The daily critic., 1890-10-20
ON THE TRACK
THE FALL MEETING OF THE JOCKEY
CLUB BEGINS TO MORROW.
Ten Days Of Excellent sport Promised
Many Horses Here sunday sight
seers At the Course.

| Ten DAYS Of Excellent sport Promised
Many Horses Here sunday sight
seers At the Course.
An the flyers were on the track at
Bcnnings yesterday, and pretty nearly
every one in this city who is Interested
IN racing, TO the number of several
thousand or So, were there also watch.
ing the horses being put through their
PAGES. AL day long the horses were
exercised, and occasionally there would
hc short dash hat caused many Of
tue spectators to pull their watches and
note .lc time From early In the morn
irl until dark hundreds of ueorlc Wis
ted 'he track exchanged opinions as To-
ne relative merits Of the cracks. and
went home FIRMLY convinced that the
Information they bad CLEANED from
Tom Dick and Harry would prove an
open sesame 20 the pool box when
Che meeting began
They were all sorts and conditions of
men aud boys, and al bad bat one
ohjcCi-the beating of the bOOkmskers.
How far they will succeed will be better
known in the future.
Some very CrCditablc time was made
yesterday, the favorite distance seeming
to be five furlongs and nearly all Of the
100 racers at The track had plenty Of
work
The track is In excellent condition.
and when the bell rings to morrow the
horses will have an almost perfect track
and one on which some excellent time
should be made.
All the arrangements for the meeting
are completed, and u could Just as well
be commenced TO day.
This morning another string Of horses
arrived from New York, and bv to
night all Of the 2jO horses for whom
accommodations have been provided
will be at the track
The programme for the openingdays
meeting is an excellent one, and each
event will doubtless be hotly contested.
lbe entries close at 4 O'Clock this after.
noon. The following is the programmes
First race purse 500, Of which S5j TO
second and S25 to third, for all ages. Non
winners OF 81 600 n 3 years Old and up.
ward allowed pounds, Of $500 allowed
" pounds-Five furlongs
Second race, purse 500, OF which S1j 20
second and sos to third, for 3-year-olds
ana upward The winner 90 be sold at
auction for 81 500; II for less. pound al
lowed for each 500 down to $1,000; then
pounds for each 500 down 10 t3OO-Six
turlougs.
Third race, purse 800, OF which S15 10
second and S25 20 third, for maidens Q years
old. Weights 10 pounds below the scale.
Horses that have not run second allowed
pUunds-liyc futlonUs
Fourth race, a handicap sweepstakes ~
si5 each or - 10 declared. with 500 added.
Of which 500 10 second and $50 10 third
IuulCs 90 lie made by p. M on Monday
CCiDler 20, weights 10 he posted by p m.,
ard declarations 10 De- made by p. m. ut
the same day one mile
tiih -Stccplcchasc, purse $3.50, Of
Which $50 10 second and S!5 10 third. fnr
ayear llds aud upward, 20 carry 90 pounds
aluyc the scale. The winner 90 be sold at
auction Tor $1,000 N for less, pounds
allowed for each 500 down % 500. The
stCcp'CchaFe course, about two miles.
Special trains will leave the Baltimore
and Potomac depot Tor the track at
1905, 1880, and 80 o'clock each day.
returning al The conclusion Of the races.