The evening world., 1893-12-20
OF the TURF.
Racing Situation at Ivy City Still
in an Unsettled State,
Owner Of the Course Ready to
Wager Racing Will Be Allowed.
.Lucky" Baldwin Again Announces
His Retirement.

The situa ton at Ivy City remains un-
changed. Racing was to have been re-
simed to-day. but Distrlct-Attorney
Rirney's threat to raid the ring If bet
ting was attempted deferred President
Fngeman from carrying out his pro-
pramme The latter has consulted an
eminent lawyer on the matter, and an
opinion was to have been rendered to-
day, 1t is said that the lawyer, after a
casual glance at the racing laws, said
that he thought the authorities could not
interfere. He will study the matter
closely. however. before advising Mr..
Engeman.
II racing comes to an end at Ivy City
Il will not be resumed elsewhere. At
least Mr.. Engeman will make no at
tempt to carry on the game at Pimlico.
He positively denies the report which
stated that he would move to Baltimore.
The Ivy City people are, however, con-
fdent that they will be permitted to go
on and race. Their lawyers off-hand
opinion has raised their hopes to such
an extent that Mr.. Gleason. the owner of
the Ivy City course, is willing to bet a
sse ailo wed Even if Engeman races this
Winter. 1t Is probable that az such sport
will be prohibited in the future. a bill
has been introduced In the Senate pro,
hibiting racing between Dec. / and April
l. II seems very probable that this bill
will be passed.
Jockey Fred Taral has become an en-:
thusiastic billiardist. He attended all
the games at the recent tourney. and
wound up by attending Jack Sheehan's
dinner to Champion Schaefer this after
Be as successful as he has been in the
saddle. Taral rides for the Messrs.
keene next season.
Riley Grammar, the young bookmaker.
whose plunging propensities have made
him famous, has left San Francisco. 1t
Is said that he carried with him $4,000,
representing his winnings at the Blood
Horse meeting.
Ed Corrigan and Col. Chinn will take
part in the present meeting at San Fran
cisco. They shipped about twenty horses
yesterday.
Billy Mccormick. who trained for Sim
con G. Reed last season, Will open a
public training stable next season. Mr..
Reed has not yet named McCormick's
successor.
1t is said that Phillip Dwyer. Jimmy
Rowe and other prominent Eastern turf
men are interested in a new track near
San Francisco.
For the nine hundred and ninety-ninth
time Lucky Baldwin announces his
intention to retire from the turf. He will
probably bob up again next season.
Snapper Garrison has been selected
as an official timer by the Duyal
Snapper is a jack of all trades.
Commotion, one Of the best horses ever
seen on the Australian turf, has gone
over to the silent majority; He, won
considered second to the crack Carbine.
A Hot Springs despatch brings the fol-
lowing news:
a Winter racing meeting vii open
P nTpi; 9an' IS " " w;eli-Rnown t 'iG I of of
s.. Louis. He has correspondent with
horsemen all over the country, and says
In the country there to contend for the
purses. The course Is being put in shape
FOR the meeting, which will last sixty
one days, and Mr.. Hatch expects to
meeting ever held in the South.
Pike Lucas, well known throughout
the country as an authority on horse
matters, died in Baltimore, Nd. last
night at the Maryland University. Hos
pital, of cancer of the throat. Lucas
was regarded as the best judge of horse
flesh in the State and had contributed
TO almost every paper in the country.
Some years ago he owned several re-
nowned trotters. which he disposed OF
when his health began to fail.
!. ]. McCafferty, believing that RI cinG
az Ivy city is at an end, has shipped his
horses to New Orleans.
Alex. Shields. on Rightaway, and J. II
Lewis, il. on Emperor Ohio, raced five
furlongs at the Ivy City track yester-
QaN. RiphtaWay won easily.