Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-27
INAS-TIDE SPORT.
se sAclNc AT IVY CITY RESUMED
W UNpeR DIFFICULTIES.
o,c Hook Maker Tries "a DO
Unsincss and He is Arrestcd-Bi-
evcIing Chicken Dispute.


.-.I ODDS on the opening races, and
...s lcing run. he and n three clerks
r.scsl under arrest and taken 90 the
-.. r.rcc.Court. where they were each
..... .n $1,000 bail for their appearance
.,.r-sW. District Attorney Mulloney
.....r-tei The prosecution ana Attorney
..-.. coleman the Ivy City Jockey Club.
,..-. Miller viii dispose OF the cases in
. --,--.ns. and the race people are con-
r-..fa q favorable result. The first race
u. .- only one on which there was any
....- md the remainder of the pro-
, was run or in short order.
p... .n; Engeman declares his inten-
..- o. race every day. despite the oppo-
.-. o. .he United States District Attor-
.r. u.iher was clear but cold. and the
.r. ...c was about 1000. Many book
.-. vrre present. hut they preferred
..a fcw days before going on.
~.a. .>-1ce of any betting being known,
.. rdag was much above the average,
. f.a ~ the finishes were very txcit-
fr TIE opening event Halcyon beat
,,n. former seemed TO have the race
t.. mercy. Yucaian ran kindly in the
-4 end won easily from Ross. who
.~.lv beat Imperial for the place. In
rrd event Play y-or-Pay won from
-. To- finish. while Blue Blood beat
for the place W. h. made a run
" fhe fourth. while Belwood and
r. -erlccuvely won the fifth and sixth
rn'.
-,. 1.ce-lye furlongs. selling-Haicyon
Char!ey Wilson second, Berwyn
M Tins. i,ofis.
u nce-five furlongs. 2-year-olds.
4 -Yucatan won, Ross second IN
,nira Time. 1NS.
-t.li raco-six' furiOngs, S-year-olds, sell
q i, p.ay-or-Pay won, Blue Blood second,
at third. Time. 1ISA.
4 -,a race-one nlile-W. p. won, Rico
4 AHA Pdiiora third Time Lao.
4 rrl race-sellins-Bs won, Mira
.loud. Double Cross third. Iime'
1 .,.h race-six furiongs, selling-Addie
Lord Harry second. Climax third.
rr. ll9.
THE MERviN CASE.
- .-,...l,inc OF the arrest OF Bookmaker
I -, II al the Ivy-City race-track to-
1 ,sr. Coleman, attorney for the Jockey
4 said. Il cannot see how the District
4 ,..s to make any case against us
leneral gambling law OF lSS. under
r 1 understand. they are going 10
rute. Is identically the same as the
1 Maryland. That has been construed
.ho courts there rs not applying TO
relling on horse races. The language
I d.. act charges the setting up OF
a Flx
-r. A horse race IA not a gaming table,
II Il wore. they have given the Jockey
.y a license 70 race. and | cannot see
I w ;hey can cail a blackboard n gaming
lle. when IL hRR been decided by the
ryland courts that IL is not.
Ir Engsman wants 20 do what Is
! 4 fn thlg CASE IL he finds that he Is
-4tlng The law he will take his horses
& 20 somewhere else but If he is right
. Is goiag to stay. He has q three
r lease ON tho Ivy-City track. with
rrlvhege Of purchasing, and this
~ .s decided In his favor he Will IN
years have the finest track and
4 os-palk there 10 be found IN the
atry"
4 trict,Attnrney Birney. IN speaking OF
4 prosecution, said: This case Is gong
i 3. p4shed. These men have had ample
q ming. and since they have taken the
1-es they Will have to abide oy the
DO not know whether the prose-
... win be under the law of lSS or
-,- II isa, or both. In the former case
b.. .0suce is a felony. with penitenuary
{ ,ru-pt. They cannot continue TO
looks while this case Is pending.
fg tr-at every separate case as IL
... Without reference to the others.
. t,.. ienqth Of time before a trial
- Del. had in case the defendarts are
..I over 10 the grand jury l cannot
but Il will In all probability be
.. as there are an abundance of
. cases to occupy the attention or
lry Tor the full term without putting
. more work on them.
cEESCENT CITY WINNERS.
NrW ORLEANS. December 26.-Beau-
weather was again a feature OF the
Fs racing and the SPORT was excel
Th-.. favorites won. but even Win
P. -.rUr's aid did not get any the DIST
tn. tloks Herman won the first race
4 s-1r' ia the stretch. which landed
lafr.h In front OF yellow Rose.
t1 Iest Ik- :. for the place by halt n
ta Long Brock. the favorite. was
.- rrtri from. Hubert won the es-
l r-e ~ O nose from Artie FERN
Poi. V1s half a length in front or Toplc'
sr was luite a plunge on jim hosB.
-.... Davis won the third race Dy a
I.- Hardy made "a spurJ which
rI alv. won had the race been u
t-- further German was tniru py
r.ile T.. At to l. won the fourth IN Il
3 Ur. taree lengths in front OF nal!S'
t.1 Was "a length In front OF NclVe
i'Vlr The fayOrite. The haudlcdP w"'
r- ly Minnie Gee. a TO faVofHe'
s.sv Tasco beating Mezzotih' oS
ir-'l f.r the place. Summary -,
Frt rtre-gve eighths OF mile sell
tt .year-o.ls-Herman won, yellow
d. s-r~-,4. Ike s. third. Time, 'V- L.
@.-a8 race-five and one half furlohgs'
trrr year-olds--Hulbert won. Aau0
f.r s-c,ri Topic third. Time, l"s o.
n-T rrce-three quarters OF iiiiie'
fr-- vrar-ol5s--Winnie DAVIS Won
g. Hry second. German third ilihe'
g. is IT.
Fs.fs race-hve eighths of a niue
o a--rf,ie u. won, Rally second Ne'-
b Howard third. Time l:@ IL -.
f--1 r.o,-nfteen sixteenths OF nnlis'
haI-..- Minnie Gee won. Tasco secohu'
fu..a' third. Time, ;S6 II
W0rND-cITY COURSE.
flsr -r. LOUIS. ILL. December ~
p a.i.- lance at East 81 LOUIS io-uas
rr ... ually large there beng Iuly
"a, -..,, .r. nj the track when the pug,e
las. fsr the opening event. me
f.. we're not successful az q rue,
r, WIS interesting from beginning
i.. r.c,.-hal, a mile-Sharp won,
..s n second. Madeira thru ihV'
.I rsce-nine sixteenths OF mhe,
'rH-. aatrr WoIcott wor. Bessie Lee
ts .ll.retoe third. Time. 100 IL
~-t ,sce,-three quarters OF nle'
tr 'upsinne won, John H. sceV""'
t.~'i nd third. Time, -.
f.rH race-Seven eigbths OF nlie'
Halss frankie won, Luke Sieharas
vs. T. Evils third. Time, l'Se ~.
i.'in firz-fve eighths Of mile haIly
arn~ won. Little phil secono' jennie
-1cns hird. Time. 5s
pACIFIC-coAsT TRACK.
SAX FRANCISCO. CAL. December
a-kany chiy weather. sloppy track,
fr. raos-nve furiongs. sellin2-The
e,1a won. Hal Fisher second. Riearuo
Tine lDf 5-s.
eeod raee-one mile. handicap non
e-rs-Red Root wop, Perit second,
4sel4cr third Tine. 1:fS s-i
illri raec--seVen ana one half fur-
sass sel1ng- Duke steyvts won, Siadlola
t~.r.H u..-....-h,., ti,fyd Time. Al