Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-02
A BAD DAY FOR THE RACES.
Horses Piunging Through Sea of Mud.

Never was there a more miserable day for
racing than yesterday at Ivy city. People who
! have been present at Clifton and Guttenburg
| during the winter say that it was quite as bad
as their worst days. Until nearly half-past
| O'Clock the rain descended in torrents and the
wind beat 1t right in the faces OF the people in
the grand stand. The members of the press
| could not use the desk but were obliged to sit
on the rear seats and prepare their matter on
their knees. The track was a perfect of
mud. and when the jockeys finished it was diff
cult to distinguish their colors if they had been
In the rlck any part of the way. The attend
| ance was the smallest ever seen ut Ivy City for
! regular meeting of the club. Gabe Caldwell,
! who took his fathers place with the starters
! nag did his work promptly and well and gave
| entire satisfaction. In the last race lie left
| Duke of Bourbon at the post. 1t was not. how
| ever, because he didn't see him, as he eX-
| planned. but because the Duke is a very ugly
! actor and would persist in spelling good starts.
lhe races were called promptly and people
were on their way home by a little after
| O'Clock. The racing itself was very ordinary.
| there being no close or exciting finishes, and
although only two favorites succeeded in land
| ing the money, the public Jared very well.
| THE SENSATIONAL RACE OF THE DAY
was the Riggs House stakes, in which Capt Sam
| Browns colt J. A. b., defeated Seadrift. Capt.
| Brown started two-J. A. y. and Cortez-and
that he didn't know which was the better of the
| pair was proven when he put 800 on each at
| & to l, while the bookmakers only offered to 2.
| About Seadrifts chances. the public seem to
think his race in the Analostan stakes was
| tluke and expected the tables to be turned yes
| terday by Cotton & Boye's colt Carroll, but he
| didn't like the going and was beaten from the
start; he could hardly untrack himself. ]. \.
| Il. started off to make the running and never
being headed won easily by eight lengths from
| Seadrift. who beat Cortez two for the place,
| Carroll beaten off, Time. 202i<.
! THE BEST RACE OF THE DAY
was the Congressional handicap, won by Davis
| K Halls good little mare Bess. Bordelaise was
made strong favorite by the New York divi-
sion. While the home folks and Marylanders
were about equally divided between BeSs and
| Gov. BOwie's Salvini. Panama seemed to be
| friendess. and, but for his new cwner. would
| have run loose. When the flag fell Bordelaise
was i'll front. but spider" quickly took Bess
out, and, setting a good strong pace was never
beaded. winning handily by two lengths from
s ;lvIni, who beat Iordelaise half length for
thu place. Panama pulled up. The time
| lH7]5. was very good, considering the condi-
! ton OF the track.
swIFTs EASY VICTORY.
1t was, of course, foregone conclusion that
Swift should win the first race. and the talent
looked around for something to back for the
place Belle dor was well thought of, and
carried considerable money. while Boccaccio,
the handsome. came III for a fair share Of SUD-
port, especially as his stable liked him. The
race was never in doubt, Swift winning from
end to end as she liked, while Belle dor got
the place from Brait as easily. Blanche and
Boccacclo finishing as named. Time, 1.1914.
AN INTERESTING CONTEST.
Fer the fourth race King Idle was strong
fayorite, but there must have been almost as
much money taken il on Lougar. Wild Cherry
was backed little by the VirSinians When
Caldwell sent them on their journey Lougar
Was trife i'll front with Wild Cherry and Con-
slSnee next. At the quarter Wild Cherry got
her nose to the fore with Lougar second.
These two then had it hammer and tOngs to the
eighth pole in the stretch. where Little Lewis
let go the mares head in his effort to draw his
whip. and his mare beaten a length
by Lougar. King Idle third, four lengths away.
Consignee and Dix finishing as named. Wild
Cherry was beaten by very bad riding. Had
Lewis sat perfectly quiet and not drawn his
whip he would most undoubtedly been returned
winner. As for King Idle, he wouldn't run a
yard. and was beaten before he had gone a
hundred yards.
THE LAST RACE OF A RAIIY DAY.
There were three good things in the last race
First it was Refund, then Frank Taylor thought
he had great chance with his mare Maia. and
TIC IdSt anu pest WAS LCtTI(lt. Inc money
fairly poured in on her. and she was backed
down from to 2 against to on. The race
was never in doubt. Ietritia won all the way
very much as she liked by length: Refund
second. ten lengths before Maia. Naidenhair
EOlandO. and GOldie VI, finishing as named;
Duke OF Bourbon left at the post. Time, las
THE PROGRAM FOR TOMORROW
includes the national handicap, which will pro-
badly be one of the best races Of the meeting
and stceplechasc which will bring all the best
jumpers together.
First race-Purse 800. of which SIS to
second. for thrcc-year-olds and upward that
have been beaten at this meeting. Horses
beaten once allowed lbs; twice lbs. Six
furlongs.
Second race - The national handicap. for
threc-year-olds and upward; so each. hf it,
or $40 if declared with $1,000 added of which
5000 10 second and 800 to third. Weights to
be announced April l. and declarations to be
made by April 10. Winner of congressional
handicap to carry 5 lbs. extra. One mile and
an eighth. Nominations: G.. b. MorrIs's b Ii
Favor, a. by Pat Malloy-Favorite; 1ls. S. S.
Browns CHI Defaulter 4. by Spendthrift-
Authoress; is. ". 3. jennings br m Swift a.
by Great Tom-lIarIposa; ia. J. J. McCaf-
fertys b & Burch. a. by quirer-Brocade:
ia. Davis Il Halls Orifiamme. 5. by Flood
Frolic; ll2. W. p. Burch's or Boaz, 6. by
FellOwcraft- Rosalind; l07. W. b. Jennings
b II Frank Ward. 6. by Voltigcur-Stella: 1U7.
Louis Martini br IN Bordelaise ., by Bra,lble-
Anne Augusta: l0i. q. Il. MOrriss ch Barris-
ter, 4, by Bramble-Miss Harding: 10i Louis
Martins CHI h Troy, 5. by Lcaps-Reel Dance;
| 100. OGen Bowie's ch Salvini. 1. by Sensa-
| tion-Stella; 100. Cotton d Bovle's gr Grey
Dawn 4, by Biilet-Nary Clarke; 100.
Third race-A handicap sweepstakes of so
each. or 50 if declared for three-ycar-olds and
upward, with 800 added, Of which ?lGO to
| second. Entries to be made by pm on Mon
day. April 30; weights to be posted By pm.
and declarations TO be made when entries close
that day. Six furiongs.
| Fourth race-Purse 300, Of which S75 to
second, for three -year-olds and upward The
| winner to be sold at auction for -. 900. II for
less lb. allowed for each SEQ down to q 900:
| then lbs. for each si00 down TO $500. Winner
/ of any selling at this meeting to carry )
| lbs. extra. One mile.
| Fifth roca-a fr,a bop1icay, otoo,lo- oloao