The Washington times., 1895-05-12
OUTLAWS HELD UP TALENT
Jockey Ham Played Second Fid-
die for the BookieS.
PATTIES' RACE VERY QUEER
DonneIIy Managed to Run Her Into
Numerous Pockets and Made No Eff
fort to Pull Her Through-Plenty's
Reversal of Form Was a Startling
Steal-wtn Not Buy St. Asaph.

The Alexander Island track has no Jockey
as you please" and "do as you please"
game was in full swing yesterday.
How Sne administration Jockey" got in
his usual exhibition of strong arm work.
He had the mount on Bone S. in the fourth
race and the money that piled in on him was
caution Notwithstanding this plunge the
bookies kept a pretty good price posted and
il was only after thousands had come in
that they commenced to cut He opened
at fives and went to the post at IL to5.
They got away to good start and Ham
Immediately took his mount back in the
bunch aud never gave him chance TO get
up. As they swung into the stretch he de-
liberately went wide and yanked tie
horses head nearly off.
Another race, which should have been
investigated, but which wa S not even
looked into, was Donnelly ride on Pattle.
There was a great big plunge on the flily.
She opened at to /, but so much money
came in that by post time sue had gone
down TO 9 TO 3.
HE RAN INTO POCKET.
Donnelly got off fairly well with her, but
managed to run into about forty pockets in
the course of the race. Half dozen times
be could have gotten through, but never
made the slightest effort to do so.
The reversal OF form that was shown by
Plenty was the most startling shot of the
day Thursday he was a To shot,
and with the only Willie in the saddle,
was never prominent, finishing back In
the neck.
Q nfrlh fa
had at any time. aud he easily defeated
a good field by simply tow roping such good
ones as at Woodcock, PulitZerand Commons.
If these exhibitions Were ever looked
into and the offenders punished the pub
lie would not make such KICK, but
where the most barefaced steals are al
lowed TO pass unnoticed II is time TO call
a halt
The exodus of racing people TO New York
had a marked effect on the attendance
at the island AS it was Saturday there
was a fairly good crowd present, but IL
was not more than one-half as large as
SATURDAYS when the st. Asaph track was
running.
SOLICITING ENTRIES.
The new secretary of the latterplace, Steve
StmweII, was on hand soliciting entries
for Mondays races. AS nearly one-half
OF The lSlGnO cara WIS sCIdlCh0os NJ eo "
save the horses for st. ASaph, he succeeded
in nearly filling every race. When the
entries close to-day at 3 O'Clock, there Is
no doubt that they viii all be filled.
There was ruInor circulated during the
! afternoon that Ike Jones was going 10
buy the St Asaph track and take all or
! the horses from the Island up there.
! This story was so palpably fishy that
| ii was not given much credence by the
horsemeu. When spoken TO about the
| matter. both Jones and Steve Stiliwell
said that the story was positively without
foundation.
only thirteen bookies went On, but they
succeeded 10 getting so much the best oi
the game that it is probable many more
will be doing business on Monday. Ihe
talent were a pretty sorry looking lot
when they left the track, as only one
! favorite, aud that one to shot,
| succeeded in landing the money.
| McKeever was a red hot coed thing III
| the opening event He was at 80 to In
the betting. and Brady, his owner told al
of his friends to play him. To gooo
start he jumped out iii 'front.' ana was never
caught.
BEST BETTING AFFAIR.
The second race was taken into camp by
Con Lucy. 1t was the best betting affair
of the day. Forest, BENJAMIN, and Elm
stone all being well played Con Lucy
| took command at the fall of the flag, ano
leading all the way won handhy.
Pattie was good thing in the third race,
being hammered from fives down TO to D.
! Donuelly rode horrible race on her, ana
! finished third to Rama and My Gyps.
! Pickaway, Bones, and Luray were all
| well pIayed in the fourth, but they could
none of them do the trick. Vestibule led
all the way and won easily.
The less said about the fifth race the
better. Plenty raced out and showing COM
plete reversal of form won easily.
That good filly Finnwater placed an
! other race to her credit in the closing event.