The Washington times., 1894-12-10
CRISP SPORTING COMMENT
Virginia Jockey Club Plans for the
Spring Meeting at St. Asaph.
TO ARRANGE FIXED EVENTS
A Big Handicap Built on the Same Lines as
the Brooklyn VIII Be opened-Blemton
Stable Headed the List of Winning Own
ers at the Late Meeting-other Sports.

Several conferences OF the virginia Jockey
Club have Deen held during the past week
and plans for The coming spring meeting
mapped out. From present indications racing
will be resumed at the ST. Asaph track be-
tween the LIST and 5th OF March and continue
until the middle Of March. II there is no
prospect by that time OF racing in New York
State the ST. Asaph meeting will be prolonged
throughout the summer and fall aud close
down on November 80. This arrangement will
without a doubt meet with the approval Of
.horsemen generally as well as the followers
OF racing. and viii guarantee all parties in
terested plenty Of opportunity TO crafty
their tastes for the sport. Stakes and hand
leans are to be shortly opened and dates set
for their running. ii is said 10 be the pur
pose 10 establish a big handicap built on the
same lines as the Brooklyn event. which will
probably be known as the Virginia Jockey
Club Handicap. with al. $50 added money.
Owing to the uncertainty of the weather
conditions hereabouts during the month OF
March the stakes and other fixed events viii
not bs ran on until April and May, the usual
purse and overweight races being sufficient
20 iili out the daily card during the opening
weeks Of the meeting. Quite number OF
horses are wintering al the st. Asaph course,
and there is universal satisfaction with the
accommodations and weather. Saturday WAS
the only disaereeable cay so far experienced.
the rain making il impossible 10 give the
animals cny track work. During the late
meeting al st. Assph Willie Sims headed the
list Of winning jockeys, having hfty-six win
ming and sixty-iour losing mounts.
The following is the official list Of winning
owners and the amounts over $500 won dur
ing the present meeting: BlemtOn stable, 81,
. 275; George i. Smith. S3, $40: =. J. DWyer,
IS. .l25; Oneck stable, $500; W. B. Jennings,
S156O; J. A. Morris d Sons, -, AIS; Manhat-
tan stable. ., 400; w. Woods. S2,Z5O; ". Don
ohue S2-225; d. T. Pulsifer, =, 100; G. B.
Morris. u, $50; 5. W. Street. 81. 700; c. Cor
uehson. Il $50: James Shields & Co 81. ATS.
BCrriige Brothers, & AGO. II. ID. Leach, ST.,
500: J. i. Mcdonald, SLID; H. Il. Eingut.
81 l42: G. T. Leach. $50; Thomas Weleh;
$1,000; J. y. White, Sl,035; J. Hayman. 81
O35, G. w. Newton. 81 OPS; James McLaugh-
lin, 81 .052; W. III. Barrick. S535; Z. Purser,
$500: Pelham stable, SS45~ J. Kneale. -S25;
J. A Bennett $50; r, A. Smith. $50: NJ.
Corbett. $50: Yosth & Coles, S640; William
Jennings, $3.50; Deanwood stable, S620; r.
Bradley, $3.50; Kendall stable S525, and A. f.
MaleOt. 500.
At Alexander Island the racing goes mer-
rily along with no diminution in the attend
ance or quality OF sport. In point Of fast.
Of horses IS vastly improved and good betting
obtainable. There is sufficient number of
books dailyOn the liueto give Spectators full
opportunity 10 get their money on. Public
form is followed here as closely If not more
so, than at any other track and the talent
cannot complain. Favorites as a rule, are
successful IN at least hall the races and tnIs
average has been maintained ever since the
meeting was lnaugurHted. In many Instances
the public has made the wrong horse the IA
vOrite for which error the track should not 5e
held responsible. The association officials
are making laudable effort 10 rid the course
OF undesirable visitors by calling in the old
badges and only issuing new ones 10 proper
parties. This scheme went into operation on
Saturday and the tOuts are very disheartened
over the outlook.
Tomorrow afternoon the deciding game for
the high school football championship viii be
played at National Park between the Central
and Business teams. As each team has won
game there is any amount Of interest IN the
outcome Of the contest tomorrow. 1t is
promised that the game Viii be played in
friendly, schooib0y spirit and with q school
boys snap. Both teams are training hard
and are determined 10 win. There will be no
Singing and the officials viii have strict in
structons to put any boy out Of the game the
first line he Is caught violating the rules,
which viii guarantee no rOwdyism. The
first contest was won by the Centrals, j 70 6,
and the second bo the Business boys, g TO 4
Jack Chapman viii be the manager ofthe
Rochester club next season.
No action has yet been taken by the Yale
Athletic Association on the communication
from the University Of Pennsylvania faculty
asking the former Il it wished TO prefer direct
charges OF professionalism against members
Of the Pennsylvania foot bail team.
Tom O'Rourke, manager Of George Dixon,
says the latter viii be only too glad to fight
Pugilist Gardner.