Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-21
THE DUMBLANE CLUB.

The Dumblane Club races this week were
quite success, despite the fact that the attend
ance on the second day was very small owing to
the rain and the misunderstanding as to
whether or not the races had been postponed
The races should have been postponed
Had the club been a professional racing asso-
citation, catering to that class of race-goers who
care not whether the races are run in rain or sun
shine so long as there il betting, it would per-
haps have been we'll 10 have allowed no post
ponement. But in this instance the case was
an altogether different one. The club sought
the support of the general public, not par
ticularly the betting public, and many
people were greatly disappointed. The man
agenent OF the meeting was excellent and the
racing very creditable. The feature of the
meeting was the excellent riding of Mr. Will
Hayes. formerly of Virginia. Mr.. Hayes is one
OF the best gentlemen riders in this country
fearless, intelligent and possessing great good
Judgment He Is a modest, unassuming gentle
man. without any desire or play for grand
stand plaudits, and his success here was a yery
popular one.
HERE AND THERE.
Judge Morrow's weight in the Suburban will
be l26 pounds, having incurred six pounds pen
atty by his win of the Brooklyn handicap.
High-priced horses are considered .Jonahs"
by trainers and they do not like to have one in
the stable.
In exceptional cases, such as the Derby, st.
Leger and other big races
Latonla aud Garfield Parks open their gates
Saturday. The Latonia Derby will be run on
the opening day, but the Garfield Derby not
until June 4.
r. Tucker, the trainer. and Willie Delong the
jockey, have left f. Corrigans great stable The
cause of the break has not been made public
Reports from Monmouth Park say that The
Baron, Matt Byrnes' crack two-year-old, is one
of the best he ever trained that he can gallop
IA half mile in fifty seconds over the old track
Guy Wilkes. Axtell and Nutwood are
standing at $1,000 each, Arion at q. 5OO all
trotters. This is a higher fee than any thor
Oughbred ever commanded. except St. Blaise
whose book filed ut 50 800.
Secretary Brewster of the Washington Park
track III Chicago states that the owner of the
winner of the American Derby in Chicago i'm
1898 will receive certified check for $50, 900
Immediately after the race.
Maj COvington is as cute jockey as there
is. Just before the BROOKLYN handicap he was
standing in the paddock with the colors on when
a stranger asked him if Judge Morrow would
win. He replied: The horse head is a heap
longer than mine, but he can't tell you that
What do you think about it?'' was the next
question.
II amt allowed to think" the midget re-
piled.
The yearling colt by imp. Darebin, that has
covered quarters iii % seconds has been sold to
Charles Fair of San Francisco for IS, 000 and
the two-year-Old FLY Princess. by imp. Cheviot,
for $500. Princess recently went a half mile
in AZ 40 seconds, with 115 pounds up. which is
thought to be the best trial ever run in Cali
fornia.
Gen. W. H. Alexander of the Belle Meade
stud at Gallatin. Tenn. has secured the re-
fusal from Michael F. Dwyer of the great horse
Kingston. after his racing career shall have
ended, which will probably be at the termina-
ton of the present racing season. The price
agreed upon lis understood to be $50. 900. The
addition of Kingston will give Belle Meade
remarkable array Of stations. the stars there
now being the English Derby winner, Iroquois
Luke Blackburn, the unbeaten fremont, In
spector B., imp. Great Tom and imp LoyaIist
Mr.. John Hunter has been elected chairman
of the board of control. The board has granted
licenses to the following:
sTrainsrs-C. P. Hill, J. B. Ferguson, Will
lam Donohue, Edward McElmeeI Charles OK,
George W. Nixon, +. Charleston, Chas. Chance
John Ross, John Dwyer, c. ]. Garrison. Hardy
Campbell. Jesse Delong, James F. Gleason, ].
w. Graves.
Jockeys-Andrew J. Mccarthy, L. wilkens.
L. Kane. Anthony Scott, Burgess Tenny, Chas.
Flynn, VIM. Haywood, James Callahan and F.
Pontin.
The Hudson County Jockey Club meeting at
Guttenbnrg began October Is. 1891, and closed
on Saturday last, during which time / O38 races
were decided in the 173 racing days. The total
amount Of money distributed was S5l1 COS, the
winners of more than 81, 500 being Is follows: