Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-26
I'VE CITY Spring MEETING.


a frs6raa whsch Prsnssss uassrsss.
tAG Events sse The Opening Nay.
IN sowH srti % sroerrxe rrs-arscss ASCOT
TEE ROOT snt-n1Arenlsr AND GARRISON.
Tue hoeels aad sporting resorts soout torn
0oeeo oscioediy rAcy last night ana horse talk
could b heard 90 every hand. Turf men. poo,.
snefA oookmAxen ana the miscellaneous crowd
o. 'pporss' always 10 Be met with ct race meetinss
nave gathered In force In Washington the ,ass few
oay& and their presence is made abundantly man
trsst oy certain breezy animation which siwxys
dasfmguishss crowds Of horsey people. something
o. Q sensation was created last night by
Q report which was circulated and ceperally BE-.
neved that the President had returned tns poo,
nali 70 the Senate with bis disapproval ana a re.
eommendauon that it Be- amended 20 a 10 Include
the entire District In It's operations
The Interest which was aroused &C the fan meet
ing last year In the hot rivalry between the crack
Be revived at this meeting, as BOTH those famous
noes are 10 the city and are expected TO take ire
Sasn a, mounts They win be free TO accept any
horses entered 1t this meeting. Mclaughlin tnis
year = under engagement TO the Dryers and Gar.
u aaSS SlS SY me
ro-DAr's PROGRAM.
The races Tor to-day have filled admirably. every
event showing bunch Of flyers pretty certain 70
make things Interesting. even after allowing Tor
scratches The program is a. follows:
f1rst race purse $500. i've rurlongA Br1ttanic.
eles, Ing: Romp l05: Ban Box, io7; Monte
Cristo, lo7; SestA, los; Armstrong, ioa; Umpire,
400; Vance IS; Volta sS; HaroOr EishI 81; Mary
second race. purse $500, one mile Favor, l2l :
boa1 ll6; LOTTERY, lo9; Bric-a-Ban, 100; King h,
log; NY Maryland Gelding, Io6; valciant, los
Third race. handicap sweepstakes OF SO each,
or IS II declared, with $500 added OF which siJ0
TO second; one mile. Mona, III; Brooknn. los:
bess l01; Pasha, lo6; Queen OF Elizabeth log:
sps Specially, 100: My own, ss; vosbers, IS; The
Fourth race, purse $780, OF which $1,000 second.
for three-yearolds ana upward. 70 6e sold az suc.
tion Tor 1000; for less, one pound allowed for
each 500 down TO $500; six furionga Leland
los; oSsIon, io7; sequel io7 %atinS hi iSa. se
Lick, l04; Paymaster, iO4; Guardsman, 100; salts
ne1, W; kosaiie, 70; John shaw, 81.
sou OF which 800 TO second; entries weights and
declarations as In third race; the steeplechass
E Ssr, John Henry: ASS Wellington, iss; VII
hstiil l3s; While Palmer. l35; Elphin, l3o
FINE WEATHER AND LARGE ATTENDANCE
The perfect weather brought the crowd on,
early to-day. AT 2:3o the grand stand
was rapidly nling up. the proportior
OF ladies being large In the infielt
ladies and gentlemen, and, altogether, the pros
pect Tor highly successful Inauguration OF ths
meeting is excellent. Betting men are numerous
anu Ine pooi room Is more crowded than any otne
The Judges are +. B. Mcclure, Capt. HollinSs
mead mead ana Geo: N. Oyster, Jr. Iimers +. N
Drsney and W. s. Burch.
TIE FAvoRrTxs.
For the nrst race Brittanic and Young Duke arr
selling favorites In the auction pools at SEQ anc
$a5. respectively, with the field at so5.
In the books Patrocles (Andersonl is quoted al
4 TO 1; Armstrong lElkiel 4 to l.; Young pukt
SDSSnOhus'' n, 10 70 1 Bnttsnie litue
komp tHiggs,. 70 !; +. ank Ward Turner. q
70 1; ban Box lGarrison), 10 TO 1; Monte CIistC
y. Lyncnl so 10 !; VISTA (Hysiop). 20 70 1;
IoO 70 I; Volta iGinnott). Is to 4; Mary j. iulark
Brfssanic Wins the First Race.
Brittanic won the first race, Vance second.
On Trial sor lsou.cbreakinx.
rHE CASE o. ROBERT BERKELY, ooLoRkp IN TN
CRIMINAL COURT.
This morning, In the Criminal Court judge
Montgomery, the case OF Robert Berkely, colored
for HOUSEKEEPING in entering the restaurant and
dwelling OF John p. Elmer February O. 1887 Wa
called, Mr.. upscomb prosecuting and Mr. +. T.
Miller for defendant. He was indicted with Waite,
Brown, who was tried for this o1ense some month,
since and sent TO the Albany penitentary. IL wa,
alleged that after the offense Was COMMITTEE
subsequently returned, and, taking another name
was found by the Officers and arrested. IL wa
testified that after The place was robbed once
Barry learned OF IT, and going 10 Berkely's house
ne was called, but went out the back way; tina
some bottles OF WHISKY and cigars were found Il
the house and yard.
oficer Mailoy testified to the arrest ON Marcl
%. on II street, and he gave the name OF JOIN
Williams
The defendant testified that he was at Elmer,
place that night but went home when the plae,
was closed The things were brought TO his hou,
about IL O'Clock that night by Walter Brown ant
another man, and when the officers came he go
scared and ran away
Miss Eta s. Farrer testified to having Berkely
In her employ; that his reputation was good, anc
oenleo mat ne was known as John Williams
although she called him John.
Henry smith testified TO having seen Two mer
60 10 Berkely's house, one with q basket and the
other with o bundle.
VERDICT or GUILTY.
The jury found q verdict OF guilty.