The Sunday herald., 1886-10-31
TURF TALK.

The managers Of the National Jockey Club need
to give more attention TO the prevention OF swinles
upon the public, such AZ was perperated by posting
The Bard AZ n probable starter In the handlcap OF
last Tuesday. The combination makers were by
this enabled to pick up several hundred dollars Of
hrst money. Numerous combinations were made
with The Bard In them Monday evening" Those
who made them found out when too late that the
bookmakers, having better information, had taken
their money when they had no chance whatever OF
winning. Scratches which cannot be avoided be-
long to another category, and the betting man must
take his chances. But such swlndles ms that OF
taking money on combinations with horses which It
Is known Will not start ought not to he permitted.
The people who lost money by having The Bard
posted as starter Monday night have Just cause
for complaint.
Little West, the renowned Western Jockey who
rides for Baldwin, Is very poor starter. lie almost
always gets OF In the rear division. But he makes
up the ground with patience and finishes well.
Three or four times during the Baltimore and WASH
ngon meetings he has been the last to get his horse
moving al the start.
1t IL to be hoped that before the next season the
Fair Association will have the stceplechase course
Improved. II Ia said to be full Of holes and danger
Gus both to horses aud riders However, II several
Of the "crooks" who ride sieeplechases should have
their necks broken the Turf would not he the loser
Either severe measures must be taken 10 repress
this pulling business or else Jumping should he
abolished altogether. The action OF the club in
ruling OH the riders OF Disturbance and Ruslibrook
is universally approved. more open and hagrani
case was never seen. No one looking on could
doubt that Lynch on Friday willfuy caused his
horse to go outside the jump.
The crack Western Jockey, Murphy, rode Grssette
very badly on Friday. In all probability she could
not have beaten lDunpmara n hut 4 4 Ia
folly to say that her chances were improved by
pnngher head up into the air, and, after struggle
In which the nlly must have expended almost as
much strength as II she had been running free
getting her well back In the rear, In the expectation
OF overiaklng the lylng Connemara In the stretch.
Doubtless II Ia rasn to crltcise 40 famous Jockey,
but II looked In u merely ooumon- sense view AZ II
what chances Grlssctie may have had were thrown
away by this Kind OF tactics.
In the race In question Mclaughlin let Come.
mara race along under steadying pul and won with
ease. but In the previous race, when IN ON Jim
Douglass, he pursued very queer iactlcs. First he
raced his horse for all he was worth In order TO gel
the pole. Then on the back stretch he pulled him
back with as much yigor as he mad shown In the
nrs' quarter In urging him forward. This was very
queer race from every point OF view. For II saw
one OF the fastest horses on the turf, with only lr
pounds up, beaten easily mile IN :i5, while a LOT
OF selling plaieTs an hour afterwards were run lust
| as fast. Public form Ii "A queer conundrum when
Pegasus IL within couple Of poundso OF Frank Ward
| Banner bearer Within fifteen pounds OF Cleaner
| and Jim Douglass can be beaten dozen or NOR,
length over q mile In ;i5.
Apparently the talent know when Jim Douglass /,
dangerous, for, although he was bcaienbadly the da,
before, he was made strong money fayore yester.
day and won with ease. Several Of those who nn
| ished behind Douglass did not show the form ex
pccied, or else EOlian could hardly have taken the
| place. The extra meeting this week Ia likely 10
show SIN more remarkable yarances OF public
| form. The insiders Will probably get up a "hog
| Killing every day