Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-26

TIE IvH CITY RACES.
FossRsaea Untal Monday - Account
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Tns National Jockey Club dscadsd Tuesday,
''ras in shine rule ana hrnv,fy sencar "a n
N sae lace % tne most inclemens weashsP unstl
Vo-oay, Wnen Il Was foand nseessary % pesepooe
entu ns9t Aoeday % O'Clock II b cute proc
aoIe taAs teefs would have been no possponsneut
OUT nor the track whicb'is thorou8hly SCARED ana
- oaa condition FOR racing a. II ever ID IN TIE
WHIT. not thst the executive committee has not
oone AZ IN NJ power 70 havst put In good coaditaoa
out because In spite OF the harrows and scrapen
that could De put on the heavy rains have made n
posauvev dangerous A majority Of the horssmen
are pleased at the postponemens because they DO
not care 70 race their horses when the chances are
~ ,n m tsvor o. completely running GOD
public win be pleased because IL does nor care 20
attend races In such miserable weather Some OF
vantage OF the interval for Irip 70 New Yosf 70
nave view Of the election outlook and bet 8 nc.
tie money on tbs result
rEsrgRDAY's SPORT
But TOR the Arlington stakes the racing yester.
day would have been very ordinary, The track
was heavy and holding, % thai owness IA not
care 70 make liberal sntneA In each q three races
there was horse that outclassed the others % far
good, although the heavy bettsrs msna9ed 10 nicS
Br.dford Was the scinen- for the t,r.s race, ana
thing for the place. and his people backed MIN
heavily, but he was never In IL TITS colt while
pp. sSoS a one IN Inc sps5g has been % al
good again before spring.
Pasha was the good thing for the second racs,
W. p. Burcn who has only won icfse races thi:
year, one at Brooklyn with Seymodf one at sara
toya with Pasha, and another here yesterday WIN
Carroll backed Eleve again, but the horse shown
the effect OF hurried preparation, and could 90
been badly hammered, and il is thought INC tasi
unless he has rest be will never Be Of much
account
THB RACE o. IHl DAT
was the Arlington stakes for two-yeaf-olds, and
there were no less than eight starters Maidstone
Mr.. CsssAtrs entry, had been specially prepared
for the race, and was made good favorite, but a.
Champagne Charley, Pet Morr1S Cory, and
moT eacn reserves snoste n support snsse
lite. Although badly hidden, Champagne Charley
won, with Maidstone second Hayward, who rode
not allowed. Had There been q nrst-class jockey
on Champagne Charley, be would have been
backed heavily BY the talent A Il was, every one
was afraid OF the Doy johnson.
Old Favor, strong favortet won the handicap
very much as be pleased, and Kaloolah got the
place: Favor was . very tred horse; IN fact II
work MI. Morris thanking he would not have such
feating the favorite, 0lenmound, somewhat easily.
Mr.. Gratz and his friends backed the chestnut son
OF Joe Hooker quite heavily.
Fnnn, The boy who rode Wlnona In the nrst race,
was md $3.50 and suspended for the balance OF
the meeting, for alleged bad behavior at the post
The oostPonement throws the next steeplechase
over until Tuesday.
Mr.. Thomas J. Fishers Illness.
Mr.. Thomas j. Fisher is resting quietly to-day.
There is not much change in his condition. He Is
able to get some rest now and In this respect his
Coalition may be said 10 be more favorable.
Thedoctors attending Mr. Fisher decided to-day
70 place their patient under the Influence OF ether
In order TO make an examination TO determine
whether an operation would be necessary. After
the ether was administered and while the patient
Was ing handlt d the obstruction was some what
relaxed, which the doctors regarded as favorable
sign. They decided that an operation would not
he necessary. The patient recovered from the
ether with no bad effects and was resting quietly
Late this afternoon
Claiming Damages from . Steamboat.
TIE surT OF THE OWNERS or LOWER cEDAk POINT
AGAINST THE BISHOP.
In the Court In Gensral Term to-day the case Of
Baltimore. against the steamer Henry E Bishop
was argued. The steamer was nbelled by the In
land company, represented by Henry Brothers, for
violation OF contract The nbellant 10 the owner
OF Lower Cedar Point, and had chartered the
steamers Armenia and Jane Aoeeey, which made
| the time advertised prior 70 1887, viz, leaving
Washington At an, reaching the Point about /
pm, leaving At p. IN, and connecting with train
al Shepherds at $50 pm. on sundays and Thurs
days and made the time without d1flculty. The
Bishop was chartered 10 Nay, 1887, for term OF
LIANT TO pay el00 per day, except on certain days
| named. It was further agreed that the boat was
| TO make the voyage with the utmost despatch.
The B shop ran from June 70 20 September 4 and
stopped because 1t was running At great loss The
nbelant claims that the owners OF the boat failed
In their charter because they did not provide the
quality OF coal which would produce the speed the
boat was capable OF making, and the consequence
was the advertised time was not made and the
number OF excursionsts fell Oh, and the nbellants
owners Of the boat failed TO provide seats and the
nbellants were obliged TO furnish such seats &C an
expense OF $50 The owners In their answer as
sert that they performed all the conditions OF The
charter, and In q cross ubel claim that the LIBEL
lants liable for the full amount que for the term
OF charter, and also for damages because the boat
was idle from september Z 70 September IL, the
nbellant and AessrA Hyland and Zabrisxie for the
steamer.
Real Estate Masterss
RECENT TRANSFERS OF REAL EsTATn-YRJCIs Oh
TAIHID At AUCTION.
Mr.. VIM Redding, OF Maryland, recently sold to
Mr.. Edward Baltzley, Of this city, tract OF land
Containing about 500 acres, situated on the
Conduit road, near Cabin John Bridge, known a.
| the Cabin John farm. It Is understood that
SOS 900 was the price paid for the farm. It Is the
intention OF Mr.. Baltxley TO plat the land into
Washington suburb. and It viii hereafter be