Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-17
GRAND RACING EXPECTED
Virginia Jockey Club Meeting Commences
Tomorrow.
Crack Horses on Hand mt ST. Asaph's-
Tracks With Every Conven-
fence and Comfort.

Tomorrow the magnificent new track of
the Virginia Jockey Club. near St. Asaph's
Junction, Va, Just this side of Alexandria.
Will be opened, and what promises to be
the greatest race meeting In this section OF
the country will be inaugurated. Thousands
have been expended by the club in its eff
forts to make the track and grounds as
nearly perfect as possible, and the Wash
rgton racing public will find that the club
has admirably succeeded. The eastern
racing season closed by operation of law
last Monday, and from tomorrow until the
list of December, unless the weather inter-
feres-for no winter racing will be permit
ted or encouraged by the club-the center
of eastern racing will be at the new track.
All the great horses in training will partici-
pate. and the greatest jockeys on the
American turf will ride them. The stables
began arriving at the track last week, and
there are already at the track over zoo
horses. Many more from the east, south
apd west are now en- route, and by the end
of the week it is expected that not less
than 800 horses will be quartered at the
track.
Among the horses now there and among
those due there tonight are the following
noted ones: Clifford, Rubicon, Stouell,
Dorian. Banquet, Sir Excess, Sir Walter.
Henry of Navarro, Galilee, Declare, Correc-
ton. Eustre, Patrician, Mary Stone, Peace
maker, Mcintyre, Hugh Penny, Ben Lo-
mond, Gold Dollar. Dungannon, Our Jack,
Bcckrene, Lady Violet, Old Dominion,
Hurlingam, Shelly futile, VIII Elliott,
Roche. Stowaway, Counter Tenor, Har-
rington, Live Oak, Jack of Spades, Flirt,
Armitage, Owlet, Hatton, True Penny, Lit
tie Mat, Midgley, Prince John, Albert A,
Victorious, Ed Kearney, Restraint, Judge
Morrow, Doggett, Rufus California, As
signee, Prig, Hyderabad, Silvie, Discount,
The Commoner, Magian, Song and Dance.
Lightfoot, Leonawell, jordan, Nahma,
Romping Girl and Kennel.
From such horses it will be seen that
some of the greatest contests of the year
will be repeated. Especially will that be
apparent when such Jockeys will be in the
saddle as Fred. Taral, the Acknowledged
premier rider of America; Willie Sims, the
colored Archer; Snapper Garrison, Dog
gett, Reiff, Hamilton, Griffin, Clayton,
Bergen, Littlefield, Lamley, Midgley, Penn,
Blake and II. Jones.
Trains to the track will leave the Balti-
more and Potomac station at l and l 30
running direct to the grand stand, return
ing Immediately after the last race. Every
accommodation has been provided for race
goers, and special attention will be paid to
ladies. The rule against the admission or
improper characters will be rigidly en-
forced, say the managers, and Pinkerton' s
detectives will police the grounds. Invita-
tions have been sent to the members of the
cabinet, the members of the foreign lega-
tions to Gov. O'Ferrall of Virginia and his
staff and to others prominent in official ana
social circles The card for tomorrow calls
for six races, the first race being called at
AS. The track can be reached by those
driving either over the Long bridge or over
the Aqueduct bridge. The latter drive,
while perhaps little longer, is the more
agreeable and safer, being down Mt. YER
non avenue, a grand drive.