New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-22
BRITANNIA BLEEDs AGAIN
A PANIC IN THE BETTING RING AT GRAVES
END.

FRENCH PABK OUT OF THE w1THEHs-i"N
URBANNA oAsE-RAcING IN SOFT MUD
A dismal morning gave place 10 the brightest Q,
,y,cruoons and the races that promised SO Htue lu
out TO be highly interesting and enioyaoie' As s
ov,dsnre OF tho Brooklyn Jockey CUBS prospeF1S
sfty four bookmaicTs paid into the treas'-' @-''N'
for The privilege OF squeezing the puoho purse I'VE VI"
remaining Hve days of the meeting mus ha"''D"'
dividend g assured For the Grst tune SINCE u'0,
began business, tho penclers were harn hI A'os
deserved tho blowwhcb came in the INST race-ior 0!
lying nrobIbitiye price On Britannia. whom thoS
considered inyincble they forced the puOih 10 puhso
on either Bessie June Or toveler Tor piaco' D"y
OF hom held Britannia out and took IN tnousau'' VI
dollars on tho others, confident OF respinss s'0
harvest By his victory. But nothhs Is oc,'
borseracInG. Tho famous Splinter succumbei W ms
old congratulated In the head-and the race won.
Ia BESSIE June at to l, and the place to koVeer 81
4 10 q and eyanE The panic in tho rng ias'ed
for hours few Of the 0ookmaAsrS h'u
10 pay out nearly every dollar tcS h&i
taken I'm since May TO- Others, in order 10 meet thes
obligations had 20 borrow Of their neighbors was
trying tIsue TO many, but, as rule they S'"0u "
their guns and, by hook or by crook found the money
to cash every ticket presented. And the ODDS Trey
laid during the rest Of tho day were exceedingly small
F1,,roy could not stay and Joe Loo, after giving up
the battle twice. rallied and won the second race Oy
the narruwest squeeze Of his life. Tenny came near
milling of a good tnlng. AHuoIsou "@o
In. Leo at the post, occurrence that gave MS
tol,ou.,s implclt confidence IN his ability 10 win.
RecIsre won tho Glover stakes with impressive
c,s, sbe had no advantage tho start, but finished
alone In common canter
Mr. Cassatt reached the track In time 70 SOC MS
useful colt Now-OrNever win the Parkway handicap
after roclnz that great mud performer Swifs TO
standStnl Glen Echo seemed scarcely ripe Tor
brulsIng finish in soft going, but nevertheless ran eh'
tIemcly we'll. r,... ..o
had no difficulty in winning the fifth race Prince
Howard after squirt at the head Of the nome
stretch that placed him we'll in front OF mis- heid'
shut IN like a tackknife Psiishah showed speed
but GOT of slowly and could get better than thru
place. -.
Miracle was a warm favoHto IN The last race. but
maie no effort to win The STAT was wreiehea am nc
got the worst Of 1t, but that was no reason why
| Hamilton should sit SIN and keep bis mount IN .
canter all tho way. Many persons expected 10 sec
the boy called up by the judges, but they were dssp'
| pointed
Tho public will learn with regret that Mr.. Gideon
has decided 20 prepare French PARK Tor the "UpeS
stakes at Jerome Park Oh Decoration Day Inc colt
larnoness -mentoncd in this column yesteday-"h'ch
was supposed 10 have been caused by blu Of some
kind arpesIs on Investigation 70 be due 10 sms an
Splint which no has thrown out on the nSds VI a's
! or fnrc-lsg lmmrfiariy below the knee. Wh1, not
.crious matter spnt necessarily requires sloppASe
wor and 2: G s G%fS PSt tho
WiherS be fought for by tho Faver!ae colt. Dsol2'
| Zepbypus LonggtreAt Freshno and sam WON oI-
yator unfortunately, Was not enorei Tor INC S,@Sr
The following communication recelNcn W ho "f''''
| yrNtcrtay, IS entitled 20 respectful coh'Heruon'
Mar sir I, no, Jockey club SUPPOSE to StSnn d.
tween the public and fraud Was not the Crbanna ea'e
| , clear mistake on the part Of the Jockey UuoI was
not the club At least particeps crsninsi Du hd'e
,nv chance 70 win In that easel Have there NOT Oc
many where, for different reasons race was H'c'
"a or horse disqualified. and yet all bets wc a~eIsa
"A, W., hrts ever besr than easily found on
! ssurtAyi In the you speak OF this morning SA0n
aayy the Belmont got the money, didn't theS
What I. your honest opinion Of the prOrF thing :" haNe
| been done on Saturday, would BE- glad 10 rrao an
article from your p0A a. 20 oecaIonAy % the rsr
ike 70 bet little money. and have the highest op!hO"
Of your judgment One NOR question Al ms - y
h. tho decision guarantee has spectator 'na' th
weights ar, ever rzht and man viii get run 'O
hi. sronsy II h. wInsl Yours OIIAslOH'i-
After rejecting calmly and dIspas,onatsS on al 'hi
cirumstanSes attending, ,s op,"io that all bots
should have uecu declared on. lhc luaSS h,iu .hs
they could not derlaro bets OIL beSsGse 10, ~ ~, AMI
10 DO so Uy racing rules. i would be dmIn W , nmu
| a T,le prrvcnting them from taxing such actloh.
| 4 NOW liberal spirit should have PRIV alod. IL, ~
there is no rule covering precisely snch CASE P"O,,'
nntnion wouh have ustaned thcm In the exercise OF
~ ibr hockey clubs tho better. ThCr may have boon
| no fraud In the Urbanna matter Ou' Nm" q
! lsroa who has been onco rnItl on ,..N,-, 80
dishonest practices becomes prominently iulS !s o.
| dcmapd every protection. 1t Is the duty VI IGr
racng authorities give them protection ,,, tn
nrnvrammos sold 70 the patrons Of tho tnr al" oncls
| frheTr IA an implied understanding with the Jockey
| rIuJ that the card published Is correct. Lelpie
are not in he habit Of estimating n" wcs9,s hGL, S
| for them Who, then is responsible for errors
The Jockey club. IT was not right nor Just that ule
P "er TheIr money should have been returncd to
| ,hom and the owners of the morse shoun nave N
| nnci FL 900