The Washington times., 1895-05-26

The talent again got the worst OF the
game at Alexander Island yesterday after
noon. The boOkies knew that they were
easy, and the good thing was pushed along
by Jockey Ham, who had the mount on
three hot favorites and handled them Just
about as badly as he kne " how.
He had five mounts and did not succeed in
getting any one of them home first. Why
thep public persists in buTning up their money
on a horse that he is riding 1t would be
hard to tell. He is not only a crooked boy,
but he can't ride a little bit He should
be driving an ice wagon instead OF riding
race horses.
Put him alongside Of such boys as CorbIey
and Washburu, and they make him look
ridiculous. Add to this poor riding his
habit of riding for the bookieS, and what
chance is there Of eashing ticket Oh one
of his mounts
HAM COULD HAVE WON
While there might have been some excuse
for his rides in the second and fourth races
the public would Ike To know what he
did to Yeaysburg and Jersey He could
easily have secured secoud money with
the latter horse, but deliberately pulled
to Rufus, who beat him by one-haf of q
length.
yenusburg looked to have TIE fifth race
as good as won, but by the time Little
Willie had finished punching her all over
the track and carrying her wide she was not
up to a finish with Duke of Fife.
Ham had the mount on Little jim in the
fourth race and il is 10 bis credit that he
tried with this mount. However, he has
such bad reputation that the entire talent
were afraid he would pull, and when he
finished fifth in field OF six raised q terrible
+ howl.
/ They We're so busy watching Ham that
I they did not see the horse that really was
\ pulled That horse was Thackeray Muir
/ ply had the mount and it would be safe
/ to say that he could have won at any
/ stage of the race. The horse came SO fast
/ at the end that in spite OF his riders
/ efforts he finished second
Nine bookies handle1 the money and Gid
fair days business. The attendance
/ was somewhat larger than 1t has been as
it was Saturday afternoon
After Punch was scratched from the
| opening event Frank R. Harf was made
I q hot favorite He closed at 20 20
/ with the others at all kinds OF fancy prices
The favorite got off IN front aud won in
commanding style from Rufus who was
second on suffrauee from jersey.
SECOND To BIRCH.
Another odds-on favorite was served
up in the second race. Iudra was the
choice this time but did not come out as
well as Harf. He was never prominent
and finished second to Doe Birch who got
off in front aud cut out the running the
entire trip.
A big plunge was again made on TOrellO.
This time he was played to beat Charma,
and at times as good as even money was OBJ
taiuable on the latter. NICCarrens' colt
got off in front, and was leading by SIX
lengths coming into the stretch, but there
he shut up like jaCk-kuiTe, and Charma
won In canter.
While Little Jim was the actual favnrite
Ia the fourth event, William Penn was the
one played to do the trick. He was
backed from tens down to 3 TO / Little
Jim set q clipping pace to the far tern,
where the good thing passed him, and
won by two lengths
Ham did all kinds of queer things tC
Yenusburg, and she was beaten out D.
Duke OF Fife. who was 10 TO shot.
The day closed with the defeat OF anOthe
good thing" Camden opened at three
and was so steadily played that he elose'
at 6 to 5. He could never get up to hi
field, ana finished third, TO Traitor and Wes
Park.