Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-12

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.:itia., Z, southeriy
IT, 3 ,cEs.-S5turday was a great
~ s,r t,yorites at the st. Asaph
day ~ beavily-backed first choices fin
e y.,inr first in every event. The wealth
''uIu5 u cool and brisk, the track had
e. i.;. w. ant and was in fair condition and
.bo attendance good.
Tue ,t Gs,. the GAzErTE's report closed
more races were run:
Nv" n the fifth race, l mile-Song and
ni ~ won. Copyright second, Tom
t DaII third. Time las.
sH 4'n4 last event of the day was nov
-. forthis track-a handicap for hun
ell! W. onrse $50, one mile on the fiat.
l grr lTIcDermott's Elphin (Mr. Nelson),
, VI, by eight lengths; Mr.. McCau!ey's
T SOr Mr.. McCauley), second by a
S LA. Mr. Browns Nancluse (Mr.
I unImesI third. Time 2:07. Sherry
and Fairfax also ran. -.
"'' The bookies we're at loss which to
aaEe hyorite in this race. Finally
, t5sr landed on Elphin, and chalked up
S sIy J. At this price he was we'll play
u yancluse was second choice, but
w. ,.rona tip on Cracksman sent his odds
rom 5 TO 5tol. All the horses were
, ,,o more or less. The race created
rrsst amusement and pandemonium
Tssigned in the stand. Craftsman got
oain front. followed by Fairfax, Elphin
,bird The former went out as though
he would make runaway race OF it,
b1- he had enough on the back stretch,
and Flpfin went to the front. From
there home the erSwhiie crack steeple-
chaser had things all his own way, win
njnq very easily by eight lengths. 1t
was ali the rider of Vancluse could do
10 keep his mount from getting the
nl,ce from Cracksman, but he finally
succeeded, and Craftsman beat him out
head.
4 dispatch from Washington to the
Philadelphia Record says: 'The race
for gentlemen riders furnished no small
amount of uncomplimeutary talk. Van
cu,e. the third horse, showing ability
10 be an easy second, if not the actual
winner of the race, but it is charged he
was pulled. Mr.. Holmes, on Vancluse,
must have been tired, but he chung des-
perately to the reins, and it was only
through the hardest kind of work that
he was prevented from securing second
money. Craftsman, under whip and
spur, getting the place. After the race
the mounts, still booted and spurred,
walked into the betting booths, and
ca.hed 4 large number of tickets"
The Virginia Jockey Club recently
made application to the Jockey Club
for permission to race during the month
of December, Notwithstanding that such
proceeding would be in direct viola
ton of one of its fundamental regula-
tons. The Jockey Club, it is under
stood, replied that to grant such per
mission would be d violation Of its
with the western turf con-
gress.
Secretary Mcintyre has appealed from
the decision of the Jockey Club, both
as to racing in December and regard
ius the rejection of the entries of horses
under the name of w. Woods. 1t was eX-
pected that these matters would be act
ed upon at the meeting of the Jockey
Club on Saturday, but they were not.
It may not be true that the Virginia
jockey Club intends to race throughout
December, and to accept w. Woods or
any other entries. Jockey Club or no
Jockey Club, but all indications point
in that direction.
4 Washington paper says: ''If the
Virginia Jockey Club wishes to con-
tinue under the protecting wing of the
Jockey Club it will have to bring its
meeting to close on the last day OF the
present month. Such statement has
not been officially made yet; in fact, it
has been denied in some quarters, but
it is true nevertheless"
A letter from Washington to the
Times says: 'At meeting
of the directors of the Virginia Jockey
Club. held Saturday night at the Met
ropolitan Hotel, it was agreed that they
would adhere to their original pro
cramme and abide by the laws of the
National Jockey Club, which means
legitimate racing in Virginia as far 8:
this clubs concerned Col. S. G. Brent
of Alexandria, and Mr.. G. c. Carlin,
Alexandria's new postmaster, were
present at the meeting"
A number Of horses arrived yester,
day from Narragansett and it was with
difficulty that they were provided with
stable accommodations at St. Asaph.
Other horses arrived there to-day.
To-day the resulted rs follows
First race, 81 furlongs-Lady Violet
won, Derfargilla second, Sandowne
third. Time l:2l3.
Second race, I mile-High Point
Belle won, Bizarre second, Thyra third
Time l:17I.
Third race, mile--Hurlingham won,
Old Dominion second, Little Billy third
Time 1:023.
Fourth race, 1 mile-Prince George
won, Pulitzer second, Darkness third
Time l:445.
The attendance. this evening was
large
Two JOCKEYS INJURED-The racing
at Alexander Island in the county on
Saturday evening was rendered more