The Critic and record., 1891-04-30
UNDER THE WIRE.
EXCELLENT RACING MARKS THE
THIRD DAY or THE MEET.

Good Weather, Fast Track Big Crowds,
and Large Fields-Plcnty Of Oppor-
tunities for Lucky Spectators To
Win Back the Money Dropped Yes.
terday-Ponts from the Paddock.
The third day of the meeting Of the
Washington Jockey Club furnished as
excellent weather and sport as the pre-
ceding days and the crowd was consider
ably larger than yesterday.
The betting ring was crowded. the
talent endeavoring to make up for the
losses of yesterday, when the public was
hit hard. Money was fairly showered on
the bookm0kers and they had their hands
full from the time the first betting on the
first race was posted.
About 5000 persons witnessed the races,
among them many ladies, who were at
tracted by the jumping race,
Six races were on the card for decision,
and as the fields were large in all of them
the speculation was correspondngly
heavy.
Yesterdays Races.
First race-Forrest opened the days
sport by giving the talent surprise. Op-
pressor was backed heavily at 4 to .,
while Beaverwyck carried good deal of
money at 5 to /. The Morris entry was
stale evidently, and Forrest who got away
in the lead won by half length, Beaver
wyck second and Oppressor third.
Second race.-Hypatia was liked in this
event and was heavily backed against the
field at short odds. There was long de-
lay at the post, but when the string got
off Annapolis, 80 to / shot, went to the
front and was never headed, beating the
favorite by length, with Fergus third.
Third race.--My Fellow, with McIIaugh-
lin up, was hot favorite and carried the
bulk of the money, although pIntri-
guante and Gallifet were well liked; the
Mccoy entry carrying a good deal of
place money. The race was between
Gallifet and IIntmguante and the latter
won under a pull, Gallifet second, Stride
away third.
Fourth race--Ten horses faced Starter
Rowe in the seven-furlong DASH. Asben,
Captain Wagner and Helen Rose were well
liked, but the Gloucester stable furnished
a surprise in India Rubber and pulled off
30 to | shot with comparative ease, Low
lander finishing second and the Sequence
colt third.
Fifth race-Ely was thought to be
"clnch' in this race, and the public
| plunged on him at 3 TO 5, hoping to regain
what had been lost on the previous races
Coyington poor riding lost the race, for
in the stretch, when ii was all over but the
shouting, Eleve came through and went
under the wire nose and nose with the
favorite. In the run off the elder horse
won handily by two lengths Ely not being
| good enough for the distance.
Points from the Paddock.
Not favorite won.
1t was great day for the bookmakers.
india Rubber won the shallowest kind
| of victory. Asben, the favorite, got two
| lengths the best of the start, but the run
ming was too hard.
Captain Wagner is about due for VIC
tory. He ought to win the next time he
| starts.
Iceberg in the fourth race to-day ought
| to do the trick.
Zangbar at 1856 pounds looks like good
thing in the jumping race.
L'Intriguante did the trick very nicely
yesterday. Morris horses are all in ex-
cellent condition and will bear watching.
Watch Gallifet the next time he starts.
Annapolis furnished regular "facer'
| for the bettOrs.