The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-09-20
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE TURF.
Racing Events Of Yesterday. and Notes About Others
contests rast and TO Tome.


The special sweepstakes arranged by the manage
meni Of that popular "goasy ou- please" resort had
The desired eject OF bringing together vast multi
Jude OF people 10 witness the contest between the
six capital horses entered-freeland, Miss Woodford
| Modcsiy, Bersan, Richmond, and Monogram. The
interest was widespread, the betting fast and furious
The nwyer pair, Miss woodford and Richmond,
| were Installed favores, Corrgan's Freeland and
Modcsty receiving strong support. Rersan was also
| thought well Of, but II he ever had any chance II
| was FILTERED away 10y the tactics pursued-that OF
making the pace hot from the fall OF the nag. The
| race resulted In an easy Victory for Freeand, he
beating Miss Woodford by two lengths. The time
| was fast 2:Os II has been stated that Miss Wood
ford ran the nrst mile In about al and II that I've
| true II Ia not TO he wondered at that Freeland de-
feaed her. That pace is about two seconds too fast
to have anything in at the lnsh There Is reason also
to believe that the mare was not In the pink OF con-
dillon. She lacked the "bloom,n and was as dry as
a bone when unsaddled. The others were never in
| the hunt after the first thrcequariers were run.
| Freeland ia wonderfully great horse Just now.
That is all that Is necessary to be said No one can
| magnify his fame or exat his usefulness TO Mr. Cor
rlgan and sportsman will begrudge the latter the
distinction he has acquired as the owner OF the fast
and stout old son OF Longfellow and Belle knight.
THE HERALD, like the ipsters who sent Swift last
| week, was OF the opinion that Miss wooiford
"couldnt ose;' hut there Is some little satisfaction
| In the fact that Adjutant Riley and Col. Howard
were tin the same boat" The Adjutant, rs THE
HERALD last Sunday predicted he would tipped Miss
Woodford strong In his sporting notes In the Re
| publican OF Monday. II was, however, his only
piece OF really bad work during the week. and even
that was good until the result OF the race decreed
otherwise But the Adiutants tips are legitimately
journalistic, and therefore unlike the work Of the
New York professionals, such as Vator, Jack, Nc
Laughlin Old Rory and others OF that Ink. The lat
ter are racing prophets the senders of "certan
Ui for mo lara inn nj va
| lars per week. A "Mr. John Howard" however,
came TO the front last week, and was in the market
with "Great Eastern outsider at 100 to I, the
property OF a gentleman who races for fame, not
profit Mr.. Howard seems to do business on this
principle himself, otherwise he would have backed
this outsider, instead of sending his name to his ell
H EVEN s bee rec S S he viii NJ ss
winner of merit years Louisville Derby, certain TO be
at so to chance. for fifty cents!' or he will "send
i've f0ur-horse combination winners at Jerome next
week for two dollars apiece and throw In
ten single winners for nohingln Now, by the blood
| ton too low. MIR. Howard seems to be the coming
man, however. 1t 10 evident that Vlator and the
the mcuniehanks medicines would cure ali diseases,
| and what need was there for the rest. The Louis.
vile investment would be profitable but realization
would be distant, and inasmuch his subscribers
can win a million or two this fall by backing his
Jerome, Baltimore, and Washington selections they
will probably postpone sending for the Derby win
ner OF next year until the present racing season Is
| ended. 1t seems hardly credible that blockheads
but the fact Is that they found, otherwise these
advertisements would not constantly appear 10 the
public prints MIR. Howard" referred to above,
must not be COMPOUNDED with oar Col. Howard, of
Washington.
Alta won good race Thursday at mile and three
quarters, beating Bersan, Volanie, and Hdago. lie
was given hardly a thought in the betting. MIR.
Ashe, his owner put hundred dollars on him at 10
10 l. and then went of like thoroughbred and lost
| his ticket. Last year Alta was public running
the best two-year-old in California, having run
been performing indiiiereniiy until he reached
Sheepshead Bay, where he won several creditabe
races.
Delaney aud DAILY, who rode Bourke Cochrane
and Sun star In steeplechase at Sheepshead last
week. have been ruled of by the executive commit
About half a dozen well-known rogues and swim
dlers have been living in clover for years of races
been trne hasty in their action in eliminating stee-
plechases from their programme. II Is confession
hat they are unable to the the
That is not true. Every wemanagedc club can pro-
iect Its patrons, and most of them do There Is,
OF course, nothing In the cry raised that Jockeys and
trainers VIII be Impoverished II the action of the
Coney Island club is followed by the other leading
clubs. 1t should be borne In mind that the turf
not Instituted for the benefit OF trainers and Jockeys
they are simpy an outgrowth OF the turf. The CAB:
story of the honsebreakers denonnclng the ilshon.
es of the tenant in having removed his cash and
plate prior to the preparation OF the burglary TIE
them, but 1t has always required that they should
be hedged In from abuse or the suspicion OF abuse.
| they will be very serviceabie to the breeder
OF race.horses by creating demand for colts
and yet not found to possess the dash OF speed nee
essary to win over the nat. Horses are bred which
are clever and sound able to carry weight to stay
| campaign; and yet under the comparatively low
weights Of racing scales they can never run over
the nat with anything more than an outside chance
of success. The handcapplng hardly ever gives
this good, honest and useful class Of horses fair
chance. The weights are almost always lowered,
| whereas these sound and able but only moderately
speedy ones want them raised. With about /" q
NoW hores a as ese are eD saa nj
| the steeplechase; aud when one Is found with the
tons it may he doubted whether he is not as ad
mrable 10 his way and as fine type of one class OF
thoroughbred horse as Freeand and Miss Wood.
| ford are OF another Therefore We say, let the
jumping races go on. Races with mans weight
over two or three miles OF country viii show the
useful kind of horse than the ieeter spriniers.
Melton won the Doncaster st. Leger Wednesday
the second favorite, finished second What q
| faculty our English cousins have for pumping
winner long previous to the race.
The programme for The fall meeting OF the Ma
ttonal Jockey Club has been issued There will be
nye days racing, Five races Will be run EACH day
James T. Caldwell, who held the nag at the May
meeting, viii again start the horses. Inc handicap
weights Will be announced October !.
Davis Halls stable OF race horses Will arrive at
| Ivy City on Tuesday next from Sheepshead Bay
vlnton is in training, and 1t Is thought ne will be in
is Bess.
A new race-course will be constructed next spring
at Bay Ridge, on Chesapeake Bay It Ia proposed to
give three days racing each week during the sum-
mer. There win be direct communication from
| Washington by railroad The scheme has Boston
| and Baltimore capitalists behind II.
Judge Draney's luck at Leesburg was bad. His
black horse George was entered In the free for AL
class there. He acted sluggish In the nrst two heats
| and then toppled over aud died. post-mOrtem eX-
George was a promising horse, only twelve years
| old, and yet one OF our esteemed morning contem
porares stated that he died of old age! THR HER
| AID extends Its sympathy.
co.. Koss,s luck, on the contrary, was good His
handsome little bay mare Ella Ross, pofed by Cor
poral Sanderson, won The second free-for- all after
trotting i've heats
There viii be special trottng meeting at Bright
The grand stand restaurant privileges Tor the fall
meeting o. the National Jockey Club will be rented
viii be received IN to Wedpesday 8exf. and thew
should be addressed to the secretary, post ONCE box
| 49d. See the advertisement.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-This being virtually the last
gay OF the season At sheepshead Bay, Monday next
al the track. The weather was delightful. and the
tract was IN perfect condition. The Interest OF the
day centered In the contest for the great Long Island
stakes between Miss Woodford and Bnette the third
horse Caramel, being scratched after the 1rst heat.
three .eighths Tom Martin won lee and Toe second,
and East Lynne third: Time, 2:2.k.
| Odds and upward; seven furongs sam Brown won
me race, Decoy Duck second, and Parole third.
/ lime, l.zJta.
| Third race-The great Long Island stakes, a
sweepstakes for all ages Of t250 each, with $500
added. 10 this purse Is added the W00dlawn vase,
represented by the Dwyer Brothers. OF Brooklyn TO
become the property OF the subscriber winning the
race two years In succession. Two mile heats. In
| the nrst heat Binette ran away from the others
until the last turn, when Mclaughlin, by dint OF
hard riding and the free OF whip and spur,
brought Miss wOodford up, and Kelly, on Binette
having ceased to ride In straight, Miss WoodfOrd
| won by neck. The second race was repetition Of
| the hrst, and Miss Woodford won the race. Time,
| 1865, s:5I4.
| Fourth race-Ihe Adeu stakes for two-y ear-olds;
sweepstakes Of $50 each, with 81 900 added $500 TO
second, tloO TO third; three quarters OF mile. Wal.
ter H. nrst, Bess second, and Charity third. Time,
| l:lI. Mutnas paid f3l.
Fifth race-HandIcap sweepstakes; mile. and
quarter. Farewell won, Rica second, and Enigma
| Ihird. Time, 2:lo4.
LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. i9.-The weather was
clear aud pleasant, the track good, and attendance
| very good.
First Tace-Purse $3.50; three quarters OF mile.
TIinkitat held her lead on the home stretch, where
| Winona shot out and won by length, May Lady
second, and Trinkitat third. Time, l:iTI. Mutua.s
| paid $685.
| Second race-puTse $3.50; one and one-quarter