The Washington times., 1895-01-30
Owners Beckett and Sennett
Caused Some Excitement.
JOHNSON RULED OFF
The Boy Deliberately Pulled His Grace All
Over the Track in the Third Race, After
Which the Winner. WaIcott, Was Bid Up
to Sso5 by Eclipse's Owner. Who Was
Afterwards Obliged to Retract-Entries.

IHc tHlEG IuCc III AltAdQNSE lSld1u leSltE-
day furnished more excitement during few
moments than has ever happened before at
the track by the river. The event was marked
by heavy betting, as Walcott. Ponce de Leon,
Eclipse, and His Grace went to the pos
The first two were quoted on the average at
to /, and the price OF the latter horse rose
rapidly from twos to eights. Just before post
time Eclipse was backed down from sevens
and eights to a general price of 21E to /.
Starter Cassidy dropped the flag vita
Ponce de Leon, which carried barrels of money.
standing still. The race was won in gallop
by Walcott, with Eclipse second and His
Grace third. The latter was taken wide at
every turn and pulled double throughout the
route. Jockey Johnson, who had the mount,
was ruled off for life very promptly.
WaIeott was then bid up to SS05. an advance
OF $500 over his entered price by Owner Sem
nett, who had run second with Eclipse. which
was entered for $500. William Beckett bid his
horse in and then followed a disgraeeful
scene. Beckett and a number OF friends at
tracted big crowd by their language and
they threatened 70 get even with Sennett.
Then Beckett went into the stand and de-
clared that he didn't believe Sennett had the
money to buy the horse. Notwithstanding
the fact that Walcott had not been knocked
down to Sennett the latter was called up and
ordered to show his money. Being unac-
quainted With any rule compelling him to do
SO Sennett refused. He was told to produce
the money in twenty minutes or Walcotr
would be sold at auction again.
The time passed. and the geiding was again
put up. Sennett made no bid. and the horse
was returned tG Beckett. Then Sennett
showed the-noney necessary and had hot
alteration with Judge Oyster. The whole
proceeding was singular and not according
TO the accepted custom. Sennett was bid up
$500 when he won with Eclipse some weeks
ago by Joseph Richcreek, but the latter was
not asked to display his money. The sum
maries:
First race-Purse, 500. Selling. -Four and
half furlongs
c 5 Blacks Red Cross ch., 4, by Newcourt-
Nellie McCreary. 1l2 Cox, u and 5.........-
Hay lay b. b., : 1l2 Morris, 8 and3 -.-.-.-.-
Carnalife b. n, ;, liz Tribe, aud 2.-....-...
Start poor. Won handily by length Time,
Also ran: Fox Glove 1l2 (Zelieri. and 6:
Lallah, 1l2 (Clarel - and 10; Jim Corbets 1l2
o. Moore, 80 and %; Billet Doux colt, 112 tDor-
sey), 20 and s; Elmstone, 1i2 iJOhnsoni. and
even; Glenall 100 (Pars L and TO ); L -dy
Superior IO1 "a Moore, Is and o, and Gray o.
est, liz (DonnelIy), and 4to5.
Left at the post: Guy ali, 1o9 (HoObenl, . and
Second race-Prrse, 500. Selling. Six and
one-half furlCngs For three-year olds-
J. Shorts John p. b g, by Midl0thian-Proba-
bility, los tMcDermottl, = and TO 5---------. !
Miss Castles CHI / Taylor, 10 and 6-.---...----
Monte Carlo CHI g.. lO5 king, to 5.--....---.- 3
Star: bad Won handiIy by two lengths Time
1:33
Also ran: o'Hearn, 1O5 Glare, and ?. Jolly,
Boy, 105 {ParsOnl, and even: Bedford, 1O5 Gel
farN av,IE & Pic f4arv. q =
and snnie Bowman Fly, 105 Dorsey. Is and e
Third race-Purse s2O0. Selling. Six and one
half furl0ngs.
W. Becket's Walcott, ch. G., 6, By Long Taw-
Miss Dance, no Murphy, and TO 8. ..-----.
Eclipse, b. h., u, III (Aorris), aud TO D.
His Grace, ch- h., 4, 110 (JohnsOnl, and 49,.
Starr bad. Won galloping b. four lengths
Time, 12S1%-
Also ran: Leigh no ,Parsonl, and ?, and
Blue Bird, 113 Carter, 10 aud 4
Left at the post: Ponce de Leon, 103 (Donnellyl,
and 10 10.
Fourth race-Purse, 500. Selling. -Four and
one-half furlongs.
Fred Girth's Paragon, b h .. by Mr. Pick
wick-holmdel, los (Zeleri. and 3---------.
Lakeview, &, a., l02 ,AcDermott,, and
even. -..-.--.-.-.---
Sonora, ch. m. 6, lO5 ll1anl and 2--.--------- 3
Start fair Won driving By a head Time O.5S
Also ran: Con Iuy, IU2 (Donnelly), and
eTen; GTampian, l0s, Tribe, i1s and 10 s.;
West Side, iu2 tAurphy}, aud ,: BocOlink, lG9
(Johns5nl, 10 and I; HaIcyon, It5 Taylor, and
=; Johnny, l03 tNeary}, a Id ,, John McGarri-
gle, l02 andrews, 90 and -; Fredericks, IS
Barrett, - and s
Fifth race-Purse, 500. Selling. Six and one
quay ter furloEgs
Hartford stables Gonzales n, 6, b. CheTiot-
Carrie C., 1l5 (hiurI hy}, q 10
BeIwCod b e, &, l12 lMCrris5 and : ----...... ,
StringfellOw ch- g, o. 102 Burns, and - >. 3
Start bad. Won driving by a half length Time,
I:a6
Also ran: Elizabeth 100 CSearyl, y and 5.
Mickey r 115 Co.'S and 2I5; By Jove, rs Gel
lerl 10 and (; Despair, 103 lham} - and 8, and
Mckeever, II2 Taylor, u and 6.
Left at the post: Traitor 1G5 Dorsey, 80 and S,