Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-04
EXCITING FOR AWHILE.
Crowds Mt st. Asaph Protest Against
Crooked Racing.

Crowds mt st. Asaph Protest Against
Crooked Racing.
There was an exciting time at the st.
Asaph track yesterday afternoon. and as
the result Of the angry demonstrations Of
the indignant crowd the stewards sus-
pended Jockey Macy. who rode s. w.
Streets Summertime in the fourth race.
The filly started in the betting at even
money. and, after the money of the big bet
tors and the general public had gone on at
that price, it was suddenly shouted in the
ring that Summertime was dead" and her
price went up as high as to 1. The race
sustained the report, as Macy got off last,
pulled the filly back and forth across the
track, and at the wire had her head high
in the air, second by a head to lambert.
the judges stand was instantly surround
ed by the excited crowd, cries of thief"
"robber'' and fraud meeting the judges
ears.
The jockey explained that he rode to or
case will be reported to the National Jock
ey Club and the matter WILL it is said, be
further investigated
There was another unpleasant feature
about the racing. when Prig and Captain
T. equally showed an unusual and sudden
reversal of form. The two met last Mon
day, wheE Captain T. led all the way and
Prig brought up the rear. Yesterday the
positions were exactly reversed under about
precisely the same conditions as to weight
and track. Yesterday. however, the posi-
tons in the betting were exactly reversed,
Captain I. being the to 8 favorite and
Prig being at to =.
The attendance was small, the track
heavy and the racing but fairly interesting,
except as to what ones were meant"
The winners were: Paladin, to 5; Fifeld
to L; Prig, o to 2; lambert, even money;
Darkness, 10 to 1, and Ornus. to -
Coming Ball Players.
The Crackajacks will receive challenges
from all teams whose members are under
fifteen years of age. Address Francis Rob-
ertson, 1875 Potomac street. GEORGETOWN.
The Trilbys would like to hear from
teams whose members are not over fifteen
years old. Address F. Gavin, 1906 E. street.
Sporting Notes.
Fred e. Eames, champion billiard player
of New England defeated Lloyd Robinson
of st. Louis in a match at cushion carom
billiards at Boston last night. The match
was for a 500 trophy.
been matched against Joe Wolcott for a
been matched against Joe Walcott for a
twenty-fve-round CO. The men will meet
before the Atlantic Athletic Club of Coney
Island, May 80.
Dan Creedon has been matched to meet
Joe Durfee of Syracuse for ten rounds
prior to the twenty-five-round contest be-
tween Maher and Marshall, Mitcheirs pro-
tege, who has signified his intention of
challenging the winner of the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons affair If he whips the Irish
man.
1t IS said Champion Corbett is in for
good share of Tracy's stake money in his
battle with Wolcott. The winner of the
Wolcott-Tracy affair will challenge the
victor of the Ryan-Smith bout for 5000
and the championship of the world in the
142-pound class.
VIM. Decordy of the Morgan-Wright
team Of Chicago, broke the class IA half
vile. 12-5. Former record 1.o1, held by
T. II. Allen. Decordy also lowered the
ne-third-mile flying start, time IS 3-5 Sec
onds. Former record, 30 Is seconds.
Jake kilrain will leave for New York
Sunday. More. than one hundred Baltimore
present Monday night, when Kilrain has
his twenty-fve-round go" with Steve
O'Donneu at Coney Island.
John L. Sullivan has telegraphed the
managers of the Seaside Athletic Club that
it will be impossible for him to second Kill
rain in his bout with O'Donnell on Monday
night He announces his intention, how
ever, of challenging the winner.
The Lacrosse team of the Crescent Ath-
letic Club defeated the representatives OF
the Harvard Lacrosse Club at Brooklyn
yesterday by a score of to 2.
Owen Ziegler, champion lightweight OF
the world, meets Charlie Gehring, light
ISOLATION, who bested three men in one
night at the tournament given at Madison
Square Garden, n. Y, last fall, by the At
lantic Association. They will fight six
rounds to a decision, at the Eureka Ath-
letic Club. Baltimore. Thursday, May ..