Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-01-28
Eaecrs sas: Trainers.


rather peculiar, coming as 4 does from
one Of his profession. still, one caR
bardl7 be surprised ~ the self-sufhciency
Of fashionable jockeys. considering how
much they are made Of by the racing
public, racing officials and owners gene
rally. The Brighton Beaci. Association
on Thanksgiving day.seut telegram 10
Archer inviting him 10 the hospitalIties
of the track. lie did not even answer
1t. OF course, they have no one to
blame but themselves for the snnb.
The system Of giving the jockeys
presents Of immense sums Of money for
winning rich stake is az ihe root OF
This evil. Things have come to such d
pass that jockey thinks himself very
badly used il lie gets less than $500 for
landing one Of the classic events. One
of them this year got only SlU0, and his
fIiezds raised quite a hue and a cry
over the niggardliness of his employers.
II anybody IS entitled 70 rich dOuceuT
from an owner It is the trainer. He il
is WHO. 10y his skill, patience and indus
try. lifted the horse for the task which
proEted the owner SO largely.
Mr.. PIeT1e LOriilard is one Of these
men who believe IN giving substantial
credit where credit is due. He pre-.
5ehled Matt ByTnes, ms trainer, 10 per
cent. Of the gross winnings OF his stable
this year. As these amount To 81, ,OOO
Byrnes got very substantial present.
As his salary IS 5000 per annum the
trainer can look back upon the season
with great deal of satisfaction. With
such an employer il Is 10 wonder that
Mr.. LuTiilard's people a-e devoted to
him.
But then, on the other hand, the posi-
ton of man ike Mr. Byrnes is one of
immense responsibility. RancOcaS is a
vast establishment. There are from
thirty 10 forty yearlings to be tried
every season, and 1t requires very supe-
rior skill and knowledge TO pick out
the wheat from the chaff from such a
lot of Juveniles. \ hasty judgment
may result III the discarding as weed
or Tor sOEg yOungster who may turn
a diamond of pure water. Then, TO
watch the movements of twelve or
fifteen twO-yeaT. OlDs and as many Older
horses during a season, TO see that they
get iheiT proper work, feed and care,
and above all To place them so that they
Jan Tin races, is no child's play.
As was 10 have been expected, the
recent yeariing race IN Tennessee has
encouraged other similar trials of speed.
Or tie Lexington. Ky, track in the
early pant of last week Mr., John Clark 8
Chestnut !i!iy and Mr.. PTest0n's bay
fly were seut a quarter Of mile, the
LITTER winning by ten lengths in 23t
seconds. TIE chestnut got the whip
from the start. The event was fer Il
wager OF basket of champagne. Now,
such contests are not sport, and public
opinion of the ri should be set dead
against them. Racing au hOIities can
hardly do aDyJhIngtO stop them, except
in the way OF penaliZing the winners
when they get to be twO-yearOlds.
This, however, wnuld involve AL official
recognition of such races, which would
open the door wide tor more events OF
this kind aud thus The remedy would
PERHAPS tuTH cut worse than the disease.
Messrs Mccullough IL Savage, who
some wears AGO formed breeding es-
iabiishment at Urbana, Ill. have dis
tOivrd par,nt r'hIp, and thus 4 very
choice collection Of brAod-mareS, two
and three-yeaT OlJs. and the stallion
Elias Law renee are fer sale at TT waite
contract. Elias Lawrence is own
brother to VO tnruO. HIS performance
as a rScehsrSe When he carried the
DwytT col, Is are of two recent ocUuT-
renee 10 need enumeration here. HIS
last FACE WAS for the Great Long Island
Stakes, four mile heais, when he broke
d0'Sn. Tue horse, it is to lie hoped,
will go where he will have 4 chance to
distinguish himself.
| net Alderman Grant the other day
and asked hun about his trOt1er kenl!-
worth. ''iIc is great horse said he,
enthusiastically, Outside of Maud
S, do not think that he has supe-
rior IN The country. He has done Well
this year. but that is nothing to what
he can do" What do You suppose he
Is worth?' 81 could not say 'liat, bu:
he IS worth fortune" Johnny Muir
ray on "Wednesday last sent the young
horse mile in , 2S4, at the New York
Driving Park, and repeated il IN 2 p I.
NJ reOyeT, on account OF the condition
OF the track, he had TO drive nearly fif-
teen feet from the pole. This Is rally
a remarkable performance for this sea-
son Of the year, and Mr.. Grant may
well feel proud of owning such horse.
He is anything but coed looking, being
b,g, rawboEed and ungainly, but in ac-
tiUn he is Veritabls dyer.
/ was speaking with very shrewd
horseman about the relative merits of
Maxey Cobb and Phallas the other day,
and the prospect of coming together
next year SAID lie: There isnod doUtt
In my mind That Phallas is the better
horse of the two, aud that when they
come TO meet in a regular race, three
. In live, Phallas viii beat MaXey Cobb
every time, both good. MaXey Cobb
may show fast, an exceedingly fast
mile. but do not think that lie can re-
peat. Moreover, it seems to me that
there IS a soft spot somewhere in his
constitution. In the tr0t when he and
Mia Medium beat the team record, Il e
mare was ia her collar The entire dis
taBcc. while lie had to get the whip
pretty lively 10 make him stick TO his
work.
Il new driving association has been
formed at Flushing. L. l. The capital
stock IS $3.50, divided III S25 shares.
MI. y otOlttih ID lcSluclit. dltU a
W. Smith. Jr Treasurer. \ half mile
track Is now IN course of construction
at the Higgins Nurseries on the White
stCue road.
Some weeks ago | suggested that the
Prospect Park Fair Grounds ought TO
be put in good shape and properly
utilized fer racing purposes. The track
is capital one, and good enough for
both galoping and troiting purposes.
The grand, judges aud timers stands,
however, are ali r!ckety, and need to be
torn down. and the stables are also IN
poor condition and insignificant IN
number. Mr.. Eugeman, of Brighton
Beach IS tie present lessee OF the
grounds. | hear that by next year q
syndicate of New York and Brooklyn
politicians and capitalists will take the
lease, put all the buildings in good
shape, and 10y offering layer purses
than the Brighton Beach Association
does, hope 10 attract good horses ard
paying attendGuces, and thus furnish
good sport during the summer, If this
project IS carried out, and the scheme
10 euild a new track at Norton's Point
alse assumes practical shape, Coney
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