The Washington times., 1895-05-09
Virginia Jockey Club Manage
ment in a Tight Place.
THEIR LICENSE Is IL DANGER
So They Rule Off the FiIly Summer
time. Her Owner, S. w. Street, and
Jockey Nacey-Judge Power and
Starter Fitzgerald Called to Meet
ing of the Jockey Club.

The racing outlook OF the Virginia
Jockey Club is, il possible, more in doubt
than ever
Judge Power and Starter Fitzgerald
have been called TO New York TO be pres
ent at meeting of the Jockey Club held
to investigate the running of the filly
Summertime on last Friday. and at any
moment the license of the st. Asaph track
may be revoked.
The officials of this club fully appre-
ciated this, and, frightened by the sum
rnoning Of the judge and starter, al once
telegraphed the Jockey Club that meet
ing would be held last night to invest-
gate the race
This was done, and as result the nlly,
S. w Street, her owner, and Nacey. Who
rode her, were ruled or
LII Is apparent on the face of it that
no action would have been taken IN tie
matter had the Jockey Club allowed IL Io
pass unDotieed. In fact this was So, Ms
Nacey was reinstated last MONDAY, DuI
was kept on the ground Tor the LOOKS 0I lne
thing
o. course the Jockey Club viii have to
pass upon the rolling OF the Virginia CIuD,
uphold Ihenl. II, however, they should go
deeper into the matter in a search Tor the
Offenders at the bottom or the IraIu, Things
may go hard with the St Asaph people,
GREEIED
Yesterday T. Wood Martin filled Judge
Powers place. while Dare Devil" Fiiz-
patrick handled the nag. The latter re-
ceived a great ovation when he took tile
stand fo- the first race aud perfect storm
or applause burst forth when he sent the
four starters away as one hore. Through
out the day his work was OF the gllt-edged
order. the starts being almost perfect aud
the delays at one post very snort.
Nm hs1 a Following
cuIar was issued by the executive coIn-
mittee of the track:
.'E. c. Hopper. secretary of the Western
Turf Congress, has officially n1tuleG the
Virginia Jockey Club that by % vote or The
above body the club can race Lnder western
Turf Congress rules. and all ) wners, Jockeys,
prior TO January l, 1895, ard have not
raced on outlaw tracks since tbSst date, are
eligible to race on Western Turf Con-
gress tracks. Including St. Asaph-
Jockey Club viii continle its meeting un-
der the Western Turf Congress rules
Programme for summer meeting Under
turf congress rules viii he issued ON Mon
day, May 13. BY order os me
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE"
Jockey ReiTr mad a lucky day. landing
fayorite at l TO 8. Factotum Oid not go
begging at to !.
TO q beautiful start Facto1um jumped
to the front and was never caught, winning
in hollow style by two lengths from Nick.
GOOD THING WENT THROUGH.
Bessie Browning wa sthe good thing
in the three-year-old race, being backed
from down to to l. She went to the
front in the first furlong and getting a
good lead was never caught
The racing was fully mp 40 the standard,
the attendance DeinG good, and the betting
brisk. Sixteen bookies went on 20 handle
the talents money, and oiliJ about even on
SaISor was the choice of the talent in
the third race, going to the post at TO
10. When it came to racing he could
never get up and finished I'm the Iuck.
White Cockade, who was played from
IL down to to 1, won easily by live
lengths
Hernia looked cinch in the fourth race,
and TO 20 was the best obtainable. TO
q good start Himyaro led on sugiIauce 10
the far turn, where the favorite got up
and won easily by four lengths from Fl
field.
South Side was the hottess kind of tir
TO win the mile event, being hammered
from 20 down to 3 TO l. He looked win
ner TO the far turn, where he quit, Bandit
coming through and landing the money
| by length from Van Brunt
In the CLOSING event Wheeler was at al
| times fayorite, opening at To 3 dno
closing at z to 10. he led all the way and
won easily from SeDatef Vest. The lattel
| was q 20 to shot, and was Downere untI
| he struck the stretch, when Horton wen
| to work on him and by q clever bit OF riding
landed N a MI