The evening world., 1893-12-05
GOSSIP OF The TURF.
Will Ivy City Race7 the ALL
Absorbing Question Now.
Engcman Says II Necessary He'll
Admit the Public Free.
Hankins VIII Not Take Yo Tambien
at S1S 1000.

VIII IVY lily race uuTlIlS lie "lH''' !
or not7 The Bennings meeting is draw
ing to a close. and the above question
Il worrying the sports now In Washing
ton. The committee which was selected
to pass upon the advisabllity of grant
ing the Ivy City track a license is said
to have reported adversely. In that
case. no doubt the liccrse will be re-
fused.
Mr.. Engeman. however. has had law
yers look up the matter. and he claims
that a license is necessary only when an
admission fee Is charged. II necessary,
therefore, he will throw open the Ivy
City gates and admit the public free.
There is a chance. also. that the Ben
nings people may race on. Their grand
stand has been inclosed in glass and all
preparations made for n Winter cam
paign. The meeting has been a paying
one. and the managers are anxious to
continue II.
George Hanklns. the horseinan, arrived
in Memphis yesterday from Chicago. ac-
companied by Veterinary surgeon j. a.
an examination OF Yo Tambien. now In
quarters there. The result was com
mupicated to Mr.. Hankins who, when
the price asked, $4,000. Further inquiry
developed that there was something about
Hankins did not like. put when ques-
TONED he refused to say more than that
he did not feel warranted IN. paying so
much as $4,000 for the animal.
This reported %unsoundness of 70 Tam
bien created great surprise. 1t was be.
lieved that she was perfectly sound ana
without an ailment.
U,Ax-~ -,on,. p,,o leai., 49, ~,
Washington yesterday. The penciIlcrs
were kept busy: too.
A San Francisco despatch saws.
Rancho del Paso stake event at the
Blood Horse Associa ion meeting next
Thursday. Fo"ty-eight two-year-olds are
entered for the QuiGkstep Stakes FOR
dent OF the Association, has announced
his early retirement from the turf"
The Pittsburg Driving Park was sold
at Sheriff's sale to-day for 500 900. The
sale was on a purchase mortgage OF
10000 held against the property, on
which n writ to sell was Issued a few
days ago. The property was divided into
of the Standard Oil Company, held 81,
the other 4S shares being held by mem
bers of the Association, MIR, lockhnrt
lots, while the other shareholders wished
the park continued as "A racing course.
The sudden collapse of the Point
Breeze meeting sent the Gloucester
horsemen to Washington post haste.
Snapper" Garrison's work with the
flag yesterday was on the whole very
good. In the last race. however. he
gave Johnny half IA dozen lengths the
best Of tine start, and Johnny Kept his
advantage to the end.
Five favorites won at Bennings yes
terday. AS a rule the choices win on a
heavy track.
The Point Breeze management, have
issued the following card: "a false i'm
preston seems to have been spread
about the Philadelphia Hunt Club. 1t
other races than those advertised for
Friday and Saturday, SO far as the
betting goes, we cared very little about
that and we gave our pony events as
they were advertised. owing To the sup
preston OF betting the races for profess
sional horses were declared OFF.
Billy Roller arrived at Washington
with fifteen horses Yesterday: This looks
as though Roller had received pretty
good assurances that the meeting would
go on for some time.
Mask ran a very fair race yesterday.
He is about due to win a race.
Some valuable trotters were burned
at Burlington. H., yesterday. The stall
lion Republican, 2.l9 IA. by Aimont
Wilkes; the stallion Shellmont. ga 10,
by k.gmont: Sam Keith, 2.2i IA, and n
dozei. other valuable horses we're de-
stroyed. The total loss is at
$4,000. Mr.. Nathaniel Bruen, the owner
OF the trotters, believes that tramps set
the stables on fire.
Clare had the brakes on Play or Pay
yesterday. Next time the horse starts
he will probably carry the right money.
Pelsin. a very fair class horse at
Gloucester, made n show of his nc,d at
Bennings yesterday. He Won Ike a
stake horse among %rlaters.
T. W. Coulter has purchased from Gus
Etraus the iiliy Caroline Hamilton, by
Outcast, for 81, 700.
CITY BONDS IN DEMAND.
49, " =