The Washington times., 1894-07-30
CRISP SPORTING COMMENT
Senator's Still Retain Their Grip on
the Tail End Position.
COLONELS IN HAILING DISTANCE
But tho Prospects Are Not Particularly
Brighton Washington to Better Its Stand
ing During the Coming Week-Improve-
nent in the Class of Horses at the Island.

The Senators made some little Improve
ment in their standing in the pennanr race
during the past week but are still last. The
chances are very much against any bettering
of their position this week, as they will have
a tough week OF it, with Brooklyn, Baltimore,
and Boston to tackle. The three Bees are
more than able to hold their own, and one
victory is all that may be expected. Manager
Schmelz is not as well fortified in the pitch
ing department as could be wished, the fail
ure Of Sullivan and Petty to hold their own
reducing materially the number Of available
twirlers. Mercer and Maui will be unable to
do all the work, and Stocksdale will hardly
be effective until he gets strong and well.
It is always the unexpected that happens
and the sudden flop of the Orioles. the great
spurt of the Beaneaters, and the in and out
work of the Giants offer food for discussion.
The Baltimoreans had held the premier posi-
ton so long, principally through their team
batting, that it began to look as If they would
hold on, but somehow or other the hot weather
has taken all the sap out of the team stick
work, and as a result the birds have been
steadily dropping behind. They could not
have fallen down at moro unfortunate time
than when stacking up against New York and
Boston, their most dangerous adversaries.
The young men from the Hub have evil
IDENTIFY dropped their boisterous and dis
agreeable coaching and settled down to busi-
ness, rs their work of late has been Of the
gilt-edge order, and resulted In putting them
at the top of :he heap. Now that the Bos-
tons have gotten the lead, it will be pretty
hard for any other team TO take it away, as
the Beaneaters are full of running and are
fighters from away back. The Giants are a
mystery. They roll up victory after victory
and the crankS on Manhattan Island become
worked up TO n delightful state of frenzy.
Then an awful drop is iaken and despair
stalks abroad. The defeats by Boston were
atoned for by three victories over Baltimore.
and then the in-and-outers play fast and loose
with Philadelphia. 1t looks very much as If
Boston and New York will be the contending
clubs at the finish.
Paul Rddford did not accompany the Sem
ators to Brooklyn because he was not needed
by Mr.. Schmelz. Paul does not fancy his
lay-off and would much prefer doing duty in
right field where he has no superior and but
few equals. He is too valuable man to be
htpl OlI tHt NLcu JUG SuIlNdu WIS
here last week with the Phiilies he COM
planned of the treatment he had received with
reference to finances from the Washington
management. He spoke of going to law but
evidently changed his mind.
There is a noticeable improvement in the
class of horses now racing at the Island track
and the newcomers have been upsetting cal
culations of the talent. LyIist has started
four times and won three of the reel. The
racing has also improved as well rs the at
tendance, and it is generally understood the
association Is not losing any money. which is
naturally very gratifying news TO both horse
men ard the sporting public. review of
the meeting since its inception will show that
OF the 2S3 races run. l46 have been won by
first choices. 70 by second and IS by third
choices, with 30 won by outsiders. A frac-
lion over 5ll6 per cent. of the races have
been captured by first favori'es. an average
which will compare favoraJly with any pro-
lonSed meeting ever held in this country.
II tine talent looked more TO form and less
to suspected jobs the books would be hit
harder than they are. There are too many
people always on the lookout for a dump. and
dollars are often wasted on long shots which
the touts tip are TO beat the favorite Presid-
ing Judge Oyster has pretty well established.
among the hUrsemen his determination to
prevent crooked rac ing. ana there are but few
races OF suspicious nature. Every now and
then horse fails TO run up TO form. but even
this happens on the big tracks and in fact
occurs more frequently at Saratoga and
and such courses than it does on
the Island.
Several of the boys riding across the river
give promise OF becoming experts. and in the
front rank is young Donnelly. The latter is
well behaved and his mounts have usually
chance and hackers can count on getting a
run for their money. Mcknight. J. Davis |
and johnson are also fair jockeys. In the |
older division Bender. Doane. Slack, Man
love and Foster are doing good work.