The Washington critic., 1890-04-29
GOSSIP OF THE SPORTS.
NEWS OF THE BALL FIELD, RACE
TRACK AND PRIZE RING.

The new Bennings track seems 10 be
veritable mascot for all who are con.
ntcted with it. The Washington
Jockey Club, not only had excellent
weather and good crowds, but 1t gave
week of rattling good sport. The
new trotting association, which began
its meeting to-day, opened under as
auspicious circumstances as marked
that Of the Jockey Club. 1t could not
have selected a better day, and the
Washington Driving Club is to be con
graduated that in the restoration of
trotting meetings to this section of the
country, 1t should be especially favored
both in attendance and weather. The
entries show remarkably large num-
her Of horses, considering the early
date, as IL takes some time to get the
horses ready and trainers hesitate about
starting too soon.
Just as in the case of the Jockey Club,
which opened the running season, the
Driving Club will inaugurate the trot-
ting and pacing season. This is quite
compliment Of itself, and shows that
turfmen are beginning to realize that
this city Is good racing town, and one
In which the meetings will be literally
patroniZed.
There were large number Of horse
men at the tracks this morning prepar-
ing for the races. Sulkies were being
washed and fixed up, and during the
morning number of flyers were
speeded around the track. Everything
looked bright and new. There have
been number Of improvements made
since the running meeting and the
course is now in excellent condition.
The track could not have been better.
Last weeks rains put it in prime shape.
1t is very fast, but no very fast time is
expected inasmuch as the horses have
not had sufficient practice this year.
The grand stand was well filled and
there was number of ladies present.
The booksellers did an excellent bust
ness and the betting on the different
events was quite lively. Today's pro-
gramme included three races--two trot-
ting and one pacing.
First race, 300 class (purse, S500)--Mtl-
ton Greenway, Havre de Grace, Md, s. e.
Harry g.: William b. Denny, Washington,
d. g., b. m. Nellie s.; Wash. Woodruff,
Philadelphia, Pa, Billy b.; William Bell
Philadelphia, Pa, b. m. Clara W.; John
y. Turner, Amber Park, Pa, br. NJ.
Nevada.
Second race, 2:23 class, pacing (purse
S500)-John Keenan,, Philadelphia, Pa, b.
e. -. K."; James b. Green, Wilmington,
Del, 9. g. Victor; j. T. Close, Phiiadel-
phia, Pa, g. m. Nellie June: Clarence
Hood, Chicago, H., b. g. Dick c.; John
Ridley, ,jr., Philadelphia. Pa, br. g. Frank
w; John Ridley, lr., Philadelphia, Pa,
Adela Wilkes; William Ridley, Philadel-
phia, Pa, +. 6. F. W.; Oriole stables, Balti-
more, Md, b, g. Orphan Boy
Third race, 2:30 class (purse $500)-
Milton Greenway, Hayre de Grace, Nd, b.
IN. Maud; Maple Valley Stock Farm, Kirk
wood, Del, br. m. Gipsey Girl; Rice &
lobe, Baltimore, Nd, b. g. Maurice s.;
William Hops, Baltimore, Nd, b. s. Patri-
clan; J.. r. johnson, Philadelphia, Pa, CHI.
2. Sleepy Dan; John E. Turner, Amber
Park, Pa, b. m. Suisun; George w. Haight,
Columbia, s. G., b. 6. jerome.
The Washingtons experienced no
trouble whatever yesterday in easily de-
feating the strong Jersey City team,
and gave an exhibition of batting and
fielding that has seldom been seen here.
Sixteen hits with total of twenty-one
bases was made off McDermott's pitch
ing, while the Jerseyites were unable to
MANI ihOiC IMAM oCNOh oCutIClluH HIS
off of Phillips, who received excellent
support in the field Washingtons' out
field did phenomenal work, and it has
never been surpassed by any fielding
ever seen in this city. Bader made a
running catch of a long fly in the third
inning that carried him against the
fence, and Jordon also made remark
able catch. Nicholas, who played
snht in1s y, - Gal
hit to his territory, a feat that is sell
dom attempted and rarely succeeds
.O'Brien led the batting, making five
hits out of as many times at the bat
and making some pretty plays at sec
ond. Van Alstine, the third baseman
OF the Jersey Citys, made number of
excellent plays. and, altogether, the
game was better than any of the pre-
vious games. The same clubs play
again to-day. and Mccoy will be pitted
against Fitzgerald.
What's the matter? Is the Brother
hood going under? The attendance
yesterday, according to the figures
given out, was Brotherhood 1896,
League $3.50. But Of this Buffalo,
which had no opposition. drew 2.100.
In Brooklyn the League team drew
2.S0O, while Wards team drew only
800 people. Quite come down for the
Brotherhood team that was drawing
three times as many people as the
League team week ago. It's only a
question of time when the brotherhood
will go under, and from the rate at
which the attendance is dropping off it
is only very short time When the
Players clubs get to playing in the West.
where there is little or no sympathy
with them, watch the attendance drop
down like the mercury in thermom-
eter on cold day.
The results of Yesterdays games in
the Atlantic Association was as follows.
Baltimore 8, Worcester Z; Hartford s.,
Wilmington 6; New Haven 10,
Newark 7.
BY winning yesterday Washington
tied for second place. Hartford now
holds first honor by one game.
The Columbia Athletic team play the
Johns Hopkins team on Analostan
Island tomorrow.
Bird injured his hand yesterday in
sliding and had to retire. Nicholas
took his place in right field
President Spalding of the Chicago
League Club said yesterday that all the
talk about the National League going
back on its adopted schedule was the
weak invention of the enemy. The
matter of transferring the Pittsburg
Chicago games to that city, he said, was
an affair simply between the two clubs
and affected no one else. Mr.. Spaldiug
positively denied any intention of a
general change in the League schedule
The Philadelphia Brotherhood Club,
at their meeting last night, decided to
tako ootiOn On tbo 1oeoptiOp Of MDare