The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-10-25

Pleasant wealth er is all that will be needed
to make the fall meeting OF the Washington
Jockey Club, which opens tomorrow, one of
the most successful ever held in this city.
The class of horses that will participate is of
the best, and from all indications the entries
for the races will be large, thus ensuring ex-
citing finishes. Already about fifty horses are
at the track aud by the time night falls to-
day there will be over hundred more. The
club has done everything possible to make this
meeting memorable one, and horsemen who
have watched their efforts say that they expect
the best meeting ever witnessed within the
District lines.
''The track itself has been carefully worked
until it is in the pink OF condition. The
steeplechase course has been gone over and the
jumps fringed with evergreens. The grass In
the infeld has been cut, the fences white
washed, and the grandstand madesclean and
comfortable. The sight is a beautiful one at
this time of the year. The betting ring has
been improved and 1t is understood that
large number of bookmakers will be here.
The judges for the meeting will be George NJ.
Oyster, jr., and G.. r. Tompkins.
About IL o'clock tomorrow a special train
will arrive at Benning's from Baltimore, upon
which there will be about 100 horses. Among
the stables that will arrive and the number
OF horses they will bring are the following:
S. S. Brown, Z; G. B. Morris, Z; Thomas & Co.,
4: j. ii. Lewis, jr., 3; S. w. Street, 2; w. NJ.
Barrick, 3; j. j. Hyland, s; NJ. Woodlands, .;
P. j. Dwyer Il Son, 6; W. b. Jennings, 9; S.
Love, 6; Hodges Il Walters, 8; Jerre Dunn, 2;
Foxball keene, from Baltimore and from
New York; William Hendrie, 4; William Jen-
nings, 4; 7. w. Shreve, l; Fl. McCsrren, 2; NJ.
Lynch, /; j. O'Briep, 9; j. L. Strausberry, 8:
s. Roche, 2, and G. T. Leach, 8.
Among the stables and horses now at the
IL al M
Aristocrat; f. I. Miller, with Syracuse, Larch-
mont, John Smith, and Dora: W. P. Burch,
with Prather, Helen Rose, Margherita, Do Do,
and Enston: G. n. McCay, with Kittie T.;
Riverside stables, with Iberia and Black Bes-
sic; w. Bennett, with Coldstream: E. G. Blunt,
with King Thomas, the $4,000 yearling, and
Queenston, a full sister to Kingston; John
Mclean, with Helen Morton; Queen City
Stable, with Hercules and Brother Gardner:
Bay View stable, with Mckenzie and Flip
Flop, the jumpers. Thirty more horses will
them being the stables of L. Block, j. Car
moey, G. G. Gray, D. Honig, and the
Gloucester stables. Gutenberg will proba-
bly, send some horses and a number of others
will come from different points. In all, it is
certain that over two hundred different horses
will run.
The races will begin promptly at o'clock
tomorrow and glance at the list of entries
is sufficient to indicate the class of horses that
will participate. The entries and races for
tomorrow are as follows:
First epstakes-fye-eights of a
mile for all ages. Non-winners In 1891 of
$1,000 allowed 5 lbs, OF $7OO, 10 lbs, and of
$500 Is lbs. Black Bessie 10s), Bellevue
Ql2), Promenade (96), Ballaret 900, Zorling
(96l, DR.. Hasbrouck (117), Village Maid (1O4),
Cokena filly (92), G. w. Cook (122), Taran-
tella (61).
Second race-Purse $500, of which SIS to
second and S25 TO third, for three-year- -olds
and upward. The winner to be sold at auc-
tion for $4,000; if for 1880 allowed 5 lbs. !;
then 2 lbs allowed for each 800 down to $500.
Six fuIlongs. Miss Williams 1897, Kittie 7
(114), George W. (102), Cerberus (1O2), Mata-
CORA tilly i99). Lady Ballard (9l), st. Charles
qo2l, Gold Dollars (102), st. John (1O1), Cora
S. l85), Louise (9O)
Third race-The Pabst stakes, for three
year-olds and upward. sweepstakes Of SIS
each, with 500 added by the Washington
Branch Pabst Brewing Company. and 5000 by
the Club, of which 500 10 second and $50 to
third. Winners in 1891 OF &, 900, lbs; twice
OF $4,000 or once of $4,000, Z lbs. extra. Non
winners in 1891 of 81 COO allowed lbs; of
500, 10 lbs; of $500, Is lbs. Maidens allowed
20 lbs. One mile and furlong. Foxmeade
Q00, senorita 11S), Strathmeath (12O),
Prather (l15), Isaac Lewis (112).
Fourth race-Purse $500, of which S75 to
second and sos to third for two-year-olds
weights lO pounds below the scale. Winners
of $4,000 or two races of 81 600 each to carry
10 pounds extra. Maidens allowed pounds
Five and half furlongs. Dora (9S), Thiers
/. (lOS), Iberia 1881, Brother Gardner (1Ol),
Queen dor ll05), Knapsack (1OS), Lamp
lighter qlSl, Alcina colt (lO8), St. Mark (1Oll
Temple (1OSl, Cottonade 105), Handicraft
(lOl), King Mac (10S), Grand Prix (10S).
Fifth race-Steeplechase purse $4O0, of
which $75 to second and $25 to third. Weights
40 pounds above the scale The winner to be
sold at auction for 81 500; If for less, 3pounds
allowed for each 500 down to $780, The
steeplechase course about two miles Her
cules (l55l, Captain Manning (l22), Boutwell,
GAO, Mckenzie (l8l), ColdstTeam (122), Flip
Repsrtee obj, Ecarte Q31j, Grey Lawn 1874, J,
Benefit obi.
There will be five races each day except
Saturday when a steeplechase for gentlemen
riders viii make six. On Wednesday there
will be a hurdle race and on Friday and Sat
urday steeplechase. All other races will be
on the fat
Expediting Widows Claims.
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