Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-14
CITY AND DISTRICT.
THE FALL RACE MEETING.
Good Prospects for Fine Sport at Ivy
CITY.

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City.
FAMOUS HORSES THAT WILL CONTEST THE
PURSES-THE BARD AND ELKwooD TO HAVE
1T OUT HERE-THE STAKE RACES AND THEIR
PROBABILITIES, &C.
The fall race meeting of the National Jockey
Club is drawing near. Next week the horses
will be at Pimlico; the week following they will
be at Ivy City. Never before were there as
good prospects for fine sport. The fields are
certain to be large, the horses will be of the
highest quality, and there will besides be an
abundance of them. The program, which has
just been made public, is certainly of rare in
terest to all lovers of the high-type horse. Be-
ginning on the first day with three-quarters OF
q mile the distances OF the weeks races are well
varied up to a mile and three furlongs. Owners
have great aversion to racing their horses
above the latter distance, and the
club showed wisdom in arranging its
program to conform to the spirit of the
times. Long distance races with no-account
horses participating are not so interesting
short dashes with large fields of fast sprinters.
Climax, Frank Ward, Herbert, Ferg Kyle, Lit
tie Minnie, Burch. swift; Lizzie Dyer, Col.
Hopeful, Beaconsfieid, Mamie Hunt. Jim Doug,
lass, Queen Esther and others contesting the
short distance events, and The Bard, Elkwood.
of Montalban, Adonfs, Barnum. Aretino, Lucky
B., Favor. Valet, Jim Gray, Molly McCarthy's
Last Last Ada I'D d. Miekham supervisor, Modesty,
Royal Arch and Tou in the longer races the
racing will be OF the highest class. The two
as well as quality. Most prominent in the list
are Connemara, Bessie June, Laredo and Girl
settle; but they will be called upon TO concede
weight to such ciinklng fast ones as Paymaster,
AL Reed, Oarsman, Kinda, Queen Of Elizabeth
Mathis and others.
THE AUTUMNAL HANDICAP
On the first day, Tuescay, October 26th,
there will be six races. The chief attractions
will be the Autumnal Handicap, mile and a.
half and the Mckibbin Steepechase. The first
named event closed with the large number of
"A nominations, but ten We're declared out
before being handicapped. The weights on the
"a remaining in are eQuitably adjusted. Start
ing with VOlante, who has been com plimented
with the top-weight of 124 pounds the scale is
run down to Little Dan at 80 pounds IL is not
likely, however, that more than a dozen of the
"a will face the starter, the '.probables' being
Noiante, Bonanza, LouiSette, Royal Arch,
or Modesty, Unrest or HOusatOnic, Col. Sprague
Greenfield or John, Panama and frankie b.
Should eight or ten of those named come TO the
post, one of the best races of the year will re-
suit. Volante, the big, fne-looking California
horse, has not been doing particularly well for
his best to defeat such tried performers as
Louisette, Bonanza and Heel-and-Toe Bonan-
"a has probably the best chance OF the four, as
he has been running well of late and is believed
to be improving. Louisette, however, is said to
be especially good just now, and if she comes
back to her form OF two seasons ago will be
hard to beat.
THE MKIBBIN STEEPLECHASE
will be over the hills and through the valleys
as OF yore. 1t closed with an excellent entry,
but unfortunately the best OF them-the famous
Bourke Cochrane-has gone lame and been de-
clared out. His lameness has been "a great dis
appointment to his genial, sportsman.ike
owner, Mayor Nolan, of Albany. The starters
will probably be Buckra, Wellington, Tennes-
a hruk D., T<ana PROV 4.
and BassaniO, the weights being allotted in the
order indicated. There will be large number
been entered In the McKibbin. the best of them
being Major Pickett.
THE STAKE RACES.
The Arlington stakes for two-year-olds also
on the first day, will be contest of more than
ordinary interest 1t will bring out such clip
pers Connemara. Puzzle, Falsestep Bessie
June, Laredo, Strideaway, The Jilt, Pay master.
Mathis, Orit1amme, AL Reed, Tom Hood,
linda, and, perhaps, few Others. COnnemara
will only carry her weight for age, and on paper
seems to have the stake at her mercy. Ii Bes-
Sic June and lew of the others should happen
to be real good on the day of the race however
the contest will be close and exciting.
The only stake race on the second day is the
Anacostia, Tor three-year-olds, mile and an
jority are OF high class. II is to be regretted
that the great Dew Drop is not in the flesh to
do battle with Banner Bearer. Mollie's Last,
ELECTRIC, Quito, Saxony, Saranac. Ada d.,
Bess, kirkman, Jennie B., Cyclops, Peekskill
and Adoneus. The best OF these named are
Electric, Saranac with whom not much is be-
ing dOne) and Moliie's Last. 1t should, how.
ever, and probably will, be great race.
The capital stakes, for two-year-olds, on the
the Arlington. The winner of the latter will be
penalized five pounds, which will leave the
capital an open race. The probability is, how
ever, that the double event. Will be credited
to the victor of the first day.
The Potomac stakes, a mile and three fur
longs, is set for the fourth day. 1t closed with
nominations. nf
racing have reduced the "probables' to about
tour or five. Those that will face the flag, how
ever, are all celebrated three year ods, aud as
this will in all likelihood be the last meeting of
the year between them, the interest will be
Cassatt's fine colt The Bard, the Dwyer Bros;
Inspector b, Mr.. Baldwin Mollie's Last, MIR.
GRATIS Elkwood, and Wooding & Puryears
Ada D,-slnali in number but choice in quality.
1t is too bad that Mr.. Campbell failed to nomi-
nate Jim Gray, as his presence at the post would
have lent additional interest.
THE BARD AND ELKwOOD.
The Bard will no doubt be the favorite, but
the best judges are of opinion that Elkwood
would have beaten him when they met at
Jerome Park had it not been tor Jockey Spell
mans unfortunate blunder respecting the nm
ishing point. Immediately that race was over
with the Question: OF superiorIty still nm,
Mr.. Gratz offered TO match Elkwood
against The Bard tor any sum Mr.. Cassatt
clined, giving as o reason that both horses
would meet at Ivy City on even terms. and that
the question Oh Wnlcn was the better OF the pair
would then be settled.
The other races are overweight purses and
handicaps, which commonly are popular with
horsemen, and prod uce large fields OF contest
ants. The club did wisely in giving three
races for the jumping brigade, as there are this
year plenty OF them in condition to run. |
Nothing is now required but fine weather.
Given that, a brilliant meeting is among the |
and large and fashionable gather |
ings may be looked for.
Transfers Of Real Estate.
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46, square 357; 81 $3.50. ST. Joseph's Society to |
Same to james Gibbons, archbishop, sub z, |
lots to s; s.. John OConnor to Mary Z. |
OConnor. SUP lot A, square SOL: 3. Mary + |
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