The times., 1897-11-16
RTQU|TIL FACES THE FLAG
Johnny McCafferty'S Great Colt
Beats an Ordinary Field.
NOT Up TO CONCERT PITCH
Had - BE shaken Up Bit 10 Get
Home ia -Steeplechase for
Hunters Regular Farce Comedy
-I1or Crowd, Miserable Track
and csIy Faur Racing.

Tie beginning OF the end Of the Wash
ingron Jockey clubs autumn meeting was
inaueuratae Yesterday with days racing
winch xaa decidedly tame, The only
happeutne worthy of note was the appear
ance Of taat grand colt, Requtal, carry
ing the pnrple gold shoulder straps, Of that
ramous merry Ituc Western owneT-trainer-
Jockey. Johnny McCafferty.
He started 10 he nrtn race against a
very ordthery field and showed himself far
from KEYED up TO first-class form az Nc
Catfertv had 10 shake him mp biz at the
.n.! of rnc race To heat Pa" Daiy's iilali
haif a length Apart from this race ana
two horse hunters Steeplechase, which was
a, g,.oe as a farce -comedy y, the sport Jagged
badly
Tnarraek was in uisera bic condition, and
a,t.oueh the dav wa analmost perrectOnc
Tor racing. the crowd was almost entirely
renres .nteh by the rank ana lille Of the
regulars. Even some OF these have given
un the f.sc end ufth Eastern racing season
a. lad job aud departed for their winter
naunts along tl.z "a rialtJ. The lat r part
OF this week viii see a wholesale exodus
Tor New Orleans, san Francisco ana tt2
winter quarters in the vicinity OF the metrop
olts.
The talent oPened the game 10y whip
saving the first race. Sly Fox, AZ odds 0f
20 I on, simply tow-roped the field e
four lppUs,d 60 him, and little O'Connor
landed nalys urnm ia second place after
a hammer aud longs hattie with Long \ Acre
Aurlm 1ga> almoSy Is heavily supported tor
,he pace as was Sly Fox, 10 carry off
tie outk Of the muiey- There was quite
q lid on BLACK nlde. but he never showed
prominently. and finished in The ruck.
For she second time during the meeting
RaekIuan was plunged on TO wan a race
as if ii were All over. There was the
!.eayiest kind OF a plunge on him yester
dav. The wise people could see noJhiis
else in tue race tut hinl and put theif
cGtcks covn ia buncaes. lie proved cun-
ciusiv.lv thal ie is q eur by chasing uIJ
IN front ~ hiS iield like wild horse To
rae nome sor-tch aud then stopping 10 a
walk Tha Tors 10 Tax. AIS measure was
The Cad. vic Won nandily by half :.
length soreer took the place with the
favo-ile by q neck from Ella DAILY
The second raVonJe TO 70 down was
F.law Lad. Ata mile and in heavy going
he ioaeeG certainty for the tmrd rae
a.d -aS paved from eNens down 10 Z
10 10 He SpTeadeagied his field untli
well lite the stretch where King 7. and
AIalTul cu'lared uiul and finished in the
oIder named, with the faVorte tniId
iiandpTcs>, the favorite in the GourCh
event, WAS presented with first money
by getting running start with lead of
three lengths IL WAS Fits first really
rad bre4k af themeetmg. The Dwyer colt
was nt-veI headed and Won pulling up,
by our lru-ths from Deeanter, with Lacy
Disdain rllTd.
big rlung, on Father Bill Days
BAlan which sent Lis price from eight
TO one down 70 four>, caused as gOol
as four Z" five 10 be offered gainst Re-
quital. TremaIeo and Bnlali cur 1ut ne
rdnuin- uusH opposite Iue stand. where
McCaIferty brought his colt up and won
cleverly by half length. BiIlaH took
second money from Trenargo by length.
Russian Scratched out OF tie Closing event,
lea vihas buJ tive 10 start. ZEN lnit was in
stlled a lot fs-st choice al } TO :. Re went
out in front al the drop Of tie flag anI
Iusikol winner al over TO the last iuTpp.
where Ee refused. ana Undine, whuEaffeen
trailing Gtirt1 lengths in the IeaT. passed
him nj won easily.