New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-25
THE RACES BEG UN ATTpY CITY.
THE WINNERS WERE TIPsTAFF. BURCH, BEss.
ROMP AND HERCULES


Washington, April 24-Tho annual spring meeting
OF the National Jockey Club began at the Ivy City race
track to-day The favorites generally came out hist
and none OF the pools paid phenomenally large r-
turns. Backers of place horses Jared best only one
ticket was sold In the mutuss Haramboure for
place, and tho fortunate owner reapcd rewam OF
over 800. The stccplcchaso the most exciting
event OF the day.
Among the prominent people present were senator's
Beck, Butler, Hampton, Reagan and Eustls, ex-sen-
a;ors Palmer and Malone, exSccrctary Bayaru ana
two OF his daughters, Count Arco Valley, the German
Minister; Mavroyeni Bey, the Turkish Minister, anu
S. S. Rowland, OF NewYork with Miss Margaret Blaine
and party OF young people IN taly-ho COACH Inc
officers OF the day were Colonel Il. W. Simmons,
Judge Walter Gratz and F. NJ Hall, timers, and j. f.
Caldwell. starter. The winners were Tpstan, Burch,
Bess. Romp and Hercules. The details of the races
were as follows
First race-Five iuriongs for all ages purse $500 The
starters Carnot, g. Taylor So Meade. g. j. Lewis
% l2 Biggonet, q, Hamilton. 10 Tpsah q, Whyoor''
loS; Hood g. Martin 115; Fannie H., I. }. Jones'
100; Haramboure aged. Anderson, 10Y. and Duke Of
Bourbon, Barton 1o7 Tipsah was the avorlte IN the
betting at to s. Biggonet took the lead at the head
Of the stretch, with Tpstan second and Haramboue third
II was hard driving nnish Tipstaa. after beautiful
passed the wire head IN front Of Hasamooufe
second, Tom Hood third. Tirne-1 :o3 12 Muuas paid
IS 50.
Second rsce-one mile for three and upward
purse $780, $50 to second The starters were:
Annie Claire g. j. Joncs % Laugar L. Hamilton. los III
Barristcr, 4, whybon. liz; Pocstello 4. Martin los
Burch aged Anderson, 100 and, Pana aged r. Little
aad, III. Burch q hot fayorlte at TO = Durch
got the lead " the start, and increased his LEAD
lengths head OF the stretch crossing the hie
easy winner lengths ahd OF Panama second thu
same distsnce advance OF Barrister third. Tine
IA IA. Mutusls paid SO rs.
Third racs-A handicap sweepstakes OF one nile, VIII
$500 odded OF which 800 horse The starters
Brst aged whyborn. 113; Frank Ward s. Hamll-
ton 100 Bess @, Anderson 1903; Boaz. O. Bergen, los
Frank Ward and Boaz sold a. 10 EACH while to
was Offered against either Brat or Bess Bees showed
Ia the lend in the stretch and finished haf length In
rront Of Bait head In advance OF Boaz third
Frank Ward last. Time-1 40 IL. Mu.uas paid s22 90.
Fourth race-Sx fuHongs for thrce-year-oids ana up
ward; purse S4oO SIS TO second horse. The starters
were Dave S. s. Murray, 1o2; Leander, 4. Anderson
1O4 Leeria O. Douglass, 109 Wynwood, 4, Martin. JOY;
Romp s. Hamilton, 107; and Mais, 3, Taylor lO7 MAJ"
was the favore the betting at 10 D, with Lctfeua
good second, at to g. Against Dave B., Leahdef anu
Romp 10 to / each offered Fomp captured mrs, mrs.
mace at the furlong and with Lteua second, Mua
third. Time-l 1T. $3.50 a.. .or,,,-
starters we're Hercules, O. Chandler, 1857 Elphin o.
Billings, 147 Killarney. aged Downing, I4d Menoi'
aged Ugdyke 1Ss and Lighthouse gl2 2tS Da6S
while offered to bet al from 81 70 30 agInst 90
that he would win OF the other horses Epnin was
tavore at IL to Ihs seepeeaac poT @yb Eat Of
Jumping on the par; ~ Elphn and OF GOOD riahg oy
Chsnder Ilcrcules's jockey. Menmore refused 70 up
course AZ The head Of the stretch Ephn was i Spr
lengths ahead Hercules came down the nat rapidly
and steadily gaining on Ehin, passed nm ABOUT nIy
yards the finish. and won by half length Nu'uaS
nat