The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-12
HAGGIN AND DWYER.
The Controversy Over the FOuling of Kern in
the LOrillard Stakes Race.

the LOrillard Stakes Race.
| Especial to THE misunderstanding Dispatch.
New YORK, July 11.-There was only one
topic discussed yesterday by the sporting
men of this city-the race for the Lori
lard stakes at Monmouth Park, Tuesday.
The foul riding of Brant on Kern, and the
charge made by Phil Dwyer that j. B.
Haggin lad run Kern merely to interfere
| with Salvatore opponents. The general
opinion seemed to be that the race should
have been taken from Salvador and given
| to Longstreet, owned by Dwyer Brothers.
That Kern fouled at least four of the con-
tending horses is conceded by every one,
and the general belief is that when the
judges ruled Jockey Brant off the course
for foul riding, Salvador should also have
been disqualified, as, according to racing
rules, two horses running from the same
stable are both subject to the same deci-
sion.
Mccormick, in relating incidents of the
race, last evening said: eve were all
watching the race; outside of the furry
caused by Kern's pulling up I saw
nothing wrong. After the horses passed
the post and had gone off the track and the
three first horses had been placed, we saw
Billy Hayward, the rider Of Eric, go into
Galway. He was followed by Fitzpatrick,
who rode the Favorable colt aud Garrison,
who was up on LOnGStr9et. We did not
know what was wrong when d. d. Withers
came up and calling to Phil Dwyer said:
"A complaint has been made against
Haggin's stable Of foul riding. If you en-
ter complaint you will probably be
AWARDED the stakes Dryer answered,
No, | won't make a complaint: [ dent
want tho Ct1EpC I hpotan foi111r md
if the stakes are given to Longstreet, l will
turn them over to any charitable institu-
zion you may name
"Dwyer was urged to enter a complaint,
but he persistently refused.
Then came up the question as to what
reason Haggin could have for starting
Kern. He was in the selling platers' class
and as Salvatore forte is his great speed,
the conclusion was arrived at that he had
been started for no other reason than to
foul Salvatore opponents. After Garrison
made his explanation to Dwyer, he became
somewhat angry and told Haggin he
thought his horse could beat his and offered
to bet him either $4,000 or 500 and
match Longstreet against Salvador at the
same distance, both to carry three-year
old weights. To this Mr.. Haggin replied
that he did not care to match his hOrse.''
John p. Kelly, of the firm of Kelly and
Bliss, said he thought the best horse had
wop, and that it was funny that complaint
of foul was not made before the first three
horses were placed, which would have
given the race to the second horse. He
thought Kern was put in to make the pace,
and that as he led for mile and a quarter,
he did his duty and dropped back. The
same thing was done frequently. He did
not believe the horse was sent to foul 9th
ers. Mr.. Bliss did not see the race, but
thought it was an unfortunate occurrence
and did not believe that Brants foul run
ming was intentional.
1t is not likely that the matter will be al
lowed to rest where it now stands, as it
was an injustice to the owners of other
horses. The stakes may yet be withdrawn
from Salvador.
1t is the general opinion that the Judges
only performed small part of their duty
in ruling the unfortunate stable lad Brant
of the course for foul riding, while giving
both of Mr.. Haggin's horses their place in
the race.
If Brant was guilty of fouling then of
course Kern was also at fault, and accord
ing to the rule, Salvador would give the
stake money to Longstreet. This of course
could not affect the bets on the race, which
have been paid on the horses as they
finished. The change places the big Haggin
stable in bad light.
There was no indication of trouble on
the track" said Mr. Haggin, Though l was
watching the horses to see Salvador pull
out as | expected he would. We put in
Kern because we thought he would secure
a place. AS for the alleged foul, 1 know
nothing about it. If it did occur, don't
believe the boy Brant intended it. He is
good, honest little fellow, an orphan whom
I took out of an asylum. When l asked
him about it he was crying and could not
tell how it haDDeued
"a There has been good deal of eXagger-
alton about Dryers remark to me. We
are and have always been the best of
friends. We were all standing around the
timers stand when Withers came up and
said that if the foul claimed against Kern
was granted it might affect Salvador and
cause him to loose the race. Dwyer spoke
up and said that either l or my trainer had
pat the horse in on purpose to make foul. |
paid no attention to his words, for just
t1sn it was more important for me to find
out exactly what had occurred than TO listen
to anything Dwyer might say. OF course,
/ regret that there was any trouble over
Kern and am sorry that Dwyer said what
he did, for I am sure he did not mean to
charge me with such things. Besides, my
trainer is also incapable of such an inten-
ton"
One of the most important features of
this great racing squabble will be the fu-
ture relations of Haggin and Dwyer. Phil
Dwyer is president of one of the most lib
eral racing associations of this country, and
as Haggin is the greatest breeder and one
of the biggest owners of race horses in the
werld, there will be much curiosity as to
whether he will enter or race his horses at
the Gravesend races. The absence of Hag-
gins entries would be sorely missed 1t is
hoped that no serious trouble will occur be-
tween these great TURTLES over the result |
Of this unfortunate race. One thing seems |
to be certain, according to all concerned, |
and that is that Salvador would have won
the race, foul or no foul, from the field that
ran against him.