New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-07
RACES THAT NEED PROBING
JOCKEYS TREATED MUCH TOO MILDLY.
y FAILURE TO INVESTIGATE SOME MATTERS
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THAT OUGHT TO BE INVESTIGATED.
When Hungry Joe, the bunco steerer, leaves Sing
SSing prison. II would be for his interest to go straight
country to the judges stand at jerome Park
II this stand should be occupied 1t occupied
yesterday he would find there three amable benevolent
hnd-hearted.' generous, upright and conscientious
gentlemen, who would be so afraid OF hurting The
feelings Of any fellow creature that they would never
attempt to investigate the bodcst and most out
rageous case Of fraud which under their eyes.
No praise DO too high for the estimable and
uhilanthrop!c traits of character which appertan to
the judges who placed the horses in the races yeste
day, but good nature and love OF ones fellow men
may be carried too far. stern deter
mination to stop thievery, to make racing
clean, decent, and honest, Is The
one indispensable quality which alone can
sustain the property and the reputation
OF the American turf. If Colonel Sim
mons and Ihilip DIVER had been in the Judges
stand. there would necessarily and inevitably have
been an investigation oil three most suspicious things
First there would have been searching inquiry as
to Terra Cotas condition When horse of his class
and of his record gets into trouble before race OF
a mile and a furlong Is half over, and his Jockey
is forced to whip and spur In order 10 Keep MS
mount within hailing distance OF an animal OF so IN
different type that to which Climax belongs
there is something wrong and something which Should
be looked into. When such Jockey as Iaral Is
put on Montague and never makes the least ehort
10 break away with the other horses, and when no
gets bad start remains far In the rear, pulling up
his horse making attempt at any time 10 get
anywhere the field, severer penalty shouia
be applied than merely suspension for The rest oi
the meeting When a colt like Freedom, who has
always run best in deep mud, and whose speed Is
shown to the greatest advantage at threequartcis OF
MILE is ridden by an unknown siablc-boy, VINO al
no time in The race tries TO get even pace
with him, an unsparing examination shomu DC
made without delay. The judges "oio
informed before tho selling that there were some
extremely unpleasant things going on In the De"ins
ring The odds against Freedom were cons'atu
lcngthening Al time the betting against ireeuon
wes only TO 1. Before the horses "e"' ~
the post 1t easy to get 10 10 III a huhooi "a
books. and when any betting man who w'sheu u pun
money on Freedom approached a bookmaker ana maue
q bet on the horse TO win, he was greeted WIN
lccr and sheer and sarcastic inquiry whether h'
would not like 10 back Freedom for second place as
well as for first. Now, the innocent ana creouio"S
dupes of bunco may see nothing wrong morning
fraudulent in such peculiar matters as the cohi'loh
of Terra Gotta the riding Of Montague, and the bens
concerning Freedom. But any keen, alert ss@ae'o's
t,rfman must know that something was wrong, asa
very wrong, I'm these three races. The ives rooi
bin became law last winter on the THEORY 'has
racing would be conducted in an honest, upright anu
respectable manner The Legislature which WIZ come
into power In January. $780, ought 20 iepeai ihis Id"
ii IL
violations of decency and the requirements OF far ana
honest sport arc continued 1t Is irle that the 10
peal of this law would decrease the value OF every
racecourse I'm the State seventy-fve per CENT Dut
nevertheless 1t ought 10 be repealed, ana repeaso
PROMPTLY II racing officials will not conduct the sport
In a manner that shall not provoke and invite suS-
piciop 1t Is likely that there will be Republican
legislature at Albany IN 1859. as there has been IN
recent wears II Will be easy TO persuade Re-
publican majority that this bill ought not 10
,emalp upon the statute books IL the officials
OF the Jockey clubs will not put such judges IN te
stand as will see to It that horses are run to win ana
that Jockeys who do not try to Win with them are
punished. Gentlemen of genial wa'u-hear'eu anu
sympathetic dispositions deserve esteem, respect ana
popularity when they in their proper places D'
I'm the Judges stand al racecouise men OF peneua'
Ing of keen sight, of quicness of energy III The &C.
lection and the punishment of Fraud are necessary In
order to keep the turf from sinking into IOtfenness
Sand infamy. -tl' l ~
The food came down on Jerome PARK ana 'he
sncctators were covered under clouds Of umbrellas,
except when they sought safety and security IN The
deepest recesscs of the grand stand The track was d.
ueed with pools of water and with deep mud The
Champagne Stakes Unexpectedly by DaVio
Gdeon's colt Radiant, with the second choice
Champagne Charlie, in second place, and the faVor'e
the Mimi COLI third. The Mimi FLY ran an excellent
race as she was conceding seven pounds to Radiant
and Champagne Charlie She made the pace for
every stmde up to the last fuilOng, when The Top
weight and the high speed to which she lad been urged
By Jockey proved too much for her, ana Radiant ana
Champagne Charlie left her behind. Radiant was
ridden BY Donohue, and easily, with Champagne
Charlie ridden By unknown and incompetent iocey
named Johnson, easily superior TO the Mimi lilly at
the weights. Salvador was withdrawn
There we're many Withdrawals account OF the
condition OF the track and the state of the weather,
and only four IN the second race. Badge was
strong favoriie ard won easily with Ovid I'm second
nh, uiti,t ,p
assured inqarrs that Terra Gotta was In excellent
condition and would win the third race. but Terra
Gotta In difficulties before the race was hall
over and Mclaughlin whipping. riding and driv-
Inc him the utmost of his ability. 1t did no good
for Terra Gotta was hopeless last
throughout the Journey, While Paragon
won easily with Climax second. Now
for hose of the class the merit and tie speed Of
Terra Gotta? Some things can be explained In racing
Others cannot Let somebody explain Terra Cotta's
running yesterday in Nay satisfactory to the true
Fordham led in the betting in the fourth race and and
was first all me way as ne enlcys hesvN cons S Mr
ack OF judgment, engaged Iaai 10 rae M p, 81,
he mud Euf Iar&I never seemed anxious to take
any part in hi contest lie wonid not break away
pended him for the ryst Of the mee;ng Finally
when the flag fell he was far Iehind The rest. Iut
he would nCi up. and pulled the horse 10
practical standstill, AID csncred over the course
s ssSn' If 1ls ciS had 5es S f' e ssrne H'
energetic racing men. who were masters
OF their business in the judges stand TaTal would
have been ruled of the American tnrf for life within
five minutes after he in from this race. But
as Il IS he was allowed 10 go substantially unscathed
with only the rdiculousy inadequate penalty OF
SUSPENSION for this meeting against him. Mclaughlin
aid BIZ OF careless riding I'm This for after he had
obtained second place with sanalcne he ea>ed up hIs
mount, and Elcyc stole the position by head ON the
post. =,
The laundering in the fourth race was done Dy
Fitzpatrick Cambyses, and yet cainDyses. VOL VOL
The fin sA was beyond the usual point. but although
This was clearly stated on the programme and ~
notice in enormous black letters appeared On 'iic
Judges stand, telling the jockeys TO 90 on Fitzpa
fcK when he reached the regular judges stand eased
aud ,ulled nD lie was then well In 'front.' ana
Mciauchin, Who was riding King Crab with al the
mower and force which he possesses IN such aDHuahce'
nimost caught CamiySes ~ the end. Fitzpatrick
set Cambyses going again. and the gray horse was SO
,nrch az home I'm the deep mud thai
he managed 10 secure the race by nearly sdIy