New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-30
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SPORTS OF THE TURF.

"Punger" Walton and James T.. Kelly were at
Monmouth Park yesterday and
thousands of people, most Of them eager
to watch the movements Of the two
men who have brought about Sc
rious turf scandal. Both were closely watched
during the afternoon, but those who expected some
exciting outbreak or incident in connection with
the affair were disappointed Mr.. Kelly in placid
way paid strict attention TO his business OF book
making" while Mr. Walton strolied about appar-
emily at his ease, his face beaming with smiles and
| his whole aspect suggesting the big-hearted
| philantbropst eager to do some good to his fellow
men. He chatted gayly with George J.. LoTillard,
| the president of the association and altogether
seemed to be having an uncommonly good time for
| a man against whom charges involving his honor
| and reputation had been brought To TRIBUNE
| reporter who asked him what he proposed TO do IN
| the matter he said that he should go before the
| Executive Committee himself and lay before them
| his bettIng-bOok which contained, he SAID. the rec
| ord of every bet which he had made this season,
and also of every sum which he had paid TO jockeys
| or anyone else in connection with racing affairs.
! In the most sweeping and emphatic way he denied
that he had ever paid anyone to lose a raceOr had
| been concerned in any dishonorable transaction.
When asked what proof OF his charges Mr. Kelly
| was likely to offer, he said confidently:
" Kelly accused me of having horse pulled. Tho
only evidence which would have any weight in sap
Iort of such a charge would be the affidavit of the
trainer jockey. Of course he produce no such
evidence, nor indeed any evidence TO back up his
| statement"
| Waxing earnest Mr. Walton added, "Oh, / shall
come out of this thing all right. You know that
the turf Is only my pastime, my recreation have
| a regular business As for this Kelly, he is a
professional gambler and his business is robbng the
| public Who will believe what he says ~ Mr.
Walton then proceeded to make some assertions
concerning Mr.. Kellys career which were uncOmpll-
mentary in the extreme and which will hardly bear
repetition.
The executive committee of the Mon
month Park Association did not meet
to investigate the charges. This committee is
composed of George l.. Lorillard. Pierre Lorilard,
d. d. Withers, August Belmont James Gordon
Bennett and George Peabody Wetmore. who
in fact the propretors of the and who form
the Monmouth Park Association. OF these
only George l.. Lorillard and d. d.
Withers were at the track yesterday Mr..
Belmont and Pierre Lorlllard were at Newport,
| and Mr.. Bennett was the other side of the At
antic. 1t is expected that the Messrs. LOrillard,
| Mr. Withers and Mr. Belmont will meet on Monday
to hold the investigation. Mr. Walton made occa-
sional entries in his betting book, usual during
| the afternoon and talked with men and boys sup
posed to be deep in the secrets OF stables,
as is his habit. He made bets with various
bookmakers but did not offer to take any of tho
odds which Mr.. Kelly temptingly displayed Turf
| men generally seemed to think that Mr. Waltons
big gains had not all been acquired honoraby. and
that while Kelly might have been rash, impetuons
and unwiss IN making the charge which he made at
that moment and in that way, 1t time
| for au unsparing investigation of Mr. Waltons
peculiar relations with certain trainers and Jockeys
1t is now than two years since the " Plunger'
became notorious for his extravagant gifts to win
ming jockeys aud for his III getting al facts
about horses which only owners have right to
know The opinion has been general among turf
men that he was working serious
injury to the American turf and that his operations
should be checked Even if he never bad a horse
pulled" as he asserts, the prevailing sentiment
has been that his methods vicious and mIschev-
| Ous
| Barring the interest in the Kelly Walton scandal
| the day was dull and tame. The fields IN the
races were small and not Of high quality, and the
heat at times was oppressive enough to make all
languid Wyoming and Priam were the best horses
that appeared and not one OF the
stars of the turf made the least
little twinkle The defeat of Thora at Saratoga
WAS much talked about. She had done so we'll this
wear that most racing men believed that nothing
less than Hindoo at his best could outrun her, and
it was thought that she would make llght oil the
powerful field and the heavy weight In the summer
| Uondicop II WAS a pretty good day for favOrltes
at Long Branch the first four races being won by
tbop The curtain rose on a mile dash with
snociaI weight conditions and Yorkshire, with the
Invest i,npost easily got away from Corsair Lutte
FooIe. Memento and HiiarIty. In the second race,
for two-vear-ods with selling allowances PIerre
Lorillard's imported fy Queen appeared Tor tue
first time. and prevailed Mare Antony Fox
plove AdaIgisa Gift and an unnamed illy entered
| h, ! u Pror The time was slow, indeed II was
in every race The track was IN no condition
for great speed the horses that ran were not cap
.bIe of ,t-probably both true. The most
mportant race of the day was thar for the Newark
Stakes one mile for three-year-olds, with weight
nenalties and allowances. Pierre Lorillards
| Wyoming with the highest weight had
An easy task to dispose of Macbeth, Free
, Gold. Vampire and Miss Lumey-a very poor
LOT these proved to be. But Wyoming ran in much
better stve than al any time before this year, aud
| no,y that Runnvmede has broken down he VIII
maize a bold bid for of the big stakes lie Is
= no match for Forester, but weight penal
,,os and other obstacles will prevent Forester
from having a clear field. With Runnymede
ort Of the way. Macdud still in re.
tirement. Hawasse now laid up lame, Rica disabled
nv sore wthers Onondaga still unable to race, and
2 the Stonehenge-J uiietta colt proved a cur, tho
list of the prominent three-year-olds Is wotliy
The foulth race was q handicap of & miles
= which the Handicapped kindly gave 10 Snedekers
6llv Ghroha. Duplex, Aella and baliy WeIo
fame of her sister GIrohe, but she has mucn ill-
nroycd i'm wear. For the handicap oi los innos,
with lts four starters-Far Count. fraIll uoee.noI
r | HAMPTON and Mary Andors0n-tn9 o"hJi "nA
er;m9s of Fair Connt were very confident. But AZ
% ter all Fair Count Is morse a % roay
moderate merit. All ms sbo hest of ne weichfs-