New-York tribune., 1884-10-05
RACING AT JEROME PARK.
yuERIpING AND WORSE STARTING.
PECULIAR ACTIONS OF JocKEYs-PINCUs SUR
PASSES HIMSELF.

doys of the week But their expectations OF seeing SIX
honestly rn well contested fair from beginning
to end were sadly disappointed The starter and
several ot-ahe jockeys acted in most dscreditable
way Jerome Park never saw n day when there was
more of what seemed like dishonest riding
In the first race Mite b. the favorite and would
have been an easy winner but for the behavior of little
Church, who. possibly. seized with craze for
making "A brilliant in the homcstretch. lie pnlled
tine ly so far back and kept her moving at so slow
pace until she reached the last quarter me that she
cDuld not then overake the extreme outsider Richard
h. who was turned loose with eighty pounds IN the
saddle The bookmakers ought to cub together ana
give handsome pieces of plate to Pincus. Church,
Mcoton and Peppers No one Of them could have done
betcr for the books if he had been brbed OF course
every one knows Mr.. pincuss impregnabe honesty
But every one knows his nvnoible stupdit rs well
If the owners of Mttie b. Iolu and frcda really sup
pose that their jockeys did their best to win that race,
they are as stupid as PincuI. me he 9oohmaker' S won
There is talk among prominent tnrfmen OF
abolishing bookmakng the principal race-tracks.
II would be the wisest step that could be taken If the
bookmakers continue TO exercise that mysterious IN
uenee over certain trainers and jockeys the evidences
of which apparent on every raceday the decay oi
the American turf is near at hand.
There more wretched riding in the second race
Sheridan handling the iav0rite Pardee IN the home
stretch as if he were on mule in tow-patb Any owner
who employs him to ride after such exhibition does
not deserve to win Pierre lorard's Mortemer lilly
Unrest got the with Ten Stone second. ,
Lousette great iavorte for the three year old
would have defeated her but for his swerying at me
finish Pierre Lorlllard's imported colt Pontiac had
been hurried in his preparation or the change oi conn
try did not agree with him. lie showed nothing ol the
speed which he displayed in England.
MARYLAND with the highest weight, JIG pounds
captured the handicap at ono ana "lles
:. plunrerr Walton was 80 dissatisfied with the way
in which Roya Arch ridden that he spoke to the
Judges about it. but action was taken. Meaon
Royal Arch. Meaton may be honest nut ne mas @
been doing great deal of queer riding recently 40
has Sheridan, whose riding OF Ly ytton IN the scihng
race was cXtremel y singular. 49,
Charlemagne fell in the steeplechase and Major
Picket bolted leaving only Captain Curry ana DIS
turbancc in the race, and the captain won
RICHARD L. DEFEATS THE FAooRiTE
The first race was handicap S25 each $500 added lie
miles Nine starers-Kcruaghan's fly Mittie Il. g
years. 90 pounds. ridden by Church. +. Lorarls colt
Comancbe q. 92. Onley). Grahaul's geldng Halcdon
tagcd 90 Il. Hyslop Loud's Richard J.. g. 80 Riyers
j. McNInhons geldng Frankie D. @, lo2 Farleyl Rayen
Stables gclding Roy 5. Cuko a. 100. Green, Walions
nlly rolu g. o. Mcaton. f.. W WadcDs colt Ncccr g.
Book--Mittc Il. TO .. Tou - /. Roy :. Clke toi
Frankie H. Il 10 .Frda to L. flnlclon to l. Comanche
to l. Wcchcr - to l. Richard l.. ID 10 |.
Afcr many brcakaways ncns g1ye one Of mos, ,hose
:anchn second, Wclehcr tird, Toln ana treda ar ne
hind. Wclchor quickly took the lead WIN Roy = '91'
second and Frankie T.. third lalcdon fourth, Richard H.
nnh. Tolu. .Nte D. aud lreda sauncrcd along In elop
several lengths hchind thcsc i've. Sever wcrr horses
more stupidity ridden Than thr.c three Richard j.
rushed to first place ~ the head NJ the honc,ttcich and
then the lic idiot Mittic H. lot her She ran down
the liIl a great lu cnill NOT quite itlfH .H'i
H.. who won by u quarter lcugth iu 2:OOla Mittic H.
second three lengths before Tou who three lengths
before llolcdon Frankie H came ~ hilh ana ,le r,1,
were pulled mp. Peppers who rode firla never mac
any aitcupt to get near the leaders. ana Mrlon made
auJ effort 10 win with 'rou II was not apparent.
ANOTHER CASE or OF BAD R1DiNG.
Tho second race WIS for two year old- 500 caci haf
forfeit 500 adIcd special weights. 4milc Eglt ran
Kiiaon'a colt pnrlco OOO sh,tilaW; Morris Palton'
colt Ten stone UO-. McfAughllm, r. Lorillnrd7 nlly
Uurcst CO.. oucO; g. T. Lorillard'' my sonc do5'
Tishcn; Elldwiu's eclding InEN1 003, Holloway ,
lr's, MY Petition WG lwf1, and Niihrr"'
MY Barbara o.. oonldnp; Iookt rnd'c q To D. l'n
Iaibnru 10 10 !. lapido 10 tp !, Iong,lcw iOt"
Of course Ten stone was hi,l away e. H' hnt
second place Unrest running third A. lhc furlong post
m lho home stretch Iaidrr caught Ten 5t"ng hni
dan MT rarlcc tno three cuts with the Nhip ANA Don
riiidcs more and sheridan ilt MN hiun aug one ln9i'
ptu.cd gaze with open mouth nt the others. wllc
~ % bad Job. sheridan pulled rardoc In b,hnd Ten
stone and logged u thrd with an expression Of scrle
difference u wei ts and won the by two lengths IN
1:2O, Ten stone second length before ihrisr; who was
dozen cngh, before Petition Souci beng ulth.
T,RyApo's swERvE GIVES LoCisr1rE THE RACE.
Tieh ran in the sweepstakes for three ycarolds $50
each $3.50 added; special wcisht; Ils miles. They
were G.. L. Lorlllard's hlly Louiscto Ql5, BmyiocN,
Kltt-ons colt Rataplan III Fitzpatrick, T. LortrIs
irnporcd colt Pontiac 93. Onry Stoops colt Tornado
dOs McTaughlin Withcrs', hlly homage O0O Conklin,
Ialdwin's colt shenandoah do7, Holloway ". D"h0
hucs colt John X. o.. Mcalon and Cip,iana stable
coli Saudoval o., CALDWELL Bcttng-Louisetto to -
10 to AGAINST any of the Others ,
sandoya In front at the start Ratapan second.
Tornado third. Pontiac da-hcd into the first place "a
they passed the grand stand tho lr- tnc but 0ndol al
again in advance when they ad gone quarter nle
furthcr Tornado third while Louisettc was running
s,.C -, % M ard P"htiac we're ontpaccd and retired
bu McI aughn brought up Tornado with line burst of
Ii would not have been beaten if he ha not -wcrycd
by neck Tornado second four lengths before HaaPa
who was q neck before Shenandoah. John X. nfth
and Pontiac sixth
MARYLAND WINS ANOTHER HANDICAP.
The fourth handicap at l y miles S3j each
500 added The eight starters Icfncrs colt Mark
land q. 1l6, McLaughm Barrctts goding Royal Arch
g. 90 McatoiD Il. w. Wndcn's Cclling ChautIcccr %.
81. IIggp; J. McMahon's gclllng Joe Mitchell q,
81. Farley; Morris y Pa;ton's gclding slocuin,
a 50, Martini Load's mare Lida si,e1.
g. 80. QicI1. and Dwycr Brothcrs rclding Hartford
90 i3o rolir ns,iIs IL a Mas"d 70 to s 2 ES}a y.S Ar
TO Ida stanhope to /, Hartford 10 to T. Abia ~
slocum anl Cbauclccr racod together in front for q
me Niili Jos MitghGn IN cl.c 1ltcnd,ncc. XIX b9,
lliilo effort, winning by u lcng'h IN 2JO, R0ynl
hfch sccond, lcnglh bcfote Hartford, who Uo, four
lengths before s0cnin. Alba nnh Jos Mitchell sixth
mn SELLING RACE AND stEfPfrCnAsr.
Only four fnn IN the selling rce at ~
miles Dwycr Brothers eelding thccHnnte 'ar'd'
ila. Mtlnuehlm, f. r. alr,lnlon4 eellns
Lyiion q. lo1 Sheridan. J. McMahons echlins
ybrro u, o. farley. ond ! wadrns F,atiny
Ittton q to !. Marinndnhr ~ lhrro 10 ioi th,ck
matte wun easily ht length i 2Vl ,iihaliHr s'rWul
twU tnHhs heiUir - ton, wh0 vas i1'h ~ p''uiii
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hai at 49, titi t.iiA.in tiii Huh iisnNmh,h l1 q
shaip siiN.eri captain nti Nihni"- Nl N'-W 80
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