The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-18

has shown a marked Improvement during
the past week, that does not speak very
well for the prognosticating abilities of
those who pictured for IL ruin and poverty
within Il week from the day that Elkton
first threw open its gates.
Indeed while the latter place did not
exactly suffer for lack of patronage, and
the ''lonG green" which necessarily ac-
! companies such patronage, it was, never
thelcss, not the startling success that
those most directly concerned in its man
agement predicted. The outcome of The
slight rivalry which existed between the
little half-miic Maryland course and the
Virginia tracks was somewhat in the
nature of a victory for the latter.
The eX-GlOucester contingent, which
handles the rcins at Elkton. give II out as
their intention 10 transfer their head
quarters TO Herring Run, which Is some
where within Thousand miles of Balti-
more. They may make a success of Il
meeting there but 1t is doubtful. 1t is
too far away from the Quaker City. Nearly
tie entire patronage at Elkton was drawn
from the rank a nd file Of the old Gloucester
gang, who have been killing time holding
up lamp-poSis since the mighty arm OF
the law closed up their old stamping
grounds.
The game was So good at the old track
that when it closed down the talent, in
Guiding even the lowly tout, had acquired
sufficient ready cash to take up their
residence on the sunny side OF easy
street" and wait for something 10 turn
up. This something proved To be Elk
ton, and they made rush for II with an
impetus that fairly took away the breath
of the boukies who had gone there 10 hang
out their shingles.
VITA; was the surprise OF these old fol-
lowers OF the Duke of Gloucester TO find
ming in the way of picking the ponies, and
II was not long before they parted with
the major portion OF their lucre. The
Quaker City sports are great "diggers,"
however. and they found sufficient ready
cash TO keep the game very merry.
Notwithstanding this apparent success
the meeting has not paid well, and it is
understood that the management Will not
be at all sorry when they close the gates
this afternoon. The opening OF the meet
ing under the supervision of the board OF
control ut Pimlico had much to do with
the lack of success that attended the
Dukes latest venture.
There are al least four or five book
makers now al Elkton who viii be seen
the middle of this week merrily calling
their odds at the ST. Asaph ami Alexander
Island tracks. Many of the talent, with
their newly whetted appetites for the
sport OF kings" Will also take chance
down here, and the mum Der Of owners who
Will ship here are legion.
Indeed, the latter phase of the case is
quite serious one. The stables at the
acrOss-the-Tiver tracks are already fun
TO overlooking, and yet the stream OF
horses continues TO flow in. Saturday
and yesterday several carloads of them
came in, and many others now at Elktou
are simply staying To Try TO capture Il
purse on getaway day.
The Dixie Stables break OF luck during
the past week has been little short of phe-
poHenal This stable las a string that
could win on nearly any track In the coun-
try, so needless to say They have a very
easy game Of it on the outlaw tracks.
Iu the past week they have started six
teen horses, and of these have been in the
money fifteen times. They had eight win
ners, four seconds and three thirds. Not
only has this stable been 10 great luck here
but Ieviua. Who is Owned by the same
clique, has carried off two races at Bal
timore, one of them being a handicap af-
fair.
This mare has Won no less than thirteen
straight races. She carried everything be-
fore her when she went South, and now
BIDS fair to give tine best OF them 1. hard
race on the Board OF Control track at Bal
dinore. Yesterday she wonin he ndy shion
from Mckee, who is by no means a dog
The Dixie Stables "Hindoo" on the out
law tracks is Fagin. He has only been at
the acroSS-tbe river tracks a couple OF
weeks, siuce the stable came from Macon
but has in that time captured no less than
six straight races Fagiu is the horse
who was once ruled off a { Alexander Island
for winning a race.
He is an erratic brute, and when least
expected win take it into his head not to
run yard. A t such times the commouest
selling platter can give him a good beating
He had been giving q few such dog ex-
hibitious at the outlaw tracks and had
been put down by the handicappers as mo
good"
One day he came out on the track. and
being very ugly al the post, succeeded In
getting left flatfooted. After his field had
gone few dozen yards lhe made up his
mind that lie would try to catch them, and
putting his ears back, set out at cork
Ing gait. BY the time they had reached
the far turn he had collared the tail
enders, and when they swung into the
stretch old Fagin was "out in front and
gallopiug." The Judges could not recon-
Gle this remarkable burst OF speed With
his other performances In public and de-
cided to rule off all concerned. Later ex-
plantations were made and erything was
as lovely as May morning.
There are encouraging reports afloat from
New Jersey to the effect that the Repub-
licans favor racing under certain condi-
tons, and as the gains of this party in the
counties where the tracks are located are
large, the racing men are very hopeful.
They are hard at work preparing for the
coming winters work, and if the spring
does not open up with Gloucester and Gutten-
burg in full blast it win not be for any
lack of push and energy on the part ofthose
who will undertake to see the matter
through.
These tracks opened under proper condi-
lions would be a great boon TO racing in
the East. After the hard fight that the
sport had in New York State last year the
racing men do not feel any too safe and
the more the public opinion appears to in
cline to wards the fostering OF the sport the
happier they become.
1t has been whispered that Delaware viii
pass a pool bill. If there is any truth in