The evening world., 1893-12-07
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.
Racing at the Ivy City Track
This Winter Is Now Assured.
Alex. Sh'e.ds's Case Opened, but
Nothing Accomplished.
Peculiar sut Against Brookiyn
Jockey Club.

A special from Washington says:
George Engeman and his associates In
the scheme to hold a Winter race meet
Ing at Ivy city. near here, have won
their light before the District Commits
sioners for II license and n permit. At
torney for the District Thoma to-day
submitted to the Commissioners an
opinion in which he held that they had
no power under the law to refuse a per
init, provided application was made in
proper form.
"In conformity with this opinion the
Commissioners subsequently granted the
permit asked. This will lcsalize in n
measure the Winter race meeting and
permit an admission fee at the gate.
II any person wishes to prevent betting
he will be compelled to resort to the
courts or to Congress-"
This news will be gladly received by
hundreds of poor horscmen. who
rave been wandering how they
were TO feed their horses this
Winter with Gutenberg and Gloucester
closed. The fact that the license has
been granted Will send down to Wash
ington those horsemen who have been
waiting. until the license question had
been definitely decided. Washington
Will be full to overlooking.
The Executive Committee of the Ben
nings track .reopened the case Of Alex
nesses summoned failed to appear, and
nothing was done In the matter.
shields's guilt 10 apparent to every one,
and 1t IL not likely that the Committee
will reverse It's decision.
Jockey George Taylor is at Washing
ton, and he denies the story that he was
locked up trunk In this city. He has
second day of the meeting. but has not
ridden.
Annie Bishop acted very mean at the
post yesterday. She just missed kicking
Jimmy Lambley in the leg with her fly
ing heels.
Duke" Thompson has been at Wash
ington since the meeting opened. He
has been backing the ponies, with fair
success, but regrets that he was ever so
foolish as to have had that three months
"pr~ohibitory" law passed In New Jersey.
Sims rode a beautiful race on Annie
Bishop. He nursed her carefully until
the very last moment. and then sent her
along and just nipped Restraint on the
post. Had the Jockeys been reversed,
Restraint would surely have won.
Wampezo's race in the second event
was decidedly disappointing. This horse
has a lot OF speed. and yet he was trailed
along behind his field UP to the last fur.
long.
Annie c.. FLY was the surprise of thu
day. She was quoted at 10 and 20 to
in the betting. Our Jack and Aureliar
were rated the best two-year-olds at tn,
track. and both were heavily backed
weights, and the fact, that the tract
was in bad condition had much to dc
with her winning.
Suits have been begun in this city ant
Brooklyn by Joseph W., Charles G. an.
Robert s. Plnkerton for damages claimed
to have been inflicted at the Grave
plaintiff mee Claims & 1000 lsS aama mssh of thu
The suit recalls to nina that mos
memorable of all Brooklyn Jockey Clui
meetings. 1t was the yelr in which tn,
rooms n Information. All sorts OF
devices We're tried by Peter De Lacy
with UNCERTAIN results for the first, few
began to get full information. For {
long time the Pinkertons were puzzled
49, ~ f"A 80 ''h 'AhH
come one gave the scheme away. They
found that the Frosts and Miss Pear
sail visited the track in a carriage. ON,
Of the men acted as ~coa"hman, and h,
wore a high silk hat. which was invarl
ably Tilted on the back of his head. a
hole had been cut in the crown of tn,
hat. and though this Frost worked 1
series of flash messages by means of al
tr oandescent lamp. The messages were
CO ught by an operator on top of a huge
pole erected on Tony Dougan's prem
isCs. just outside of the rack.
The Pinkertons handled the party
roughly when they caught them. and on,
Of the women was slapped in the face
The party was locked up and held II
bail. The cases against them were nevel
pushed. They contended that they ha,
paid admission, and whatever informa
ton they CLEANED at the track they hat
Il perfect right to dispose OF as they
chose. The suits will be very interest
ing. If won, there Will no doubt bt
hosts of other suits brought by person,
who claim to nave been roughly handled
by Pinkerton men.
Benjamin has been bottled mp for som,
time. Yesterday he was cut loose an
landed odds of IL to l for his party.