Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-02

The Attendance Reduced Because Specis
Trains Were Not Run.

The Attendance Reduced Because Special
Trains Were Not Run.
reduced attendance a very heavy track and
hight fields of rather indifferent horses were the
features of tie third day racing at Ivy City
yesterday. The attendance would doubt
kaye beer much larger had not the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad refused TO run special trains
because of the crowded condition of its tracks.
due to the transportation OF inauguration visit
ors. The club provided buses for the trans
portation of race goers, and will do until the
resumption of special trains. Five races were
run and fourteen bookmakers did business.
The following is a summary of the days
sport:
and upward. half a mlle-Lgcky Clover. 95
(Mason). 1: LayinA, 80 (McDonald), 2; Anna
v, 95 Garter. Sd. Time, 0.5i.. Betting
Lucky Clover. to and out; Lavinia. TO
and out. and Anna v. and 2 Mutuals paid
&3.60. 81 10 and s2.10.
Second race. purse S40o. for three-year-
and upward. one-half mile-Ella. IS (Watson),
l. Honest Tom. 100 (NOrgan). 2; Maud Row,
1oS (Barrett). 8; False Z. lDucey), los. also
ran Time. 0.52- BettEg-Ella. to and
out; Honest Tom, and 2; Maud Row. and
TO 5. and False l.. and to ). Mutuals paid
81 20. 50. 80 and S4.40.
Third race purse $500. six furlongs-St
Patrick, 105. (Morris). L; Pelham. los. Bar
rett), 2; Beiwood. 1l2. Lynch, 3. Piav or Pay.
Mason, 100. also ran. Time, 1.22S< Bet
tins-s,. Patrick. 8 to ard OCT: Pelham. and
q 10 S. Beiwood. and ]. and PLAY or Paw, I5
and 3. Mutuals paid s2-sJ. 80. 20 and So 80.
Fourth race. purse $500, SIX furiongs-
Speculation, 81, (BarretD. l; Strathmaid, loi,
(Masonl. 2; Innovation. ITO. on. Bergen. 3.
Time. 1.21%l. Betting-Specllation. and out;
strathmsi6. IL to and to 5, and Innovation,
Sto and to ). Mu'uais paid $40. S2.45
and $3.50.
Firth race. purse $500. Five furlongs-
Syracuse, Ill. (Barre.t), /; Register. l1l1z,
lynch. 2; Van Dyke, 1907. (HOr,on). s.
King Leo, (Mason), SO. and Casssva. Carter.
81. also ran. Time. 1.O7. Betting-Syracuse.
8 to 2 and to 5: Eeglster, to 2 and out; Van
DYKE. 20 and 4. Hing Leo and TO 5. and
Cassasa. 80 and l. Mutuals paid $3.50, s2.S0
and S255-
Cleveland Doesn't Like to Give Up Davis.
Cleveland paper says: Davis has earned
the respec: and the thanks Of every base ball
patron in tle city, and they do not like the idea
-, OF his going. even TO make room for such q
great player Is Buck Ewing. To make base
ball popular IN this country il must be popular
in New York, and TO make il popular in New
York that city must have a winning team There
10 no doubt that at the meeting OF the league
held in Chicago last fall. a scheme fixed ny
whereby all the strong clubs in the country
NOu41 utAR AOAh Odh NAsa SUM-
And yet it was asking Cleveland to give up
great deal to give up Davis
Ward May Secure Roger Common.
Manager Ward OF the New YORK Base BAL
Club was closeted with Col Rogers. Al Reach
and Manager Harry Wright OF Phiiadelphis
Yesterday He Is after Roger Connor and ma,
get him
The Olyrnpics In Hard Luck"
The Ryan and Dawson people me. at tn
Olympic Club in New Orleans Tuesday even
ing and presented Both sides of the case. which
4 worrying the sporting element there not little
The battle has been declared of for good
Dawson has received tine $500 forfeit and tn
Olympic Club is ct least q. 900 loser through
Ryan's misfortune. There was universal dis
gust among the sports. On q previous occa
sion Ryan had fallen Ill Just before the time Il
enter the ring.
His present indisposition has put damper Of
the fstic carnival. and he is being denounced OF
al sides bat whether justly or not remains Z
be seen. There were some who were unkin'
enough to declare that he had purposelv sus
tanned the injury Tor fear Of being whipped
Those who saw him lSst Sunday say he was II
perfect condition and that il was dollars .
shoestrings that be would win II Is hard
however, to convince the general sporting
public that there il not - Capt. BILLY Wili
hanson SAYS, a thin streak Of yellow IN IN
Chieago mans makeup. Ryan's representa-