, 1877-08-06
THE TURF.
fAanmR rnsMtnna

THE TURF.
INBRED rRorrERs.
In their ctEorts to produce fast horAedesh,
thu breeders Ut the trottED9 horse in this coun-
try have Of iaie years gone somewhat extensive
1y on the "llkc-produccs-1kc y principle, anil
kept closely to the blood Of certain approved
families, scenitnRly fcarlng that tho intruduc-
Ton Of any other etrafu would have m Injurious
effect. Recent events, however, have 10 thor.
oughly established tho fact TINT inbreedIpg,
when carried too far, ia decidedly tic worst
thing that eau be done that II Is toferably Ger
tain that III tho future there will be much less
Of II. 1t h now generally admitted that an In
bred trottcr is liable to quit; In fact, almost
certain 10 do So There have been one Of two
notable Instances which 90 to prove tho truth
Of this assertion during tho present season.
Take the case Of tho stallion King Philip. q
horse that, ,accotdng TO tho theory ct ts,c ~.
@ @hreesrs, should ocat tue woIla. lie Is by Jay
record Of 2:alh WAS no Indication Of his real
speed, out Of tho celebrated niaru f.adY
Rogers, formerly Factory dirls By lian-
1a;;es 1s5ee5pn * K"g fs'p esn nSaton,.s G h.
ou. Of ! daughter Of the same horse. In %.
concerned, he las a! thy ndsantagcs OF the Tin
stinet 'thcory ot Mr: J. Il Wallass, slnsc fl's
hls career on the turf. and bis dam has record
Of 2:1,11l, obtained when broken down IN i,osh
hind legs It ts reported on The authority OF
lucn whnsc word Is not to be doubted that, as
eft Of BrIlgcwater, Masa., she trotte'l trial Il,
2:lb As might te expected, this inheritance of
speed On buth sidcs showed II the colt, and
King phip ts undoubtedly one Of tic spccdi-
stntnlna. Last year, as a ftycaF-ofd. he trottcd
several very crclitable raccs. aud acquired
record Of 2:*91. At the beginning Of the pres
cnt season l'c WIS looked upon ~ ono nf tllu
lie has failed utterly e fulfil tlc,e expectations
At tic Springfield meeting he won q hcat In
a.:2A. as.,i wns ttt,, beaten In slow time, show
Ing that he had nnft. At Ifcyclandt In the s:ss
s'' hs wa es srs 9oss III y m fts ~ es Mn
ttmo Of 2:3l. The heats then bcgau to
l,c trotteI much slower, rotng back to e:3l, anil
still King Philip was not oncy able to show tl,e
way 10 the wire. At Buffalo he lid not start.
Tho friends Of the horse NO doubt bare other
rcasons with which 70 cxptaIn away his evident
propensity to quit, but to tho general public It
looks rs II lnbrcedilrE was tho cause.
But King rhtlfpis not the only Inbred trottcr
snoter e % onr, I sho BEL icing % IN In5re Morgan" her r.
atTo being Green Mountain Banner, uut Of Il
mare by Flying Morgan. Green Mountain Da1-
ncr 10 by Black Banner, sou of Hill's Black
4!sxk fs,.eharA ses'as TO 1N;t as badly as
won the i'rst hcat In 2;22 but failed to capture
another hrat. At Cleveland she displayed the
effects Of inbrcedtny still moro. winning the
first heat It, the fast time OF 1:s}, after With
mis- MS to TO- ,vtn Tie raec ID a:s5, :5:2Si11, VIZ.
Tho bar marc Adele CEark, who seems to give
It up very casi!y, when hard pressed. Is also said
10 be inbred, It being claimed that sho Ia BY
mnrc by Iiau,bletontau. Thcrcarc a large mum.
bcr Of other instances going to slow that i'-
breeding, although II gives speed. takes, away
stam1ia, that could be given, hut tho above are
sufficient to convince any rcasonlng person TINT
there may be too much of u good thing eycn In
ttotttng blood.
UBELzss ENACTMENT.
From present appearances Il would seem that
tho bill prohibiting pnol,scllLng. passed. Iast
wholly fall Of It's purpose, owing 10 q general
indisrosltion on the part Of tic authorities 10
enforce It. In Now York City no attempt has
been made to Violate the provisions u t!lc BILL,
hut at thc reeent sasatosa ., meeting John Mot
Ing element, boldly dctled the aw In tho pres
cncc OF several Thousand spectators, aud Up to
the present time haa gone unp4nlshcd.. Morris
scy controls tho Saratoga track, anl Mt tho Inst
seller, established a stand on the tluartcr-
stretch, and called out the odds with as
much freedom. Us Iss former yeass VIXEN
no law was being trodden undcrfoot thereby
not the Hs~ Yo1k euthorttes vii Iit permit tic M
ho4s gambler 70 have Ills own way In the mat
ter. Among chicago sports the belief Ia ttlat
he will not be tntcrlercd with. They say TINT
Morrisscy made Saratoga what it II, md that
the ocalauthorit!cs arc on 10" Go.sl terms With
him to Interfere In tho aattcr. The New York
sporting journals, with tho exception Of thr
Spirit Of Tho 5fnet ard !Sportstnan. have nothing
70 say. Tho last-nalned paper IL under tic ro}l-
troll Of Charles J. Foster. perhaps the best post-
I'd newspaper man In tho country or running
horses lie hiss alwars been determined o},.
ponsnt Of the Pool !All aNl Il, thu last number
"f his papcs, In speaking Of the 6aratoga ncet'
Ing, says:
waa proper, under lhc circumstances. Tho tyraa..
meal act passed hJ tho vlcsOas and hynocritcai
wo .gtacsa as stats IT. Albany Int VIZ.
risk VI incurr!ns lts pena proyislnnt. Ii Is awsa
seGat sss Ct Sa u as
causo they arc laws; but n1 history ind especial.
y ths histoTy Of oar race. thowa that III; rights
llshpd by treating With achance and contempt lnc
csice. Ct foo!nnd syFants 70 restrict public lIb-
ana otao " tae pngl!e &C. conscience N99oy 1s'su
II Gount by some Of tlo netsdltn9. .uer*ecutiny.
% sfoo'a measure. sometimes ensctsd Into laws.
ant9Hg liberty .lurlnV and bravo peopc. colt
= & ha % 9esolrte No man Of sca.a t!ad .pttit wi
sh.. m 91sy , q entHtse thsn ana ae boekhea
l
IL afflicted lar1 not do 70.
The Sjarit Is u little moro conservative. and
expresses its Views us follows:
Dir, John Morrltrcr has takrn q bold stand Ia ro.
gard TO the l'Hpf bill. nv p0uls have ,sen oncnJy
suid on tho Sat1to.s trprk daring ths present nrtt
Ing. tn said that hu h"ls that tho law was no,
Intended to apply Ia tho Xrunas OF eacny associa.
| tions aAd, being = neul1sr Ut thu higher body pi
tha Legislature which. paa4ed l,s bIlt. ha optntor
il entitled to welxht. A. Al! esep!s, the pools n,
| susu, md w,tnuul Mo,estatnn. nonbtIesa, while
tho Legislature refused 10 cxcupl the grounds VI
Incorporated running or tsnttny associations fe,n
tho provisions OF ths bill It Ns not In fact aimed
Ut them; xnd lhs example Of Saratoga nleht, very
| probably, W followed With impunity At Dnfalu,
ltnchcatsr, U.ics. anl ruu1haccps!c. !. woult
not b. ths only sumptu1sy law that ]. ! psaetIcn
dead letter during ''Iacg week, for the trasoa
that. at that scasun rn1!!c uplul0n iayors lussen
! luz rathcr than ti.htentn. the relns uf Gdyefn.
lnent.
In last Sundays TRIBUNE 1t was hell, thai
THE Fool bill would 4!sohayc had elect IN i'l<
IfutfaIo races, and Il appcuss that thu prctli..
tton was well funded, both tue attcltlal.u mi
| interest failing Ut ilI,lenscly. The Butfat.
| EIprfss. In It's uecuuut Ut thu trat day'y RACES
expresses itsult rs follows:
Thu familiar scenes Of race wcekfwer rc enacted
but sttli Ii IL usaleAs to drny hat tAero mugf
less 0f that gcnetIl interest An1 tAlne euthu