Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-14
AT THE IVY CITY TRACK.
First Day of the Dumblane Hunt Club Meet
| Fashionable Crowd.


A Fashionable Crowd.
The Dumblane Hunt Club meet drew crowd
to Ivy City this afternoon, which recalled the
old-time glories Of the track, when the fastest
of the country's flyers extended their limbs
around the level oval The Dumblane meet is
. society event of the greatest Importance to
Washingtonians, and this fact could be plainly
seen today by the large number Of prominent
people crowding the stand aud pool lawn and
the crush of fashionable equipages which filed
the infeld. The DumblGne races, however,
are more than a society event pure and
simple. They form interesting study and
present IN instructive object lesson TO all
lovers of horse flesh In showing the advances
which have been made and the present char
acter OF the hunters owned and raised in this
neighborhood. and likewise afford an excellent
basis for comparing the respective merits of
the Virginia raised horse and the far famed
breed OF cross country hacks from the Gen.
esee valley.
THE TRACK IL GOOD CONDITION
The track is in splendid condition. as is the
steeplechase course, although the ground is a
little hard for falls. The races today include
five events-four cup races and a match be
tween ponies owned by Mr.. George HELEN and
Mr.. Van Ness Phillips. The cups are the Met
ioPoheaii, cup given pg the metropolitan
Club Tor the mile and an eighth over four
hurdles. The cup is in the form of punch
bowl The Galloway, massive silver cup pre-
sented by NJ. w. Gait & Bro; the heavyweight
steepiechase, massive silver tankard. and the
Washington, graceful goblet-shaped cup.
The four main races OF the day have filed
well and some exciting finishes will no doubt
result.
ToDAy's PROGRAM.
The DAVIS entries are as follows:
First race-Metropolitsn cup; a sweepstakes
of Sl0 cup and 800 added; SIS to second
horse; third to save his stakes: open 10 all:
half breds to carry 155 pounds. thoroughbreds
10 pounds, one and one-eighth Of amile. over
four hurdles. Arthur c. Marshalls Punch
George p. Eustis' ST. swithin. H. Rozier Du-
laneys Mogul, J. r. Maddux's Neptune Wash
ington stables Natchez and A. Gregor g
Countess.
Second race-Thc Galloway cup; a sweep
| stakes OF 50, with a cup and so added; en-
frances to second horse: open TO all horses Is
hands and under, with pounds allowance 20
inch. One-haf mile on nat las pounds; thor
oughbreds to carry 10 pounds extra. ". Z.
Eustis Sand Boy. W. Hayes Cateret. ii. l..
Pages Frank. r. Neville's The Rat. ). C. Bar
nard's King Tom, Geo. z. Eustis kangaroo J..
r. Maddux's Prospect. Hugh lie Cares su-
settle and r. Hunter Dulaneys Jack Snipe.
Third race-Heavy weight steeplechase; a
sweepstakes of $40 each. cup and 800 added;
SIS to second horse; open to all qualified half
bred hunters. The short steeplechase course;
200 pounds. w. B. Ogdens Adonis, J. II. Mad
duxs Neptune, A Gregor's Countess. A.
Gregor's The Moor, II. Nevilie's Transit j..
Ford Thompson's The Bear and Guy r. Whit
ing Silver Tip.
Fourth race-The Washington cup; a sweep
stakes OF 50 each. cup and $50 added: SIS to
second. Open to all half-bred hacks, the prop
erty of residents of the District of Columbia;
leo pounds. 1hree-quarter mile fat. j. w.
Henrys Billy NJ, II. L. Pages Frank, H. L.
Pages Bull, George p. Eustis Gadhy, II. Ro-
zier Dulany's Mogul Hugh lie Cares Susette.
Washington stables Natchez, II. A. CASTELAR, s
Ranger, A. Greyors Countess.
Fifth race-Match between Mr.. George Hell
len and Mr.. Van Ness Phillips: quarte- mile Hat