The morning times., 1896-05-03
RACES 1T BEAH|NG OVER
Fine Sport Was Furnished On
| the l3sr Day.
BIG MEETING NEXT Fall
Undeterred by the Financial LOSS the
Association Is Getting Ready for
Another Trial Entries by Tele-
graph for Aqueduct-w Washington
hunuicap and Other Events

ing OF the Washington Jockey Club at the
Beuning track yesterday
UWuers, Trainers, talent, and, in fact,
the entire racing eohtinSel6 chat nau
iourneyed from Kew YORK TO attend the
revlvat OF The sport at washington were
all making preparations 10 BeG North,
& nile the local lovers OF the sport were
aaAlous 10 get niucn eh.oyIIlr,tG ouU of
the last Gay as poSSiDie.
Although the WtaJnef 1lau promised n
th,. ii.oluing 20 DC pretty Haru Oh The
pleasure seekers, he reiented at the last
u,ot1euU ana py the THE Gne first race
WAS called the sun was peeping Joy0uSfy
from behind tile clouds.
While lne Ineeuug mas been many stages
removed from successful, irom either d
financial or racing stahupolIt, the man
a yemeuC is not aS uIssa tlslIed with Une out
come as would be imagined. They are
from $40, 600 to. $10,0Uo out OF pocket
on the venture, but aai impetus d M Interest
has Been added to the sport In this section
OF the country that gives promise OF great
things in the future
A BIG LOSS.
Notwi ittstaaain., the Big loss incurred
the cl,iD VIII n0Id a meeting IN the Iaii
which should surely be successful. Not
ou,y viii tn. Iu,efest in Ihe sport have
heen ava kened to degree that Will
insure q much better attendance, but
the horsemen will have their charges iie
TO race This Iatter Difficulty HAS been
a great setDacK TINS spring. he season
| nurnIug so much eailler IMAM heretofore
| the trainers found their charges unfit to
| take part in "A RruelifiB.
| Another thing winch has been fully
| demonstrated Is that race meeting can
| M conducted without the Objectionable
| features of booknlaking. OF course, there
| were plenty OF wagers fnade al the meet
! ing just closed, anl VISITOR 10 ine track
encountered no difficulty IN backing the
| horse of his choice, but the long line of
| bookma kers' stands, where bets were ac-
| cepted ranging anywhere from 81 up,
| from All classes OF people, have entirely dis
| appeared. Instead, was seen the English
! --tI of backing Il 'iGrSe. and the snail
bettor, who, nine times out OF ten, can
| not afford TO gamble, was relreShlngly con
| spicuouS by his absence
| MANY eutrieS were made by telegraph
for the Aqueduct races Monday. Pa"
| Dalv Virginia Bradley aud many others
ha We ente red quite freely. aud the opening
| carl should be a go9d one
| Jockey y-oWncT-tralner Johnny McCafser-
| ;. \, q...S ,ti,isN aus by ran on Kennel
last Saturday, was at the track Tor tne
| first time. Besides several cuts on his head
| and a general Stiffness he Is as sound as
! ever.
THE WASHINGTON HANDICAP.
! Theeyent OF the day was the Washington
| Handicap at one and one-sixteenth miles,
| with Roundsman the choice at z Ia /. Sir
| Dxop Jr was tipped as sure winner,
and | 10 8 was the best TO be had gainst
| him TIE Morris entry+ Paladln, was IAN
cled some at the opening, the best pflce
against him being IL o. He was said not
| to be fit, however, and 3 to L was hbeT-
| aly offered al tie close. Tin &c aud Captain
T closed at and t5 TO | resEe ctiveiy.
The start was a good one with Tinge the
first to show. LltGcfietd rushed f;daall
out at once and set a Clipping race around
the first turn, closely accompanied by
Tinge and Roundsilau. This order was
maintained until wel luto the backstretch
II tf ~
and opene,rup a gap ufa length. he did not
retain it for long, howcN er. as Paladh
again took up the running on the RAJ
tuFn Into the stretch they swung all
together, RoundsnIaIf. Paiadin, aud Tinge
being the most prominent. Down the
stretch they raced, head ana mead lihSt
and Roundsnan drew away fronithe other:
and in a driN ing finish the latter won DN
a short head. sir DISGn Jr. closed Iast al
the end and was only half length behinc
Tinge.
event the betting was not very hveiS
I Iizzie n III oUened first choice, at ! to Z
| hut n play, on Bicycle Girl, who was riddef
by Sam Doggett, sent the fav9rite intt 1
fife starters hands at to D, while
Bicycle Girl went from To down t.
Bcycle Girl showed in front for a
mon cnJ at the start but was quickly
headed by Lizzie 3. II, who drew ava.
| from the otner two AMI won as she pleasel
by five lengths. Bicycle Girl hard riddle
| all the way WAS StCOIl- i, elSltil IeuStHS ut
| fore Wandering Willie.
THE SECOND EVENT.
With Einalet scratched out of the SEE
oad event the speculation was divided be
tween PrIg aud Septour. 4he FORMER wa
the most Iancied OF BHese two aud coset
FIRST choice at even money, whHe sep1ouI
went back from to TO 3 10 o.
The clarke lining up macnIne had Dee
! carried over TO tue Nix Turlong post an
was used IN this race. AT tue rirs6 askini
FLYNN found them ali in line and dowl
/ .geuD the nag. keete, following Ine 9sua
l. Daily tactics at once went out Win thCt
C,,y.tI al 1 -. iLIIe Glls. running well down tii
back stretch. He was done thefe an
pace making TO the head or Ghe strete
. wnere i'll u general closing up Dogsrt
| brought Septodr up and AZ the eud Wo
handily by a leugtn from Prig Win Hal
| well JnIrd.
There were only three starters in tn
fourtheYent ami 1t resulted In II mere Waih
over for 1ntermission. he was mace a
| % 6 favorite. Silk and Lodi Botn Soi
/ at s to L. The motifs entry let SIX lea
l GA suIlerancc 10 The head OF Tie streIcI
| where he drew away and won as ne please'
! | from Silk, with Loai third.
/ ne Sne rldaii sLeepieGhase, at three EBlle'
| with four starters, was the last race Q
8 the day aud the meeting, anu, as luc
| would have it, furnished Tie hest steeplt
| chase seen durlng the meeting. The rec
was made the choice OF the talent at eve
i | money, with Lafayette next IN demand a
| & to 8.
Chevy Chase, the outsider, went out an
| made the running the first part OF th
y journey, closely accompanied by Lafayette
{ | The secoud time over the water jump tn
a latter dropped back to last position. Afte
going half way around he took the lea
: aud from there on was never headet
e The Peer came very fast at the 1lhish, an
it was u drive home, with Lafayette WHINE
ny a length, The Peer eight before Woo
!. | ford.
Opening Day at Sheffield.
Chicago, May q The fifteen days sprin
meeting began at Sheffield today with a
: feature Of the sevea races earded wa
the May Handicap, in which Red Skin, wit
:. ( tha6e flVOrlfe Il