The Washington times., 1894-06-02
FAST TINE ON THE ISLAND
Old Dominion Jockey Club Races Were
Run in Excellent Style.
A. O. H. TOOK THE HANDICAP
Detroit Galloped Five Furlongs in loo l-2,
Establishing New Track Record for the
Distance-Katie Gray Disappointed the
Books, Who Held Her Out Being Beaten.

If the time hung out Yesterday at the Island
course was correct, the track bids fair to be-
| come one of the fastest in the country. The
| five furlong race. won by Detroit. was run
| in 1:001@. while A. o. H. covered the same
distance in 1909 both performances being
| very creditable provided the time was
straight. 1t has all along been claimed that
the track was fast, and the claim seems borne
out.
The attendance Yesterday was better than
on any previous day, with Decoration Day ex-
cepted. There were eight books on and all
did fair business. Blackburn and Fern
wood were the only winning favorites, the
other events being captured by Jews Harp, IL
10 /; Detroit, TO l, and A. o. H., 215 to /.
The biggest surprise OF the day was the de-
feat OF Katie Gray in the colt race.
She was held at prohibitive price by the
books. the best at any stage being to 3. The
others. with Senator Hill excepted. were at
any odds. The winner turned up in Jews
Harp a II to ! shot. The books lost chance
to win good money by the favorite's defeat,
owing to the shortness of the quotations.
Manlove failed to ride n winner, and his fol-
lowers were correspondinSly depressed, both
in feeling and bank roll. II. Lewis piloted
Fernwood and A. o. II. homo in front. while
Dorsey, Slack. and King each had u winning
mount.
The opening event was q five furlong
sprint out OF. the chute for non-winners, and
Blackburn was selected as the good thing. the
horse going to the post 10 choice. Sails
bury, Matte Chun, and Major Thornton were
nibbled at The result justified the confidence
Of the public, Blackburn winning by neck
from Imported Jene. who closed fast in the
last sixteenth, and beat Matte Chun three
lengths for the place. Red Dick was good
fourth.
Katie Gray was considered n moral in the
two-year-old race. and a. much rs TO was
miserable showing and could do no better
than fourth. Restless got away first. led TO
the stretch. and then shut up like a iacEkniie.
Jews Harp and Hiss Doloris illly had the fin
ish TO themselves. the former winning by
neck The hlly Rad the worst OF the send of
and ran a splendid race. Senator Hill was
close third two lengths before the favorite.
The mile event brought out well-balanced
field. with Fernwood always the choice, but
Lotion was also strongly iancied, while
Freezer had n strong following for the place.
IL was an easy race Tor Fernwooj. who
rushed TO the front in the first quarter and
made all his own running, winning easily
from Freezer. with Lotion third. four lengths
ahead OF Nocaite.
Keime started favorite for the fourth at
twos. but receded to skies, while the money
went in on Syracuse and Detroit, the latter
going TO the post the choice. Syracuse and
Detroit were the first TO show to good start,
and the former led a quarter, when the old
horse dropped back. Detroit taking command
and coming on won easily by four lengths,
heime getting the place two before Jim
Pagan.
The closing event was n handicap and pro-
duced II pretty race between A. o. H., Key
West and Grand PriX. Sweet Alice and the
latter made the running for awhile. but were
passed by A. o. H. and Key West. the horse
with the abbreviated name winning cleverly
by a half length. with Key West length and
u half before Grand Prix. Summarizes: