New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-08

King Ban Mr.. Gideon, the owner OF French Park,
WIN probably have 70 rely chiefly on that neat little
racer Radiant In the three-yearold stakes of 1889.
Keepers of the city pool rooms whose business has
besn kept much In check by the police OF late are
very bitter against the jockey clubs and are trying
In feeble way to get the Ives bill repealed No
decent man has any sympathy with this most peshf-
ferrous and worthless class Of professional gamblers
The oooRmakers who do business on the tracks, who
pay money to the associations for their privileges
and who are not violating the law, are entitled
TO some consideration but the contemplate snoaks and
scoundrels who lure poor clerks and oGRceboys to
their. dens to swindle them out Of small sums on
so-called races at Gutenberg ought all to be in
States prison for long terms. They arc tho worst
OF curses and nuisances TO the turf. They have
not the slightest countenance sympathy fron any
true turfman, They should be driven out Of the
town altogether
The problem Of the management Of the betting
rings at the great racetracks yet decided but
the simple and obvious solution OF the difficulty IS 10
follow the example Of the Monmouth Park Association
i s year ana 20 put In charge Of the speculation at
proved HIS pre-eminent fitness for that work At
oRaSy @ s sRd ss SH eGd p cS%
pians bitter Suarrols grevous scandals and serious
@ no 40 a SSG NC ddu s p ss
association the owners the betting men and the
results we're S Sgs ~ S Ss.nc. Th S
amiabh;y, the diplomatic skin and the expert,
are simply invaluable to any jockey club Most Of
The clubs have secured the best OF starters in Mr.
O Caldwell Many OF them have obtained the best Of
would all unite IN putting their betting rings in charge
OF John Kelly, they would be indeed well equipped for
the racing season of 1889.
The Castle Stable win be much more formidable
competitor for turf bonoTs IN 1889 than II was in
1888. Last year Dablo alone carried It's coors with
minor purses, But this year MI Langfsld has Some
6nelooking twoyear-olds whose work makes him
thorn IN the side Of any Thoroughbred he meets except
the few foremost champions
Big, broad and Jolly Captain Sam" Brown has at
unbounde6 emphasis aud freedom And yet he is
usually Of the bestnaurcd most amablo trusting
good. natured now and then, or he would tahe HE
trainer Rogers sharply to task for such scandalous
performance sending the fine FLY Senorita to the
post at Washington last autumn whom she wholly
unfit to run. This was dIsgraoefl1 piece Of bush
ness The ally had shown so high form that the
public backed her heavily, supposng that trainer
with the experience and skill possessed BY Rogers
o $ ss sS 'hS 3 hS s0Sf %a IN
such state that she could hardly outrun Attorney
hetfer and the public we're numerically feeoed by
the bookmakers.
A similar but more fragrant and unblushing trick
was that practised by the trainer Of Judge Murray at
the same meeting This colt defeated Los Angeles
But he was IS "a as pig, had no chance Of winning
commit such ortme with the colt once, but It was
shameessy repeated and yet the officers Of the club
took action. 1t was not intended 10 win with the
horse. He was simply put in " for work. and to
fool the public Suoh work this ought TO have 70.
suited IN short, sharp work with the trainer. who
ought to have been ruled of the turf Immediately and
Kept of.
Seeplschase of $50 each for starters $40 forfeit with
purse Of 81 900 added, came TO hand yesterday. The
race will be run June 90 at the Rocksway spring
meeting, and the conditions are as follows: An open
steeplechase for horses that have never stee-
pechase; second 10 receive 5000 and third 800 out
Of the purse FIVE pounds allowed 70 horses that
have never started In steepechase About two
miles and halt The following the entries: