The Washington times., 1894-11-26
CRISP SPORTING COMMENT
Nothing Certain as to the Outlook for
the ST. Asaph Meeting.
BIG FIELDS AT THE ISLAND
Plenty Of Horses at the Two Virginia Tracks
and the Weather Keeps Suitable fo- Rae
ing-Columbia Athletic Club Is Favorite
Over Georgetown for Thanksgiving Day.

On the surface there appears great deal
OF uncertainty as to the outlook for any fur
ther racing at the s.. Asaph track after next
FRIDAY, when the regularly licensed meeting
will end. There has beeE difference OF
opinion among the officials OF The Virginia
Jockey Club as to the propriety Of prolonging
the meeting and for this reason all sorts OF
rumors have been a1oat. Ii IS well under
stood the horse owners who signed the peti-
tion asking for an extension Of the meeting
were given assurance that such would be
done. The subsequent statement that The
meeting would be continued until next Fri
day. without any reference to an extension,
was evidently move OF policy in order to
keen the stewards of the jockey club from
Withdrawing the license under which racing
is now conducted.
While the St Asaph officials are reticent as
10 their plans. it is pretty safe to expect a
continuance OF racing during December The
weather has been so pleasant that many Of
the horssmen feel encouraged TO change their
plan OF going to New Orleans and remain
here provided the sport goes on. Then Wash
ington is so much nearer New York than New
Orleans that the Eastern racegoers viii have
an opportunity 10 visit thelr homes without
much loss OF time or money. 1t was stated
Saturday the local club people would an
pounce their decision on the subject OF iur-
ther racing in day or SO.
During all the palaver about the st. Asaph
meeting. the racing goes merrliy on al the
Alexander Island course, with nlg crowds,
plenty OF betting. and good racing. This
course is considered about the best bad
weather track IN the country owing TO the
nature of the soil which quickly absOrbs rain
and RECEIVERS its elasticity. As q matter OF iact,
the track is faster after drenchlng than
prolonged dry spell. There does not appear
10 be auv prospect Of compromise between
the two tracks, as neither processes 10 care
Ig about the other.
Quite neat little trick was played one day
Last week on q prominent W asnlnstunlan VINO
is only an occasional visitor 10 the races. de
met several friends at ~. Asaph the day the
horse Mckee was an odds on layorlte Tor the
two-vear-old race. The gentleman expressed
to his friends a desire for tip, and one ol
the friends said: 'Give me - and 1 viii play
il on Mckee for q place: It's 70 ]. >. The TWO
spot was forthcoming. and the friend pro-
cured an old ticket and by little rubbing
and marking succeeded in making Il appear
as if he had secured ticket calling for g 10
2 Mckee a place. 1t was a cruel joke As Nc
Kee was barred for the place, and after the
horse had won the Washington man smiled q
broad grin and quickly strobe TO the book
makers stand with the ticket held securely 40
his hand. He never tumbled TO the hoax
until the cashier with cruel glitter IN his
eve threw the bit Of pasteboard at the gen
tleman and with a Willie Snow ha, ha! said
..Wharcher giyin US" The faces OF his
friends made the whole thing clear TO him
and now he plays his own money.
Interest is being rapidly aroused IN the
Thanksgiving Day football game between
Georgetown College and Columbia Athletic
Club at National Park. The @. A. c. boys
are fav0rites. but the collegians Will 60 into
the game with determination and viii be
cheered on by hundreds Of fellow students
and admirers.
The Princeton-Yale games comes Of nexi
Thursday on Manhattan field. New York. and
Yale bids fair to come out ahead. On Satur-
day University Of Pennsylvania and Harvard
viii meet at Trenton. n. J.
At the Eureka Athletic Club arena on next
Thursday evening suarring contests have
been arranged between Chuck Conuors. OF
New York. and Billy Welch, of Newark Gf-
teen rounds: Howard Wilson. OF WASHINGTON
and Alexander Crittenden Of philadelDhja