New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-29
THE WASHINGTON RACES.
THRIVING POOL ROOMS ON THE BOUNDARY.
ENTRIES FOR IVY CITY TO MoRRow-ANDERsoN
MUST STAND DOWN.
lex TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


rnr TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE
Washington, Oct os-On account OF the bad con-
dit!on Of the track tho National JOCKEY |iuo races
have been postponed until Tuesday.
The pool rooms at the boundary have been doing an
enormous business on the Clifton, Gutenberg and
Nashville races during the postponement OF the Ivy
City meeting The boundary IS an imaginary limo
thai defines the limits OF the city. No sort OF betting
Is allowed on the inside but the outside every knd
of wickcdness prevails. The pool rooms arc on inc
Same footing as the race track all being Just beyond
the boundary and II the former werc suppressed hero
could DO no bookmakng, auction pools OF hiu'uaS
at the latter There arc three OF these rooms,
u,rctcbed illsmelling dens within stones throw OF
each other In Sevenh-st., N. W., about tnrec miles
from the Capitol. The accommodations are OF the
meanest imaginable description and on ordinary oc-
casons attract none but the professional gamblers OF
tbc CITY and few score OF Maryland
negroes But on Friday and Saturday such OF the
racing men as did not return to Newfork went out
TO the boundary search of recreation and the rooms
for the first time In their history, were crowded 10
OVERLOOKING Bets ranging from 81 to 500 werc
made ami lost with astonishing rapidly. Pitfsburg
Phils spent an afternoon In Of the rooms, but no
one saw him invest dollar, although he was said to
have won 81 900 at Ivy City on the previous day.
As in all the other pool rooms Of the country the pro
cress of race hundreds Of miles distant may be fol-
lowed here with perfect accuracy.
AT the post" cries the telegraph operator. LOUD
enough for all to hear Tho room becomes painfully
quiet.
Tbcv,re OFF, he continues, interpreting the Ian
ouarc Of the instrument "Dalesman first So So sec
ond, servia third" pause Quarter serVia
srst Another pause Dalesman second neck
aparts Silence for twenty five seconds. Half!
So So In the lead, Dalesman second Ser-Monmouth
third"
Some of the listeners cry SO So In Walk Others
shout for Dalesman whlo few declare for Mon
mouth.
astretch" the operator resumes. sencing the
house; "no change Then follows period OF I'M
happy suspense
"winncrl' An agonzlng pause accompanied by a
general search for winning tickets on SO So. Mon
mouth first, SO So sccond' Loud alarms, grumblings
ephcts and rush for tho street-car by all except
winners.
Starter Sheridan is determined that SPIDER Ander-
son shall ride here more this season 10 rein
S1a'e nrnrn on 6obsdenee he other boys would
expect to be treated In the same way Ihey got my
trouble and would become entirely unmanaseaoie.
Folo and Eleve two sons of Eeus, were in the
latter a warm favore. while rhe former was neglected
At to l. Eolo won in ae ea,e' pSe ommenpnr on
this. one of The owners OF Elcve said TO tribune
reporter: Strange things happen on racecourse.
Now here two colts that were bred by Major
boswell, and sold by him, Eoi0 10 Mr Csssart I9r
known among racing that Eoo always beat Eleye
I'm their trials, and beat him badly yet no sooner DO tho
colts come together in a than the public plunge
on our horse and let Eoio run loose or course Eolo
won. lie should have won. We hadn't the slightest
hope In the world Of beating him. There are some
things about racing that nobody can understand
1t IS not likely that Garrison will be seen in the sad
die again this season unless mount on judge Muir
ray be offered him. He has expressed a willingness
ride Mr.. Kcrnaghans colt in any for which he
may be started.
The meeting at Ivy City will be resumed Tuesday
with tho programme that arranged for Fri
day. The entries given below
The first race should be won by Taragon, Bella B.
second
Bradford should win the second race, Brown Charlie
second
Blggonet ought to take the third race, Golden Reel
second.
The fourth should go TO Ovid, Eurus second
Carnegie Will probably win the last race Lakewood
second