The Washington times., 1895-06-05
JOCKEYS DON'T HALF TRY
Alexander Island Boys Are Civ
Ing too Many Easy Rides.
DELEHANTY IS STRONG ARMED
Two of His Mounts Acted as IL They
Were Out for an Airing-No Ones
tions Were Asked and the Public
Gets the Worst of the Betting.
Two Good Things Went Wrong.

Just at present Delehauty is the boy who
is doing the greater part OF the dirty work
at the Island track. He is doing land
office business in dead 'uns and intact seems
to have become so in the habit of pulling"
that it is perfectly natural TO hiR.
A well-knowu bettor remarked the other
day that there is not such an awful lot OF
strong armed work doue, but the boys have
gotten into the habit of giving easy rides"
The horses are out for an airing and the
boys seem to be riding for their health.
DelehaDty's exhibitions of lstless riding
on Thackeray and West Park heworst
features of an otherwise fairly good days
sport When he passed Under the wire
in the second race he was not trying one
whit. He evidently did not dare delib-
erately pull the horse right in front of the
stand, so he sat perfectly still. AS it
turned out the horse was running very
strong on his own courage and beat Flash
out for third money.
The other ride by Deiehanty, chlooked
so ghostly, was nearly exactly similar to
the Thackeray affair. He could have at
least made some effort to be third, but was
apparently satisfied to sit still and let
Prince Klamath beat him.
ODl@A0 1OSEANSs
Every one thought the boy would GER
tainly be called up and questioned, but, fol-
lowing the usual rule, no questions were
asked and the public got the worst end of
it. If boy was only warned once in
while on the way to post it might have a
good effect
There were only seven bookies on. but
they did a goods business, as theattendance
was hot vrn on Monday
The racing people who went over to Balti-
more were very much disgusted with the
game there and came back.
The event of the day was the defeat of
Tancred in the second race ut four and
half furlongs out of the straightaway. He
was prohibtiye favorite, and getting off
infront appeared to have the race won, when
Dana got to him, and in red-hot finish
won by a nose.
The opening event looked to be between
Boonton and Northford, the former clos
ing fayorite at twoS. He beat the flag and
opening up big gap was never caught.
| Brogan was after him for all he was worth,
but could do no better than second, with
Bizarre third.
A CLEVER FINISH.
| Tancred was made a to 10 chance in
the second race and looked a winner all
| over, when Dana, a 15 to 1 shot, came
fast and beat him by nose.
| Fair Play was all kinds of a hot tip
in the next race, being backed from fOuTs
| down to to .. He seemed to be short a
race or two, as, after being Well up, the
whole trip he dropped back and finished
! fourth. The winner turned up in A. o. II.
| to l shot.
| Brightwood had the call in the fourth
| event. with Tear Drop the second choice.
| There was another good thing in this
| race. Hippono was backed from l o down
| to to 1, but went the way of Fair
| Play The favorite set the pace TO the
far turn, where Tear Drop drew away
| and won easily.
The fifth event went to Connors. who
! was at all times a hot favorite. Pulitzer
| led on suffrance till Strengthened out for
home, when ConDors took the lead and
| won by three lengths.
| There was nothing but West Side in the
closing race. He was a to favorite,
| and taking the lead at the fall of the flag,
won easily from Woodchopper.