Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-08
AT THE IVY CITY TRACK.

i Five Good Races Yesterday-Only Two
Favorites won-Sunmary Of the Events.
A fair attendance, fine weather and i've good
races were the features of the racing at the Ivy
| City track yesterday afternoon. The scratch.
| ing of fourteen horses. however, reduced the
/ fields considerably, although enough remained
I in to make fairly good contests. Willie Sims
made his first appearance in the saddle this
| year and landed his mounts Sir William and
Void, winners rather easily in the third and
fourth events, respectively, his engagement
making the two horses big favorites. Those
were the only favorites winning, and the
/ bookies were correspondingly happy.
There was one race run, however, which was
| not down on the card, but IL was productive OF
| no little interest, nevertheless. This race was
dash Of about q mile. the start being in the
betting ring and the finish back of the village
of Ivy City. The only starters were man in
charge of the bookmaking firm known as the
''Glen Island Club" and Mr.. Frank Primrose.
who manages the betting ring for the Jockey
club. The bookis got the best Of running
start, but Primrose got the decision. the purse
last night being withheld The race was the
result Of "welching' on the part Of the bookie
on the second race.
An examination of the firms tally sheet
showed that the bookmaker stood to cash
checks for S625, while he had taken in $643,
coming out = Is anead on the race.
His story was that he thought C. o. D. was
going to win, and that he was in hole
Very little money was found in his possession.
and it appeared that he had handed his money
to a confederate before he attempted to run
awav. The confederate had disappeared. The
prisoner said that his friends would make good
the shortage of S625 if he was given time.
Friends we're sent to Baltimore to raise the
money and he was detained at the Oxford
Hotel None of the race-track people knew the
name of the 'weicher" or anything about his
autecedents.
Mr.. Primrose said: 81 am convinced that
this man is tool for others. His principals
are in Baltimore"
The ticket holders will lose nothing by the
defalcation, as the club will make good the face
value OF the tickets if the bookmakers produce
the money; otherwise only the money put up
will be refunded.
SUMMARY OF THE EVENTS.
The following is a summary Of the days
racing:
First race-Purse. $500. Selling Five fur
longs, False B., 1l3, 8 to (Ducev), 1: Regis
ter. III, to lynch. q Athelena, 5 to 1
Ham, 3. Headlong also ran
Second race Purse. S40O Four and a hall
furIongs Charley Wilson. 105, A to (Dodd), l;
c. o. D.. 102, to 5 CDucey), 2; Vance, los, Z to
2 Paget). 8. Vocal also ran. Time, LOO.
Third race-Pdrse, S400 Selling. Half mile.
Sir William. no. to 10 (Slms). 1; May Bird,
los. to l HAM, 2; Lavina, 105 to l CVer-
plank. 8. Minora and Jack Adler also ran.
Time. So
Fourth race-Purse. $500. Three-quarters of
a mile. Void. 120. 2 to (Sims), 1; Gonzales,
l13, 10 to q. Barrett). 2; Play or Pay, l01. 6
to (Blake), 3. st. Patrick also ran. Time,
I.22.
Fifth race-Selling. Seven furlongs. Jim
Dunn. los. to (Ham). i; King Leo. SO. 8 to
l Blake. 2; Pelham, 1913. 8 to 10 q. Barrett),
3. Lucky Clover also ran. Time, 1851.