Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-27

not be called until o'clock, so as TO give thu
government employees ample time to witness thu
racing. There will be at least one race every
day over the jumps. Arrangements are be
ing made by the management for the
purpose of securing ample betting facili
ties and ii is expected that from
ten to twenty bookmakers will be on. The
management do not claim that there will be
any great horses here for the meeting, but they
do claim that the meeting. as respects the
quality Of the horses engaged, will be quite AZ
good as the average winter racing tracks. Mr..
H. E. Morley Of Kentucky will be the secretary
of the meeting and will also handle the flag.
Mr.. W. H. Hergesheimer Of Philadelphia is the
president of the association and Mr.. B. Decker
OF Atlantic City, n. j., its vice president
In the Stretch.
The Keenes, James R and FoxhaI p, seem
to have q good chance for the great American
stakes at the Brooklyn track today. They have
as probable starters Ell TELEGRAPH, Denine and
Bowers, all Of them winners, and they have also
Sentinel, who was q winner at the Elizabeth
meeting. Mr.. Croker will be represented by
Dobbins, and it is the horse that beats HIM that
will win the race in all probability. Chateau,
Declare, Pstrician, Sunglimpse, Enfield, Prig,
Pirate Chief, Joe Ripley, Sir Excess, Galilee,
Black Hawk and possibly La Joya, the western
filly that has two or three races to her credit,
are among the possible starters for the race,
which will be worth about Sl5.000 to the
winner.
At the St Louis track the authorities and
the pool room keepers are engaged in the same
kind Of warfare as took place two years ago be-
tween the Brooklyn Jockey Club and the New
York city pool room men. dispatch from St
Louis regarding the matter states that the war
has many amusing features. temporary hall
has been erected on q house overlooking the
track for men with field glasses to describe the
races and transport the news BY telephone to
the down town firms The club met this move
by stretching canvas down the inner fence for
furlong to head of the men from seeing
the finish OF the races. Just what move viii
next be made is not known, but il is = certainty
that the fight is now on in earnest, and the fair
association will not cease the battle until the
city pool rooms are closed Tor good, but the
pool room men are about to try getting the
news by the aid OF balloon, il being said that
Unman has brought Prof Mortimer Of Sheboy-
gan, Mich, to St Louis. and he Ia constructing
balloon which ii is expected will be ready in
day or two. This will be kept aloft Just out
side the track and anchored In full view OF the
nnishing post, and as fast as results are posted
they Will be taken with held glass and tele-
graphed down town and across the river TO the
East Side track
Starter Rowe Is having a lot OF trouble with
the Jockeys 1t BROOKLYN. and the delays ct the
post are very annoying In consequence. There
seems TO De some sort OF combination among
the boys to make him all the trouble possible,
and but few OF them will try and help him
while he is trying to make a start There is .
story about the paddock that il is all due to q
combination among the lads to try and get
some other starter TO fill Mr.. Rowe's place. be-
cause he 10 SO severe with them in the IMPOSE
ton OF fines. They do not like to be fined more
in one race for disobedience at the post than
they can earn in q weeks hard work at their
business:
Richard Croker, the Tammany chieftain, 10
an attentive observer Of the races and has
little to say. His knowledge Of racing is more
general than one would expect He has one
peculisrity-he does not want his horses to
draw the rail Other owners do. He gives his
Jockeys orders to ride out in the track TO avoid
pocketing and 10 escape the possibility Of being
cut down. He accepts his reyerses with good
grace. and wins now and then as IL II we're a
matter of course. He is inst ma mnch ~ !.
sphinx AS Michael DIVER. who can lose slO. 600
with a smile.
Lamplighter raised a great rumpus before
his race for the Maturity stakes Thursdav ".
is extremely beadst,onc He nlunoed and
kicked until he was led into his stall Then he
ne~rlv kicked the stall down. He ,xe.ted and
fumed until post time. Az the nos. he licled
and hinged for at least ten m;nr,es Ua vill
not try to run in The firs, half nile nnisss Nd
with the snnrs When he aaciaes 20 .xs-, ~
self he rims an eighth Of a ,n;le ava !, = III
over he t,L.s ,hs LA "a 80 =; $50.
His ears were nricled ana his rroutb - "a.
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