Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-04
ANOTHER DAY OF DUMPS,
Races Coed - 80 BuEPsrflous % PA,
~ IVY City YOoaer0oy.

- Ivy City Yesterday.
There was more excellent sport &C IVY City yes
terday, and II was witnessed By one OF the largest
crowds OF the meeting. The betting men were out
In great force, and they found it harder work than
usual to pick the winners The fact that the I'VE
mutual tickets sold on Paymaster on the frst race
paid $2o235 each shows that tho betting
In the French pools was unusually heavy. Pay
masters victory was great surprise Of
course. a. Lottery, with Garrison up. and
Romp were the favortts9 Paymaster, who
got rather poor start went to the front early In
the race and stayed there 70 the nnsh Despite the
desperate efforts Of the others TO head him. Belle
handsomely. Singlestone was . strong favorfte
for the third race, but again the knowing ones
We're doomed 70 disappointment Little Barefoot
ing finish. Tom Hoodb victory In the fourth race
simply dumbfounded the talent, O. no one had
o. MIN q an Be.s being REGARDED as almost
the bookmakers refused money on him some time
before the horses got away. Hood broke away
let none Of them near him aSain unfiI X s na6
passed under the WIRE The finest race OF the day
was made by Bronzomarte in the NTH, who got SO
stand Kissed. But Doane was evidently riding to
win and sent the geldlng ahead steadily through
the crowd. gaining al the time, until he landed
him winner by full two lengths. cLauRhlin
sore on Church for the way In which he rode.
AZ Ivy City To-day.
THE CLOSE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MEETING EVER
HELD HERE.
Special Telegram to THE EVENING STAR
RACE TRACK, IVY CITY, d. c., May A-The clos
ing day Of the spring meeting promises to be
notable for the largest attendance OF
all the eight days The early trains COM
Ing out were crowded to-day, and the
betting opened briskly fully fifteen minutes earlier
than usual The weather is all that can be de-
HaI-
n0unces the most successful meeting ever held
on Inis Track, gives every promise OF
an extra day would draw tomorrow, but the
horsemen want to get to Baltimore before Sunday
ana dhe Jockey Club thought eight days racing
Resale was scratched in the FIRST race and Romp
The betting in the books in the first race opened
as follows: Valiant (Palmer), 6 to 1; Thriftless
(hiiD, 10 to /; Pisa gelding (Mullaly), SO
to 1; Patrocless (Anderon), 2 to /; Lelogos
(Ghurch) 10 to i; Bendigo (Elkie), to i; jubilee
morse 10 70 /; Queen OF Elizabeth q. Littleneld,,
boz, Hyslers), thirty 70 one; SeedtcE, u. Lewis,
forty TO one; Maroon, Doane), three to one.
IN the auction pools PatrOcles sold for sl3.
M aroon sl1, and the fleld $25.
The judges to-day are Geo. NJ Oyster fr. 7. G..
and Snowden Andrews
The First Rface.
The nrstrace was won by Patrocles, with Bendi.
go second. Time: l:15k. Mutuals paid $3.50.
THE RESULTS OF YKsrRRDAY's RACING
were as follows: First race, one miIe-Paymaster
nrst, Lottery second Romp third. Time -
Mutuels paid $202.35 Second race, six furlongs-
Bele d'0r mrs. Thomas second, Brown Charlie
tnlrd. Time, 1:16. MutuelS paid $780, Third
race, half mlle-Lttle Barefoot first, Stnglestone
second, sunrise third. Time SO seconds Mutuels
y. mi M CT
teenth.TOm Hood first, Young Duke second, Bess
third. Time, l.52. Mutuels paid S46.IO. Fifth
race, one mile-Bropzomarte hrst, Subaltern sec
Ona, Mclaughlin third. Time, LAS. Mutuels