The evening times., 1896-01-10
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

| Inc persohnei OF tne men who run the Old
dominion Jockey Club and the Virginia
Jockey Club tracks is rather Interesting
| The first-nanied association is situated ON "a
marsh close to the banks Of the Potomac
The Jones family owns the island, and, in
fact, they own big part OF Virginia. When
| one goes To the track Ike Jones Will be found
| in the judges stand. Another Jones pre-
| sides behind the bar, and still another takes
care OF the lunch counter. Some times Or
lando Jones viii be found on u box making
| book. In fact, wherever one turns there is
Il Jones. 1t is related or Ike Jones that not
long ago he drove with a friend to look at
| the formers farm and breeding esta blsh-
ment In due time they arrived at the top
OF quite a high hill from which a magnifi-
cent view Of the surrounding country could
be seen. Pretty nice country, this said
Jones, in his quiet way. Very fine as
sented his friend. well, as far as you can
see is mine, /" said Jones. This was no boast
but simple statement or facts. IL is esti-
mated that Ike Jones is worth between
$i,000,00O and $4,000 900.
1t was stated recently on good author
ity that any number OF American horses are
being shipped TO England and sold on the
Continent as English horses, and that this
state OF things has been going on for some
time. The mode OF procedure is TO take
| them out into the country, keep them there
! awhile, and get them into condition, when
they are brought into London in large num-
bers and sold to dealers there. The follow
ing figures would seem to support this state
ment when it is remembered that the pro-
duction OF horses in England must neces
sarily be limited. During the eleven months
ending November 80 England, Ireland and
Scotland exported 1923 horses, val
ued at So, 500, $50, against 1891 during
the same period OF e94, valued at So, 1885,
625. or the horses exported during 1895
534 were stations. 1895 mares and l g.,
264 geldings. During the same period
Great Britain imported 80, ,423 horses, in
place of 81 ,i4T in the first eleven months OF
1894. The value of the 1898 Importation
was S4,379,995 against little over
So ,500,0 900 for the smaller number i'm
ported in 1894.
The number of registered racing colors in
1895 was 264 as against 253 in 1894. Col
ors have to be registered every year unless
dit itsislsitu Ioi iILt. us Sost VI
yearly registration is 81; for life, S25.
About sixteen owners have registered for
life. The same number OF licenses, viz,
219, were granted TO trainers in both 1894
and 1895. The number OF jockeys licensed
to ride in 1894 was 12S, while only 107
received permits In 1895. The falling off
was due to the refusal Of the Jockey Club
to grant licenses to outlawed jockeys.
J.NagIe Burke's great colt CresceDdo pick
ed up 12O pounds yesterday and won the
Palo Alto stakes in a common canter. Cres-
cendo was in the sixth position when the
flag fell, and after the lightweight Mount
McGregor and Miss Maxim had made their
run Sloan called ON Crescendo, who came
through the bunch winning by two lengths.
Crescendos time was iii 1-2, half a Sec
ond slower than the coast record for the
six furlongs.
A story is told of one of the part owners
of Alexander Island track, says the New
York World. which illustrates the big
scale on which the firm conducts gambling
operations. The member of the firm in
question is named Todd. 1t is said that
during recent race meeting at Providence,
K. l., Todd was sent on with 100000 10
start a faro game. The money was lost
very quickly and Todd te,egraphed for
more. The firm sent S150.000 more On,
and on the deal they quit $50 900 winner.
The fact that NJ. F. Dwyer has made no
entries to the Eastern stakes seems TO con-
firm the report that he will race exclu
sively in the West next year. Ben Brush
is entered largely in Western stakes and
he is about the best horse Mr.. Dwyer owns
at present. Mr.. Dwyer prefers the slate
system of betting, and this has no doubt in
fiuenccd him greatly.
The ST. Louis Fair Association has asked
the Oakley. Latonia and Louisville tracks
This is to prevent a conflict in the running
OF the So 900 Louisville Derby, tie S12,-
500 Oakley Derby, the $4,000 Latonia
Derby and the $50 900 st. Louis Derby.
In which the best three.year-Olds of the
East and West are engaged.
It's an i'll wind that blows nobody good
and the Turf Congress rules telling the
starter not to delay the start for fractions
horses has given emplo yment at New
Orleans to a Texan named Joe Howells,
who is said to be a wonder at calming horses
that act badly at the post.
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