New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-04
A GREAT DAY FOR FAVORITES.
G. B. NORRIS CAPTURES THREE OF THE RACES
AT THE IVY CITY COURSE

Washington, May at for the favorites
and for the 6. b. Morris the OF the
National Jockey Club Ivy City, to-day. The tavorites
won the and they had big call In the
betting little money b. made by backing them
c. B. Morris had horses entered in and his
purple cslors with the white cam" under the wire
FIRST all OF them. The distinguished people present
included Senators Ingalls, Reck. Hampton and Butler
The Geld ~eI-lInet with carriages which
the yellow and black talyh OF $ s. Howand. Of New
York was noticeable. The National Handicap
proved Disappointing Seven OF the best horses were
scratched and only orifsmme and Bordease to the
post The steepsechase proved really dangerous as Up
dyke. Killarney. thrown and hurt Mentmore re-
fused Jumps but with this exception all the horses
FELL Smith the rider OF Lighthouse walked in with
badly sprsined wrist. The winners were Brat, ORR
famine King Idle Panama and Jake Shpsey.
First raceS'X furongs, for Swear olds and upwards
The starters were: Dave s.. 6, Green, no. VIVID
Cherry g. IT, Lewis ~ Brait aged, (Whyburn), ll3 ;
Tom Kearns, 8. CMurray). no. and Tom Hood. g. IF.
LttleHe 1l3 Brat far and away the fsVorite at
to s. with Tom Hood the second choice at to l. Long
odds were offered against the others follows: Wild
Cherry TO Tom Keans. Is to and Dave S. 40 u
l. Eight TO 5 offered on the field against Brait.
Brat dashed under the wire winner by length
Tom Hood second. Wild Cherry third TIme-l is 81
Mutuas paid 81 20.
Second race-The National Handicap, for three.year.
olds and upward One mile and an eighth Only two
horses ran. Orifamme. Anderson liz, and Borde-
laise G Bergen lO4 Orifanme had the call in the
betting | D, with 8 10 L against borueNT'
Orihamme by three lengths lime = III L.
Muruals paid SO 80.
Third race-Six furonCs. for three year-ods and
The starters were these: King Idle Martin.
lO5; Iaro Hayward 30; Fannie H., u. Jones.
os and Newcastle, (Ncae). 90. King Idle was tbs
tayorte at to 2 with Iago good setond choice At
sto5 Against Newcastle to l tered, and against
Fannie H., 10 to l.
King Idle won by a short head Newcastle second two
lnr.hs ahead Of Iago third Tire-l 20 IL. Mutuals
paid as 45.
Fourth race-One for three yearOds and upward.
the winner 10 b. sold at auction. The starters were
thesc: Blue Line John-on). ll2; Mssilon,
90 Rourke %; Iceberg, j. Jones' SO; Ultmatum
AGED CNeae, 9s AMI Panama, aged (whyburn. l"2
Panama was hot favorite TO q, with Cinatum and
Blue Line trailing far behind the betting at TO each
and Is TO ! offered against Iceberg 80 70 l against
Nasllon Panama took the lead and never hesdef.
winning by six lengths Iceberg captured The place Blue
Line third Time AZ IL AutuAs paid 20 Is
Fifth raeeA handicap tecplecase over the regular
course The starters were theso+ Ephu, Billings.
80. lake Shpsev Mara. 1873 Mentmor, aged
&C reenl 1873 Killarney, sed (CpdykeA 1875 and Light
house 8 Smith 1874. Jake Shipsey wa fSSOrite al
q to g. with Elphin pressng him hard At ts -Four N
one each offered against hentno~ and KitarneH and
to ADAMS, Lighthouse. Tn" betting turned around
and Jake shpsey second choice ne odds offered bsnc
rry,rsed Jake Shpscv and Lighthouse went down a.
tho first hurdle and after aoth"r had been over
Elphin and Killarney wtn Updvkc, oil h" latter
being Knocked senseless Mara. -etnR thls sr"IdenI
rsmounted Jake shipsey Enough chsHd by Ephin,
whose Jockey had rernOuntrd very hand " Eph!n
T. was thought had -ccUrJ place money but The Judges
decided that ne had gone over the course properly
and secured second place. Nutuah paid sl' 81