Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-25

THURSDAY. OCTOBEE
THE HORSE RACES.
Third Nay q the ran Meeting as IVY
City.
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VICTORY POE BuEcH m TIE sBcoND-fn ATTEND
AHcs At TIE RAcB-THAcK-Ax. INTERESTING n
VIEW OF YDrxRDAYs EvESrA
Notwithstanding the miserable condition Of the
track there were nve arst-cla0 races at Ivy CT
yesterday. The track instead OF being an I'M
provement on Tuesday was worse and Is the day
advanced II became sitter After the last race
superintendent Chase immediately put the har-
rows on and kept them going until dark, and they
were put on again before daylight this morning.
30 that to-day. while OF course the track viii be
holding It viii be very safe. There viii b no fear
| OF horse stepping In hole and breaking his leg
| as Paragon did yesterday morning. Paragon hiss
not been killed. and It Is probable there win be N
enort made to save his life for the stud, he IL
horse. The starting yesterday was good, and Mr..
Sheridan got nearly every held on at the nrst At
OF the the
defeat OF Badge BY Now-or-Never for the Anscos-
tia stakes. The betting Of 70 on Badge the
put q 600 on to win 5000 don't Ike TO
pay my hotel bills during the nsss,ns After the
race MS face was study, but then there were 50
many faces that were studies that his escaped
thought his colt would win, but Was not sure, be-
cause he had run very hard race the day before
70 throw any horse go back little. ' While Ee
thought Badges chances were good, he was not
sure enough Of 1t TO back the colt at the odds.
THE suRPRnB RACE.
horses got on stride and stride. At the stand
Badge was about half length in 'front.' running
under sin pull with his mouth wide open. They
continued In this way until about q hundred
Yards from home. when Badge fallered, but
slant uttleneld, by good, hard riding forced the
Cassatt colt 70 the front, and won BY . length
very FAST considering that the last race one mile
was run IN 1:4sK. THIS would make the last fur:
n Ne IS
now give Badge rest for q while, and win not
| start him before Saturday, when he will try TO
horse, and is asked to carry LIS pounds it is very
doubtful IL he will be able 10 accomplish the task
THE HEAVYWEIGHT HANDICAP.
Fordham opened at even money in the heavy.
weight handicap, but the Dryers sent 80 much
| money In the ring that he was soon backed down
| to to 8 on and he pulled on the good thing In
rather hollow style. 1t is said the Dryers landed
about $1,000 on their colt. Jimmy Mclaughlin
@ race on Brown INC Would
doubt have been balm Of Gilead to him 10 have
beaten the Dwyer colt. but he could get no better
| OF the day was great betting race. HONG backed
Wahoo very heavily and the "Ghost" landed q big
stake over his win. Walden and his friends backed
Ny Own, while Dave Gideon and q great many
worth It Was a good race, ana no doubt the best
morse won, although great many think that had
My Own been ridden differently she would have
short head from Ny own, VINO was In turn head
before Pasha. Lakewood ran good race and VIII
DO to back before long,
Garrison is In the city and is the center OF an ad
mlring crowd In the billiard-room OF Wizards
every night. He said last night TO STAR reporter,
long years nard work, and now think am en-.
titled to rest and mean to take it. ! shall not
ride any more til next year" He is picking up
afraid that he will have great deal OF trouble
| TO get down 70 riding weight next year.
ans ae city
"Grant Tor Mayor" printed on the face.
TO.day's Races.
The third day OF the autumn meeting of the
National Jockey Club promised to be the best yet
The weather while cloudy was warm ana pleasant.
| The track had been narrowed and was In better
condition than on the previous days The attend
ance at O'Clock was way ahead OF any other day
even at later hour.
The horse Paragon, who broke his leg yester-
day, after being allowed to stand in the mud and
rain all day. was DESTROYED last night But for tue
Kindness OF MI. w. B. Jennings the horse would
not have had even blanket thrown over him.
TEE FIRST RACE TO START AT 2 O'CLOCK HRREAFrKR.
The club has decided in the future to start the
first race at 2 O'Clock instead OF $780, as hereto
| fore, In order to give people an opportunity to
lunch before coming out
Eolo the youngest brother Of Eole, who made
his debut yesterday, was sold to Mr. Cassatt for
5000, by Major boswell Of Virginia, and 81, 900
$1,000 was PAID this morning.
BRADFORD WINS THE FIRST RACE,
First race-Purse $500, for three-year-olds and
upward; furionga Starters, Bradford 11s Qewis),
Winona 50 Fnnn), Brait 11S Taylor, First At
tempt SO lHayward. 1rt Straight betting. Brad
70 T. L sraSfo.a e 70
Brait TO s; First Attempt, to S; Winona, 10
toll.
fair start. Winona at once went out and led Brad.
ford a neck to the nve-furlOng pole Bradford.
followed by First Attempt, then went TO the 'front.'
by length and half; Brait second, fifteen
lengths before First Attempt; Wlnona beaten on.
Time 1;sak; musueis paid SEQ There was
he couldn't quite get there.
PASTA WINS THE SECOND.
The second race, purse $500, for three-year-olds
and upward, one mile, had the following starters
with weights and Jockeys: Eleve, o. (walkeD;
Van. 1O3 littleneldQ; windsail los PalmeD;
Pas T.. 1os taamilton,: The betting be-
nothing place; Van, 4 to 1 to win, 4 to
place; Windsail, 80 to to win, 4 TO 1 place;
Pasha 3-5 to win nothing place. After some delay
the nag was dropped, with Windsail in the lead,
Eleve whipping. They remained that way till the
quarter, where Eleve showed TO the front; Pasha
second. In the stretcn Pasha forsed ahead,
and won, two lengths ahead OF Eleve second f1ve
lengths In front or Van. Time, 1:49k. Mutuals
paid $3.50 This Is the nrst victory for Burch In q
long time.
THE THIRD RACE
The third race was won by Champagne Charlie:
Maidstone second, American third. Time Lie.
Mutuals $22.2Q
The Secret OF SOnOrOus Sands
From Science.
At the last meeting Of the New York Academy
OF sciences, DR.. A. Julien and Prof II. C. Bolton
gave report OF the interesting results of their
long-continued researches on sOnorous sands The
cause OF this remarkable phenomenon, which was
frst known TO occur In Arabia, has long been a
mystery. In course OF time many other localities
In which sOn0r0us sands occur became known, and
fact. found almost EVERYWHERE on