, 1880-04-04
How Parole Was Robbed
in the Liverpool
Cup.
a Disgraceful Act, Which Even
the English Papers Con. .
denim.
old-Time Trotting Meetings in
Chicago, and the Horses That
Took Part in Them,
Some Facts About the Stallion Race
Here Next July-Track
Talk. Etc.

Here Next July-Track
Talk, Etc.
A STOLEN VICTORY.
The row over the disqualification of Parole
Tor the Liverpool Cup, and the awarding of
the race to Advance on account of an alleged
foul by the American horse, is just begin
ming to get interesting, When the news was
cabled across the water that, although Mr..
Lorillard's horse finished first, he had been
placed last for foul riding, not question
was raised as to the correctness Of the de-
cision, it being supposed that the ancient
legend about the fairness of the English in
regard to horse-racing possessed some e1e-
1nents of truth. But it seems that fault, and
very large amount of it, has been found
with the judge in disqualifying Parole, and
the subsequent sustaining Of his action by
the stewards Of the meeting, several of whom
were Lords, while others belonged to the
gentry. In order to fully understand the
matter it should be borne in mind that Pa
role was entered in the Lincolnshire uandi-
cap, run at Lincoln two days previous to the
Liverpool Cup, and, although carrying the
top weight, he was so well thought of
by the public that at all times the
ouds offered against his winning were
small, and after the scratching Of Robbie
Burns lie became first favorit. The disgust
of those who backed him may be imagined
when two days before the race the horse WAS
scratched. AS book-betting is pay or play,
the money put on Parole by the public was
lost, and when favorit is declared out OF an
important event SO short time before it is
to be run there is always vast amount Of
ugly talk that cannot be quieted- At the
MP a1n3e hid
conshire the story was actively circulated
that, with the respective weights they were
to carry in the race up, Wallenstein had
beaten the old horse easily. This news had
the effect Of putting lot Of money OH Wal
lenstein, and as the story Of the alleged trial
was promptly 'cabled to this country it had
the same effect here When it came to rum
ming the race, instead Of talking about trials,
Nallenstein was nowhere.
Immediately after the scratching of Parole
he was sent to Liverpool to run for the Cup,
a proceeding that was freely commented
upon at the time by the English press
as being a very strange one, since
the lot that would start for the
Liverpool Cup was certain to be superior to
that pulled out for the Lincolnshire; and, if
Parole was so liopelesly oyerweighted in the
latter race as to necessitate his scratching, it
was folly to suppose that he could take up
seven pounds more at Liverpool and win.
But it was soon seen that the stable was
backing the brown gelding quite well, and
the public money of course soon followed,
the result being that when the race was
started it was with the American gelding
third choice, the odds against him being 10
tul
From the London sporting papers which
reached this city Yesterday some very inter-
PStjnr
run are obtained. All of them devote more
OF less attention to the alleged foul; but it
SEEMS that tile story cabled to this country OIL
caused BY Par roIe swerving directly across Ad--
vance Just rs Archer was elldeayoring to send |
the last-nained horse between the American |
aud the rails, was not true. This explanation |
was Mt once accepted by the New York sport- |
ing papers, all OF them talking ]earnedly Of
how Parole had often done the same thing in |
this country. 1t now appears that nothing OF |
the kind occurred, and that the slight swerye |
made ty Parole interfered i'll nc. way with
the other horses, the only result being to de- I
crease his own chances of winning since the
distance he had to rllil i'll order to pass the !
winning post was increased by the swerying.
Perhaps tile most critical account OF the race
is that found in the Sportsman, which paper,
it will be noticed, speaks significantly OF the
Lincolnshire scratching. Its report reads
Is follows:
a good deal OF money-we believe the stable
commission mounted to GGO0-was invested on
Parole, who left off third in demand, and at ten |
to one Gilderoy, Manton casr-o1, Srruthlanc,
which quartet looked somewhat above himself,
were more or lcss fancicd by their several con-
necIons; stra5hnane maae re pace xerg warm, ,
he came into the stragh with 4 lead OF ut feast
h:.lf-u-dozen lengths In the line for home,
and. being caught inside the distance By Parole
and Advance, he could get no nearer than third, |
the American winning, With something to spare
who rode advance, lodged an objection to the
winner on the ground Of a cross, md no doubt
one who saw the race ~ the last 1o9
yards would deny that Parole did not come
sufficient interference, however, to have altered
the result was tho general opinion. in proof Of
which we need only to mention that US much as
4 10 was lnid in the ring on the winner get
ting the ruce. The matter was at once investi-
gated by the stewards, who must have heurd |
the purport, for their award in favor of Advance
was received with cheer which contrastcd IN
marked degree with tho on1iuous silence which
had greeted the success OF the American From |
what we could see Of tho business we should |
not have dreamt of the ultimate rc-
:o,ned to the frequent recurrence of such Incl.
1ents which, though constituting decidedly foul
.idin2 have been permitted to puss by UNDECIDED. {
Still we cannot but feel that the decision of the
stewards is likely To have u beneficial result
lpon the welfare of the turf, as it will afford
npon he merits If er
When it becomes Il close struggle for !
supremacy. One OF the most surprising |
c;t1urcs in connection with the race was how. |
Il lace OF the extraordinary trnl which previous
O the Lincolnshire Handicap showed Wailcn- | !
tcin to be within at most twenty-onc pounds or !
'nrolc, the litter could have been Sd freely
'ackcd to-day. for the form Of the old on
Wednesday was simply wrctched, though he
mprcssion--and there are excellent grounds for I
low-is that had Parole run III the Lincoln |
hire Handicap he would have won ensily. 1t | '
bad policy to send the horse to Lincoln and
ftcr all not to run him, and the probability y
hat ill future greater difficulty thin ever will / !;
t experienced in backinE him for any event | Z
.1ch us the next i'll which he is engaged We | :
efer to the City and Suburban, in which. Of | I
curse he escapes Il pcnaIty now thar he has 7
cen disqualified for the cup he won So clcverly b
o-dny. His fur1n is once more thoroughly cx- t
used. and the public ure always fully alive to a
ae ability ct thorotshly good horse S
lie. the SON Of Leamnxton, who. despite o
mixing off III the EPSON race next munth: II
lille, IN the other hand. Advances chnncc is v
chn3 hr 1f