The Washington critic., 1885-05-27
THE INTEREST IN HORSE RAGING.
How It Was Shown Yesterday by the
washington Sporting Mon.

How 1t Was Shown Yesterday by the
Washington Sporting Men.
That the love of horse racing is largely
on the increase here in Washington was
shown by the great interest taken in the
jerome meeting yesterday.
The opening of the Turf Club rooms, i'm
the Harris House, has greatly added to the
interest, but the club will have to offer
better odds than they do now to get much
money from any but greenhorns.
In New York they were laying in the
Fordham handicap at the post 40 to 1
best to /; 2 to I against Heel-and-Toc
was offered here, while in New York the
odds were 10 to 4: 20 to | ChanticlCer and
~ to Topsy in New York.
In New York, for the Withers, they
were laying five to one against Tccum-
sch.
The post odds here were eight to five.
If they had laid five to one here they
would have broken the town. Fifteen to
one against Saltpetre and to / against
Hareloot in New York. Hare
foot had no earthly chance IN the world
to win, and If the turf club here had put
the odds right upon him, he would have
carried great deal of money
The result of the races were mostly sur
'prises. Mammonist won so handily ut the
Rockaway hunt last week, and showed to
be in such good condition, that many of
the knowing ones expected him to win, de-
spite the well-known speed ofLittle Minch,
at the distance. The second race looked q
good thing for MARYLAND, yet Pampero
repeated his surprise of last year ut
Jerome The track evidently suits him.
The Fordham Handicap looked either
Duchess or Wallansee's race, but Revcller
won it handily, with the other Loril-
lard's Comanchc second
The Withers is a thing of the past, and
the big California colt Tyrant is the win
ner. A week ago Tyrant was given
speeding, and on this trial his friends be-
came very sweet ON his chances. 1t looks
very much as though Tccumseh had the
fine edge taken off his speed by his hard
work here, and his transfer Immediately
afterwards to jerome. Richmond got the
placexas his friends were sure he would.
Abba was great favoritc for the fifth
race but those who remembered Wave
o Lights fine performances at Brighton
last season, at the distance, thought well
of his chances. He could not get better
than second place, the favorite winning.
Out of big field in the steeplechase all
were scratched but four, Abraham, the
best of the four, winning
To-day will see the second days sport at
Brighton, and tomorrow continues the
racing at Jerome.
Boating.
Boating was quite lively last night.
The Analostans had out their siX-oared
gig, and took long pull.
The Potomacs were out in their eight.
The Columbia eight took long pull up
river and back.
Durnall of the Washingtons was out in
single, and went up as far as the Column
ba landing. Mcfarland and Lapham of
In lrt d Il, La
hcscnior crew took their customary long
pull.
There is talk of a race in single scull
working boats between Durnall and Lap
| ham of the Washington Club.
The Columbas gave large barge party
| last night at their landing. Their barge
| and the Analostans both went up the
| river filed with club members and their
| friends.
| There is a strong probability that a steam
| launch will be put ON to run evenings be.
| tween the several lighthouses and the up
| river landings. Such an arrangement
would meet with popular favor,
| Bob IlotZman's up-rivcr landing is now
in more favor than ever Bob has gotten
| to be one of the institutions of rowing here
The new paper four-oarcd shell of the
| Washingtons will be here not later than
| Tuesday of next week. 1t will be one of
| the best tours ever brought here.
| Baseball.
| The Nationals dropped another game
| yesterday to the Trentons. This Eastern
League is not such "bum" association
| after all, and if the Nationals want the
championship, they have got to play ball
| all the time. There is one comfort if they
| can't beat the Eastern Association clubs,
| they can the League and the American
| Association, and their first opportunity for
| sometime comes tomorrow in the shape
| of 'Banie's great aggregation" The de
teats the home boys have sustained lately
will probably tend to make them second
choice in the betting, but they are obliged
to beat the 3altimores, and you may set il
down for fact that they will beat them
The result of the several games yester
| day were as. follows: Chicago-Boston, II
| to 10. Providence-Detroit, 3 to ?. Pitts
| burg-Baltimore,. 2 to 1. Louisville
| Metropolitan, s toe. Observation-Disclosures
| 10 to b. Norfolk--Newark, 4 to /. Ian
lmington, 6 to 2. Virginia
| Jersey City, 10 to g. Trenton-National
| 10 to I.
The Virgnias are surely playing great
ball. Only one defeat to date. They are
scheduled to play the Brooklyns today at
Brooklyn. II the game comes OF it's safe
to say that the Virginias will be the vic,
| tors.