The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-11
THE JOCKEY CLUBS RACES.


The Handicap and other stake Rsces--Prospects for
Large Fields and Fine Racing-ilints Abcut
Steenlechasing-Turf Topics.
The races AZ Pimlico begin on Tuesday, continuing
four days, and then the horses will come to Wind up
the racing season at Ivy city, where the fourth an
nual meeting Of the National Jockey Club viii begin
on Monday, the 10Th instant II promises to eclipse
In brilliancy and Interest the many enjoyable gather
ings that have preceded It. This is commonly the
most enjoyable and delightful month in the year
hereabouts. The trees are rapidly taking on their
richest autumn tnts and russell and gold and silver
and crimson are beautifully blended by Natures
Invisible master artist The lovely intersecting
valleys in which the course lies are II that be posi-
bic, now loveer and more picturesque than ever
The recent rains have been beneficial The grass is
shooting forth with vernal ygor, and hill and dale
are carpeted bountifuly with emerald velvet. The
blasting breath OF the Frost King has yet neither
wthered nor stalled the beautiful parerres OF Mowers
that bloom In profuslon in the clubhouse grounds
The morning sun still sheds generous warmth, and
and warm toilets 1t Will be merely as q measure OF
precaution. Many and varied improvements have
been made at the track nearly all In the interest OF
shielded over, paint aud whltewash have been gener.
ously used, and everything is in appie-pie order
and interesting calls for ye races enen
day, In which steeplechases are prominent though
not too frequent feature Beginning with scramble
aud half will follow. 1t is the National Handicap,
Tor which there were the large number OF forty
is the largest entry ever obtained in this country 10
handicap over that distance OF ground, and the
large entry may therefore be Justly looked upon as
nMterng tribue TO the energy and enterprise OF the
officers OF our vigorous young club, that almost at
single leap placed Itself In the forefront OF jockey
club organizations Not less than a dozen, and per-
haps half that many more, will face the starter. rhe
declarations which were due yesterday. have been
q. dr. Inn
Euclid or iiimaaya, Bcrsan or Favor, Modcsty, Bob
Miles Lucky d.; or volantc, Bob Cook. Americus,
Barnum, MARYLAND, and FRANKIE d. II, however,
but hall OF these come TO the post 1t will result In
week observes that "ihe weights nave been spn ,ns
TONED with nice skill and rare Judgment" The
third event Is weller race at q mile, which means
take up twenty. eight ponn, in addition to the
weight. for.age impost. such races are always
the speed OF the racer Then viii come the airing
ton stakes, six fnrongs which Is the first OF the
two.year Old events. II has thrtytwo nominations,
the hest OF them on public running being Inspector
D., Bess, and Bessie u. There are, however, In the
list number that have never started, and as there
Ia q good deal OF inand-out running In the young.
sters division Is not Improbable that the Airing.
ton will furnish new candidate for public favor.
4 selling race at mile and an eighth viii bring the
furnish fields large In number and passably good In
quality, and, although there Is Just now good deal
them, owing chiefly TO the incident at Jerome Park
last week between the Messrs. Dwyer and Mr.
RsrFe ,sy are ssnssy
On the second day the first race will be at mile
the second is the Anacostia Stakes for two-year-
have entered: the third, handicap at mile and a
quarter; the fourth, mile selling race and the nih
The Win bring ,os re- ed Of Saa
class three.year.olds, such as Brookw0od, Long
vie Manmee, Richmond, Rupert; Ten Stone, Ta6-
Greenfield, and others. All are winners this year.
mile race with penalties aud allowances and the
capital stakes for two olds, also mile, will
be the nrst two events on The third day In the lat
ter twenty Of the very flower OF the two year.
olds are entered, and as 1t will be first of the long
races Tor the younsters considerable anxiety Is man
Tested as TO how they will acquit themselves over
route two fnrongs longer than the conventional T.
Y. c. mile and sixteenth will follow, and then
comes the piece de resistance OF the meeting--the
washington Stakes, mile and quarter: Twenty
eight are engaged all Of the highest quality Look
Heel-and-Toe, Miss Woodford. Panique Rataplan,
Abba; War Eagle. Favor, Ten Stone Freeland, Mod
Col sprague, Mlttle b., vinton, Sam Brown, Josh
Billings. Tornado, Barnum, MARYLAND, Strathspey,
nas k he Fs Easa w ss
simply duel between Miss W Woo Mii and nd
as number OF those named above run well under
light weights. Besides, what Is Capt. Burch doing
good trainer but crafty one as we'll and il may be
that the old gelding with military title he has rod
IN pickle. Capt Burch, like Col Howard and Adju-
" good thing" and again like them, he knows how
to use II TO the best advantage. The fact that
sprague is good may be kept from the public but il
It turn out that he Is good 1t hundred dollars TO
dollar that both the Colonel and the Adjutant will
Ie bs s9cR as the probable starters are bull
follow. 1t is over the regular course-starting in
the ineld up the hill and through the grove, down
and water Jumps and then on to the track to the n-
isn IN front OF the grand stand; OF the nineteen
entered enter probably eight or ten Will start The spec
:. The lxed events on the Remaining two days are
City Stakes for two-year.olds, AMI the Congress
stakes S,!a Ior all ages The frat is a mile and
miles. Ali have good entries. The purses and han,
dcaps are at varying distances with conditions ar
ranged rams to meet the appreciation of ALL There will
also be steepechase on the last day. This class OF
races have been abolished by the Coney Island
Jockey Club. but a the opinion Of the best judges
denied that seepechasing as at present practiced
on AL the acecourses Is ridiculous from the sports
mans standpoint In the first place, the jumps are
not high enough to show the qualities OF real good
jumper but they are Just about high enough to trip
up tired horse. Good "fencers" can easily clear
obstacles Ave to five and halt feet in height when
properly put at them, and II affords but little gran-
cation TO any one accustomed TO take such leaps to
three and a half feet. on the other hand, a SHARP
run over NIL and dale, meadow and plowed land,
is most beautiful and exhllarating spectacle, and
can ne better enjoyed without the jumps than with
them THE HERALD would therefore like to sec
steeplechases without the jumps, and 1t suggests TO
the Jockey Club that 1t inaugurae them An oTganiza
ton like II should not be satisfied with drifting along
with the tide. Horses capable of winning such
steepechases are OF the most ser, iceable type OF
horse possible For this reason The HERALD in
sists that steeplechasing should be modified not
abandoned
The track Of the Jockey Club has heretofore been
admirably policed, and 1t Ia real pleasure to know
order will. as usual, be preserved and no disrepu-
table person will be admitted 10 the grounds or
stand" The Baltimore and Ohio will run special
race trains at 12i0 1880. l. and 80 each day and
return trains will be in waiting when the races are
over.