Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-04
FAVORITES' DAY AT IVY CITY.
Except In. the Steeple Chase, Which
Was q Chapter Of Accidents.

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Was q Chapter Of Accidents.
II was favorites' day at Ivy City Yesterday,
and every one landed the money save Elphin,
who would in all probability have been fret
past the post had he not fallen. Bat all were
such pronounced favorites that the public did
not get much of the money, although the
plungers are said to have taken lot out Of the
ring. The Dryer brothers are reported to have
won trife over 5000, while several others
landed smaller amounts.
THE RUMoRs OF CROOKED BUSINESS
in the national handicap, referred to in a morn
ing paper. were confined to q very few people.
who know nothing Of racing or the rules gov
erning it. The fact Ia the national handicap
! Is stake and owners have a perfect right TO
declare or refuse to start their horses any time
up to within half an hour of the race. Every
horse that was scratched had the pen run
through his name by little after l O'Clock,
while the race did not occur until $50.
To STAR reporter Mr.. W. b. Jennings. the
| owner of Swift and Frank Ward, said: Il
scratched Swift because did not care to start
her In this sort OF going. The season is young
yet and she will have plenty to do before fan
| without being rushed TO death now As for
Frank Ward, he can't run a bit on such
! track"
Mr.. McCafferty, the owner of Burch. said ::
''AIy horse can't run little over such track.
and hardly think it worth while to tear him
| to pieces for one race"
All the other owners felt in the same way.
| Of course, 1t was unfortunate that the stake
should have resulted in a match between two
horses who were not within Is pounds of each
other, but 1t is one of those things that occurs
/ on every race track in the country, and there
was nothing crooked about it,
HOW THE sTEEPLE-cHAsK WAS SPOILED.
The interest of the public was again centered
in the steeple-chase, and it was great pity the
riders did not take a lesson of the gentlemen
who rode Thursday. If they had there would
have been no accidents and the public would
have been treated to a much better race
| Jockey Mara, who rode Jake Shipsey said to
STAR reporter last night: The jumps are not
an inch too high, but they go at them too fast:
horse hasn't time to pull himself together to
| get over the walls. If they would Just steady
their horses bit there would be no trouble"
| well, why don't you go slower and let the
others fall when you might come away and
VIM"
"Oh, fellow can't do that and let that old
horse Elphin get ST far in front he could Just
rest up bit. and then when we caught him
| gallop on. He is the cause Of every bit of
trouble that has occurred here. It's that break
| neck pace he SETS"
IF you fellows keep on following him he
will kill you"
Don't you be worried about that. Wen
three times now and fallen twice. Let him
keep on; he will break his neck before long"
The truth OF what Jockey Mara says is borne
out by the gentleman's race.
| RoUGH-AND-TUMBLE RACING.
When the flag was lowered for the start of
the steeplechase the horses were well punched
and Green whipping old Mentmore at every
! jump forced HIM over the first wall, but at the
next obstacle, which was the blind ditch the
| obstinate old brute refused and could not be
induced to so over. Elphin meanwhile was
making a Misunderstanding pace, and everything
went well until the second jump in the infeid
where Lighthouse fell and Jake Shipsey, who
was running in his wake. jumped on him and
| fell, too. Killarney meanW lille had Joined
| Elphln, and the two were racing as though
each jump was finishing post. and both fell
at Jump No. eight. Mara seeing the leaders
down remounted Jake Shipsey, and although
the horse was very tired, succeeded in getting
him over the course. Billings also remOunted
Elphin and finished within three lengths of
Shipsey, but was disqualified.
When Shipsey fell he struck Smith. the
jockey who rode Lighthouse. and broke his
collar-bone. Updyke, who rode Killarney, was
| stunned for a while, but was not hurt at all for
he was in Wizards hotel playing billiards.
THE OTHER RACES
are hardly worthy of description.
Brait won the first, with Tom Hood second.
Time. 1:lssl.
The National Handicap was almost gift for
Oritamme; Bordelaise second Time, 2Ol%.
King Idle won the third. thanks to the very
bad riding of Neale on Newcastle. Time.
| 1:2O13; while Panama won the fourth event
from Iceberg in the commonest sort of canter
in 1:4S19.
| THE PROGRAM TO-DAY
is very strong one of five races and steeple-
chase for gentlemen riders. The last race will
not be called before o'clock, and those de-
string to see it can drive out from town and be
in ample time by leaving at 4:30
As this is the last day of the meeting a great
many horses leave for Baltimore tonight and
the others will leave tomorrow. Green Morris
and one or two others say they will go direct to
! BROOKLYN