The Washington times., 1895-02-18


Besides these there VIII be mighty gather
ing from far and near, as inquiries as 10 ac-
commodations haYe come in from all over
the country.
Some OF the best known among them are
Gideon and Daley, IS. 5. HOwland. William
Jennings, A. K. and d. II. Morris. j. B.
Dwye-, P. ]. Dwyer, G. Cornelhisen, J. t.
Elliott. 'Alfy" Lakeland, c. Lowe, Richard
Chandler. Jimmy McLougfIln, ". ].
Roche, ]. A. Bennett, C. leighton, James
BURN, ]. r. and f. P. Keene. Jimmy Shields.
j. Kneale. James E. Mcdonald. J. Reiser,
Frederick Barlow. Cooper and Sheridan,
Manhattan Stable, II. F. Dwyer, W. q. Daily,
c. II. Carr. and j. C. Carr.
Col. Hugh D. Mcintyre, secretary Of the
Virginia Jockey CLUB, has given out the fol-
lowing notice:
-.At meeting of the executive committee
OF the Virginia Jockey Club, held Friday
afternoon, IL WAS determined TO comm hence
the spring meeting on Monday, March Is.
The oGSinal intention was to commence on
March 4. but the recent heavy snow storms
necessitated postponement. The club will
race under license from the Jockey Club.
"a han Heap of Il 500 and fourteen stakes
of 81 900 each will be announced on Monday
next, all of which Will close on Tuesday,
March u. At the start purses of $3.50 will
be given, which will be increased should the
success of tile meeting warrant William L.
Powers. OF New York, Will be the presiding
judge, with ii. G. Pumphrey. OF Washington.
as assistant G. j. Fitzgerald OF New York.
has been selected as starter. ". W. Ashby,
Of the Richmond Times. will be clerk OF the
scales. The stakes will be run for in April
and May.
james Villepique, OF New York. will have
charge OF the catering and the management
OF the meeting will. as heretofore. be in the
hands of Messrs. Downbam. Kirk. HILL aud
Mclntyre. The club will race on Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays. and the Old Do
minion CiuD will filI in the remaining DAYS OF
the week. Horses which ran on an outlaw
track at any time. and the owners trainers.
and jockeys of such horses, will he barred
from participation in the meeting Of the Viz
gInia Jockey Club
1t will be seen from the above that several
changes have been made in the officials of
the track. W. l.. Powers and L. c. Pun
phrey will occupy the places formerly held by
Messrs. Simmons aud Mcdowell. while c. J.
Fitzgerald, who was clerk OF the scales last
fall. takes the place Of Jimmy Rowe as starter
and makes room for W. W. Ashby. who will
fill Mr.. Fitzgerald 5 old place. These changes
have been in contemplation for some time
bur they were not fully determined upon un-
til a few days ago.
W. L. Plwers. who will be presiding Judge
is we'll known among racing men as a racing
accountant. He has looked after the affairs
OF several large stables for a number of
years. and has had considerable experience
in all branches of the racing business
Judge Burke has certainly taken very
clear and decided stand in the Simmons mat
ter. The Judge is such a stickler for rules.
that when he comes out aud heartily approves
of the course taken by the stewards OF the ST.
Louis Fair Association it's pretty good guess
that they came very near doing the right
vuhl cd ff,a5a
Burke asserts that IN his opinion the ST.
Louis people have done exactly what the
stewards of the National Jockey Club would
have done.
The Percy bill seems to have met with
general favor among the racing men of the
country. 1t is certainly much better than the
measure which Mr.. Wild introduced, and
can give cards and spades to Tim Suliivan's
airy creation, which was not in the line of re-
form at all, and would beyond q doubt have
made trouble sooner or later.
Assemblyman A. b. Gray, who introduced
the bill at Albany, in an interview said:
First ard foremost. the bill is introduced in
the interest of racing. / have always been an
admirer OF the sport, and I have seen for
some years that the baser- element has been
permitted TO creep in and usurp the proper
function of racing in which the trials of
speed themselves should be the objects of in
terest aud not the gambling adjunct, and 1
have been trying to formulate some remedy
for the abuses.
Two things in particular are sought to be
accomplished By my bill. The first is to le-
galiZe racing itself. and thus give it eharac-
ter such as it has in England and Australia;
and the second to enable two gentlemen who
may meet by chance at q race track to make
a private wager without subjecting themselves
to arrest for felony. Beyond this NV idea is
SiODlV tO rnpJllafa raPinU tn alta
ually. conceived that some central body was
necessary, and chose the jockey club. Its
members are gentlemen who are not in sport
for mercenary motives, but from love OF il,
and their neutral tendency would be 10 popu-
larize it.
1t is to be hoped that this. measure will be
adopted, as it will not olIy save the large
racing interests in the State of New York,
but will help to foster the breeding industry
and save it from the almost utter ruin which
threatened it some months ago.
For many weeks the leading trotting asso-
Citations cogitated whether, they would hold
their meetings as of old, and men who had
their all invested in horses, and whose for
tunes were in jeopardy held their breaths
Then it was decided TO take a ehunee. and the
programmes for buffalo, Rochester. New
York, ana other points were announced.
This all goes to show that the racing men
leel pretty cOnHuent tnaL lne OUTLOOK Tor the
passage of the Percy bill or some other meas
ure resembling it in substance is assured.
Harry NJ. Keys, local ball tosser of no
mean ability who holds the Destriet record
for throwing a baseball and who has Mt one
time or another pitched for nearly all of the
amateur teams OF Washington, has dIstingu-
ished himself at the Boston Tech. by break
ing the college pole vaulting record.
1t was at the annual athletic meet. which
was held IN Chauncy Hall last week. Keys
cleared the bar at 8 feet 10 inches. breaking
the record to the tune of one-quarter OF an
inch. Keys' brother. Ed. is well-known here
as hustling football player.
What next? Mitchell is out with a def in
great shape, and this time he is after the big
Antipodian, Peter Jackson. Mitchell is a great
business man and would make a good man
ager or press agent for a second-rate show.
He says CD he is willing TO meet Jackson
anywhere in this country or England for a
stake and purse. III Charley could put the
big colored fellow out what chance would
Peter stand against Corbett? But there is no
danger-Mitchell is not going in the ring