop. Most Of
thtm aie in excellent condition for this
carly in the season. Tecumseh until re-
Gently was training at Monmouth Park,
and his chances are highly thought of for
The Analostan Stakes by the New York
contingent. lie is also quite low in the
Withcrs books. There is a stable in, how
ever, that is always good in the spring. aud
from the looks of its representatives, Wick
ham and Thomasia, while taking their OK
croise this morning, they won't be out of
The race at the finish. Wadon's Hart aud
Hare foot have been thought well Of all
along. From present indications TIE
CrI11c will predict that the race will be
between Tccumsoh and the best Of Dos.
wallis and Waldcn's pairs,
Much to the disgust of good many adj
miiers, Swift went lame yesterday She
went of last fall Just when she was fit to
win race or two, and now she has again
| disappointed her friends.
Bessie Is going strong and fast in her work.
By the way she has performed lately she
| has made many friends among the daily
| visitors at the track She will be a very
| Handicap, and will carry good many peo-
| pies money. There was report that
Richard l.. was Off, but there docs not seem
| TO have been anything in 1t. At los pounds
! lie will he close up Mt the finish. Valley
| Forge Is another that you want to keep
your eye on. He can carry 105 pounds aud
20 the distance fast. especially If the track
is light. Decoy Duck will undoubtedly
carry the most money, but lookout for the
short ones.
| It's good betting that Governor Sprague
will land a race to his credit before the
| meeting is over. There are lots of people
| who would like to know which one, and
some that will back him every time he
starts. When he does win the pools pay n
small fortune
The Suburban books have changed con-
sideIably. Il. j. Slater Of the Baltimore
| Turf Exchange has altered his betting ma
terially MARYLAND has dropped from go to
1 down to 10 to 1. The rumor comes from
| New York that Jimmy Mclaughlin will
have the mount, as the Dryers won't
| probably start a horse. IL is known posi-
| lively that Lorillard has offered McLaugh-
| lin the mount of AranHa, and if he should
choose MARYLAND instead it would
lie quite significant. He said last
year that MARYLAND was the best
| horse outside of Woodford, that he had
ridden during the season Royal Arch has
| gone from 40 to up ten points, or so to /;
| Duplex has been booked from 40 to l down
| 70 80 to ! Rataplan has also dropped to the
| same figures Eachus has dropped to 10 to 1;
| Decoy Duck is at longer odds than she was
| last week by 10 points; Fern Leaf last
week was at 40 TO 1; now you can get 500
| against ST. Elizabeth has come down 10
| points, or TO 30 to i; Belle you can get 100
! TO against; last week she was Mt 80 to 1;
| There has been a strong tip on Judge Grf-
| nth the past week and he has dropped from
| 100 to TO go to l. Panique is up to 100 to
| j. last week he was at just half the figure.
| Other changes have also been made.
Bob Odlum has been stirring up the
| New Workers and Brooklynites by threat
ching 10 jump, Sam Patch like, from tho
Brooklyn bridge. Bob is quite Jumper,
hut it's pretty safe to say that he is foolng
the good people of York.
In consequence of the dangerous condi-
ton Of New York avenue that street has
| heen closed by the Commissioners between
| North Capitol and Second streets east, and
PARTIES from that direction desiring to at
| tend the Jockey Club races should 20 by
way Of NJ and Second streets.
BAsERALL.
1t was close shave yesterday, so close
that we thought it best to put Barr in to
pitch the ninth inning What a useful
man this Barr is? Tho score was to 6,
| and another inning like the NoTfolks eighth
would have made it rs, in their favor, but
Bar did the work, and the Norfolks failed
to score. The umpiIing was the worst
seen here for a long time. The gentleman
IN his shirt sleeves who occupied that
most honorable position evidently believed
that two wrongs made right, so when one
side kicked at decision he squared it the
next chanceby giving the othersde n turn
Ia 10 - l.
meet the umpires idea of equity, is ex-
asperatipg alike to player aud audience.
The Nationals play tho Richmonds to-day,
and as the RiChmonds beat the Norfolks,
snd the latter beat the Nationals one
game, and played them close another, the
logical sequence is that the game to-day
will be worth seeing.
Fulmor was gigen a rest yesterday so as
to he fresh to-day.
Give hlorrisey chance TO pitch once.
lie may be better than either Powell or
Gspus
President Lucas of the St. Lonis League
Club is very anxious to secure Yisner, the
Kansas City center fielder He has offered
Manager Sullivan both Quinn and Bremen
in exchange for "Ni3," but Ted is not in-
clined to trade
In game between the Ceveands and
the Kansas Citys tho other day at Atchi-
son. Billy OBrien of the latter club dis
tingnished himself by knocking boy out
Of a tree on q hard drive to centre field.
Knowles made beautiful stop yesterday
and Barr played first base for all it was
worth
Powell made tho only error credited to
the home nine yesterday. White had on
his batting clothes. He made four safe
hits out Of four times at the bat.
Derby the litto red headed catcher of
the NorlOlks made very favorable i'm
preston here. He is active pluclzy and a
good stop
The game to-day promises To be n great
one, and any one that goes to Capitol Park
with the idea that the home nine has a
Jolly afternoons picnic, will be sadly dis
appointed, That the home teams managers
are aware of the strength of the Richmonds
is shown by tho fact that the Nationals
will have their best nine out, Only two
more home games will be played before the
nine leaves for their first trip, the ono to.
day and one on Monday, The Richmond
team will be Corcoran, c.; Kimber p.; La
tham h.; Higgins, 2b,i Nash, 3b Green
wood g. S.; and Glenn, johnson and House
boldpp In tho Hnld