The morning times., 1896-04-30
B[HHE1'S LUCKY MOVE
Added ROuHdsman in the Capital
Stakes and Won.
JOCKEY SLACK In TROUBLE
Not Allowe ed to Ride Flushing In the
Steepleehase-Claim He Had No
License-Green Took Tumble
With Gold DUsear-Russler Won
in Galiop.

The attendance scale at Renning has
come TO very closely resemble the stock
market-one day it is up, the next down.
complimentary badges, the parading OF
some one horse, great in turf annals, or
an extraordinary well-filled card, and the
stock goes up with a boom that makes
the management think good times are
coming.
Without the stimulus 1t is not only fiat,
but dead, and visiting the cou Tse a
stranger would think he had run afoui
of Virginia ''bush meeting minus the
brass band.
Yesterday the scale struck toboggan
slide and stocks were way down. There
were not enough people at the track to
make decent showing at picnic. De-
spite the firstcass sport furnished, the
events went off i'll a half-bearted manner
that was dismal i'll the extreme.
Three as red-hot finishes as could be
desired marked the days sport, one or
them being In the steepleehase race The
other two races were won in easy Fashion
by horses from the stables OF Walden and
A. III. and d. H. Morris.
SLACK IN TROUBLE.
Jockey Slack, who trained for Gwynn
Tompkins en- the Virginia tracks last win
ter, was refused permission to ride in the
Slack had ridden on the outlaw tracks
and was therefore debarred from riding on
any jockey club course.
Slack and bis employer, j. H McCauley'
claimed that the former had made appIi-
cation for license and had received lt
from the Jockey Club. Secretary Hanlon
said that he had no record or having re-
ceived such an application bot would
thoroughly investigate the matter. SLACK
had been announced as the rider or
Flushing, but Houston was then substi-
tuted.
The horse ran a good race and with
such good steeplechase Jockey as Slack
| in the saddle would probably have won the
| race.
There was an accident In the steepie-
chase that at first looked serious. Gold
Dolar, ridden by Green. fell when the
| race was about half over and rolling over
| landed on top OF the jockey. He lay as II
| dead, but when picked up was found to be
unhurt beyond a severe shaking up.
BENNRT IN LUCK.
Jack Bennett made wise move when
he added Roundsman to the Capital stakes.
| which was the event of the day There
! were five carded at first Shakespeare III
was scratched ana Roundsman added at the
| last minute. This still left the original
| five.
| IOrHiltb po cititl lllo
| horse the fayorite at II TO 5. by post
time this had gone down to TO /. Inter
| mission was the best fanciel OF the balance
| OF the field. closing at / to 5, with Premier
| ut threcs and Septour at skies.
| Some few fancTed PA" Days Volley. but
| To was not considered a liberal enough
| price considering the company. and there
| was very little piny on him.
MACHINE. WORKED WELL.
The Clark lininS-up machine came into
play In this race and having five COM
paratively quiet horses sent them off at the
! first asking. Keefe was on the rail, with
| VolIey. and showci in the van for a moment.
| BY the time the back stretch was reached
| Intermission had gone to the front. with
| Premier close up and Roundsman in third
| position. They held this order to the turn
| when Septour and ROundSman commenced
| to creep up. Rounding into the home
stretch Doggctt let out n wrap and took
! Command with Roundsman. Intermission
| and Septour following in the order named.
| 1t was hard drive to the wire, with Sep
tour second length behind Roundsrnan. nd