The Washington times., 1894-11-19
CRISP SPORTING COMMENT
All Sorts OF Rumors Afloat Respect
ing the st. Asaph Race Meeting.
JOCKEY CLUB MEETS TO-DAY
Opinions Differ as to Whether the Racing
VIII Be Continued Under the License Of
the Jockey Club-0la Dominion Club Meet
ing Is Improving in Every Respect

Tor several days all kinds Of rumors have
been in circulation regarding the future of
the st. Asaph meeting. Owing to the recent
seduction in the amount Of purses consider
able talk was indulged in. the opinion being
the local club officials had violated the pro-
visions Of their license, and that the stewards
OF the Jockey Club would so decide at their
meeting to be held to-day in New York. Then
il has been hinted about the Jockey Club
would not grant any extension Of the original
date for the closing OF the ST. Asaph racing,
which was December ]. On the other hand the
indications are that racing viii 90 on at least
until January ]. II looks very much as if
either the local people have received assur-
ances that their application to the Jockey
Club Tor an extension of the meeting viii be
granted, or they intend to go ahead regard
less OF the action OF the New York racing
authorities. What effect a breaking away
from the latter would have is hard 10 esti-
mate. No doubt several Of the big horsemen
would refuse TO race their horses any more,
but their absence would help the racing
There have been too many one-horse races.
such as the purses captured 10y Prince George,
such horses out OF the way the fields would
DO more equally matched and better betting
prevail
That there are enough people with sporting
blood in their veins IN Washington prepared
20 keep the racing going is evident by the
splendid crowds which have patronlZed both
the Virginia tracks during the past week.
Additions 10 the visiting contingent are daily
made and upwards OF three thousand strang-
ers have taken up their temporary residence
in this city for the races. Most OF these viii
remain whether the 1T. Asaph meeting con-
tlnues under the protecting wing o. the Jockey
Club or breaks away from the latter, Just SO
long as the racing goes on. There Is no ques-
ti0n about the Alexander Island meeting,
which is IN its full Iide OF success. The at
tendance. fields. and betting were never bet
ter. while the association is now making
money and in a ialr way TO recover past
losses. So impressed are the pooirooms with
the good business possible TO be done on the
Island races that quite a number Of these
places are taking the races, thereby helping
TO pay the expenses OF the track
George WheeIock, the well-known book
maker and bettOr has had somewhat OF an
undesirable notoriety given him by Pittsburg
EhiIs naming The pouch colt MheelOskI.
There is a little story back OF this which is
ing of tho St. Asaph meeting Phil has on
several occasions found he had been fore
stalled IN the betting on his own horses by
Wheel0ek At last be found revenge in nam
ing the Pouch colt Wheeloski. And this act
has served as a fruitful topic of conversation
around the ring.
The report Of q quarrel between Secretary
Mcintyre and Green B. Morris, which ap-
peared in a New York paper, is pronounced
by both the principals TO be an exaggerated
statement of q slight difference which led 10
some argument. Both Mcintyre and Morris
are apparently on the best Of terms.
Starter Cassidy has been handling The flag
at the Alexander Island track in a very sat
isfactorv manner despite the large fields and
many green riders ne has to contend with.
He naturally viii make mistakes. hut is hu-
man and is averse to censure. He deserves
great credit for bis general good work and
should not be offended at any just criticism.
There never was a starter who did not at
times make mistakes. and Cassidy does so as
well as others Jimmy Rowe has made many
bad starts az st. Asanh, and they have been
noticed in the papers.
II was hoped by the friends Of the National
Baseball League the new American AssociG-
ton only existed on paper. but the action Of
the league officials in considering SO seriously
the new organization at their meeting IN NeW
York shows them TO be keenly alive TO the
knowledge that the association is more than
possible rival. That the American AssOcia-
tion viii blossom out very shortly in very
active manner is believed by many and the
indications are the new association will prove
a success, as 25-cent ball is wanted in most OF
the cities. If it comes to a conflict in Wash
i1gtCn between a league club owned by aliens
and an association club owned by local people
it is not hard TO guess which will receive the
public support.
Gard for To-day.