The evening times., 1896-05-04
One MORE WEEK AT ELKTON
Scene of Running Will Then Be
Changed to Barksdale.
Cassidy Makes Good Beginning as
Starter-He Lectures the Jockeys
to Good Effect.

Elkton, Nd, May 4.-The final weeks
racing on this track begins today, and,
Judging by the number and quality of the
entries, 1t will lie fully up to the high aver
age furnished during the preceding three
weeks. Work upon the new track at
Barkstale is progressing rapidly, and 1t
| will be completed i'll time for the opening
| Of the thirty-day meeting there.
The office OF the Maryland Racing Asso-
citation will be permanently located at Elk
| ton, and entries will be received here.
The officials at the Parksdale meet
| ing will remain the same. The rumors
| that there will be racing In the vicinity of
| EIkton all summer have no foundation.
| Beyond the assurance that the Barksda!e
| meeting win Immediately follow the one
| here, President Burns declines to give
| heir plans for tine future.
Thcexecutive committee has unde cOnsid
grafton schemes for building new tracks
in the county. within easy access of Phila-
| adelphia, but nothing definite has been
done in the matter. The rumor that the
association is about TO purchase more land
has had the effect OF raising the price OF
farm property i'll this neighbOrhood about
300 per cent.
Owners of worn-out farms. upon which
the tenants are barely able to exc out a
miserable existence, ask extravagant prices
FOR them and the country is experiencing
a land boom similar to that following the
discovering of oil.
MARS Cassidy has created favorable
Impression on horse owners and spectators
by his first days work with the nag. When
Il is considered that there are enough bad
actors at the track to distribute several In
each race and the practice of many horse
owners of putting up stable boys in prefer
ence to laying regular jockeys the position
Of a sta .er is not pleasant one. Cassidy
showed his determination to put an end to
.Ong delays at the post when he ascended
the box before the third race. Addressing
the jockeys, he said:
Now, want to caution you boys. II any
Of you attempt any monkey business with
ne, down you 60 and you stay down, too.
The sooner We come to an understanding
the better ii will be all around. Now
bear in mind what ] said.''
That his words were not spoken in
fun was proved later On when he set
boy down for being left at the post.
Cassidy got the horses off promptly in
Zach event, none being at the post longer
than twenty-five minutes.
The stable of ]. N. Tnplett carried off
five firsts during the past week. The
success of this ctable has been remarkable.
With only four horses, Gimmie, Mario,
Jewell and Earn, out OF elevepS.srarts the
horses captured nine purses flo n sec
ond and third once. Johnny Ryan won
three purses during the week, two of
hem with Roy, horse that is said to lie
better Splinter than Harry Warren.
The opening of the Arlington track, with
opportunities for laying wagers by electric
light in addition to daylight. has apparently
had but little effect upon the attendance or
sport at Elkton. Probably one hundred
horses have left for the Baltimore track,
but with the exception of a few stables
attracted by the chances to double up
their horses in the events the horses have
been of class that Elkton could well af-
ford to lose