The evening world., 1889-07-11
HOW WILL IT END?
HOrSemen Anxious About the Result OF
Kern'S FOulins.
The Haggin = Dryer Controversy
Discussed in Turf Circles.
A Story That the Dryers Arc willing
to Hun Longstrect Against Salvador.

Opinions among horsemen in regard TO the
performance of Mr.. Hnggin's colt Kern in the
race for the Lorillard Stakes at Monmouth
Park last Tuesday are still rather mixed.
There are those who declare that such an
inferior horse aS Kern could have been
entered for no other purpose than to increase
Salvat0r's chnn"es of winning. and that hat
IL conclusive proof Of the owners unfairnesS.
Thu strange thing about it all is that it is
impossib' 0 TO find any one who saw the ba'k
which Kern made across the track. and all
these opinions are based upon second hand
testimony.
Those who take Mr.. Hnggin's side of the
controversy claim that Kern was entered be-
cause liI owner believes him to be n speedy
colt, MS his trials in r~ractice have shown, md
TINT the only trouble is that he Is hard to
manage.
Mr.. Haggin SAYS himself that he put Kern
into the race because he thought he could BE-
crr1 a place with him. and TINT ms to
Brant. the jockey. being guilty of foul play,
he believes the charge to be without founda-
ton.
The colt simply got into one of his tar
truns and made n bolt across the track out
Of pure cussedness. 1t he can be brought
down to do serious work Mr.. Hnggin believes
that there IL money IN him for he is very
sneedy. and i'll one race recently he led such
horses rs Taragon and Tristan for n mile
and then lost by kicking up one of his usual
shipdles.
That is the reason why he IL entered to-day
against such horses as Race.and and Firenzi
for the Monmouth Cup, and il he makes q
good showing there will be no need to ask
any more why Mr.. Hagein entered him Tor
the Lorillart Stakes with his stable compan-
ion Salvador.
Meanwhile the unpleasantness between
MIR. Haggin and Mr.. Phil Dwyer has not yet
been smoothed ort. Michael Dryer, who
takes his brothers. part. feels that n great
wrong has cen done their stables, and that
the loss Of the so, 900 stakes is due to unfair
play somewhere, for Longstreet, in his
opinion, should have captured the race.
Az for Mr.. Haggin. he SAYS he has no I'M
friendly feeling towards the DIVERS. and de-
Slares that they are now and always have
Il didn't know there was anything wrong
on the track till Mr.. Withers came up aud
said thnt Kern had fouled some of the horses.
Then Dryer came up and made some re-
mark. but l was in too much of a hurry to
get way and find out what the matter was to
notice it. l did not think he really meant to
charge me with any dishonorable intentions.
and do not think so now, though | am sorry
The conclusion OF the matter is that If any
body is dissatisfied with tho result of the
lace, Mr.. Haggin says lie will match Salvador
against any one or all of the horses that ran
He is now perfectly certain that his colt was
tho best OF the lot, md he will not hesitate to
back him for any amount.
Last night at the hotels the matter was still
heins aGi,ated, and it formed the principal
topic Of conversation among the talent.
It was said that Michael Dwyer had offered
to back Longstreet against Salvador for a
mile and n half for so, 900 o side. and was
waiting TO hear from Mr.. Hagein. The re-
port lacked confirmation, however. and Mr..
Haggin would not be long in responding to
such n proposition after his offer made as
soon rs the rnce was over.
1t is generally believed that as soon a. the
soreness between the parties TO the little un-
pleasaniness has somewhat subsidized, a truce
will be patched mp and nothing more will be
heard of the matter.
Mr.. Haggin's support at the Eastern race
tracks is too valuable TO lose. and the Eenti-
ment of the better element is in favor of let
ting the matter drop where it is.
The opinion of the public. it Ia limited,
may undergo n considerable change after the
result Of to.day's races is announced.