Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-05

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| WvM$ }M& would, in all oroba-
| NA W. bility, be enabled to
! MSN iNS take their choice be-
| MA&kG~ tween a meeting at
| ~>NJ5& the Benning course.
| MNLA and one at the Ivy
| q City track, for 1t Is
| M said that race
| meeting at the Ivy
City track will surely be held, starting in
December and continuing until the resump-
| ton of racing on the Jersey tracks in
March. Fortunately for the people Of the
District winter racing has been attempted
here but once. and that was last winter at
the Ivy City track. The history IF that
short and inglorious meeting was one OF
questionable racing. sharp practices and
numerous unpaid debts. With the memory
| OF that meeting in their minds the people
| OF the District cannot be said to yearn for
| another, no matter how respectable the
promoters Of such racing events may be.
The people here cannot well be accused
| OF being 1nveterate race goers; they are I'M
| doubtedly content with two race meetings
| q year. and. therefore, about the only par
here are those who viii ha be directly benefis s
not be people q the he District a 0'' pA'e' Will
| one questions the determination on the part
Of its members to give at the proposed
meeting next December as honest racing
/
meetings twice a year. but anyone the
| least bit acquainted with winter racing and
those connected with 1t at other tracks, will
fully appreciate the veritable herculean
task which will surely be that of the local
management in their efforts to give square
| racing with such material.
But winter racing IL not only attended
with dishonesty, but also with absolute
cruelty to the unfortunate animals forced
that the local club should aesirs to Increase
its revenues. and no one fond Of racing
would for a moment desire it should not
| in this District would wish to see the clubs
revenues increased through the agency CT
such means as the running Of horses at a
| time OF the year when nature demands that
| they should rest, and with the surroundings
characteristic Of the winter race meeting.
is to continue i in operation the pool rooms
| throughout the country, institutions which
have done more than all else to degrade true
racing and bring ruin and disgrace to thou.
sands throughout the land Of all ages and
both sexes. Therefore, the management OF
the Washington Jockey Club should long
mining to perpetuate such practices here.
The management should remember that
winter raenE and All It its
evils and associations and should govern
themselves accordingly. Racing in this
the present time and Something him is not
speedily done to put 1t on higher level it
be thing OF the past let the
putting its foot down upon winter racing.
| refusing to aid 1t In any way. and the nc
plaudits and gratitude Of every true sports
man. but also Of every honest man and
woman in the land.
In Australia, where races have always
been run at much longer distances than has
been the case here for many years past.
force continuance Of the same but even
| to avoid the long races being run too slow
that the Victorian Racing Club in order to
prevent the long distance races from being
reduced to sprint for the last half mile
and a gaiiop the remainder Of the distance
have imposed a time limit on the champion
race. one of their longest and best events
be At IN ina sh snS
down from $4,000 to $500 The first race
utes 80 seconds. the record in Australasia
being minutes Is seconds. In America
the record for three miles is minutes "a
head Bay September g. 1884. There is much
to commend in the idea Of the Australia
ayers would not have to bemoan the lack
Of public patronage X one or two races each
day were at q mile and a half or over in
which now comprise almost the entire pro-
gram.
Just what legal rights persons objection
able to the managers Of racing associations
have to enter the grounds Of said associa-
fore long. for the action Of the se executive i've
committee Of the Monmouth Park Asso-
citation in ruling of Tracy Bronson. the
and refusing him entrance after he had
upon by a court Of law and August Il is
been brought about by the application Of
Mr.. Bronson to the New Jersey court of
the FOR to
with his entrance to the race course on
any day the general public is admitted,
and the court granted his application and
issued the Injunction.
In the Stretch.
} Mr.. Pierre Lorillard's speculations this
year have been made with q vast amount OF
care. and the pencillers say that he is a
losses on Lamplighter at different times
The two-year-old colt Cascade, now un-
ns sSp asS " IN: ksDsaaa
sheepshead Bay that Mr.. Eorriisrd rs'a wi a,
The largest winning owner of the Wash.
ington Park meeting was J. e. Cushing
$4,000. won by Boundless in the American
derby The Messrs Keene came next, with
Then McCaferty & Wishard sci, OPS; Ed
.saSis Ela iorS %s,c stable
bell, $9.999; Santa Anita stable, 1889; I'm
dine stable, 50, $50; Green B. Morris, S. 1874
Elkton stable $13,SOO. and numerous others
for smaller sums.
NJ. F. Dwyer is, according to rumor. a
very heavy loser this year, but Mr.. Dwyer
has 50 many commissioners and bets SC
much money that nobody but himself prob
ably knows just how he stands in his rela.
ton with the bookmakers. The fact that
most Of his horses have been performing
poorly of late is one reason why the general
public put MIR. Dwyer down as behind the
game.
Mrs. Leland Stanford. 1t is said, took q
deep interest in the trotters at Palo Alto
and In their performances on the circuits
1t is anticipated in California that she will
carry out all the plans for the farm pro.
jected by her husband. No changes have
been made in the trotting or thoroughbred
departments since Senator Stanfords death
The colts and FLIES are being regularly
worked and prepared for the engagements
to be made for them.
The Clifton Jockey Club secured q license
Tuesday to open the Clifton track. 1t was
granted by the board Of freeholders despite
strenuous opposition from the Citizens
Anti-Track League. 1t is the intention OF
| Mr.. Engeman, the proprietor of the track
| to begin racing there next week. The
| Brighton Beach meeting will end on Satur-
day. and II everything Is in readiness Cliff
| ton will open on Monday.
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