The Washington times., 1894-03-24
HORSEMEN WILL Be PLEASED
Prospects are Bright for Racing in
the District.
SENATE COMMITTEE FAvORS 1T
Bill Will be Reported Allowing Bookmaking
at Behring'S and Ivy City Tracks-spring
and Fail Meetings of Eighteen Days Each
Permitted at Both Courses.

Prospects for spring racing at Benning's
and Ivy City tracks are frightened consider
ably by the action OF the Senate District Com
mittee yesterday in agreeing to favorably re-
port n bill allowing Spring and Fail meetings
of eighteen days each at the two tracks men
toned 1t is expected that It is now only a
question of u few days before the bill will be-
come law. and the officials OF the Washing
ton Jockey Club say they will Immediately
begin preparations for meeting to COM
mence about April 10. This will be good
news to the horseowners already at the local
tracks as well rs many Others who are located
at Gloucester and other Jersey courses.
Provided George Engemsn comes to an
amicable arrangement with the Washington
| Jockey Club. there will be thirty-six days of
| continuous racing here. and both tracks Will
make money. As there is hardly hope oil
racing being resumed in New Jersey. there
/ will be no opposition TO the Washington races,
and the sports will naturally come here. 1t
is not altogether unlikely that Hills track.
at st. Asaph Junction, will be the scene OF a
! protracted summer meeting after the racing
is finished in the District. This will very
! likely be done unless Governor O'Ferrall
| finds some Virginia law which will shut OF
| The Senate District Committee did not
| reach its decision in the matter OF agreement
on the bill without considerable discussion.
The chief obstacle TO be overcome was the
mile limit. and it was agreed not to amend
| the present law in respect TO distance. As
| the Ivy City track is partly within the mile
| limit the committee came to the conclusion
to simply amend the Blackburn act of 1898 so
that it should not apply 10 book-making at
the Spring and Fall meetings of the Washing
| ton Jockey Club or the Ivy City Jockey Club.
Col. William Dickson has blossomed into a
| full-nedged lobbyist. rs WIS evidenced in his
appearance at the Capitol yesterday morning
in the interest OF the Ivy City Jockey Club.
Capt Sam Donaldson and Joseph Blackburn,
jr., Were present as friends OF the Washington
Jockey Club. Col. Dickson denies that he is
TO be elected president II the Ivy City club,
as was hinIed by friend Of the colonel.
A dispatch from Anna tolls Nd. last even
ing brought the information that the bill pro-
hibiting pool selling at Arlington, Nd, which
has passed a third reading in the house OF
delegates. was laid over until next week. Inc
bill If passed in its present form would bar
betting at Pimlico. where an old-time Spring
and Fall meeting is looked for.
Every since the Maryland legislature closed
the pool rooms in Baltimore city pool room
has been located at Arlington race track, near
the old Pimlico course. In compliance with
now and then, but all the betting is on foreign
races.
Bookmaker Leo Swatts. OF Jersey City
offers the following odds in the Brooklyn
handicap. to be run MAY Is: Ajax. 1lS 10 to
l: Banquet lis, 20 to /: Bassettlaw, ll2, % to
l. Bitten. l05. 75 to /; Carlsbad. l06, full;
Cbarade. los. 80 to /: Clifford. l22. 10 to /;
Comanche. 10. % to /: Copyright. 105.
full Diablo, ia. 50 to /; Don Alonzo. 11s.
to /: DIR. Rice, l12. 90 to /: Elyroy.
l05. 100 to /: Emin Bey, 100. $50 to /;
G. W. johnson. 1l2. 30 to /: Henry of
Navarro. 100, so to L; Herald. 100. 30 to L;
Hermitage. 100. $50 to /; Lamplishter. 127.
| 10 to /; Leonawe!l. 10S, null; Loantaka, 10,
100 to /: Long Beach. 100. 200 to /; Low
| lander. 10. so to l. Maid Marian. 10 10 to |,
| Marshall. 100, $50 to /; oxford, 100. $50 to /;
! Picknicker. los. 30 TO /: Pickpocket. 10. %
10 l: Prince George. los. % to I; Rainbow.
112. 80 20 l: 81. Domingo. 100. 60 to /: St.
Leonards. 1i6. - to !: Shelley futile, 105, 100
to /: Sir Walter. 100, s TO /: Sport. ia, u to
| /: Terriler. lO5, so to l: Wilwood. 10, 100 to
! /; Yo Tamben 100 so to /.