, 1877-03-04


two gentlemen known all over the country q:
devoted horsemen and practical business men
was saved from financial failure only BY thu
largo number Of entries in each class. 'Ihe at
tendance was extremely measTe, although the
5-year-old race, in which Gov. Sprague, Black
wood, Jr., aud Elsie Good participated. would
at. ~ ordinary meeting have attracted thou
sands Of spectators.
This fact showed that the interest IN such
meetings is confined exclusively to men finau-
ciaily interested in breeding, and that the gen
eral public takes no interest in races where the
heats are trotted IN about $50, even though
tnls IS accomplished by 4Year-otds. It may be
gratifying to the owner Of stallion to see its
gct Perlo1 ming so crcditably at q tender age,
and from such performances hcmay be able to
deduce arguments and theories which will fur
nlsh him material for pleasant frcsidc reyeries
during the entire winter; but the average
american citizen, the man who always attends
"a moss .tfot," takes no interest in such mat
te1s; what he Tants is to see noted horses make
fast time; not remarkable colt performances.
TO make these meetings success, therefore,
a!l the breeders must be interested in them.
This result could have been achieved Ind the
organization Of the Association been conducted
III q different manner, but now that the star
chamber system has been adopted, tue large
number left out in the cold are not likely to ap-
ply for admission. -
The course Of The TRIBUNE in this matter is
being taken up BY the leading sporting and
cLONkA JuuIHAla ti LUG COUNTY,. luOSE IN TIE
Eastern Suites have already expressed them.
selves, and NOW the Ncsterncrs are falling into
line. The LireStock Journal, Of this city, says,
in: referring to the Brecders' Association:
J. Those who were the orgiuators of this move
'mcnt appear to have had secret purpose In view,
and In order that there might b. no 'hiudrance to
the accomplishment OF the design OF its ozisnat-
oF.. no notice Of the proposed meeting for organ
jzation WAS puolished but, instead circular WAS
sent out to such only were supposed to be
favorable to the secret scheme, or at lcast would
not make any active opposition thereto, and the
result was entirely harmonious Several estima-
bic gentlemen participated In the organization
without a knowledge OF the fact that
they were being made use Of as tools to effect a
selfish purpose; but it was mostconspicuons in the
abseuce Of the names Of many high-toncd and
honorable gentlemen; brecders Of tr0ttins horses
in the vicinity of New York. who. foreseeing the
covert object positively refused to gye it their
which actuatcd the orignators Of this tcoss- COM
mun'on affair is sufficiently apparent IN the or
gaaizsation to which It has essen birth. !. .
hybrid, two-headed concern, handicapped In the
interest of IN unpopular and languishing private
enterprise nt one end and project OF doubtful
eIpeensy At the other m 1pd between the two IT.
The California Spirit Of the Times also gives
Mr.. Backman's Association whaek, and is so
unkind Us to announce that 1t docs SO on gen
eral principles. After acknowledging the receipt
Of the constitution of the concern, the Spirit
says:
we u1e U1 Tue opinion 1HaS LQ9 INTENTION Q1 Tue
originators was to found close corporation, over
which the s. charter members" would have COM
plete control Articles 4, 6. and are particularly
We H @ eus xtws IN full
tarorabIy Impressed with the whole atfalr.
DAN MAcE's CASE.
As there has been considerable loose talk in
the papers recently concerning the standing OF
tile veteran driver Dan Mace, and his eligibility
to drive over tracks belonging to the National
Association, it may be well to give resume Of
the facts. At the Buffalo meeting last summer
the race for horses Of the 2:G class Was favor
ite one with the betting. crowd, and
large sums of money we're invested on its
won tue races for horses Of the same class at
Cleveland the week previous, being mode
strong fayorite. he selling in the pools for $50.
while rhorndale, horse that had not taken
part in the Cleveland meeting, sold as second
choice for fl0, thus placing his hackers in very
comfortable position should be win, while the
amount at stake was not large. 1t was notice
able that the Thorndale pools were being bonght
entirely by turf sharps, and their confidence in
the horse appeared strange, as he had no 1o1
record never having been in "a race = except si;
tion to this, Albermarlc was known to be very
speedy, and capable Of trotting three heats in
2:20 or better. In the first heat Thorndale was
not " at h;mself,.'' and Dan Mace, who was
driving the black horse Frank. was Obliged to
prevent that horse from winning; the time OF
the heat was 2:2aN. The second and third
heats were won by Thorndalc in : 2:2244, 2:23;<z,
Albermarle being second each time. By this
time the hackers Of the latter horse saw that
something was wrong, and demanded a change
Of drivers. This was accedcd to BY the Judges,
and Frank Willetts took the place OF Frank,
Van Ness, who had previously been han ding
the ribbons. he sent Albermarle away
wit With rush ao.,,n in the otsS ts91th .o. heat.
very plainly that the horse had been pulled ID
the prestline heats. III the fifth heat vast
amount OF monkeyfug was done by the other
drivers, all Of whom were working against
and the result was that he Was
pocketcd at the first turn BY Frank, and the
horse ALEU-, driven By Eugene Rood, while
Ihorndale suiled away 1T his ease. At the half
mile pole Willets pulled his horse to the out
side, and managed to capture Tnorndale on the
home stretch, but was beaten By neck at the
finish.
For his share Of the foul driving in this race
Mace was expelled, and failed in an effort
to be Immediately temporarily reinstated.
After the trotting season was practically
closed the Board of Appeals held
temporarily i, rcmoTed until the meeting Of
The General Board, to be held Dec l. 1877.
This means that If Daniel conforms to the rules
md no further charges are made against him,
he reinstatement will at that time be made |
THE MICHIGAN CIRCUIT, !
which begins about the first Of June, and con- I
,inues through that mouth, is usually success |
ul, not because OF the amount Of money hung |
ID in purses, but on account Of the unequalel |
ABILITIES offered for "e1ucating" trotters and |
tetting them into condition for the real work Of |
he campaign without securing record What
IRE known in turf parlancc as t'grceu horses !
that is, horses that have never taken |
,art in a rnce-are In many instances valueless |
,ntll they have trotted number OF races and
,ecome accustomed TO company. For this style
# work the Michigan circuit has no superior. A |
Inc instance OF how it Is done was afforded last
eason By the graz mare Mambrino Kate, q
orse that could trot In 2:24 or better, and
1hich was permitted to make the rounds Of the
iichigan races without getting record better
han 2:35, although In one instance she tapped
ut the stallion Hylas in 2:26. This season the
st OF entries through Michigan promises to be
1rge, and it is doubtful whether the pulling
oifyY can be as successfully carried out as
ereto:ore. It is more than probable that
udd Doble and Orrin Hickok will take
hand In these races, returning to Chicago In
me for the Dexter Park meeting, and then
ding East. Peter johnson, With Gen. Grant, |
lonroe Chief, and Neomc, has already declared
erself, aud 1lorrill Higbie promises to be on
and with Little Fred and q couple Of green
ues. These, in addition to the gang that
Eichigau Is sure 10 furnish, will make matters
ltcresting, and If anybody gets the best OF the
cal it will be at the expense OF low record for
Is horse. .. ....