The evening times., 1895-12-21

horses placed in the 1892 events decided
during the year. These statistics include
the absolutely correct totals OF all legiti
mate meetings to dafe. added TO the prob
able figures or the emaliiingfhree weeks at
San Francisco and New Orleans, the pro-
grammes for which havsi been issued. and
III which The possible changes cannot affect
the result Is more than ffwl thousands. says
the Chicago Record.
The orilawen meetings beld In Virginia.
Maryland. Illinois. ana MISSOURI properly
find no place in these compilations. Com
pared with previous sraknris. except those
of 1898 and 1894. ihisswpuld establish a
splendid showing. vet IL is far below the out
come expected for this Year. the eau ses be-
ing what turfmen call .theGhicago reign OF
terror" which tied up about $500 600
that would have been added to stake and
parse winnings. and tue early chaotic condi-
lion OF turf affairs in New York State. Har-
lem. Hawthorne. and the three Indiana
tracks gave the Chicago season a total OF
81 SO.325, instead of $450 900 that would
have accrued To owners had Washington
Park and the wo other big Chicago racing
plants been bic To run.
The curtailment of the Eastern seasons
dates and consequent depreciation OF values
made the difference to winners OF al least
$2OU.00O. so that these two facts alone
cost horscmcn a round half million.
Racing at thirty four tracks in 1895
shows "a total OF .3S4 days or sport. with
4 ,362 races. for which there were o4.!3S
actual starters. Running almost the en-
tire year, San Francisco heads the list
with 27S days ard S39S900 handed over
to the placed horses. The st. Louis fair
grounds With ~ It's banner season OF 4G DAY DAYS; vs.
Jockey Club. always the Eastern leader.
carried away the palm as tn average with
$3OS.54O distributed during season OF
figures include entrance Tees. which are a
much part OF the earnings as the money
added by the associations. The New
York ciubs-Coney island. Graveseud. MGR
ris Park. Saratoga. brighton Beach and
Observation-Disclosures S793.247. and Gin
cinnati's whirl al Lat"nia and Oakley gave
1867 .4SO Ia the grand total. " Windsor
is included in the figures for the United
States because Its manageincnt was almost
entirely that of citizens from this side OF
the line No notice is given TO such meetings
as were held at Conncll Bnrfs, Waukesha.
Peoria and similar ventures.
The complete statistics of the wear. in
Guiding all recognized MEETINGS from jan
ary l TO December 81. are in This table:
San Francisco-27s days, '1,41o races,
10 .575 starters; amount. S3s5 $500.
st. Louis-l46 davs. SIS races. 6-sO5
starters: amount. S322. $50.
Coney Islaad-26 DAYS. l51 races. /, 1853
starters: amount, S3Os, ,540.
starters: amount. ssis,565.
Latoniam6o .5ay gays "a s46 races 2's4s start
oakIey-b3 days. 2a3 races. 2,24s start
ers. amount. Sl66. 236.
New ori.ansnl ans, l:sdags ~ 2raees. 4476
saratoga-2s days. lao races. 7os start
ers: amount, l.845.
L9aisvilless dsy, sso l7o races 1863
Roby-52 days. 263 races, 2, 1883 starters:
amount. S7s.9b0.
Brighton Beaci,--3l da vs. / Sc ra ccs. 1.131
starters: amount. S1S.o26.
Morris Park-l0 day VS.. 81 races. 42T start
ers: amount. S62 2.922-
windsor.54 days. 227s races, I.soe start
MpnitihiS-lS huys l1g eHG T.
ers: amount. S51.T20-
Nashville-24 days.-l2l races. 9e5 start
ers: amount, S54.3T0.
Kansas CIty-S4 DAYS. AZ races 3.Sl 3
starters: amount. 80
Aaueduct-22 DAYS. I27 nj ces, 167 start
ers: amount, S44.150. isH t<-iis
Hawthorne-15 DAYS. hIS races. BOB
| starters: amount. S42, -
Lexington-26 DAYS. l31 races, !, COZ
starters. amount. S42.030;
Detroit-9 DAYS. IS racts. 311 starters:
amount. S41.12O. izfs
Providence-22davs. / II ra ces, III start
ers; amount, S3i 100.
tSt. Asaph-S5 days, 265 races. 1.I2T
| starters: amount. S32.9OO,
Milwaukec-I5 DAYS. &c races. SIS start
ers: amount. sac .020.
East st. Iouis-SO da- S01 races. l .956
starters: amount. sag .O0O.r
Pimlico-ls days. 102 races. 616 start
ers: amount sac. 1000. 8
sherrield.1 : days. q races. 552 starters:
| Forsyth-15 days. Sc races 624 starters:
amount, S21 .050 '-'f
| Highland-17 days Sc races AT start
| ers: amount. SIS. 100.
Harlenl-l1 days. 56 races. 372 start.
ers: amount. S16.1OO. Il
Little Rocks DAYS. 25 n ces. 164 start.
| ers: amount. $13. 500.
sacramento.6 days, 80 races. ITO start
ers: amount. S13.250.
Houston-12 days. 60 races. 413 starters:
amount. S132 200.
| tFoster's-25 DAYS. 125 races. us start
ers: amount. S13,125
| Los Angelcs-6 DAYS, "a races, 1872 start
ers: amount. S1O.5OO.
Totals. 1914 days. 1852 races. 54 93S
| starters: amount. So. .s26.149
Estimated to December 8 on a actualaver-
| ages tBefore becoming outlaws.
Charley Matherson is out with the fol-
| low ing:
lone of the inevitable inside facts OF
| to the surface is that the national body
| took steps to punish Fred Ely, the crack
| shortstop Of the Bro " ms. by compelling him
to play with st. Louis, as Pfeffer was
ordered to play with Louisville last year.
and If he refused to do so he was to lie
placed on the blacklist. Ely's alleged Of
fense was insubortlination and use of con-
temptuous and disrespec!ful language in
| speaking OF his employer. Mr.. Won der Abe
The st. Louis president denies that any
such action was taken by the League. He
says that Ely put in claim for 81 80. two
| weeks salary, which he alleged was wrong
| fully withheld from him at the end of
| the season. The League denied the claim.
holding that Ely had voluntarily surren-
dered his right TO the money by returning
home as n invalid.
Mr.. v en- der Abe says that Elys conduc
toward him has been personally offensive.
and that he will punish him by insisting
on his PLAYING In st. Louis. Mr.. Won der Abe
said Yesterday that he had decided TO trade
Ely to Pittsburg for Pitcher Hart and Short
stop Monte Cross, but that Ely's offensive
utterances had caused him 10 reconsider
his decision. He now gives it out that the
short-stoD will play in st. Louis or not at all.
| Il will send him a fair contract said Won
der Ahe recently, and il he does not send il
back by return mail. signed ard all. /
will withdraw it and substitute another
| calling for salary of $50 month. Ely
got $500 month last season and he was
| vel worth it,"
Every attempt which has been made so
| far to explain just what prompted Lord
Dunraven to make the ridiculous charges
| he did in an English sporting paper against
the Defender syndicate has been unsatis-
| factory, because they have been simply as
| sumptions on the part Of yachtsmen and
writers, who have been and still are puz-
Zied at his rashneSs in making the serious
accusations he did without the support of
the Royal Yacht squadron, English yachts
men as a class and even his friends. There
are doubtless many Englishmen OF the lower
| classes who believe that Defender was load
ed with ballast before she sailed her first
race against Valkyrie, aud that she was
unloaded again by night to avoid the danger
OF detection i'll fraud. They are the same
persons who believe in Yankee tricks 10 the
extent of keeping their mouths shut tn guard
against the filchlng Of their false teeth when
| they arrive In this country. But the edu-
Gated. thinking Englslnnen know that there
has been serious and grievous miSta lie
made. Whether Lord Dunrdven will explain
| the peculiar position he finds himself placed
| in when he comes before the special com
mittee of the New York Yacht Club late this
month remains to be seen. It is doubtful.
President Schurwan OF Cornell. has
written on athletics q q follnwS.