The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-30
RING, TRACK AND PADDOCK.

Few turfmen know that the fate OF the
famous Dwycr Brothers stable at one time
hung in the balance and that n successful
ting at poker saved IL from dispersal
The Dwyers sent their stable to Louis ~ He
with Eindoo and Runnyinc,le as their repre-
seDtatives in the great stakes TO lie run
The defeat of Eunnymede in the Derby
shattered the Dwyer finances. Philip Dwy-
er, the senior member of the firm, did not
despair He sat IN i poker game In the
Gait House on the night after The Derby
was run with some of The high-rolling poker
players that bet thousa nds ON Il single hand.
By careful play the elder Dwyer nurscd
his capital until he was prepared to bet
heavily on the right sort OF hand. After
Few deals the opportunity arrived. The
betting was fast and furious before the
draw. Mr. Dwyer drew two cards, while
one OF the heaviest bettsrs stood pat"
The stakes soon amounted TO several thou
sand dollars. The elder Dwyer was as
cool as an icicle and quietly raised his
opponents until he was called upon to
show his hand. Four queens and an ace
was the showing. Mr.. Dwycr had disca rled
king and jack, consequently four tens
was selling platter ag;i inst a HndoO, SO far
as Mr. Dwyer was concerned. The game
netted the elder Dwyer 81 800: the stable
ously successful career.
Two or three recent events indicate that
there Will be n revival of high-class racing
at Chicago within the next year or two.
One of these Is the fact that the Ha wthOrne
Park Association has renewed its stallion
stakes for 1898. As a matter of fact the
racing interests of Chicago, including the
Washington Park Club. are merely bitiinr
their time. The Illinois Legislature will
not meet az ain until the winter of S96-g7.
when IT is believed beyond n doubt that
Il satisfactory law can be secured SO that
racing may be resumed without danger Of
Interference.
A feature of the Western turf that wild
interest owners of small stables is the pro-
psoed formation of a new Western circuit,
made up of small cities, such as Newport.
KY; Tcrre Haute, Ind, etc. The idea is
to race only few days at each place, but
10 include enough tracks 10 pretty well fill
the seasons dates. A scheme OF this sort
If properly managed, would afford a splen
did outlet for poor owners.
Mcssrs. Croker and Belmont may send
their stables to England next year. but
Marcus DAILY has decided that America is a
good enough racing country for him. This
statement Is made on the authority of his
trainer. Matt Byrnes. who says
Mr.. DAILY VIII stay in this country and
campaign horses on larger scale than ever
before We are preparing for an extensive
season right here In America. When the
spring opens Mr.. Daily will send big outfit
cast To compete on the tracks there. ! Will
accompany them a nd prepare them for their
races. Besides the Eastern sta bles he will
send the nucleus OF a good string to San
Francisco
Coaching Is authority for the sta tement
that the horsenen of Philadelphia are Or
ganizing for the purpose OF preventing Rep
resentative Peltz, author OF the PeltZ pool
law, which has practically killed horse rae
ing in that State, from being returned to the
Pennsylvania legislature. They will do all
they can TO prevent his denomination and,
failing In that. they will support his Demo-
cratic opponent and thus insure his defeat
as they claim they can control enough votes
to do il easily. The local trotting clubs and
horse racing associations all over the State
Coaching ella inns, will furnish the necessary
capital with which to conduct a winning
campaign against Assemblyman Peltz.
Lily Agnesis the dam of perhaps the most
famous race horse thatever trod the turf be-
sides making a name for herself as a racer.
She was foaled in 1871, and her 2-year-old
career closed withouther ha wing sufferedde.
feat. Among her victories are to be found
the Northumberland RI teand the Doncastcr
Cup. The result OF her union with Bend Or
was the best race horse OF modern times, Or
monde, who was never defeated. Lily Agnes
has bred other good horses since OrmOndc
but nothing at all approached him In excel |
lence, and her reputation as a brood mare
will rest on his splendid victories, for she
is now "a years old.
A wond cr in the form OF h0rseflesh ma v be
seen in Bennington, VT. The animals OF the |
Clydesdale breed, years old, 8 hands high |
and weighs 2, 100 pounds. His head Is as |
large as a half barrel. Heis used with mate |
somewhat smaller in numbering on the |
He is probably the heaviest |
piece of horseflesh in all New England.