Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-15
SPORTING NEWS.

Washington. oct. 1.-THE Virginia
locker club win on next Thursday. oc-
tobsr 10. iuaugurato a six weeks' race
meeting at the new st. Asaph track.
about i've miles from Washington, on
the virginia side OF the Potomac. Near
~ all the big stables win be represent
ed and the meeting VIII be In a meas
uFs an adjourned session meeting. an
the wlnd-up or the Morris Park meet
ing tomorrow will practically close the
races Of the east. The Virginia Jockey
club has been licensed by tho Jockey
club, and its officers. who are turf men
OF national fame. insure the high class
character OF the new track. The track
will be managed by j. NJ. Kirk, the
treasurer. and IL. ID. Mcintyre will DO
secretary y. w. Simmons and c.
Mcdowell will be Judges; James Rowe
starter; Chris Fitzgerald, clerk on the
scale. and Benjamin Rush. timer. Not
since the days OF the old National
Jockey club. when some of the giants
OF the American turf contested In the
district FOR the prizes hung up by that
association, has the Washington public
enjoyed the sport. The Washington
Jockey club has spent about $4,000 In
making the track, constructing build
lngs, and the evidence Of their labor
Is exhibited in one OF the finest courses
in the country. The old st. Asaph
track was a half mile AFFAIR owned by
some Virginia gentlemen. and used az
speedway for their trotters. A new
track is built outside of this and IS a
mile in length, with straight OF three
eiEhths OF q mile. 1t IL carefully con-
structed and looks entirely safe. Not
q single knoll obstructs the view from
the grand stand. and spec tators win
be able 10 see the horses from start to
finish. The grand stand Is entirely new
and Is one Of the handsomest In the
metropolitan district Il VIII seat 2Sy0
people There IS suggestion OK the
Monmouth Park grand stand IN the
rear " the seats. which look down
upon the betting ring. where there are
accommodation for forty uoOkmakers.
Across from the grand stand. Nesting
under the beautiful Virginia hills. is d
village o. stables. so in number. stan
room has already been engaged by the
Jennings. Eeeues Byron McClelland.
George Smith. Pulzifer. ". F. Dwyer.
/ Mclaughlin, Fred FrelteT, August
p
il fact. an but fourteen stables are al
ready taken II is expected that most
q these owners VIII winter here and
take 10 the spring meeting. which will
,'sTi1 Marcn Is and last until May 10.
sr1 - 20 Brooklyn Tor the FIRST east
EN- rnszti1g on Tuesday two special
trains pFln De run from New York to
ring hcrsss now at Morris Park for
~ CFsniag on Thursday The purses
vi range fron fs99 10 !io90. on the
opeuins aay there VIII he ak races. AZ
ciatsnces ranging from Eve furlongs
= u-= nile and q sixteenth, and addey3
r1onsy amounting 10 1gIgg
Secretary 4,cirtyre = endeavorirr 70
re--rs 3 race bs-reen Banquet. Doni-
p. Heavy o. Navarro. clifford and
H-h!-r. three 11t % T-e 10 start for
p1-a= % .5Q11. whica. IL Euceessfui
VIII X enc y the beFr races Of 81.
year. WEI 80 races CT Chicago CHS.
= . EXPECTED iLAL qzic= a 1umb.er a.
H=s-er1 rrE-s vii come he-e. Ths
special t-a'r facilities 70 the track are
szea 7----A-.y F1od- Ere-ythinr r-a-
cts very FacezEEful Iuaugi1ratl5r
o IL zen .-acc