The Washington times., 1895-04-25
Aggressive Action of the Virginia
Jockey Club.
10 RACING DAYS TO BE SHARED
At Meeting Of the St Asaph Management
It Was Decided to Race Every Day after
May 14-This Keans the Annih lation Of
Alexander Island 0wIst Captures the
Fairfax stakes-Paladin Runs Third.

II ud5 remained lot tDe management OF
the Virginia Jockey Club to officially seal
the doom of the corrupt merry -go-round
race track at Alexander Island.
When the st. Asaph track first opened
thegates for thejrspring meeting many race
goers expressed surprise that they did not
race every day in the week.
The Old Dominion people paid pretty
neat sum for the aIternate-date agreement,
and this probably accounts for the action OF
the st. Asaph management in coming to
such an understanding.
At a meeting held yesterday. however,
this was all dOne away with, aud after
the 14th of May the Virginia Jockey Club
will open It's gates for racing six days in
the week OF course, this can result in
but one thiug-tEe utter anEihilation OF
the outIa W track.
The license issued to the St Asaph track
by the Jockey Club, expires on May II.
After that date the club viii be run under
the rules of the Western Turf Congress.
To do this the track viii have to be iu-
creased to a full mile, and steps looking TO
this end viii he taken at once
FOREIGN BOOK OBJECTIONABLE
When TIE Jockey Club made an objec.
tion to the foreign book which was said 70
be conducted Oh the grounds OF the Virginia
Jockey Club the latter association made
application for adnlittance To the Western
Turf Congress, but We're not admitted, Ow
ing to the track not being the regulation
mile in length. When the track is enlarged
nothing will stand in the way of their be
coming a member of the congress, and until
that time they have been promised protec
ton and recognition as long asthey adhere
to the rules OF that body.
A telegram was yesterday sent to Z
C. Hopper, the secretary of the Turf Con
gress, asking if horses that race al
Alexander Island prior to January 1,
but which have not started siTce that date
would Be permitte dto run over tract
which was conducted under their rules
As a clean bill of health was given by tht
Congress TO all horsemeu who raced a
the outlaw track up to January /, n
doubt they will BE- permitted to race at st
ASaphs-
The stake event of the day was the Fair
fax of 81 600 for three-year-oIds al sever
furlongs. There Were five st arteTs
and a. II. and d. II. Morris ran first and
third, with Owlet and Paladin.
OD 1871 last race MdDie Glen was MADE {
hot first choice in the opening event ana
was backed from twos down TO 8 10 8.
BEST OF THE START.
Kecfe got the best of the start witt
Mable Glen, and rushing out piloted hil
field to the head of the stretch, where
Wheeler got up and beat her out by al
open length.
| In the Eext event Hernia was a 3 10
second choice, while the balance were d
write your own ticket odds.
| CadiZ was the fiTst to show, and led 4
! the head of the stretch, where BanGal;
| took command, and drawing out in the las
! fuTiong. got the decision in a hard GTiy
| from Hereto.
Little Mat locked to have the fourth even
as good as won, aud was hammered from
| twoes to even money.
Penn had the mount on Fidget ard carry
ing him out, led until well down the bac
| stretch, where Little Mat passed him aa
| won by length.
Hammie and King Gold were both heaviI
PLAYED in the fifth race.
| King Gold got the best of the start an
! they could never get up to him. He wo
| atthe e2d by two lengths.
The last race looked 10 be pipe &c
| Tancred, and he was made pIohibiGE
| favorite al TO 5. EttaTre led GU sulfTaDC
to the far turn, where the favOrite dre7
away aud won as he pleased by length