Evening star., 1886-11-05

Another Fine Day, Large Attendance
and Good Sport.
PER1cLES WINS THE FIRST RAc8-THE Mex
ING TO CONTINUE TOMORROW.

PER1cLEs WINS THE FIRST RAcR-THE MEET
ING TO CONTINUE TOMORROW.
The third day Of the extra meeting At Ivy
City demonstrated that the people OF Washing
ton had not wearied Of turf sport. The weather
was as much In favor ofthe meeting as IL was
against IL last week. It was the sort OF day that
entices people out Of doors, and q large number
took In the races.
After Ia o'clock the railway trains wen: out
well loaded, and the number of vehicles on the
Sious day. The card was a good one and Oiiered
excellent sport. The ladies were out again in
numbers hiiing several front tiers OF seats IN
THE PROGRAM FOR TODAY
comprised i've races as follows:
First race-Purse $500, Of which 800 20 SEC
ond, for all ages One mile and q sixteenth.
SO; i Nellie sVS Van. % 81. aud Pen PericIss | lis So
Second ruce-Purse $4OO, OF which $76 to sec.
sH9 IN Ss a
mitage, SO; Maggie A, so; iamors, 95; sister.
95: frankie q, ITO; Bessie. Ito; Big Head, 30;
each, or $5 If declared. for 3-year-olds and up
second. One mile and quarter. Areuno. III
pounds; Gonfalon, 11Os Herbert. 100: Irish Pat,
1qs 5tS gea1 le7 sna Gsssnea ss 1SS s,oo to
second, for horses that have run and not won
at Ivy City. One mile. Lzzie Dwyer, los
ios Tsasan So Ss IS Bss
81: POntico, 81, and Alamo, %.
Filth raceIHsndicap steeplechass Purse
$4O0 of which 500 to second. The steeple-
chase course. Tennessee. 100 pounds; A Abraham,
LAT; Rushbrook, ad 12s; Shamrock. 125, and
| In the first race Pericles, from his perform
| anees OF yesterday, was the favorite. The odds
| were laid as follows: Pericies even money; Pc
Nellie Van, each 10 10 l. There was some hesi-
fancy in putting up odds for q while on Pericies.
as he was reported to be a doubtful starter, but
| this rumor proved Incorrect, and the horse car
| ried most OF the money, though both Ten strike
]. and Pegasus had hackers.
Hamilton rode Ten Strike, Church was ON
Pegasus, Elke on Relax and Rafferty, on Nellie
PERrcLEs WINS THE rIRsr RACE TO-DAY.
The nrst race was won by Pericles. Ten
Strike second. Time: 1:49la Muthals paid
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bonanza is scratched in the fourth race.
| The odds on the second race were: frankie
and Zamora, each 8 to /; Hermitage, TO s; Big
Head, 10 1; Sister and Maggie A, each 30 10 I
Lancaster, to 1; Bessie, 10 to 1, and Caiera,
to1.
THE SECOND WON BIZ FRANKIE B.
In the second race, for beaten horses sever
caster third. Time, 1:29. Mutuals paid 10
BoAz TAKES THE THIRD.
Third race, Boax first; Irish Pat second. Time
2:O9la.
THE RACES TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW.
The executive committee of the Jockey Clut
have decided TO continue the meeting through
! tomorrow, as the stables and book makers are
| willing to remain. The program for the last
day will comprise five races, among which viii
be q 81 heat race.
| CLOSING RACES YESTERDAY.
After THE STARS report from Ivy City closed
yesterday, the fourth race, one mile and ar
eighth, was won by Ten Strike, Mamie Hogar
second. Time SO. Mutuals paid S13.
The fifth race, six furlongs, was Won BY Telie
Doe Jim Douglass second. Time, 1:14A1
Mutuals paid $2O.65.