Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-20

Ieil until the crippled and patched-up son of
Eolus and Grace Darling crossed tho wire q
winner under the driving, hustiing persuasion
OF Fred TAral, ono of the very few great
jockeys on the American turf. In speaking Of
1t i'll this column last Saturday the writer
said the race seemed to be between Lamp
lighter, Judge Morrow, Raceland and Leona-
well. Lamplighter and Leonawell finished
second and third. respectively, being beaten
not by Diablo, but through the disgracefully fouI
riding Of majority of the jockeys in the race.
Whle the race, as run, was a most disappoint-
ing one, it demonstrated this fact at least. that
II LampliShter is good on Suburban day as
he was Monday last Tanmany alone will stand
chance of defeating lin. Anosher thing tine
race demonstrated was the fact that Judge
MORROW Is much overrated animal, one which
has no right i'll high-class company. In fact
Lamplighter was about the only really great
horse IN the race. Mr.. Lorillard. the owner Of
LampllShter. believes that his ,horse WAS the
object OF .premeditated foul riding. and will
probably demand an investigation.
Dlablo, the winner, is a bay horse, even
years old, by Eolus, out of Grace Darling. He
was bred by Capt Hancock of Virginia and sold
as yearlinS TO Jonas Lanfeld of New York
for wnom he Won a number of good races at
two and three years OF age. lie could not beat
the Salvatore. nor the Proctor Knots. nor the
Longstreets OF his day, but he was a good Sec
ond-clasS colt aud won some valuable races
When Mr.. Langfeld left racing, Diablo was pur-
Chased by bis present owners, Messrs. Walcott
X Campbell, and has run in their colors ever
since.
He has been more or less Of a cripple for the
past two years, and broke down 10 badly at
Sheepshead BAY the year before last that lie
could scarcely hobble from the track. He Was
patched up again last season and ut the Benping
track last autumn ran as well he ever did in
his life. his races with Fidelio and Cleaning
being among the fastest ever run at the local
track.
WINTER RACING NEAR THIS CITY.
1t is understood that there will be racing on
both the Ivy City and Benning tracks next De-
cember, and it is believed that strong efforts
will be made. at the former track at least, to
run throughout January aud February. The
opening of the local tracks at such time for
racing would. as it unquestionably should
arouse such storm of indignation and protest
here as would in all probability result In the
passage by Congress of bill prohibiting any and
all forms OF betting racing in the District Had
not the New Jersey legislature recently passed
abill prohibiting racing in that stale during De-
cember, January and February the proposed
race meetings here during the coming winter
would never have been heard OF. Such u bill
was passed i'll New Jersey in recognition of q
practically united sentimen of the state agains st
the cruelty, dishonesty and indecency OF. winter
racing. and as surely the meetings are in
augurated here will such cruelty. dishonesty
and indecency attend them.
For these reasons, and in the interests Of
humane and refined sport, the Washington
Jockey Club should not only refuse to become
a party. directly indirectly. to winter racing
over its track. bat it should also use every en-
dehvor to prevents like use of the Ivy City
track.
TRACK GOSSIP.
Frank Van Ness, owner of Morello and other
horses, after much tribulation is again enabled
70 start his horses over all tracks excepting
those governed by the rulings of the board of
control This comes about through his REIN
statement last week at Chicago by the board of
appeals Of the American Trotting Association,
which removes one OF the bans that has SO long
rested upon this :urfman.
Some of the turf commissioners of Buffalo,
\. L., whose rooms were closed BY the police,
have opened pool rooms at Fort Erie on the
Canadian side of the river. The ferry boat
make quick trips. and it is expected that large
numbers Of the sporting fraternity of Buffalo
will patronlze the new venture. The Canadian
laws do not cover this form Of gambling, and
new legislation is necessary to close pool rooms
across the border.
One would naturally suppose that the road
horse of Champion Jim Corbet. in the eternal
fitness OBJ things, would sport some such title
as 1.-The Bruiser, "First Blood" &C., but in
sobaieus. And so the yawning chasm between
pugiism and classicism is finally bridged.
Secretary Hugh d. Mcintyre was the recip-
lent Of a handsome token Of regard from his
MANY Elizabeth friends on the closing day of
the Elizabeth meeting. 1t consisted of a very
beautiful gold timing watch, with suitable
chain and diamond horseshoe locket.
Col. a. s. Hilton Is trying to arrange q sum-
mer pony racing meeting at Saratoga. He is
building a half-mile track at Woodlawn Park
Stock Farm. The plan is to have the pony
races later in the afternoon. after the Saratoga
Jockey Clubs running races are over.
Mr.. Rowe on Tuesday suspended the follow
ing jockeys from riding for any but their own
stables for the period Of one week: Simms,
Taral. Hamilton, Sloane. Doggett, Littietield.
Lambley, Anderson and N. Hill.
The three-year-old colt lsinglass. by Ison-
omy-Deadlock. the winner Of the Newmarket
stakes Wednesday, ran the II miles in 2.O254
beating the American record, 203$a, made by
Banquet at Monmouth Park. Both races were
run over n straight-away course.
The shelving of the anti-pool selling bill in
the Illinois senate has saved the life Of the big
Washington Park meeting, which will be one
of the events of the worlds fair.
French exchange says that carrier pigeons
are extensively used at ali the Paris trotting
and running tracks to send the results Of the
| races to downtown betting resorts.
Those people who believe race courses to be
the special invention and property of Ibis
satanic majesty, will be shocked to learn that
q kite track will soon be finished at Angels
Camp. California
Though she's opposed to the turf and its ways,
Her opinion can hardly be Just;
1t must be admitted these house-cleaning days
She is sure to be tout for the dust
-NeU York Sun.
Jockey Pat Freeman, suspended at Haw-
thorne last winter for suspicious riding on
Zeke Hardy, has been reinstated by the Chicago
Association.
The brown horse Major Domo, aged. by Tom
Ochiltree, dam Sweet Home. has been declared
out of all engagements and will be sent to the
stud.
| Cnarade beat Tammany in the Tidal stakes
at a mile at Sheepshead Bay on June %, 1892.
This was Tammany's only defeat during the
year.
Fred Gebhard's FLY Experiment, by Uncas-
Essayez Ii. is to be called Louise hereafter.
| tbs reported that snapper Garrison will
ride C. L. Fairs colt Dare at the American
Derby.
More Milk Dealers Called to. Court.
The names of the milk dealers sent to the
attorney few days ago from the health
Office. as published in The STAR al
the time, have been written on informa-