The evening times., 1895-09-23
WASHINGTON HORSES THERE
Splendid List Of Entries For the
Meeting at Baltimore.
Simmons, Miss WoOdfOrd and Other
Good Ones WIN Ma Ike Hot Con.
test OF the Chief Event.

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which opens here tomorrow promises &
great deal of fine sport. The track at tn,
Gentlemen's Driving Park is in fine shape
and with good weather fast time will b.
had. The meeting will last four days.
| The entry list is the largest ever made fol
many of the famous trotters and PAGERS o.
| the day.
Among the we'll known horsemen oi
| Washington who are on hand are ]. N
Marrow and John Dugan. The famouI
John Turner is here. with Simmons ant
Sylvester X, two very fast ones. JOhf
Reamer, of Philadelphia, came in on Fri
day with Happiness, Grayfield and Camu
| let. w. l.. Bass, of Richmond, with Hunch
| back and others. came in yesterday.
The card for tomorrow is an interesting
one. -Four races are TO be brought off
The first, the 2:4O trot, has seventeen en-
| tries; The second, 2:14 pace, has five
| entries, with the fast Simmons, Miss Wood
ford and Comet as the best ones. The eco
| trOt has seventeen entries.
Twenty-Five thousand people attended
the .trottipg races at Providence last
Thursday.
Noty>..hsta ndipg the California colt. Cres
cendO, has been beaten several times re
Gently, it is sa id that Dave Gideon has re
newed his offer of $40 ,OOO 10 AIR. Burke
for him.
race between the great two-ycar-old
fi!ly, One / Love, and Requital has been
suggested. Horsemen generally around
New York seem to think One l Love can
trim any of the Colts of the year
II is said that Grin Kickok wants one more
shy at OZote with Huldah before the trot-
tiers quit for the year. Huldah forced
Azote out at Cleveland in 206 Ia, and
i'll the same race was timed half mile
in 1 1:01 "a, but at that Kickok claims
that the mare was not right.
1t is now said that Mike Dwyer gave
S21 ,0GO for Ben Brush, and that before he
handed over his check he had seen enough
of the colt TO convince him that he was as
good if not better than any of the younsters
of the year.
IL Is sdlu tDdt FTcu ldIdi. tue Idiuous
Jockey, is a clever boxer, and that he has
hankeripg To get into the prize ring. 1f
TaraI is wise he viii continue in his pres
ent calling He is at the top of the heap
where he is He will make something
like $50 coo this year by riding. There's
no telling where he would land if he got
into the fighting business. Nevertheless
it is said he will make a match against
either Jimmy Barry or Kid Madden.
The runniDg-horse people are pushing
things for all they are worth at st. Louis.
1t is announced that the races to be held
at Chris Won der Ahe's baseball park will
be pulled off in the forenoon, and the pro-
gramme finished before the races at the
fair grounds begin. This will give racing
throughout the day, and then the sports
are to attend the performances Of the
bang-tails at the electric light track at
night
The race of Saturday shows pretty
clearly that Henry of Navarro can't give
Clifford much weight and beat him. In
fact, the form the Western horse showed
in that race would Indicate that he could
have given the Belmont crack a hard
run for the money at even pounds up.
There are no prizes nor honors on the
American turf that should be begrudged
August Belmont says an enthusiastic turf
man. But for this sterling young gentle
man the American turf would not now be
in a fair way of rehabilitation. Belmont
has practically succeeded in rescuing racing
from the grasp Of the gamblers, and it is
principally through his energy and clean
handed prestige that it is now protected
from the attacks of the fanatics. Bel |
mont loves the sport of kings for the sport |
Itself, and he spends $4,000 in indulging |
his taste for it. He looks for no reward |
ave the satisfaction of seeing his horses |
win.