Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-24

EoLo AND JOE LKB THE WINNERS IN THE FIRST TWO
RAcEs-Now OR MEYERS VICTORY IN THE THIRD
sUEPRIsK-A REVIEW OF YESTERDAYS RACES
IPHrN's INTERESTING HISTORY.
The wonderful hold racing has on the washing
ton public was shown by the attendance at yes
terday's races II the club had tried they could
not have chosen a worse day. The rain lasted all
day, ana Ivy City was truly dreary place, but In
spite OF all the drawbacks the people continued to
come until the last race, when there were between
1900 and 1.5O0 persons In the grand stand, and
Tor their trouble they were treated to some rare
good racing. The first race, won by Reporter, was
about as good race, considering everything, as
has been run this year. When the "a fell Com
mander jumped on In the lead and with daylight
between him and Badge showed the way 10 the
quarter In 24x seconds Then Badge moved up,
and the hall was reached in 49H seconds. Here
home the two-year-oid getting the verdict by a
very short head In ll6. Considering that the
1 Wss was 1e5Sek deep in mud the time
been good no doubt the race would have been run
In ia or possibly faster. While Baoge was great
Rogers, his trainer, thinking he hai a real good
Thing. The Badge people thought they had
great chance to win. but that they were not sure
was proven by Byron McClelland putting only $500
on nus colt Reporters victory was due as much
to 'Spioer" AndersOn's good riding as anything
else. This boy, by the way. has the making OF .
nrot-claSs Jockey II success does not spoil him.
Starter Sheridan suspended Anderson yesterday
Ior the balance Of the meeting for alleged bad be-
havlor at the ''posD' In the second race. A great
many thought the starter rather severe a. the boy
broke no more than any Of the others. Anderson
carried OF the honors yesterday, winning three
out Of his four mounts
THE AUTUMNAL HANDICAP.
While Eurus won the autumnal handicap some
what easily, the old rogue tried his best to get
the inner rails, and Hayward had his hands full
to keep him of. The Dryers did not back their
tend herself Green Morris thought he had q real
good thing with Favor, but while the old horse
ran good race II was not quite good enough.
Byron McClelland was reported to have backed
Eurus TO the extent OF LOCO, and Haggtns also
landed quite nice stake. WahoO was given out
mound made runaway race OF 1t and won easily.
HONG dropped quite let OF money on his horse.
YESTERDAYS sTRKpLKCHAsR.
The last race run yesterday was the McKibben
steeplechase, and it was one Of the best of that
kind Of race ever seen not only on this track but
on any In America. The best horse did not win,
try, for his owner, Mr.. McDermott, clerk In the
Pension ONCE, races for pure love Of the sport not
Tor any money that he may make Elphtn was
the best horse In the race by long odds and he did
not win, because he carried 169 pounds, while the
winner turned up in Hercules, who carried only
was not caught until nearly home, when Hercules
came up under the whip and spur and managed
after hard fight, to land the race by three
lengths. Elphin ran grand race, and many horse
men thought that had the going been good he
would have won to a certainty. In fact, Mr.. Phil
Dwyer told Mr.. McDermott that old BourkeCockran
never saw the day that he could have run q better
race Than Elphtn did yesterday.