The morning times., 1895-10-21
Race Meeting at Elkton Proves
a Great Success.
ISLAND OFFICIALS RULING
Unprecedented Action in the Case of
johnny" Ryan-Jaek Whites Old
CastOffs Take Three Out of Five.
Joe Mack a DOg-Entries and Tips
on TO-day's Races.

patrons OF the Gloucester track when the
Duke was the king pin of the outlaws.
In fact, many of the regulars said that
the place locked ike n slice of the old
South Jersey Jockey Club track. ''charley"
Gould, the old superini cndent at Gloucester,
handled the flag, and did not make much Of
a success OF II.
The game Mt the Virginia tracks will
not be anywhere near as good as IL was
before the Elkton meeting opened. The
efforts of the across -tlle-river track Off
cials to keep the horsemen here were of 10
avail. They threatened to rule them off,
but 1t had no more effect than if they had
let them alone.
Those who had decided to go Just simply
went, and did not stop TO argue the matter
with either the st. Asaph or the Island
officials. II is safe to say that there is
not one of them who Will not be allowed
to come back should lie want to do so.
From the reports that have been circulated
II would seem that they VIII not want TO,
however.
The management of the Elkton track
propose to shift the scene OF action to the
Pimlico course as soonas thetwenty y-six days
which are lilo " ed tn EN- by In W have run out
at the Eikton track. There are thirty days
racing allowed in each county and Ellton
had already had four days when the present
meeting commenced.
After going to Pimlico the first of the
next year will be very close at ha nd a nd then
thirty days more can be had at ElstOn and
from there they can go back TO Pinlico for
thirty days. By ringing the changes from
one county To another in this manner they
can have racing nearly all the year round.
There is no doubt that such an ARA ngenlent
as this will be very popular with the
Philadelphia crowd. There We're no less
than twenty four ear leads or sporting men
who went down to Elkton on Saturday.
The St Asaph and Island tracks will make
an attempt to keep many here who would go
TO the Maryland track by selling pools on
the Elkton meeting.
The ruling made by the Old Dominion
Jockey Club in the case of ] ]. Ryan. the
owner of ManoIa and other Wtsteru horses,
who was ruled off OF the Island a week ago
for asSaulting Johnny Diestel, was probably
without precedent in the history OF racing.
Ryan is well known as one OF the slickest
outlaws in the business and the Island
people wanted no part of him. What did
they do, therefore, when they reinstated
him but make a proviso that he keep away
from the Island.
1t was a simon pure case Of giving him
license to rob other folks, just so lie kept
away from them. Ryan Is one OF The most
unpopular owners ut the outlaw tracks
He has made himself Objectionable ever
since he has been in the East 10y his attempts
10 run things to suit himself.
He ran against snag, toweser. when he
tried his tricks on JolnDysniestet Diestei
knows more about horse racing and the
tricks of the trade In one minute than Ryan
would know IL he lived tn be a thousand. In
addition to this he is game. Ryan had
let down once before when he tried to
call Starter Cassidy down one day at the
Island.
Cassidy put down his flag-he was just
about TO start race-jumped odt OF the
stand ana licked Mr.. Ryan within an inch
of his life. When the lattcr's friends tried
to interfere Cassidy gave them dose OF
the SAME medicine.
1t is no wonder, therefore, that Mr.. Jones
does not want such n man around the place,
but his action in giving him permission 10
20 somewhere else and make life miserable
for those around him, is the queer part
of the case. Probably the Judge with tile
blnkers" proposed this action as ii smacks
very much OF his style Of justice.
Frank Price" who bought the horses IN
the stable OF Jack White. was hot member
at Elk;on Saturday. He won no less than
three out of the five events with Ap-
prentice, Rolla and Parthcnie and was
second with Roba.
Jack" White was at the track making
book and he won heavily on all of the
horses that had been in his stable. Reba
would have won If she had gotten away
from the post to any kind of a start, but
Charley made one OF his poorest starts
in this event and she got the worst of it,
Joe Mack demonstrated Saturday what
a rank dog he is when anything gets TO
his heId. He has been up against lot
of bad horses and has beaten them inhollow
style. When he meets i good one he runs
kindly for first part OF the route and then
when he is coilarcd, he throws up his tail
and stops TO walk.
Samaritan Is a stake horse in compari-
son with the skates that are running at
the across-thc-river tracks and Mack Will
have TO get up early in the morning to beat
him. Perfidy, who won the two-year-oid
race Saturday, is also first-class animal
and will come very near giving all the
two-year-olds at the outlaw tracks good
beating
The card at st. Asaph to-day, cont aims
about IS artistic a collection of skates as
could be gotten together in a years hunt.
The events have all filled well but they
are very poor lot. However, mules can
furnish good contests If they are well
matched, and the racing to-day Will proba-
bly, be quite up to the standard.
The opening event, which is at SIX and q
half furlongs, has nine cardel to start.
Duke of Gloucester appears to be the pick
of the lot, il he is good. He went wrong
short time go and ma Y not have rounded to-
The last time he started he ran miserable 1
race but it can be thrown out.
He apparently has the best chance of any
of them. and should win. Ceremony is really
the highest class horse In the race, but she
does not appear to Ike anything over a
half mile, and usually quits after going
that distance. The others are so poor,
however, that she should be second, with
Hay Tay third. 9-J
There is a full card in the: second event,
at four and a half furlongs. DIR. Johnson
is the pick of the lot He has a good turn
of speed and the distance fs1 just to his
liking. Dana, the filly that was ruled Off
some time ago, is also in this race and
she is very fast. OF course, no line can be
had on her, as she has not been out of the
stable in months. II she is anywhere good
she will give johnson stiff fight for the
money. f.
Dillon and Somage are the best of the
balance, with the chances in favor or the
former. Somage may get out in front of
her field by q half dozen lengths and then
quit so she is a very uncertain quantity
for n man to bet his money on.
If Tralee does not win to day he will lose
lot of money for some people 1t is hard
to see how the handicappers can figure any
thing else in the race The last time he
was out he did not do much TO distinguish
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