The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-10

Fitz Lee, Costa Rica, and Ella the
Winners,
Yesterday closed one of the most successful
meetings In point OF attendance ever held in
Washington. The attendance has been I'M
precedented, even In the pamlest DAYS of Ivy
CITY, and though the weather was uuusually
pleasant throughout the meet still on the two
or three days when 1t was blustery and chilly
the number of those present decreased but
little. The best judges average the daily at
tendance at about three thousand, a large ma
iority of whom were ladies whose enthusiasm
over the exciting sport took them to the track
day after day, Many of them picked the
winners in most successful manner and
thereby won sufficient pin money to indulge
their particular fancies during the summer
months. The entries, as a rule, were large and
closely enough matched to give those with
sporting proclivities all the range de-
sired In picking a winner. Short horses
frequently passed the wire in the van.
while the favorites showed in front as
frequently as usual. The club is said to have
cleared about 81 600 day, or a total of from
1000 to $4,000 on the meeting The Off
GERS OF the club are pleased beyond express
sion, and the effect will undoubtedly be a,
good fall meeting. AS an old-timer expressed
niahSeii, lue ueetlnB uaS Deen q remarkable.
one in every way and speaks well for the
management. The public undoubtedly ex-
pected two more extra days, but at the last
moment it was decided to close the meet Sat-
urday"
Jockey Bernard was ruled off the track for
his suspicious riding of Basil Duke on the,
second day, and Jockey Green was pun
lsheo IN the same manner for his action on
Fat Oakley in the steeplechase two or three
days ago.
Fitz Lee, who was sold to Dan Honic for.
$500, was bought back by 1, P. Holiday, his
former owner, for 81 ,050, after winning the
fourth race at an entered price of $500.
The six races yesterday were of an excel
lent character, the finishes in most of them
being fast and exciting.
With fifteen fairly good horses in the open
ing six,furlong dash there was no decided
favorite. Village Maid was at the owest odds.
and Can't Tell, Craft, Sir David, Slumber, and
Euna were all played below 8 to l. Euns set
hot pace with three lengths lead at the lump,
but tired and was overhauled in the stretch by
Village Maid, who looked winner until the
last few strides, when Hemet, 10 to shot,
coming fast on the outside, stole the race by a
head from Village Maids jockey. Vance,
made dead heat with Village Maid in the
same way for the place. Craft. Vevay, Bar
gain. Armour, Vance, Tom Daily, Brock.
slumber, Souvenir, Euna, Sir David Festus,
longs Time, 1.15a. Mutuals paid S4. rs on
Village Maid, none sold on Hemet; field tick
cts, including Hemet, paid s2.7O Place, So. 45,
1920, and $500.
starters in the Owners Handicap OF one and
one-eighth miles, the last two standing about
equal 1aVorltes at even money or better, and
Iceberg at 3 and to l. Kyrle B. aud Lotion
set slashing pace from the start and running
neck and neck, the latter was a half-length
the better horse at the finish, in the best time
made on the track, 1:55l. The pace was too
warm for Iceberg. Distance, one and one
eighth miles. Time, l:551. Mutuals paid
S435, 81. so, and $40.
Lotion was sent out again In the mile but
the bookmakers thought the previous race
too hard to be repeated and laid to / at the
opening and 10 to at the close. Belisarius
was favorite, with good many hackers for
both Syracuse and India Rubber at to 2
each. Syracuse set clnking gait from the
start, and getting lead of length and half
managed TO hold out strong enough to land
winner in lag, half length in front of India
Rubber who finished in sprint. Lotion ran
well and was third. Virgie, Belisarius, Leo
H., and Doodle also ran. Distance one
mile. Time, 1;42. Mutuals paid So. .65, 50. 40,
and Sc.
There was a scattering among Fearless,
fourth race. Fitz Lee, Notwithstanding his
good heat race yesterday, went begging In the
books. In the five and half furiongs Basil
Duke and Benjamin set pace that pumped
them out in the stretch, and Fitz Lee won as.
on yesterday by a strong finish. Blanche,
Fearless, Cecelia MONDAY, Coldstream..
Rustic, Silence, Sport, and Louise also ran.
Distance, five and a half furlongs. Time,
1:0S3. Betting-Fearless, to 5; Basil Duke.
8 to 2; Benjamin and Louise, to / each:
Fitz Lee and Silence, 8 to / each; Noonday. s.
to /; Coldstream, 10 to !, aud the others at
very long odds. Place-Fitz Lee, to j.
and Basil Duke, to 5. Mutuals paid 500. .75'
$10.95, and $3.50.
The public and talent played Glpsey Queen
at even money and Eleve at to s for the.
mile and sixteenth, thinking Costa Rica. a
10 shot, In too good company. Bergen
rode Costa Rica for the money from the start,
and opening up lead of four lengths in the.
back stretch, Gipsey Queen was unable to
catch her and got beaten by a length j. j,
OBJ. was third, six lengths away Eieve, Esau,
and Lancaster also ran. Distance, one and
one-sixteenth miles. Time 1850. Betting
Gipsey Queen, even; Eleye, to 5; Costa
Rlca. to 0; j. j. o. B., 6 to l; Esau, 8 to i.
and Lancaster, 15 TO /. Place-Costa Rica. I
to 5. Mutuals paid $17.40, IS O5, and SO O5
Ella was an odds-on favorite for the five
turlong race which closed the meeting, but
Cutalong carried considerable money Cuta-
long moved out all right at the start, but when
Ella began to challenge her she quit and Ella
won easily by two lengths. Krikina beat
Edmonia Tor the place. Cutalong and Roust-
about also ran. Time, 1O9. Betting--Ella,
10 o; Cntalong to 5; Krikina, to 1; Ed
mona, 4 10 i, and Roustabout, 10 TO /. No
place. Mutuals paid $6.15, So so, and 1886.
There has been much more than the usual
amount OF talk about crooked races and CON-.
pinatons between the bookmakers and horse
owners during the meeting. There was no
doubt good ground for the talk, and the
members OF the Jockey Club realized 1t and