The evening times., 1896-05-16

| John j. MCCa!rerty is around again, loOk-
ing as natural as ever. He says the horse
| ennel is getting over his trouble, too.
| Mike J. Daily has filed an application for d
| license with the Jockey Club, aud il he chances
| are lie will get it. Though DAILY belongs tt
| the cute division and is fond OF playing
| tricks with his horses, his ruling off was al
| injustice. II doesn't pay To be cute unless
| ones name Is McCafrerty.
Willie Sims is worth more to Mr. Dwyer
| than all the horses 10 his stable. Three races
| he has now w.,n by short heads, and nc
| doubt the loss OF item would have made O
difference OF $50 900 or more to Mr. d wycr.
| This plainly demonstrates the value OF the
services OF "A up-top Jockey.
| Boystealing is becoming prevalent on race
| tracks. Owners are complaining all around
| An owner who tries to win an apprentice
| from another man should be punished very
severely.
The pocket edition of Form is out As
usual, IL is right up TO the standard, and 50
useful that no regular race-goer eau afford
to be without it.
The California yearlngs were not in great
demand III New York the other day. Prices
ruled low, and many were pa ssed without a
bid. midget OF Il filly was brought into
the ring, aud the auCtioneer asked for Il bid.
twenty-five dollars,' said Hughey Nc
Carren.
Excuse me- said the auctionecr. but
| have just been turned out nf the DOCTOR :
hands after course of treatment for heart
disease Please be careful
That's all right" retorted Hughey
quickly Il wanted watch charm, and
was willing TO pay that much for it A
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the tiny filly was quickly led out
The Brown-Fitzgcrald starting machine
was used Thursday at Morris Park in the
fOur-horsc race. Tie barrier is stretched
"A feet. This is about as far as has been
tried 50 far. OF course, the start was good.
The track at Parksdale is called Little
Sheepshead" by the hurSenlen and regulars
1t is only a small place. but it is as pretty
a. a picture. and the owners OF horses who
are shut out from the Jockey Club tracks
offer thanks twice a day for the long life of
those who built the Institution. The racing
there has been excentiu iunaly good this week
and there has been an averag ge attendance of
$500 daily.
Tie Withers stakes. for three-year olds.
will be run at Morris Park TODAY. and there
will be two starters. Handspring and Hast
ings. Both were given a finaltrial yesterday
at Morris Park. Hastings was tried first
having Keenan, for mate. The result was
hardly gratifying. as the hig. brown son of
Spendthrtft and Cinderella did not feel in
a working humOr. and il took Griffin all
his time TO make him gallop in so. Frank
Mctabe put some strong work into Hand
spring. The colt got away nicely, and
began rceling off the furlongs like clock
work. going the first furlong in Ol3. the
quarter in O.26, three furionEs in OBS 81,
halfmile in o SO, five furongs in l:05I-4
three quarters in lis 1-2 the mile in
1:45, and pulled up an extra three-six-
tecnths in 2:l3. This Is the most impress
sive work done 10y a tiiree-year-old this
spring, and as the hope OF 7. j. DIVERS
stable Is considered very near the top of the
tree If he is beaten. il will be right on his
merits, as lie is trained TO the hour.
terday.
Flying Dutchman is regarded as sure
thing for the Laruel stakes at ST. Louis
today.
The Judges at Windsor Yesterday sus-
pended Jockey Washington for life for
fighting in the dressing room. Lendrun
was fined 500 for the same offense.
David ran good second at Barksdale
His odds We're 10 to 1.
lntimidad surpassed the talent yester-
day 1t Barksdale by winning the last race
at 10 to l. Monolith, the favorite, ran
unplaced.
Ida Pickwick sold at 80 TO / at Louis
vile yesterday. She ran third, Lady Inez,
to L, winning. and simon W, . to 20,
was second.
Anna Lyle again won at Louisville yes
terday. with Dupee up and selling for
3 to 1.
Anna Ma yes lowered the Indiana record
of second yesterday at
Sheffield by going five and a half furlongs |
In 1:O7 3-4.
Democrats Gain in Indiana.
indianapolis, May 16.-The supreme |
court or Indiana yesterday sustained |
the apportionment act of 1855. and CORR |
ing elections must be held under il. This !
IS decided advantage to the Democrats |