Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-27

kTcce Naiuc " lAi tltS year
be close to $4,000. The large number Of $50
entries were originally received. which. by the
gradual processes OF declarations. &c, has been
reduced to the present number Of eligibles.
which is at this writing PIG, while out Of this
number it is probable that the field will be COM
posed of the following: Lady Violet. Lovelace.
Morello and Spartan, lis each; Hammie and
Uncle Jim. los each; Plutus and Freize. kl
eaeh; Sir Francis. Comanche, Gov. Foraker.
Belladonna colt and Uncle Jess. lis: Iidger-
wood and Pat Malloy, jr., los each, and Mirage,
ITO.
ENTITLED TO CONSIDERATION.
of those who have performed in such manner
as TO entitle them to most consideration are
Lady Violet, Morello, Lovelace, Hammie and
Comanche; but as penalties and allowances
VIII play an important part in bringing together
the performers and non-performers. since -
few OF the two-year-olds Of the year have shown
themselves either consistent performers or Of
anything like first quality. few pounds in
weight becomes a matter of far greater i'm
portance than is usually the case. The ques-
tlon OF lockeyship also becomes an important
one, for where large field of horses start there
are not enough frst-class riders to go around,
and such owners. therefore, who have good
jockeys at their command have a material ad-
vantage. Garrison will have the mount on
Lady Violet; Fitzpatrick will pilot Morello:
Simms will guide Lidgerwood I.ambie will be
up on Hammie; Taral will ride Spartan: Little
field, Frieze; Bergen .Lovelace; Murphy. Co
manche, and Hamilton, the Belladonna colt.
The race will lie between Morello and Lady
Violet and the former will in all probability
win, especially if the track be heavy. But
sorrler lot of youngsters never perhaps in the
history OF the turf sported silk for so important
stake; in fact it is questionable whether raany
of them are even worth the $3.50 il will cost to
start them.
The presence Of Morello is in the opinion of
many an evidence of weakness on the part of
the board of control. 1t is certainly not a
precedent likely TO encourage trainers in future
to avail themselves of the rule calling for them
to take out license. Morelo is trained by a
man whose license has been withdrawn, and yet
with the greatest of ''sang froid" the board per-
mits the colt to start II is contended that in
the first place the colt doesn't belong 10 Van
Ness, even though his name as owner appears
on the Coney Island stake book 1t is also laid
down as legitimate that Van Ness can train the
aspirant elsewhere and on the day of the con-
test hand him over TO soma one else who has
not been relieved of his license. This arrange
ment would read very pretty in "Alice in Won
cerland,' but in this matter-of-fact world ii
smacks very much Of a childish, weakened in
efficiency TO cope with existing circumstances.
BAD YEAR FOR THE PLUSGERs
This seems TO be a very bad year for the
plungers at the race tracks in all parts of the
country. Down at Monmouth Park the story
is that VI. f. Dwyer has lost nearly 500, 600,
which would eat up the greater part of his win
nings in the early part of the year. which were
then enormous. Frederick Gebhard is reported
to have lost something like $4,000. and the
same amount Is the sum reported to have been
lost by ''Pittsburg Phil who is known to have
been PLAYING in hard luck. The smaller fry
have suffered as well. for the Monmouth meet
ing has been a most disastrous one to those who
have been playing the horses on form, and
about as bad for those who have only backed
the good things" in the races. The brewery
confederacy have had hard fight with fortune
up TO the time that Don Aonzo and Yorkville
Belle were allowed to race themselves into form.
and one of the assistant owners had TO quit the
game as he found it too hard according TO the
statement of some of his acquantances. From
the west there comes the report that the Zig
plunger of that section, Chris Smith, the owner
of 70 Tambien. Van Buren, and other horses in
what are known as the Kendall stables, has lost
Sl25, 900 this year besides what his horses have
won for him, and that amounts to about
slOo, 900, and perhaps tride more Smith il a
heavy player and is open to tips" from all
sorts OF sources, that he has been in the habit
OF playing every race every day, something
that it is perfectly evident that no man can
do successfully. He has now come east,
TALK OF A RACING LAW.
There is the ususl talk about a racing law in
New jersey next year, but there are so many
different elements engaged in racing in New
Jersey that a bill to suit all of them is an i'm
possibility. There is a bill drawn up, to be
presented to the legislature similar to the Ives
pool law, which restricts racing to forty days in
any county within fifty miles of Jersey City. 1t
is said to meet the approval of the power be-
hind GuttenbUrg. and gives Gloucester all that
its proprietor and manager ask for. although il
limits the Elizabeth and Linden associations to
I ~ 40. Cor a.rh 80 81,
principal shareholders Of the Linden association
said twenty days were far better than none at
all, and SO far as he was concerned he would do
his best to have il become a Law. Report from
a trustworthy source says that q conference is
to be held and adjustment of racing difficult
ties made that will prove satisfactory to all in
terested.
THE MONMOUTH PARK TRACK.
The meeting Of the Monmouth Park Associa-
ton. which ended Thursday, began on Monday.
July 4, and continued twenty-four days, racing
Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays total
of l5i races Was run, in which 294 horses
started. and to which total of S23l $50 was
added by the Monmouth Park Association, in
GLIDING 81 900 in plate. The total value Of the
l54 races as run is S403 535, in which Sl2, 325 Is
included in surplus money from selling races.
Of which two-thirds went to the second and
one-third 10 the third horses. There
were three "dead heats" the money value of
which was divided, making l57 winners.
There were two .'walkovers" and four races
in which only two horses started. OF the
l54 races run forty-one were for two-year-olds.
twenty-five for three year-olds and ninety-one
for ali ages, in several Of which two-year-olds
were eligible to start
TURF TOPICS.
p. Lorillard Is likely to send Lamplighter 10
England to race for some Of the cups.
NJ. r. Dryer is willing to take LAmplighter
and pay Mr.. Lorillard . profit on his invest
ment
w. p Burch's two-year-old FLY Rose WASH
ington has broken down. She had been receiv-
ing special preparation for the Futurity.
| Garfield Park officials promise two hurdle
races week hereafter. There will also be
steeplechases - soon - the course can be ar
| ranged.
1t was quite coincidence that when Nancy
/ Hanks made her wonderful time she was paced
| by the running horse Abe Lincoln, Nancy Hanks
having been named after the motbsr Of Abraham
Lincoln.
Mr.. n DAILY has purchased the ysariing bay
colt bred BY Mr. n Dawson. got By st. Gstien,
dam Glance. by Gen. Peel; second dam Mother
Neaehsm, by Buccanser, out Of Little Hannah,
BY LAnercost
o. II. Chenult Of Richmond, Ky.. states that
he VII offer ON September %, In Lexington, his
entire stud Of thoroughbreds at auction. Il In
cludes Spendthrift and imported Albert and