The Washington times., 1895-03-26

The second week of the Virginia Jockey
Club's spring meeting started in most
favorably. The weather looked somewhat
cloudy IN the early part of the day. out
by the time the special train started LOT
the track it had cleared up beau'ifuny
and the afternoon was as balmy and spring
like as May day.
Eighteen bookmakers again went on TO
handle the talents money, and were kept
h,sy all the time, the day OF rest seeming
TO make the fire of speculation burn more
fiercely in the veins OF the punters-
The sensation OF not only the day. but
the season, was furnished in the fiith race
n haIf-mile spin for two-year -olds oI
the seven carded TO start in this race, one
was scratched. TaIentum and PA" Daily S
coli. The Sage of Hartford, were both played
heavily, the former finally closing slight
fayorite at II TO 10. The Sage opened
at to 8 and was played much more thah
Tarentum. being backed 10 to 8. at
which price he closed OF the others Cadlz
was the only one fancied, he closing at
seyens.
At the fall OF the flag Keefe took Days
| horse out, and opened up gap or SIX
lengths in the first furlong- The farther
ne went the more of show he made
of his field He covered the first furlohg
in eleven the quarter in twenty-five ana
/ tbrae-ouarters, and finished the half mile
pl;lled almost to a standstill in nfty-one
seconds CadiZ struggled in a second
three lengths before Tarentum VINO
holted clear to the outside rail as he
swung into the stretch.
ACRACKER-JACK.
This performance stamps the colt, who
! is by HimyarPera, as cracker-Jack.
/ The Sage works with Himyarah, and no
| bow has yet been found strong enough to
/ keep him alongside of his stable mate.
! When they break together before they have
! gone a quarter mile The Sage is so far in
| the lead il looks as Ii he had started OIL
! a furlong ahead OF his companion.
Father Bill says the colt viii make a
world -beater He has been offered Se,Ooo
for him, but he is not in the market
The Daily colors were seen in front twice
/ during the day, the other time being IN the
/ first race.
In this event. which was also for two
| vear-olds. seven went to the post, with Him
yarah an to 8 fayorIte. Full Sea was
heavily played. being hammered from ms
/ opening price OF threes to TO L. Gimme
/ on his race OF Saturday was much fancied at
/ first, but steadily receded, as good as
seyens being obtainable al post time.
ANOTHER FOR FATHER BILL"
Keefe rushed out in front at nag-fan
and was never headed, landing an easy
race 10y two lengths. Gimme and Fun
| Sea raced fiead and head in second posi-
/ ton TO the last furlong. where the former
! finally drew out and in driving
finish gained the decision by neck.
Pulitzer and Marshall both opened at
! threes in the second event, at seven FUR
! longs. After jumping TO first one and
then the other several times, the latter was
! made the favOrite at 2 TO i. Pulitzer
] closed second choice at threes. while War
/ like was fancied by a select few at tol.
To a good start it was WarliEe all the
way. he winning easily by an open length.
Kilkenny ran a good race, moving up fast
in the stretch and securing second money
I by a head before Lady Adams. third.
! In the one mile race Ed kearney was
( made a pronounced fayorite. going TO the
| post ct 2 to 3. The Others were very little
touched until toward the close, when a TIP
came out on Logan. and he was haInkaered
/ from s TO o 10 i.
Lamly carried him out. and going past
the stand was leading by head. He
steadily forged up. and moving easily
down the back stretch a length TO the
( good he looked a winner all over. He
4 was stIn in front fifty yards from the
, wire. but shut up like a jack knife when
challenged, and was beaten out by both
/ Equity and Ed Kearney. the former win
/ ming in a hard drive, by half length.
Logan lasted long enough to secure third
money.
Tnge was played as If it were all over
but the shouting, in the fourth event, he
closing a prohibitive favorite at z TO o.
| Tuscan was second choice, at TO i, While
the Others were at from fifteens to fortys.
To a good start Irish Lass jumped "a
the front and, making all the running,
pIloted the way down the back stretch five
lengths in the lead. Going around the
lower turn she commenced TO come back
and Doggett moved up with Tinge. WheI