Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-30
THE IVY CITY RACES.
An Excellent Program for To.daY.


The entries for the races at Ivy City to-day are
excellent, and the contests can hardly fail to be
even more Interesting. and exciting than were the
races OF last week. There are big nelos in all the
races to-day, and the betting men will probably
ind 1t harder than ever to pick winners Two
leading events OF the meeting are on the card for
Today. These are the Congressional handicap and
the willard Hotel stakes The entries are as
follows:
First race, three-quarters OF . mile. purse $500.
Young Duke and Wanderment, ITO each; Duke Of
Bourbon and seedtick, 104 each; Mclaughlin and
va valiant liant l07; Vance and Umpire. 1O6; Bendigo.
Second race, one mile, the Congressional handi-
cap Favor 100; Telie Doe, ll3: Boaz, lO7; Mona,
3 eco Ps sam 1o5; RShmond 1le; Ca5esby
Elizabeth, log
Third race, the willard Hotel stakes, for three
RHe a l0s; Specially, ils; SATISFACTION rs;
sq Han 10; Revolt Geldins, 1Ol.
Fourth race, seven-e1ghths OF mile. Britannia,
dl2; Sam Harper, l2O; p. Thomas %; King Crab,
81; Paymaster, 1o4; Hangar, 90; Ban BOX, ITO;
ons %s 81 81 leDy H i ssm Brown
War Whoop 81; Lottery, ll6; Nellie B. and Monte
Sir Dixon, the crack three-year-old, who won
tne Analostan stakes so handily on Friday, has
been sold by M Norris 70 the Dryer Brothers.
been scratched for the Willard Hotel stakes 70.
day.
The First Race.
Vance won the flrst race; Young Duke second
Time. 1:15k. Mutuals paid s7a40.
RESULTS OF SATURDAYS RACES
The results Of Saturdays races were as follows:
First race. six furlongs: Volta nrst King Idle
second, Doodle third. Time, 1:l5k. Mutuals paid
$3.50: second race, one mile: Favor nrst Frank
War Ma5d i secSnd Bsss third Time, l:44 Mutuas
Time, 49's: Autnals paid sla3o Fourth race,
Lucy H. third. Time, 1 81. Mutuals paid 1920.
Fifth race, Senate steeplechase, full course: Bob
Miles first, Jim MCGOWAN second, Hercules third.
Time, 4:s9k. INITIALS paid $3.50.
District Government Affairs.
THE NEW COLLECTOR FILES HIS BOND
na inc new collector OF taxes. Mr.: E. q.
day ana hled his bond. ais SoSdspen a1s J sS
\ Barbour, Frank Hume, b. o. Towles, Geo. W.
Corchrane ana Geo. J. johnson He was intro
and remarked that he would be on hand tomorrow
morning to take hold. Mr.. Cook win also be on
nano W give MIN such points as are necessary.
THE RoCK-CREEK TUNNEL.
The Commissioners accompanied by the House
committee for the District OF Columbia, made an
inspection OF ROCK Creek to-day Major Raymond
proposed In the pending bill.
THE FIRE-ESCAPEs BILL.
The Commissioners have written to Chairman
in II. r. bill $3.50 "providinC for the erection Of
fire-escapes In the District Of Columbia and for
other purposes the provision for location OF signal
lights and gongS was inadvertently omitted by
them. Said provision, the Commissioners say. is
contained In the existing act relating to fre-
s and on
bill"
were issued to-day to j. g. Angerman to build one
Mt Pleasant at cost Of 81, 800; Peter Fersineer.
to erect one brick dwelling at liz n street north.
west, at cost OF s. 100; j. s. Mason, TO erect one
frame dwelling In Woodley Park, at cost Of
$4,000.
commissioner webb and superintendent Powell
asS n
be paved under the compulsory permit system.
Columbus Thomas the contractor called on the
demnity bond to insure the commssioners against
lien on the schOol-house recently erected BY him
ne also spoke about the retaining OF So from him
on the repair Of engine house No 2, recently
erected, and claimed that they had no right to do
80. as hts contract did not call for it. Commis.
ss7 taken rom the 500 left 70 Keep the station
M. Cooper Iceinn, chief clerk of the health
days
VIM. Furgerson has been appointed private on
James McNerhany has been appointed an ad-
ditional private on the police force.
The Herdic Phaeton Company have written TO
the Commissioners asking that permission be given
them to introduce electric motors upon their
vehicles. and the right to travel upon different
streets Also TO erect the necessary buildings and
machinery for the purpose
The Commissioners have written to VIM. Dun.
lop, esq.,, the treasurer OF the Female Union Beney.
olent Society, that there Is law under which the
property OF said society can be exempted, and the
only reason they have delayed selling the property
at TAX sale was to give the society an opportunity
70 present the matter OF the exemption desired TO
Congress, where alone relief can be secured.
The Death Record.
During the forty -eight hours ending at
O'Clock this afternoon deaths were reported to
the health ofncer as follows: Henry vogler,
white ffty-one years; Lloyd Simpson, colored,
thirty-eight years; Gloria Csggy, colored,
eighty years; Charity A. Smailwood, col
orsd. thirty, three years; Minsie Dyson,