Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-05

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RACING COMES TO
MELANCHOLY END
| JAMAICA RACE TRACK, November
5.-With a frigid wind bowling through
the great grand-stand. where thousands
were wont to gather when the interest in
the sport was at it's height, little band
Of 500 regulars" saw the Metropolitan
racing season Of 1903 come to a melan-
choly close yesterday. The public interest
in racing has been on the wane since
| early summer. when the law which had
permitted the making of wagers in pub
| lie at the race tracks was replaced by
another positively prohibiting public bet
ting and providing for severe penalty
| for violations.
Largely as a result of the greatly re-
| duced attendance. one Of the big tracks
| which has enjoyed popularity for many
years has been dismantled and the field
| has been cut up into house lots. and dur
ing the last few weeks there have been
races only three or four days week, in
| stead of every day except Sunday, as had
been the practice. Whether this plan of
shortened meetings will be followed out
| next year or the pastime will be practi-
cally abandoned Is yet to be determined.
| In the meantime many wealthy owners
| have transferred the best horses in their
stables to sections where the laws gov
erning betting are not so stringent as
here. large number of horses have
been sent to Europe by their owners.
The feature of the card yesterday was
the handicap at six furlongs, and resulted
in good finish. Royal Onyx winning in
a drive by nose from Cressina.
Racers will Stay on Coast.
The California circuit. which will open
at Oakland Saturday. and at Santa Anita
where the season will start at the fag
end OF the month. will get a majority Of
the better animals. More than one owner
1t Is said. has signided his intention Of
keeping his racers on the coast next sea-
son. arguing that when increases in the
price of forage and the heavy cost Of
transportation are taken into considera-
ton 1t will be too hazardous financially
to bring his stable to the East and to
compete for the small purses which it is
believed will again be the rule next sea-
son. IT, indeed. any purses be offered
There was lacking yesterday among the
handful of regulars" at Jamaica any
hopefulness for next season. In fact, the
belief seemed general that for the sport
of kings the only Gases in the desert Of
uncertainty lay in the near Eastern
Southern and Western tracks. and there
was prevalent fear lest what seemed an
GASES in the South might turn out to be
| a mirage owing to the reform movement
| there. There also was renewed comment
concerning the shipment Of q number Of
the best horses in the United States to
Europe. -.
Game Dead in New York.
The season was memorable one. 1t
| began most auspicously and with every
indication that it would be the banner
year for racing. both in the achievements
Of the thoroughbred and the attendance.
For about two months all was enthusi-
asm despite the fact that the anti-bet-
ting legislation at Albany was pending.
Crowds daily thronged the tracks. and
speculation went merrily on. The race
track element was confident that the bills
before the legislature would fail, but its
hopes were dashed to earth by the vote
of Senator Foelker. who rose from sick
bed and lent his aid to Gov. Hughes in
passing the governors cherished Agnew
Hart bill. Gov. Hughes Immediately sign
ed the measure, and the police brought
the betting almost to a standStill Thence
forward the attendance at the courses
daily grew smaller and smaller until the
closing day. With the falling off in at
tendance purses were cut materially. and
| in some cases valuable stake events were
called off entirely.
Keene Again Led Winners.
The sport itself has been Of a high class
| and the horses this year ran more closely
to form than for several seasons past
| Fortune smiled on the stables OF James r.
keene. who again this year led the list
Of winners his earnings having been
| S2S2 600. John E. Madden came second,
| with $165. 900; August Belmont was third,
with $4,000, and Harry Payne Whitney
fourth. with $4,000. Keene's Ballot. the
unbeaten Colin. Helmet. Maskette and
Melisande earned the major portion Of
his purses. while Sir Martin and Fayette
| were the mainstays of Madden. Fair Play
took down most of the money for Bel
! mont
Smiling joe Notter led the jockeys
! this season by comfortable margin,
| with E. Dugan second and the little west
erner. D. Mccarthy, a close third. Mar
veous'' Miller the sensation of 1907, was
| thirteenth on the list.
| The summaries:
First race. three -olds: selling: six fur
". tSird Time Ia St eoineidsn9. Bisira and
Second race. mares and geldings; three year
and NeT; ;pE se mile and s
o. Creevy), second: Golconda. 80 (UraD. third.
Time. 40 3-5. Cary, st. Joseph, Burgher and
Raquel also
ward: selling: one mile and a sixteenfh-Florence
| II, % iCreevyl, won: Queen Lead, 81 tRossii.
tcihg. TivOli, Frances Ray and Tennis also
| Fourth race, handicap: all ages: six furlougs-
Royal Onyx, 115 uLeberU. won: Cressina. ITO
| ,aolmes), second: Notasulga. % UraD. third.
| Time, 1.13 3-5. Gretna Green. WOODLAND. Hall
fax. Saracinesca, Arondack and Oken1te also ran.
Fifth race. two-year-olds: selling: mile and
| q sixteenth.Jeanette, 80 'Woke). won: Yankee
nou0 'paa-
| wy. third. Time 1.5O Mobility and Dandy
Dixon also ran. Spellbound fell.
! sixth race. FLIES and geldings: maiden two
year-olds: six furlongs- 1O6 tUral,,
| first: Merise. Jos dynchy, second: Midshlpman
Easy, 1O6 tHerbert), third. Time. LIS rs.
| +. also ran.
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