The Washington times., 1895-05-25
His Win Pulled the Talent Out
of a Hole.
FOUGHT A CLOSE FINISH
HaIcyon and Benjamin Were Right
There but the Favorite Won by a
Nose-Petition Circulated Asking
for C1are's Reinstatement-Dw
Case Postponed Owing to Absence.

The talent had an off day at St Asaph
yesterday, and the bookies won heavily
on the day. Eight of the latter handled
the money, and as the attendance was
about the largest of the week they did a
good days business.
The track dried out wonderfully and
was to hsve come up before the executive
in the second race-siX furlongs in 1T 3-4
will testify.
Tom Dwyer's connection with the run
ming of the horse lorraine on Wednesday
wa sto have come up before the executive
committee last night, but was postponed,
as Mr.. Dwyer had not yet reached town.
II is hardly likely that he viii be held
in any way accountable for the fraud, as
suspicion pointed plainly to the trainer
and jockey. The latter was guilty beyond
a doubt, and Judge Martin had good rea-
son to believe that the trainer had told
the boy to pull.
AS yet Jockey Glare has not had a Te-
hearing, bat there is no question but what
he will be given chance to clear himself.
While the st. Asaph people intend to have
the sport at their track as clean as pos
sibIe, they also mean to treat every one
fairly and they must realize the fact that
Glare was not treated quite right.
PETITION TO BE CIRCULATED.
Half dozen prominent horsemen intend
to start petition for his reinstatement and
fully nine-tenths of the owners viii sign it.
The finish in the last race was one of the
best seen at the meeting. Despair, Hal
cyon aud Benjamin came through the
stretch head and head. At the finish
they could all have been covered with a
blanket. Some people thought that Hal
cyon won, but the judges placed the
horses with Despair first, nose in front
of Halcyon, who was head before Beuja-
min.
The opening event, at une-half mile, had
twelve starters. OF these TriXie Gardner
took the best and closed a 4 TO favorite
She got off in front and looked winner
10 the last sixteenth, where Minnie s., a
10 to l shot, came up and won cleverly
by n head.
Tancred waa in a soft spot in the second
race and was very properly made to 3
favorite. He took command at the start
and leading al the way won easily from
Annie T.
MURPHY'S CLEVER RIDE.
Some More was made first choice in the
third race, going to the post at to 8.
Murphy had the mount and rode a good
race but had to be satisfied with second
money. Helmet jumped into the lead at
the fall of the flag and won in gallop by
eight lengths.
Flattery showed quite change of form
in the fourth event Wednesday she was
a dead last. Yesterday she ran rattling
good race, beating old Eclipse by half a
length
Devisee was the one selected to carry
the money in the mile event. The fact
that Prince Klamath was partial to the
going was overlooked and he closed at 4
to l. He ran good race, coming from be-
hind and winning I'M haTddrive from Oporto.
Trainer-Jockey Slack managed to make
the weight in the last race, and had the
mount on Grand Prix. He is an old favor
ite with Washingtonians, as he and Can Can
used to combination over the sticks that
put many dollar into the talents pocket.
The heavy impos killed his mounts
chances, and he finished fifth. Despai
was favorite at to ., and landed the
money by a nose from Halcyon.