Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-15
THE IVY CITY TRACK.
Racing to Commence On the ssth-A raih
With SECRETARY Pettus.

With Secretary fettus.
Mr.. c. c. hettrs. the secretary Of the Ivy
City Jockey Club. arrived in town last evening
and was seen by STAR reporter this morning.
ne stated that racing would begin At the Ivv
CITY track on Saturday. the 3s,h inst, and that
would continue every week day until
the racing began on the b.g cost
ern track Nay Is Mr. re,.us said
that the Ivy City Club had no connection
with the Gloucester or Gutenberg Associa-
tion, and that the club woul.. conduc.
its meetings in a strictly legitimate
way, and that Jobs or crooked
mess OF any kind would never be at
tempted the second time their track.
The club believed that Washington v.s
one O. the great RACING eeutor- 81
the country, aId feh confident that
tegiiimateiy conducted race. although insu-
gurated several weeks earlier than was ever
dome here before, would be appreciated hero
ana would prove successful IL was never in
tended. said Mr.. Pettns. that the meetings
OF the club would be run IN other than o
strictly Legitimate manner The race meet
lngs OF the c!Ib would not he autagonized in
the sligh;es; manner by the board OF control.
Tor the board did not prohibit racing south
OF Mason aud niNons line during February &C
March, and the consequence would lie that
many stables which raced only on the
board OF control tracks would race
here. Many Of the cracks entered in
the big spring handicaps woald receive ,lcir
preparation on The Ivy city track explained
Mr. feitns, and the people OF arlington and
Baltimore would be given opportunities in
racing which had never before been enjoyed by
them.
TIE NV RACING ASSOCIATION.
Being asked rs to who composed the new
racing association. Mr.. Pettus said that their
names would be made public in a fes days.
when the people OF Washington would discover
thAt the club NsAs composed of men Of un-
doubted integrity, fully capable of and thor
oughiN aeicrmiued to give such a season Of
legitimate racingas would be revelation 20 the
iooal racing world. The starter aud Judges.
said Mr.. Peitns, had not Vet been finally deter
mined upon, but they would be men Of ability
aud unQuestioned integrity.
force OF 100 or more men are now M xors
on the track and grounds OF the wv City
course, and every thing viii be put in hrst-csss
shape several car loads of horses IN arrive from
thf north today, and not less than $50 horses
VIII be stabbed at the track on the open-
ing day. This number viii be rapidly
increased as the season advances and before
the meeting is over IL Is expected that almo-.
every horse OF prominence in the east and
south will have run here.
Racing will begin at 2 p. m. and there viii
be not lees than five races every day. on the
opening day the card will call for ak races; one
at six furlongs; maiden ,wo-year-old
dash OF three furlongs; a elk and half
furtong dash; one at mile; one at four and
half furlongs, and one al seven furlongs. Itis
probable that steePlechass aud hurdle
races VIII also be placed on the
card now and then. Improper character. viii
not be permitted on the grounds. and every
thing viii be done by the club TO attract The
best elements Of society.