, 1879-04-13
SPORTING.
TIE TURF.

Still IN ERROR.
,,rxr.s recent article showing that q
1hs 80. ortries in the stakes 10 be run at the
rnIto .,,e.fncs OF the Chicago and St. Loui
h.r eo..l.s c]ubs we're improperly made, and that,
".,o,4 should amy Of such entries win tht
IN which they were engaged. the none.
A,s ~ IN the second horsc has been extensive
'.aa eou'. and commented upon. Among othel
49, tn reproduce it was the St Lon's Globe Dem
aIa, and rhat publication called ont card from
os'mt s;st.nt I Secretary of the St Louis Jockey
I'm s IN which that Individual endeavofs to prove
c1ua =. rn1r ouoted BY The TRIBUNE referred tt
tn.. r.ccs onlr, and that entries to stakes were
Pp1e-n-o,nea by it. Having assumed this false
no. 1he Assistant, ETC.. after devo.ing two ol
,;a.s to abuse Of this paper, proceeds to ar
'n'e. ,hc entries to which attention was called
Eae ,tcht and succeeds in involving him
IL mass OF words which have nc
sea =, meaning. The utter absurdity Of the
p".,or p which the Club has been led to assume b.
nr me oyero1iciousncss OF one Of it's mipo.
-. h,s already made 1t the laughing stock OF
m several previous occasions, but in the
instance it has not even the satisfaction OF
p..in1 ihat it can enforce the policy it has
.0.,od When the time for the rice meeting ar
,h-re will be judges in the stand who know
~ 49, mica and will have sense enough to enforce
.as a-nn,css indccd the judges should DC selected
us ~ to+ officers OF the Club, :in which case no
''o .onld fo1esee what remarkable feats in the way
~ I..;s;ons would be performed. With the rules
.a,..t,y interpreted there will be no chance for
-..nn,cnt On the question now under discussion.
~. chicago Jockey Club, when its attention was
.,,,ed to the matter. realized at once
ts,t . p]uader had been made, bat
td not start out to dcfraud ninctenths Of its pa
trons in the stakes for the benefit OF the other
tsn.h. This is precisely what St. Louis declares
thst i intends doing, and IT q serious attempt be
ra.de to carry ont this suicidal policy it will result
- fhe destruction Of the Club even should the
eontemnated aclion be frustrated by the judges.
To.ecmeu would never aeain make entries at a
nlsce where fraud IVES unblushingay attempted.
Tbe Club has run down enough, and madc mistakes
enongh already, and few more OF The same kind
vii i'm it forever. The matter is nicely summed
% by lhs Globt- Democrat, which says, in answer
to the Assistant, etc. 's, letter:
..For the benefit OF the officers Of the St. LOUIS
1octey club the Gtobe- Democrat calls their ut
tentiop to the fact that they lre manifcstly in
ror: The racing turf is all inet'tution Of age and
honor governed TO great extent oy preccdents es-
nblished by the leading turf organizations Of the
United States and England. The customs nnt
u<ases Of the English turf are recognized as final
authority by every wc;i-resulated turf organiza-
tion in America. II Louisville las failed in its
rules and does not thoroughly cover the subject,
no pcttfosgine be tolerated, for precedents to
meet tue case are abundant and should be nyaifed
Of. The fact that laxity has prevailed in any di-
rection does not make it right, nor does sound
policy practice seek to eIcust or justify It. Any
number of wrongs do not make one right, and it
will be advantageous to siudents OF the turf II
they will bear this In mind"
THE TEorT1NG AND PACING RECORD.
This indispensable book OF reference has been is
suel br 1ne SDirt Of fhe Times. # will be fonnd
cor1crf as Will the table of hest nrrforr,anrcs
rhirI, has heen carried mn tn date md On ac
couut OF tie mauy remarkable events Of IS7s. re-
~ these featnscs thc hnnk confnins the hvia,ys
na rnlcs md rernist,nns of tfe Nnt;onai TToxt;ny
Issocia1jon. The pr1ce OF the Record is s, ner
rnnv and Tim ReeorI ri 1s-, 7S9,; 1Y9T ana
ma viii he furnished for -; nr any tvo Of them
3or 81. Address Snrif OF he Times. Post t)fIIca
Inv 9i9 New YorE civ
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.hs instohi oF eo.. LEWIS
Spfeial cor7espondenee of The Tribune
SAX Fnaxc1sco, April 1.-The latest Dit Of turf
gossip is the sale OF the celebrated gray
Cal, but all efforts to ascertain the
price at which the horse changed hands are III vain
The rfpnsed II A o9 md even At
Gs Mcdonald. since 1t is doubtful II the equal OF
Lewis Is On the tnrf to-day. l know that this
sounds like foolish boasttng TO you Eastern folks
Who have come to regard karus as lnvincio!e and
Hopeful little behind him in point of snerit but
ny opinion il thai Of number OF Intelligent
norsemen who know whereof they speak, and it il
not at al certain that the idea IS not shared In by
lpuH Sp41ls " Ic1 fanny - III posAtaoA ~ Spear
n1ell'gently. Ihe iact Is that even here IN Cali
oFnla where Gol. Lewis mas done al hls tro1tlng
her here are ont few men who really know
shat nc can ao' anc 1ney are & wise hf;a;t. eh0nSa
DOT 10 give inc matter any more pnoiic1ty
han Is aosoluteiV necessary; VI lnc no1se per
ps7nances last year The readers OF HE Tribune
have already been informed ny me- Inc only
race n which he was required 10 exer1 1lmeel! III
Tue slCatese ocgfee vas Tue onc ElLn Jnoe ullcI-
Ion. occaoent' anu Nutwooa. anu ln'8 ae won IN
stsalsnL neats, one o. tnem oesnS IN -:1os. Ine
! 5nsse fuite.'on paIts: alnousn !aey knew tol;
eoni a bsng
enough. plunged heartily on their horse. The few
%oo W. ~ tue ssGte1s ., tne LEWIS sta9le tooE
We sne ts+ ta ~ =, .e a au tns SUI
po.l Lug. tus ehes.at seuinE 1 acceeeu from INC
ana some o. ~ tne "ouEoea nave mol yel 1nllY re-
Se,eo 81. @ ~, , ssy @ eae ~ snI 1osa aeL u
that race Co!. Lewis was pulied down TO thret
mnats ga't neIoIe gong unuer ne wire and that
~ w. e i w.. VIZ n ~ - ns 1 " tue .aiI
me pole IN 1:o0. you VIII nave some idea OF the
klna o. horse ne IL. Nothlng like
~ .a WIZ II. seea ~ .a's country oe1oIf,
9 1nu o.ouaoly never VIII oe aea1n: lie conio
as s;S uoteo a, .uut nsat ~ - OF oettef. su1e
n a WIFI ~ 'ue lne otutl 9A3. Flsak1ne ol 1ne
;1,ea.u+ 1s ~ IA y near.y every
1ssASe"' aas Ao5sea1au "ho "1Iaessea Aae Pe14ofm-
~Ie. ~ ..n.,s
h. ~. that ~ SIcDuha,o aas EeeuIeo III. Lewis,
will accnmnanv thar drivers atah1e m fte trin ~
tue East this season. John tells me that there
will be no hlppofroming between Rarus and tue
gray horse, Lewis going IN the free -for-all, and
Rarns in the special speed purseg It ia thought
that Splan's success with Mr. McDouald's young
happy Mrdjum stallion, Brjcadier, was the means
Of inducing Mr. Mcdonald to pnt 50 much money
into Col Lewis When John TOOK Uricadier last
winter he could not beat his record {5::3O) very