The Washington times., 1895-05-04
Summertime Pulled By a J1Gke
Who Had Orders.
SUSPICIOUS ODDS OFFERED
The Books Got on and Caught the
Dear Public, Especially One Backed
by an Official High In the Manage
ment-Prig shows a Startling Re-
versaI of Form.

If ever track had an off day, st. Asaph
certainly had cue yesterday. And it is
likely TO prove a costly one. Several
things happened there that would have
brOughta blush fshame TO the mana gement
of Maspeth or Flushing.
With one or two exceptions, the spring
meeting has been free from scandal. Copy
rights startling reversal Of form when he
won the Maryland stakes in fast time, and
McCafferty's suspicious-looking rides on
Ben Lomond have been the only things that
have smacked of crookedness.
Yesterday, however, furnished one race
that showed an even more startling re-
versal of form than Copyrights aud another
about which some ugly stories are being
circulated
The first instance occurred in the FL
lerslie stakes OF 81 900, for three-year
olds, at one and sixteenth miles.
On Monday last Prig was in a mile race
with 100 pounds up. Captain I. was also
a starter, with 10 pounds. The former
was at to 3 in the betti ng, while the
latter was at 8 TO 2 Captain T led all the
way and won by ten lengths, Prig being
beaten atIeast a sixteenth of a mile
Yesterday they both started in the stake
race, with Capta /. the faYoTite at
to 10, and Prig at TO 2.
The weights We're practically the same,
yet Prig M ade all the running and won gal
Looping Captain T. struggling III a sixteenth
of mile away.
Oh, WHAT A RACE.
OF course a howl went up at this but it was
nothing compared to the clamor that was
made after the fourth race had been run
This race was half of the second Hhich
was divided, the fourth being declared or.
being common rumor that Summertime
was dead IN She opened al TO
but steadily receded and as good rs II TO 8
was obtainable at post time.
The Driving Park Club. which IS backed
by ]. Nj. Hill, seemed particularly ANXIOUS
TO lay up against the filly and gave point
or two i.atter than any other book IL the
ring.
When the flag fell Lambert rushed to
the front, and leading into the stretch,
looked to be winner Notwithstanding
the strong pull that Macy had on
Summertime, that fiIly commenced to
come up and funong from home had
| Lambert beaten and could easily have
won by SIX lengths. The boy evidently
had his instructions, as he would never
let the filIy get her head in front, aud
| coming under the wire was actually stand
ing up in the stirrups.
RULE HIM OFF,
The excitement was intense. The
crowd rushing to the judges stand aud
! crying, Rule him Off Rule him Off,
| To the surprise of everyone he was not
! called up into the stand. Secretary
| Mcintyre went iuto the scale room aud
J asked the boy why he had not tried to
I win.
! Macy was thoroughly frightened by the
| demonstrations of the Gro wd, and replied
/ that he had been instructed to pull thehorse.
! The person whom he mentioned is highly
/ connected with the club and controls a book
/ in the ring which showed a marked in-
! clinatiou TO lay up against Summertime.
| McIntyre hushed up the matter as quickly
as possible, but the boy, who was only doing
| as he was told, was ruled off.
! 1t looks like pretty poor justice where
i the real offender goes scott free aud the
| tool suffers the penalty
The first event was won by Paladin
| who was a slight favorite over LoIlie Eastin.
| High Point Belle made a bold bid for the
| race, but died away to nothing, the favorite
| coming strong in the stretch and getting the
| verdict by a half length.
| In the first installment of the two-year-
| old race Lady Lawrence made the run
| ming to the head of the stretch, where
\ Fifield came through and captured the
race.
The fifth event went to Darkness, a
| IL to 1 shot, who won easily from Lit
| tie Tom. The fayorite, Van Bunt, was
| third.
| Founding was made favorite in the
| closing race, but went the same way as
| Van Brunt and finished third. 0rnus cut
| out the running the whole trip and won
| by q length.
| At meeting of she officials of the club
| ii was decided not to give the rest OF the
| stake races. The owners consented to
| this in consideration of the larger purses
| which are being given in the overnight
| events.
1t was also definitely settled to con-
tinue racing after May Ia. The arrange
ment with the Old Dominion Club to
race on alternate days Will probably be
| continued.