The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-28
RACING But No BETTING.
THE Law INTERFERES WIN THE
SPORT 1TIVT CITY.
The Contests, However. Were Interesting
and the Few Hundred People Present
Enj yed TO her Races.

was continued at Ivy city this afternoon,
ana the six ra ees were run off without
any booking whatever. owing TO the UNI
certainty relative to the status Of the case
against Book-makar Marvin. 10 hand
books were permitted When il was learn
ed that Marvin and his three assistants
had been indicted by the grand jtry fears
were entertained that the meeting woull
not Last. and such proved 10 be the case.
Entries were sent out for racing TO-
morrow. but after a consultation between
George Engeman and his lawyers 1t was
decided to postpone the meeting until ar
ter a decision by the courts. United states
District Attorney Birney sprung surprise
on the race track people to-day when ne
n0lle prosecuted the case against the ar
rested b0ok-makers1n the Police Court, ana
then had the four accused rearrested on the
Indictment issued by the grand jury. MI.
Eugeman's attorney az once went before
Judge cole. in the Criminal Court, ana
filed % demurrer. and made motion 10
quash the indictments. District Attorney
Birney objected go an Immediate hearing
Of the motion 10 quash. and after a legal
tit between counsel the Judge set Janua-
r. 4th for argument. This resulted IN
further racing being postponed until de-
cision Is reached.
In sling Races.
The racing to-day was very Interesting.
and the few hundred people present en-
joyed the sport. In the first race sam
bryant looked to be hopelessly out OF 1t
half a mile from home, but came strong
at the end, and won rather handily from
Little Charley.
Pecksnin led to the stretch in the sec
ond event, but was passed by Fiction.
who won well I'm hand. while Pecksnih
got the place from Doc BuTch.
Only three started I'm the handicap,
which was won in a walk by Addie, with
Strathmaid a length before Panway.
The fourth race was won by Ely. The
best finish occurred in the ftth when
Lester Milton Young. and Void were
heads apart. Lester stole up on the inside,
and Just beat out the other two.
The closing event was won by Blue
Blood. with Syracuse second. summarize
FRS, race-seven furlongs. selling-Sam
Bryant first. Little Charley second, Nc
Nurtey third. Time 1870
Second race-two-year-0lds, six furlonss'
selling Fiction first, Pecksnin second
Doc Burch third. Time. 1:S
Third race-siX furlongs, handicap-Addle
first. Strathmaid second, Panway third.
Time, l;l1.
Fourth race-seven furlongs. selling-Ely
first. Pan Handle second, Paulette third.
Time. l.3l If.
FYfth race. "a mite and Il sixteenth, self
ing-Lester first. Milt Young second, VOID
third Time. -
sixth race-seven furlOngs-Blue Blood
first. Syracuse second Srathmaid third.
Time, l:32.
The Entries.
Following are the entries at Washing
tom -. c.. for tomorrow:
First racc-three quarters OF a mile. SELL
inr-L0rimer. lO7; Diavolo. l0i; Lyccu u,
IG2: Emstonc. 100: NecdmOre. iW, Con-
zaIes 100: Luray. 99 Bob ". -, Cartoon.
~: Tommy DiXo1. 50; Halcyon. %: Little
Charhe. 81; query. %: Mamie y. b. 81
second race-fvc eighths OF a mile, sell
irg. two-year-olls-Ros los; Mcdonald.
los: Jake joseph. lO7, Starting l0j; FL
boron. rot. Hyaway. TO-; Theodore IT,,
lO2: lmperia. lO3; Pottowattomie lp'
Sprite TOO; Queen r. Mlly). %: Western
Stsr. %: Springtimn. % Adele uiily) ~;
Cheyereusc, -
Third race-three quarters Of mile
selling, -year-Olds-Tar 10
Indigo. ~; Miss Bess. los; Orphan, ll'.
Heads or Tails. 1914; Skadi, l0l.
Fourth race-one and one-sixteenth Of a
mile, thrce-year-Olds and upton Flynn
llEs w. H. H. Double NIphSf AVof hl''l
Hall. 100: Freezer. 100.
Fifth -lyc-eiehths or n mile. sell
ing-Lord Harry IL; Charley Wilson. ~;
Berwyn. 1O3; Minnie j.. S9 Panway, 80;
Chcddar %. Grey Eagle, 99 Arist0craL
%: Lonsdale. -.
sixth -Aye-eighths Of n mile sell
ing Brussels. 100: Mike Brown. l0l: RE
cherche 1Oi; Trump %; King Richard.
%: tezeray. 90; Morrissey, 9S' Black Nus
sar. - Postmaster. %; Annie W. ~: Pre-
tender. ~: Charon 90; Willie McAulinc.
%; Oheisa. 90; Life5oat, 20.
Tn, Rssulis NJ E,.t ii. Iouis.
EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL. Dec. 1.-THE
attendance NJ East 81. Louis to-day WIS
very large. and the betting brisk from be-
ginning 10 end. The new three-quarter
mile track win positively be completed
for racing Years-Day. Summaries.
Firs, race-nve-eighths of mile-Clara
A. hlly) first. SOutherness second, King
Solomon third. Time. los
Second -seven-cighths Of mile,
(selIing-Miss Kitty first Bansach second.
Hattie p. third. Time. l.G7.
Third race--dve-e.ghths OF a mile, SELL
ing-Faney first. Snarley The Smuggler
second. Montana Belle third. Time.
100 -
Fourth race-three-fourths Of a mile.
seling-OakVleW rrSt, Bahardinr second,
Knickerbocker third. Time. p -.
Fifth race-hanGlcap. one mile-Little
George first, Townsend second. Gender
third Time. I.jl.
GA Day for Favorit al Sew Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. p. The favor
ties dumped their hackers to-day Tor
not one OF them finished first, though
four. OF them came second. The track
was fast and the sport fine la the first
race Jim Lamb. 10 /. won by a length
from Billy Bennett. Z to 10 fayorite, two
lengths IN front OF Casa. 80 TO ! shot.
Miss Perkins. 10 10 /. won the second
race under u hard drive from Jenny. Jr..
the favorite. with San Benito a length
behind. In the third race Josie ID. broke
the track record 10 :2i 81 for six and
one-half furiongs. She won by length
from Horealis. the even money fayoriie.
with Marble Rock half n length behiad.
riIly opened favorite la the fourth
race. but Hibernia Queen was first choice
when they went 80 the post. Pat Tuck
er. al 10 l. won by four lengths, IIiber-
MIA Queen was second. n head IN front
OF Myrtillartha. The mile handicap was
H.. arlr ,.rafl