New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-19
OPENING DAY AT ST. ASAPH.
GOOD RACING on THE VIRGINIA TRACh'
FOUR HORSES RIDDEN ny SIMS wIN-MANY WE'LL
KNOWN TURFMEN PRESENT.

FOUR HORSES RIDDEN ny SIMS WIN MANY WEii-
KNOWN TuRFMEN PRESENT
ny TELEGRAPH 20 THE sR'
Washington. Oct Is--The opening Of the Virginia
Hockey Club tracks at s.. Asaph to-day was ~
every way success. The Attendance was 'nY uP
20 expect atlons. the betting was heavy ana '''
racing OF a most interesting character. Ire MAI"
aCment have every reason to be pleased "''' ''''
iay's developments. The rough clements were COZ"
sricuous by their absence. IN the opening race IL
RencuIa was the only absentee. This LEFT eight =
start Of which Derfarciila Hurlingham am If'"d
we're pest liked 4 select few played Le'h""'"
some Of their money going on A. 10 TO J. al io''
line 20 was the best obtainabe. lie proven '''
oinne-. vet II was anything but an easy thing Tor
him. as Sims Only got him M in the last STRIDE
r,,,ilee WAS second and Derfargil'a tAi!i. iE'P''
was never in H. Ham di! moi seem - care wiener
she was or not The officials would do wen 10
watch the running Of this lilly. Her race ''-'6'
was very far from her true form
In the second race Banquet and Live OAK were
the ones to decline The winner was tatrclan an
,,ber representative from the stables OF /. d.
DIVER He was heavily played by III" NeW-Aorh
delegation closing the favor.te Harris "o" 'io
third race He made all the running ana "oi. j"
good stvle Keefe was on Tizarre and he finished
ffth With q good rider IN lie Wonl' pIo"""'!
have won Weinberg. Halton and BLACK HAWK
we're about equal favorites for the fourth race.
weinberg went off at the start as IL ne "ou''
make a runaway Of it, but h tired pd'ly III we
stretch and Halton well in hand Biach H""N
ran well for half a mile but finished in the ruck'
Mr. Belmonts Song and Dance captured the nun
race He WAS an odds-on favorite and won WIN
something to spare. Sims won the last race VITA
Albert A. 1t was his fourth winning Houit "a
the afternoon. Leonawell. Patrican ana h"i'o"
having earned their brackets under MS p"o'"9e'
All four wer- at liberal odds. .
.
Fred" Cowan. George Wheelock Dr. C,a-t tSn
Knapp and Smiling JOIN ksy "egf H dd 4ssi T
Veil or the day A number of horses were turned
swh h i ronm The success OF the meeting seems
assured twenty books went on for the asy tbeif
states on Saturday Summaries:
FIRST RACE-Pensltes and allowances SIX furlons+
p J. DIVERS h. h. .Leonawen. by leonatns-Ne'u'
S fSTf sirss, }':s o Ge as"
G. Smiths en- n herf1 iI;3ii5g5 b M g. i6S rfn
Go %sh Dollar 5hn lca CKpcfe Ed KIN Gs Mdseey
al" Be,tinr" ecnawe to and TO = CALI . to
ana to perf saa pod to o ana 10 ard 80 to T. III
Kcarney so to l and 10 to l. Urania : TO and to D
Won by a head; neck between second and third
SECOND RAcE-penai,ics and allowances ono mile AMI
sixteenth
7, pvysr'. ra.racie3. by St. Bls''e-reerless
3 yrs lGS NJ car U.S. Sins ia ,crpo,,i.
Kendall stables b. Prince Ha 90 T. i9i Fii NM -
MiShaei iiS ,Taran. also ran. Time :ie>.
Reffin 10 = and -
and even. Prince Kari. . to and even
Won by Z length and half a head between second and
third
THIRD RACE-For two-year-olds; selling. Six furongs
Garth & Coles b. Z. Harris, by Eous-Vrseiine. lo3
Gideon & Dalys b. f. by -Brambaieita 1903
onseE " Stable or cocfade Dqgss,2 ,,
'ca ai'" o2 PENN and Vincent 100 shecdy). also
IN i.sa;: asd to and psa"s9 is oy
T. Won by a neck: head between second anu third
FOURTH RACE-For three y-ar-ods ceiling SIX fur
Gsen I'm stables b. z; Hal'on by HiHyar-- Maud L.
icI n 'Sar iv>s Wernbe,e o7 penn,
Gideon q Days br. g. by Sensation-Memento %
Siemas Queen % D9s9e, Riscb Ha~ %
I and to IN Memento colt, 10 10 and to /
Won by three parts Of lens'h six lengths between
second and third
FIFTH RACE-seiing. one mile.
m5oa aD s'e 4s snf i 'Ta na9ce by The H.
vH sDnss sG & En- SeiaNs s6ado% w. Is car s
PSli,zeF c2 PENN and Bonaven,ure Johns
aa ss.5 Ps3er Z ana no n?t to " s'N'
Won by a length and a half. lengths between sec
ond and third.
SIXTH RACE-For maiden ,wo-year-olds. Five furonE'.
Frank Alexander c. Albert A. by Jaeo'i'e-O'N
s w Streett's h. c Tuscan 10 PENN ......'.'+.''
W FORAGE races 10 M SS'dc Te or Asha,
Fclpse IO7 Griffin: Amsterdam. 40 carter anu Inc
Clown. 10 Doggetu also ran ilIs ,rsc, u 70 :
and even: Golden Gate. - 70 and u 10 !.
Won BY a length: a heal bet~eca second and thrh-
The following the entries for tomorrow"
races: -
l.obesguis King Goid and Kennel. no Zach
second race-seven furongs Iekin iO. Prince Geo!ge
o. Little o.. 81. Michael il6' VIII tI!o'' l'''
Shelly Tu;tle. lO7. 80
each: Harrington li2 Jack OF Spades ll' faco'um 100
Fourth race-Sx furlongs lochno "s J'can 10.
Fllrt o. Lormer 9s, Prince John loi WeInb-Fs ia
Ericsson 90 Reynara. lOl Hazehatch. .ll
Fifth receive fuflongs. par'hena. lo, %neych l,9
Ina ITO; The clown lo9 Lutte Ella lol Fnager lo3'
sans Erreu 1O4 Evelyn Carter hy l"f HAMS IN Io4'
sixth race-One mile Prince klamath. iW}; McIniY".
100 Paris and Pulitzer! 100 each; 4a:oness Jos WHITE
Wings, lOl
MATCHBOX BOUGHT FOR THE STUD.
THE JOCKEY CLUB PAYS BARON HIRscH 1850"
FOR HIM.
Vienna Oc; lS.-The Jockey Cub has bought
BARON Hirschs English racehorse Matchbox FOR stud
purposes The price was slSOo0 Matchbox is
bay three-year-od. by s.. Simon. out Of Match
Girl He has well in several big races IN ing
land this year.
GOOD SPORT AT NARRAGANSETT PARK.
Providence r. L. Oct. 1s.-A crowd % about 1850
noon The weather was clear, the track fast and the
card good Summaries:
FRS, race-Purse $500: I'VE furlongs Po!ydora
won handiy by a length; Remorsc second, be'wyn
Second race-Purse 500: one INTO. Sir Knight
hind rfr0a