, 1877-07-29


ncr connected with the new truck that Is unde
! process Ct construction. 4 week aro reste,
daV it appears that some very disgraceful scepe
we're enacted, Of which the following extrac
from st Louis paper will give an idea:
After enjoying the usual round OF the Parl
drives, the folks assembled at the race-course t.
! witness the somewhat anomaEoas test Of speed be
tween the bullwhackers' chargers which had bec1
The horses were brought to the pole 1T about ri
] O'Clock. There were nineteen entries and almes
! every Imaginable sort Of broncho that ever broke
| for rccreant mule Or headed on 4 Texas lons,
| horn was to be seen among them. The run. IN
stead OF being mile-and- repeat, IS had bcez
announced, WAS only hal1-tnilc. Promptly a.
they va got f M we IT, ana adstfsp fspt 9Stss, p}e
well 1oecthef for short distance TncnP PIia., tbe,
strung out, and tue remainder Of the race pre-.
sented more The spectacle OF stampede than any.
thing else: Every little while some onv made a
epnrt, and the danger was imminent that the hind
horse would climb over the one directly in front Of
At the end q the qunrtes-mfe, Roach, the man
who eventually won the race, was several lenglhl
behind the othcra, but he tonched his horse up,
by two lengths. He wna, therefore, assurded the
handsome S35 whlp Which had been put up for the
occas!on', The action OF the persons who took
part III the race was very ungent'emanIy, and
Indecent, ubscene, and hiasphemoua expressions
werc uttered within the hearing Of the spectators
aEd the general expression Of the ladie. and gen
allowed to 80 On The track The great wonder was
that there had ever been such thing projected u
1t was entirely uncalled for and ont Of keeping
with the purposes for Which the track Has
started. 4 large number Of persons said If such
IN affair Way agnin allowed they would forced to
give the RACK trac1 at least wide berth. Roach,
WHO won the RICE, w1s from the National Stock
Yards.
st. Louis horsemen should resolve right DOW
that all such disgraceful scenes as those de-
scribcd above be forever banished from
the new track, or turf sports will soon be sunk
to as low level as they were in Chicago when
Col. Mansur took charge of Dexter Park few
years ago. One such experience as the gentle
men who attended Saturdays sport 70 at the
St. Louis track underwent will keep them away
from racc-tracks for several years to cnmc, and
what Is more, will cause them to advise all their
friends to stay away also. The new st. Louis
track can be made success only if conducted
OIL hgl-toned principles, and those having the
matter in charge should see to it that all dis
reputable characters and practices are squelched
rs soou as they appear.
DIZZY CORRESPONDENT.
The average correspondent Of the New York
sporting Journals is u funny specimen. He is
generallYa young man with more leisure than
brains,. and m unwavering faith in his own
ability as writer on sporting matters. His
communications to the paper which he repre-
sents are usually mixture OF nonsense and
untruth in about equal parts. Amy item OF
news that may appear in his lucubrations is in
yariably stolen from the duly papers OF a week
previous, and used without credit being given.
There is a very 6ne specimen Of this class in
Chicago, and at present he Is permitted to e1-
columns Of the Spirit Of the Times. For some
unknown reason this individual, who is entirely
unknown to this paper, has taken d violent dis
like to The TRIBUNE, and in the last number
Of the Spirit slobbers out j lot OF bad English,
in which ignorance and untruth are about
nnnat11 Ha rharfr v;rI,
.'pitching into everybody, and u. {. Goodrich
in particular" Aside from the fact that
this statement is about as complete and ornate
an evasion Of the truth as eau well be imagined,
there Is nothing III 1t to demand attention. In
fact, it appears to have been written mainly as
an Introduction to j free puff OF patent toe
weight, the inventor Of Which has t9sccn" the
Spirits correspondent by the gilt Of one weight.
tic should at once send afonc another, as the
young n,an needs them badly. Mr.. II. G.
business and look alter his grievances with tins
paper, ii he has any, without the interference
Ut the party who represents "thc gcatieman's
newspaper " in this city.
SENSIBLE TALK.
There has been considerable talk Of late
about the organization Of 4 Pacific Coast Asso-
citation, TO take charge OF hurse matters in that
sc.tion many California turlmen believing that
the National Association, which is located in
the East cannot do Justice to the Paciic-Slope
brethren. the following extract from an elio-
rial i'll the California SPIRIT ~ The Times is right
to the point aud tr4at5 OF an abuse thai has
long gone unsDrrected:
In another cpinun will be found The letter OF
Mr.. Arnold, in which he objects to the orgaaiza-
ton Of the Pacific Coast ASSOCIATION oclns perfect
cd. We are pleased to give it publicity. aud tsoin
the first agal.on of the subject have solicited
Fespondencc either for tr against the proposition.
In many respects Mr.. Aruoli m'sapIrehenus The
purposes OF the Association. 1t tioes NOT .coutcu-
Mate tltH rrFntsiflQu DeUUjficS which bAT4s
been inflicted but will mold them bintsfns until
snch action is ta!cn as the rules prescribe. For
by the San Jose anu Sacramento Clubs. We
would favor rule which would give the asaocia-
tiont which render the judgment the power to
remove tt, and until that was donc hold the cuf-
prl,s amenaole. Cnless good cause were shown
why tue association should not remove the
pcnalty,. We would frame the rule 50 that the
National Association has pract1ccd the condoniny
sentences Of expulsion on the payment Of fine to
hc injury OF it workings. Ass,n Mir: Arnold is
lax i'll the punishment Of fraud. We only sneak
Tor ou7sclvcs-but we think nearly all will be Of
The same opinionto have the laws so rigid on this
,rovcn to hare been guilty Of having 'tnrown''
race. ne shall be expelled and take It out Of the
power OF any associatlon to relnstAte him. Were t
sufficient grounds 10 believe that he had been
guilty If such an oGense, If even it could not be
aliy proven, we would punish him by suspension |
intil It could elther BE- proven, Or, falling that,
lin more careful OF the appearance OF fraud.
We xonld also expel lhe driver vino admitted hay-
ne lost race pufposely, and make his admissions
uttic,ent proof Of his gnilt Frcqncntly we lave |
leafu men boosting OF how smart they were in
.aving tneir horses beaten, and clarifying the skill
With which they - oxmboozled the judges. We
sould rid the trncks Of these vampires
Without Fencit Of clergy, and the Danish;
mont should bc final. That the Nauonal
lssocja1ion rues arc not stringent enough in this
aspect is evident from the tone Of the Eastern pa
ers, and their readers can easily recall tcscrlp- |
ions OF horses in which 1t Was told. quite in mat
er Of fact way that such horse WAS not sent to
be front. without eliciting denial from owner
r driver. In the last number Of The New York
ptrit Of the 7nses in very interesting description
the horses entered In the Springfield races is the
olowing sentence in the history Of Amy .: AZ
eyeland she WAS not sent for first monJ, but at
uffalo won the second and third heats from Little
'red.'' Men will grayely tell. never thinking 1t
,a1tcr Of reproacb, that they did not try to win,
nd Don Robinson, of Jackson, Mich, promi-
ent man in trottng circles, ana the manager Of
uc most successful track in that State, endeavoFed
} have the rules amended so as to permit men to
art horses without the intention Of winning, there
as 50 much OF it done anyway. We wonld make
10 rule retroactive, and whenever proof waa ad~
uccd Of guilt the man should 60, 10 difference how