Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-25
A GOOD DAYS SPORT.
A successful Opening of the Spring
Races Yesterday.

A Successful Opening of the Spring
Races Yesterday.
A GRAND srEEPLE-cHAsE-GooD JUMPING AND
RUNNrNa-LARGE ATTENDANCE AND UNUSUAL
ENrHUsIAsM - HARAMBouRE's SURPRISE To-
DAYS RACES POSTPONED.
There certainly has never been better
sport at Ivy City than was witnessed there YES
terday. The races were good finishes, close
and exciting, save one, and honors evenly di-
vlded between favorites and fielders. The
weather was lovely, and if it had not been for
light wind, which blew the dust in the stand,
1t would have been perfect racing day. For
first day the attendance was enormous. at
least four-ffths of the grand stand being
filled, and the infeld held more handsome
equipages than have been seen there in many
day.
THE RACE OF THE DAY
for the public was the steeplechase. The grand
stand went wild with delight. and as the horses
got over the different obstacles cheer upon
cheer went up to encourage them on their way
While only two of the five horses that started
hnlshed, there was but one fall, and that was
attributable to the carelessness of the jockey.
Dowing. who, when he got his horses head and
neck in front of Elphin, lost his own head and
went OFF to racing at once, in consequence of
which he fell at the first wall. or rather the
first wall he met. after starting to race, which
was really the seventh in the course. Killarney
rolled completely over him, but he got up and
walked home unhurt. At the first Jump Ment-
more didn't make an effort to rise and plowed
great hole through the Jump. At the next
jump, which is a blind ditch with a tree
before it, he refused, and lost what
ever chance he might have had. At the
first wall after re-entering the field Lighthouse
baked and the race was left to Elphin and
Hercules. Elphin was going merry pace and
led on to the fiat by fully fifty lengths but tired
badly and Hercules came along steadily, gain
ing inch by inch, and finally won one of the
best steeplechases ever seen in this country by
a half length. The best jumper in the race
was Elphin, and he would probably have
been landed winner had not Billings made so
much use of him. He made but one mistake
in the entire route, and that was due to Bill
iings CHANGING jump.
THE OPENING RACE
at five furlongs resulted in one Of the best
finishes of the day. There was a short delay
at the post, for most of which Carmody's Duke
of Bourbon was responsible, but when Mr..
Caldwell did drop the flag it was to a very good
start with Biggonet, Haramboure and Tom
Hood in the front division. Going down the
back stretch Biggonet kept her head and neck
IN front, with Tipstaff second, followed at one
the stretch the order the same, but fur
long from home it looked like any one of four
might win, but after rafting finish. Why
burn managed to land Tipstaff by the shortest
OF heads, with Haramboure before Tom Hood
Biggonet fourth, three lengths away the others
following In the order named: Meade, Fannie
h, Carnot and Duke of Bourbon The place
mutuals on Haramboure paid SlO3.25.
THE BEST TIME.
When the horses went to the post for the Sec
ond race Mr.. I. B. Doswelrs filly Wild Cherry
amused the crowd by running away and finally
tossing off the little black boy who rode her.
After this Judge Simmons allowed her to be
withdrawn. Starter Caldwell then got his
horses together and gave them the flag to a nice
start. from which Burch Immediately went out
to make the running, followed by Hangar to the
head of the turn. where he gave way to Barris-
ter, who in turn retired for Panama. Burch
won handily by three lengths from Panama.
who was six before Barrister, Pocatello. Lam
gar, and Annie Claire, following as named. The
time, 1:4414, was the best of the day.
THE HANDICAP
resulted in as good race as any one cares to
see, although the time Q.46L4) was not fast.
When the starter lowered the flag the order was
Bess, Frank Ward, Boaz, and Brait. At the
quarter Bess was head before Frank Ward,
he length before BoaZ. who was Tapped by
Brait. At the half Frank Ward had managed
to get his head in front of the mare, who was
the shortest of heads before Boaz and Brait
When well in the turn Bess again assumed COM
mand; the positions of the others remained as
before. 1t was now hammer and tongs between
the four, and no one could have picked the
winner yard from home; but in the last Jump
Spider" Anderson, by good riding. managed
to land Bess by short head, Brait, Boaz. and
Frank Ward following with not more than
head between any of them.
THE TALENT DISAPPOINTED.
When the selling race came the talent
plunged on the New York mare Maia as though
it was all over bar the shouting. but Mr. Burch
upset the good thing with his sleepy old mare
Romp, who, well ridden by Hamilton, won
rather handily. Wynwood jumped off with the
lead when the flag dropped, and followed by Lee
ander, showed the way until half way down the
stretch, when Romp came away and won by
length from Letretia who was five before Maia
Wynwood, Leander and Dave S. finished as
named.
To-DAYs RACES POSTPONED.
On account of the rain storm the Jockey club
decided to postpone the races until tomorrow.
The entries, which are as follows, stand:
First race-One mile; purse $780, of which
500 to second. Belle dor. 112; King Crab,
ia; Duke of Bourbon. 107; Sam Harper, jr.,
10; Malachi, SO; Swift, 1O5; Consignee, 81;
Patrocles, 107.
Second race-One and one-sixteenth miles, a
handicap sweepstakes of $40 each, with $500
added. Orihamme, 112; LIE Logas, los, and
Troy, los.
Third race-The Analostan stakes, for three
year-olds; S25 each, or $40 if declared by
April Is; with $500 added, of which
200 to second. Non-winners of $1,000 in
their two-year old form allowed 8 lbs; maid
ems allowed 10 lbs One mile. Nominations:
Louis Martins b. C. Seadrift, by Sensation
Ocean Queen; G. B. Morris CHI c. Tipstaff, bv
Rayon dor or Kantaka-Verdict; Cotton d
Boyle's b. C. Carroll by Billett-Juanita: S. S.
Browns Oh. C. Cortez, by King Alfonso -Inver-
cauld; S. S. Browns b. C. Buddhist, by Hindoo-
Emma Hanley.
which S75 to second. Tom Kearns. III: Japhet
103 Maidenhair, 112; Blanshe, 101 Sourine. lOl:
Vandegrift, III; Iago. 103.
Fifth race-One mile-Selling. Refund 1903:
Wild Cherry, 81; Romp, ITO, and Goldie NJ, 49,
NOTES.
Maia lost whatever chance she may have had
in the fourth race by boiling when halfway
down the stretch.
The conditions of the gentlemen's race for
Monday have been changed. and they now
read for gentlemen riders who are members
of the National jockey club"
Burch. the man, and Burch the horse both
seem to be in their old FORM
The McCafferty Bros, new corners on the
turf, won lot OF money on their Texas horse
Haramboure, or, as he is euphOnically called,
Hambone.
Burch wasn't all out yesterday. vet he seemed
to win easily and in the best time of the day.
II the executive committee would lust keep
the press stand clear of loungers the public
would have better accounts Of the races.
There was only one ticket sold on Haram-