New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-19
MR.. TALMAGE AND THE .RACE-C0URSE.

The Rev. Mr.. Talmage spoke yesterday morn
inc in the Brooklyn Tabernacle on Religion and the
Race-Course" After next Sunday the Tabernacle viii
be closed for two months.
At this season OF the year, said Mr.. Talmage, when
long columns of information from the race course come
IN us and much ia written and said about equine
competition, and discussions take place as to
the right and wrong OF it, sermon Is
due from every Clergyman in the city on the subject
There needs DO redistribution OF prizes among the
beasts The should be knocked from the head
81 the lion tho king Of beasts and placed on the horse
He is semi-human and knows how TO reason on
small scale The Centaur OF old to suggest that
the horse was esteemed a. something than mere
beast IL Is evident that Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel,
David and John were fond of horses The red horse de-
noted War the pale horse DEATH the white horse VIC
tory Mordeca mounts horse while Hamah hods the
bit Christ is represented as on white horse In the
heavenly parade Bible tells us OF we hear the Dick
of the hoo on the golden pavement shouldn't wonder
If the horses who beaten and NAL
treated here havo another place after death,
and that Johns description OF the horses
in eaven should turn ont in part to be literal as wen as
gurative. Great nations III alla2es nave spQAeh ~ en-
rolna,ca measures concerning the horse Alrgls ue-
scripous of HIM similar TO those OF job Wellington
would allow no one 10 touch hls WIN hviso M Ia o.
Rowland Hill caricatuTed because ne prayed LOT ls
horse and recovered All honor 10 Henry Bergh for
what he done for the horse do not believe III trans
migration Of souls but when sec men strike ana peat
ese servants OF the human race II seems only TAR
ana becoue the everlasting stage horse the eternal
towpath podder and suffer eternal eplzootics Those
in Kentucky where horses are trained 10 periec-
ton are well apart for that purpose. believe III de-
yeoping hs speed and doing anything 10 ennoole and
elevate the beast. There is no more virtue IN slow dry-
ing In fastnO more than there Is III freight train
over the swift express
nidcent animal instrument OF evil make no indis.
crimnate attack upon the turf believe III II carried
ON I'm the right way, without the betting. There s no
more harm Offering prizes for fleet horses than III CIV
ing them to students who work out the most nath-
| fhn of a ia
haved boy But the evil begins with the betting, for
that gambling Its getting wnat you gys no EQUIV a.
lent for There great betting craze at TINS Time ana
there IL great danger that Coney lslad tnt peauuui
strip OF beach. the 6enedicton OF Coo upon upon
of gamblers and pckpockets. LOIS OF your
young men gone down through tho Brigatoh beacn
and Sbre psbead bay races In Barcliyst. there re
three pooroons crowded with young uen What aspeo,
ace TO SOC Long Branch ami Saratoga Horses started
| i'm and in a fash $4,000 OF 100000 cnaDHes hands
some are ruined by losing the BETS and more ruined
by gaining Tor the loser may b, DISCOURAGED and
nnif Int the gamer goes ~ hell There are french
1oos there are auction pools, anu there Ii 0ookmakng
XII bad All rotten. One word is written ON The brow
that sackens pace that he may lose tine race one
word on the brow OF every bookmaker; one word is
written over the judges stand, and that Is "swlndle
Yet thousands bet. Members or the Legislature bet,
lawyers bet professors OF religion bet SUNDAY school
teaSuers bet ladies bet, not directly but through
agents Cultivate the horse. Drive him as last as posi-
be without injury but do not harness aim TO the chariot
Of ain Do not under tho pretext OF helping u elevate
him cause the of man. They say an honest race
course is straight track say every racetrack where
betting and gambling goes on Is straight track
straigt down The striving 10 get his horse IN one
| length ahead Is coming in a length behind IN
his own race The OF New-Iork and
BROOKLYN is tho effort to get money without
earning It. say nothing against eevatng and enno6-
ling the horse by developing his speed. L say moth
| ing against the turf, but say everything against
their prostitution. When young going down the
boulevard To the races with the rumbotched crew. al
though never bet willing 70 make one, mtg NIL
| hons to nothing that they Will De doDauohe1 anu
damned cultivate the horse be careful which way
YOU drive man may love horse, aud drive so as not
to OF preceding venicie Ahu YET DO use
ful member.