The sun., 1890-01-14
ROOKED WORK ABOLITION.
vuE HORSE 81. JOHN PULLED nv PLlIN
TIEW OF $500 PERSONS.

COnhecteu Er0u0-
starter Clnro's Honest hat Bungllng
rTort. to start Horses-JuEGler wins
the unndicaP-AnOther so TO shot.
Yesterday was probably the most unsatis-
hrtory days racing over given By the Passaio
nounty Agricultural Society at Clifton. The
hs,ting public. without which no race track
,an homo to prosper. were unanimous in tho
s,pression that something would have to be
Sope and that quickly. II tho sport 10 to be kept
nom going 10 the dogs. The starting OF Super
Intendent Clare in tho first and second races
rns simply abominable, the favorites In each.
Thad Rowe and Gypsy, being left at tho post:
but when the third race cRmo around and the
iayorite. St John, carrying thousands OF
dollars. was deliberately pulled, patience
ceased to be q virtue, and two thousand per-
sons surrounded the judges stand clamoring
for justice.
The race was one Of the most dlsgraceful
reals in the history OF the turf. St John
on.ned fayorite in the betting at to on. The
crowd pressed forward eagerly and bet its
money, but the moro they bet the longer the
odds became against St John, until Hilda, q
mare owned by Dan Honig. which had opened
h8 to /, became the actual favorlte in some
hooks at to 5, ST. John being quoted at z to 8
In some quarters, while in others oven money
Vas the best that could be had. The betting
Vas 40 suspicious that Judge Wheeler sent for
Horton the rider Of St John. and told him that
he nust try to win. When the horses came to
the post Horton carried neither whip nor spur,
eyinced no desire to get away on even terms :
with the others. and, whom the flag
did fall. with Hilda and ofalece in
'front.' deliberately swung his horse
across the track. losing at least two
iepeths Up the backstretoh St John lay back
three or four lengths behind Hilda and 0falece,
Horton sitting still In the saddle. Around the
upper turn st. John closed up somewhat. but
was again taken back. and whom they were
or four lengths behind the leaders. Whom St.
sR the ns he lis
tSvorite sprang forward so rapidly that Alfrey
tood IN the I pSddock declared that he must
have hd M,S ey
81 9th he latter. Two thousand persons rose up
e ss the shot
had oiF h5S 5ddS1 sSoasa
scoundrels on the course" and similar
SiSates s5Ss sent uEE0st for teWsyH @ IoSd trainer
Jshn o{d Il obG A. Man 'SSEdey yoba9 Sad
bns borses 20 Tor % sam Love. weii-f % fgure % Sp
town. Lloyd could give no, satisfactory ex-
planatop Of the horses running and q meet
was called for o'clock last evening after the
races were over Love. Lloyd, and Horton
Ts n $50 oYs g. ct
hs certain bookmakers' Tickets are very easy to
eecure. this did not carry any weight with 1t.
be had been and thought there was nothing
bgrprisinR In his being beaten. He was asked
MOVING aS f that he was was not % good and permitting
Re public to bet on him i'm Lloyd thought S he had
6aS heen mt mn. when Taylor. Bereen- Eree-
FoIsht could BE- seSSq9Eed The gentleman
Year % and s6s. they Considered hin capable:
Thip snd % Lloyd said that the horse had
beon cut all TO pieces in his last race BY spurs.
the and
sheets Of several bSokmakers win pc examin-
ruled onS - week se JeR1 RDii Ss Mi
EordhSm. RonlS'S mare being lnplaced. Yes
fsrday st even weiGhtS he iS neysr +; S In the
tsan HS1 brosdg % hinsed Int that 81 John was was dead
and that Hilda was the trick. Some body told
3he iudGes Of this, and hepce the waIEning to
and iideffo HeFson Win not Be permitted 70 ride ~
event M .es Easily % after % The fayorte Thad ROVE had
been LEFT at the post - The SECOND % was @ consid- M
Sed % oF s
was in front OF the post; The rules say no
when horse starts II irSnt 81 the
race was marked BY very fast time. Red Light. |
sna H fnrongs in fs5H With Hatocret
Pat freeman. who, will ride for Mr.. Pusifer
hibition of Flynn on the faVorite. For the El |
Rio Rey Handicap, Barnum was the choice Of |
veil S Thou Thought I' Of The last named made
q 1t Winning BY three snGthS tS
BS4Gen up wes Hse tho good thing oF as
event, and, closely pressed by .Gallus Dan, he |
managed to win by half length.
THE FIRST RACE.
sSh hs T S :oFs Os eS e
With the, iavorite lett, squando Joe Cannon.
latter drew clear and won easily bY q longth |
End bali ,5 SGs Cannon second length before
Purse $500 Of which $50 to second; selling Allowances;
]. g. acGormiet'S b G. Peril. 4 by Duke of Magenta.
Miss K. sHLSn H. lls tSIinnSth .1.d Ys
VI B.nicRs b g. saSsRdo. Iio Ssorsen}.
AoSsy Gsn Amond 5 sSs TSad RoWs
Pos. Betting-Againss TSad howe 2,f to /, Joe Can
oSa adS S Ars.n fs BAY Eot IS 10
Fayills Is l. Prospect 80 /: Glen Almond 20 70
Il Monogram so to /. Mutualn paid $3.50. S7.6o
and Sa65.
THE SECOND RACE.
Dongan and Gypsy were the fayorites for tho
second race at five furlonRs. Nobody ever saw
such antics as the majority Of the boys cut up
at the post Starter Glare being powerless to
control them, and he finally capped the climax
BY dropping the flag with DonRan in front OF
the post, the others strung out, and Gypsy. car
Eylng thousands Of dollars. left at the post
pongan and Monte Cristo were the only ones
In II. the ast-named quoted ut 80 to In the
ring. winning by q length from DonRen, who
was eight lengths in front OF Ariel. third.
Purse 500 Of which $50 second; selling allowances;
nyeeighths of mile.
n; ;GiIIo5sIgSGqndos, iiG tJoans, 20
TAcCAul,s oh. Ariel aged, iIS palmer.
Romeo Fountain. EdwSTd f. and aypsy Also ran nop''
. Time. 3AA
Post BettinG-AgainsI Dongan 20 to !; Gypsy 3 to !;
Fountain, % Roger to !; yengeanss l6toii "a:
honeo Monte Cristo. Ban Hope. and kanta, so to l
each. AutuRIs paid $iiaS5, $50 sS. and S96uI
THE THIRD RACE.
The betting on the third race had n very