Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23
THE IVY CITY RACE TRACK
The Authorities More Than Ever Opposed
to Winter Racing.
II . Test Case IL Really Wanted Mr.
Bfrney Says He fs
Willing.

Beyond the general statement OF the man.
agement OF the Ivy City Jockey Club that
racing will be resumed at the track on
Tuesday next. there is nothing new to be
said OF Engeman's endeavor to make the
national capital the scene Of winter racing.
The proposed resumption of racing may or
may not be attempted: very many are of
the decided opinion that IT never will be at
tempted, but II IL should be, the wholesale
raid promised by District Attorney Birney
upon everyone concerned in the matter will
surely be made. says that official, and In
the prosecution, which will at once follow,
Mr.. Engeman and his associates will be
given the appea- rance before a court Of law
which they claim they have been 80 long
seeking.
geman's friends that the government feared
to allow q test case to be made, District At
torney Birney stated to a Star reporter that
he had not the slightest fear as to a deci-
sion being made unfavorably to the conten-
ton Of the government, and remarked that
II Mr. Engeman really desired q test case
to be made. he had only to attempt to re-
sumo racing at the Ivy City track or at any
other within the District. and he would
quickly accommodate Mr.. Engeman and his
associates.
A Wholesale Arrest.
But" significantly remarked the district
attorney, lit must not be understood for a
moment that / would content myself with
arresting but one man, for I wish IT dis
tinctly understood. as I have frequently ex-
planned before. that will arrest every per-
son concerned the moment racing is re-
sumed. They will be promptly and vigor-
ously prosecuted. too. The Ivy City people
fhArefOra Ia no in ,te.l -,
them at once II they will do that but they
must fully understand and realize that ]
would not by any means rest there, or that
would permit a continuation Of racing
pending final decision in the matter by the
Court OF Appeals"
This willingness on the part Of the dis
trict attorney to accommodate the Ivy City
management by prosecuting them will hard.
ly prove satisfactory to them, for the rea son
that not only would they be daily raided
should they race pending q final decision by
the Court OF Appeals. but also because a de-
cision from that court could under no cir
cumstances be obtained before the middle OF
february or the first Of March.
Bookmakfng IL Clearly Gamblfng.
While II would be. Of course, impossible
to precisely predict what that court would
Decide should the case ever reach II. the
government can at least content itself with
the reelection that Chief Justice Alvey of
the court. In an opinion delivered from the
bench Of the Maryland court Of appeals, ex-
pressed himself as holding that bookmakinR
and poolselling clearly came under the legal
dsnnttton Of gambling. and IL 10 understood
that in his opinion the learned justice de-
clared that the law to prevent gambling on
horse racing should be construed literally
that Its attendant evils might be prevented
The touts. hangers-on, and other like
characters which have. for weeks, infested
the District are also gradually thinning out.
realixing that there being nothing thrown
20 Inem 70 prey upon. they must either
starse or seek pastures new. Four of such
cnaracters, two white and two colored
young men, were caught stealing a ride on
2 New York train over the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad Thursday night. The train
was stopped. the men locked up, and yes
terday morning they were charged before
Judge kimbaii in the Police Court with be-
Ing suspicious characters. They stated that
they had come here from Gutenberg and
gloucester. being followers of the races and
that there being no probability of racing
mere. they had now realized that they must
seek pastures new or starve Judge KIM
ball sent them to the workhouse for two
days, and told them that II, when relea sed
they failed to leave the District at once
and by the quickest route they would he
arrested and given the full penalty OF the
law.
1t is stated that should Eneeman fail 70
establish racing at Ivy City during the next
few days certain racing people win lea ne
the Gentiemen's Driving Park, ST. Asaph' Q
Junction. Alexandra county, and establish
winter racing; II being understood that no
opposition Will be encountered from the ytr-
ginia authorities
A false statement has been circulated
that when the warrant for the arrest of
MAX Frank was presented to the district
recognize it. ~