The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-03
GOOD SPORT AT JENNINGS.
THE SPRING RACING TO CONTINUE
DURING NEXT WEEK.
Yesterdays Events-Two Favorites, Two
Second-Choice Horses, and "a Rank
Outsider King Alta, Won Races
The Latter Went to the Post 40 toll.

The Washington Jockey Club Yesterday
closed the first week of its spring meeting
successfully, with large attendance and
good days sport. The weather was fine and
the track in fair condition. The horses ran
consistently on their form, and favortes won
two races, second-choice horses two, and an
outsider, King Alta, the first race. King Alta
was sold to Charles Satler for 81 $50, $500
above the entrance price. Five races were on
the card, the close being steeplechase, which
this time resulted without an accident, though
two jockeys were thrown.
For the opening six-furlong dash Leo H.
was good favorite, with Van Buren, and
Mucilage played to win, and most OF the
Others backed for place. The winner turned
up in rank outsider, King Alta, at 40 to 1,
who ran most OF the way on almost even
terms with Van Buren,, and then came away
in the stretch, beating out Leo H., the favor
lite. by neck, Rustic third, one and one-half
lengths away.
Recess, as one Of the crack Morris colts,
was favorite for the five-furlong colt scramble,
but was closely pressed in the betting by III
Wind, who had shown up well heretofore.
The race proved to be between the pair, but
Ill Wind was the better horse and won credi-
tably by half length.
Only three came to the post for the Con-
gressional handicap of one mile. Kitty T.
being an even money favorite, with Sequence
colt and Ballyhoo selling In the order named.
Sequence colt was permitted to make the
running until the turn, when Kitty T., who
won by length and a half from Ballyhoo,
Sequence colt falling back tired.
Many of the bookmakers preferred to take
no chances against Gypsy Queen for the mile
and sixteenth, and did not care to take
bets at z to 5. Ely and Eleve were played
by the talent, the latter to on his staying
powers The Queen delayed by several breaks
and then the horses made beautiful race,
Lancarter, GYPSY Queen, Gen. Gordon, Ely,
and Eleve in a bunch. The work at the post
told on the horses when the run home came
and Eleve, outlasting the others, beat Gypsy
queen out two lengths, Longshot running up
good third.
A big tip went out on P at Oakley to win the
steeplechase and from third choice he became
the favorite at 5to2. Elphin and Bob Thomas
were also fancied by bettors. Grey Gown, as
usual, made the running and no mishap oc-
Cured until the field was returned to, when
Bob Thomas and Repeater went down, but
without injuring their jockeys. Pat Oakley
entered the flat first, Grey Gown second and
growing weary, Stonewall, Elphin, and
Delaware well up. Pat Oakley won by five
lengths, Stonewall getting the place and Della
ware third money.
First race4 Purse s4uQ. divided, for three
| year-olds. and upward; winner to be sold for
$1,000; allowances; six furlongs. E. Gill;
sons King Alta, 3, 1O2, (Myers,) won, D. A.
Honigs Leo H., s, 1o7, N. Hill,) second,
q, ~
Brewster, Souvenir, Baylor, Krikina, Vevay,
| Silence, Silent, Little Ella, Can't Tell, Van
Buren,, and Mucilage also ran. Time, liz.
Betting-Leo a., to 5; Van Buren,, 4 to 1;
Little Ella, to /; Mucilage, 6 to 1; Silence,
from 20 to 1up, the winner opening at 20 to
| and going to the post 40 to 1. PIace-King
Alta, 10 to /, and Leo H., to s. Mutuals
paid s34;so, 50, and $500
Second race-Purse $500, divided, for two
| year-olds; penalties and allowances; five fur
longs Riverside Stables Ill Wind, ITO,
| (McCarty,) won, j. A. and A. H. Morris Re-
cess, ITO, (Littlefeld, second, T. B. Doswell's
| Ninnoe, ITO, (simms,) third. Warpan, King
| dom, Our Own, Carmine, Theirs L. and Aris-
tocrat also ran. Time, 1:O4.
| Betting-Recess, to 1; Ill Wind, IL to 5;
| Aristocrat, 5 to l.; Carmine, to /; Ninnoe
and Kingdom, to l; others at long odds.
Place,Ill Wind and Recess, even money.
| Third race = Congressional handicap for
three-year-olds and upward; sweepstakes of
SIS each, with $500 added, divided; one mile.
G; D; McCoy's Kitty T., 3, 100, IN. HILL won,
W. B. jennings Ballyhoo, 4, 1os, (G. Taylor,)
(slmms,) third. Time, 1:45.
Betting,Kitty T., even money, Sequence
S4.15, $780, and $50.
Fourth race-Purse $400, divided: for three
year-olds and upward; winner to be sold for
$4,000; allowances 1-16 miles. r. Harper's
Eleve, 6, 116, (simms, } won Excelsior Stables
Gypsy Queen, 8, l16, (McCarty,l second, A.
E. Gates's Longshot, aged, 112, Carroll, }
third. Tyrone, j. j. OBJ, Lancaster, Armour,
Esau, Gen. Gordon, Fanny H., and Ely also
ran. Time, 1:52.
Betting -Gipsey Queen, to 5; Ely, 5 to q;
Eleve, A to 1; Esau, g to /; j. j. OBJ, 10 to l.
Longshot, Lancaster, and Fanny H., 90 to /,
and almost any odds against the Others
Place-Eleve, to 5; Gypsy Queen, to s.
Mutuals paid $13.65, $4.15, and $3.35.
Fifth race-Free handicap steeplechase;
purse $3.50, divided; regular course. E. d.
Burttrand's Pay Oakley, aged, 140, Green, J
won, w. j. Roche's stonewall, 5, 1877, (Lock-
man, second, j. II. Lewis, Jr., Delaware, 142,
pines third Repeater, Bob Thomas, Evan
geline, Elphin, Lorris, Leander, Grey Gown,
and Skylark also ran. Time, 3:51.
Betting-Pat Oakley, 5 to 2; Bob Thomas,
to 1; Elphin and Repeater, to l each; Del
aware, Evsngeline, and Grey Gown, 10 to l
each, and Is to 20 to each against Stone
wall, Lorris, and Leander. Place-Pat Oak
ley, even money; StonewalI, 6 to /. Mutuals
paid So. so, $4. .15, and $34.45.
Five days more of excellent sport is prom
ised next week.
Especial attention is called to the fact that
In addition TO other trains previously pro-
yided for the transportation of visitors to the
race-course train will start daily at 1870 p.
M. from the Pennsylvania Railway Station,
Sixth and B streets.
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