The evening times., 1895-11-29
RING, TRACK AND PADDOCK.

According TO all reports Jack White got
pretty rough deal for his money Y at Pimlico
yesterday.
The trouble came after the second race.
Long Bridge, HraIy up, was first over the
line but he was not awarded the race, a
c!niGi OF fcuLon the part of Little Toms
rider being heard with favor by the Off
cials. There had been some crowding be-
tween the two, but considering the heavy
going and the merit OF he offending jockey,
few believed it sufficient TO warra mt the
disqualification. When White learned OF
the disqualification he at once ordered that
| Chiswick who was named TO run in the
closing event be withdrawn and his entire
stable be shipped to Alexander Island.
The officials refused 10 consent to the
scratching of Chiswick, but White claimed
that he proposed TO do rs he pleased with
his own property. There were rumors that
JORGE .w9uld be used 10 bring the horse to
Vthe post. However, Mr.. White was as good
| as his word, and the horse did not start.
White stood to win nearly $4,000 on
Long Bridge He claims that ''TObe" Wall
| had his checks down ON Little Tom, and
there is n chance that he Is right. II Is
well known that Wall is behind the meeting
al Baltimore, and no one can doubt that II
"Tcbc'' wanted To he would hesitate to
| pick horse oat of the bunch and place him
| first. He lived so long in a school where
| that kind OF thing was not SO very much
of novelty.
With the opening OF the New Orleans race
| track Saturday a nd the sta ri of stake racing
In San Francisco, the sea son of what might
dc called legitimate winter racing began,
| Although the Frisco tracks have gone into
the sport this winter ON a great scale there
being a ruinous rivalry between the two
courses there in the matter of stake offer.
ings, it looks as il the hest ra cling would be
seen at New Orleans. Many turfmen when
they saw how much the game was being
ovcrworkcd. at the last moment de-
cfded to go TO New Orleans with their sta
ties instead. There the purses and stakes
are not quite SO big, but there is no danger
Of any failure. such as is possible at san
Francisco. or course, the far Western
city is certain eventually to make a great
place Tor running races, but the belief is
that the city has had too much of it. II
is claimed, though, that the recent story
about a quarrel between Tom williams
and Ed" Corrigan in San Francisco
hotel, was fake" pure and simple, and
that the compromise between the two tracks
was or so lasting nature that the competi-
tion whould not be injurious to either this
season, at least.
Poulrooms have been closed in San Fran.
cisco, and In the future all betting must he
at the race tracks. Whether the tracks Will
be allowed tn run foreign book remains TO
be seen. Should this be the case 1t will
mean light between the dowI.tuwn gam
blers and the race.track officials 1t will |
take about two seasons to kill racing in San |
Francisco.
The Covington puolroom game is in a bad |
way, according to the Cincinnati ENQUIRER, |
which says: "You can make ten and wenty- |
five cent bets at any OF the poolrooms in |
Covington. Talk about getting the game
down to a fine point! This is fine enough
for the shortest pikcr that ever pu, down
bet'
Orlando Jones peranibulates daily up and |
down Broadway. Orlando is looking for |
dead Ones in his walks. Tom WoOdford |
also perambulates, but Tom is not looking
for dead ones"
The yearling brother to Simon W. and Leh-
man is a good colt, and has worked his
quarter with weight up in 23 1-4-sniart
doing. He is to be named Flcishman, after
the Cincinnati turfnian.
The Jockey Club will hold meeting to-
morrow at No. % Nassau street.
Tom O'Rourke feels confident as TO the
outcome of the Walcott-Lavigne battle,
Tor he has already made arrangements for
Walcott to sail for England ON December Z.
On his arrival in England Walcott will be
matched against either Tom Tracey or
Harry Nichols. Manager Kennedy has re-
,eived letter from Sam Fitzpatrick, in
which he states that Lavigre was never
stronger aud is down 10 the required
weight and is SO confident of winning over
Walcott that heels contemplating u trip
abroad for the winter. Sam concludes the
letter by saying that there will bc plenty or
Lavigne money oD the night of the con-
test. aud that the walcott people need not
worry In this respect.