New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-16
POOR RACING AT LINDEN.
UNPLEASANT FEATURES OF THE DAY.
PECULIAR RIDING AND PECULIAR RUNNING


PECULIAR RIDING AND PECULIAR RUNNING
UNSATISFACTORY STARTING IN A FOG.
II tho Eastern Jockey clubs want honest racing W.
ought TO get Colonel CLARK here from Louisviie. s
mako him presiding Judge q, every course. with iu''
powers over starter, Jockeys owners and 'ra". -
Colonel Clark has always put down fraud WIZ. ' =.
strong hand. And that is the proper WAY 70 ." ~
Give 1t short shrift and sudden death. ooions'
Clark ms been changing Jockeys st Nashville Wno'
he suspected that dishonesty on foot. In way "
gladden. every lover Of honest sport no mat'or ~
unhappy the red-tape stckles for technicahues msA
be. Tho turf casuists who always insisting upo
excessive caution and extreme circumlocufon III S
matters and the sckly seutimentansts who cont.nuN
whine lest the tender suscepbilties OF some
Jockey trainer may be hurt, are tho worst eh0n''
Of the turf What our Eastern clubs moe'
need is . reformer Of Colonel Clerks u W.,
hinchng energy and visor. a man who WIZ =!
stamp out dishonesty wherever no secs :"
no matter what ridiculous old traditions, absurd Pro
cedents and specious pleas he may trampe under oo
Ut tho time. Colonel simmons Is most estimaoo
gentleman, but he is far too amiable. He Is not ne
severe enough. 1t is in the appointment; OF suoh
presiding Judge Colonel Clark backed up with AL
the encouragement and stimulus Of every JOCKEY
club. that the only hope Of purinicaton now visible
appears. To expect that little party OF fieii0
Lorlard's personal intimates who con)ure up Ill 'o
msts srising from the commngling OF SIX or seven
Of the finest wines in the Union Club cellars an ap
partition Of National Jockey Club OF which tnS
little band Of goodlvers shall be the sole members
will ever accomplish much Of lasting value In inc
cleansing of the turf is merely the base
less fabric Of vision The racing at LII
den yesterday in no way SATISFACTORY
Lindens buildings and grounds are handsome. attracE
i've and well kept. But the racing OF the last iour
days has not been handled with skill and discre"oh'
The handcapping In the first part Of the meeting was
hutfv >cnnd
singular errors of judgment. Who could possibly
excuse OF apologize for the gift Of Fridays handicap
to Raymond CT Moreover, the management has no.
protected the public properly Every one knows mat
most Of the horses now running arc controller py
certain cnQues and lotteries that do as they please
and, seemingly sure Of immunity, snap their hngers
at judges and executive committees. Little Trouble
is taken by the judges by any one In authority "
compel honest dealing. Stoval was rulcd Oh on
Friday but that because the owner OF MAJOR O@S
made complaint. In most cases when horses aio
not "out for the money" the owner and the trainer
are lust as far in the Job as the Jockey Is ana Oh
course they do not 30 the judges with any complaint
about the riding.
But why was no investigation made Of Elyton's most
extraordinary performance yesterday TINS Ey'oh
beat Mabel Glenn In good race only Few Gays ~So
Yesterday he positively did not seem able 10 raise
galop and was beaten on an extravagant distance In
the first threequarters Of mile, while the pace was
Eyton and stiffened' him in some way, or else Gay
TON who rode him. did not try Clayton was notorious
for pulling at the winter tracks when ne io' hho
IT, Perhaps he is ct his old tricks Or perhaps no''
Perhaps the old, shabby frayed, WORKOUT ooh'cmp'o"
excuse may be mado for Elyton: "Oh ne cannot run
on that kind Of track!" Then why was he s'ar'eo,
except to pluck pigeons and stuff bookmakers poche'S
Elyton's owner and trainer fund out long ago pre-
cisey what sort of tracks he could run on. III ~as
discredit and disgrace to Linden that this Migrant
case was not investigated. Tho betting against ElyIoh
rose rapidly In the ring from to TO 10 70 l. ih'
In itself was suspicious.
The air was full Of fog and extremely disagreeaole'
The track seemed to be sticky and holding M
C.ldwelrs work with the flag was very, very oAn'
In the first race he practically left the vonte Calo
don. at the post and nearly left the seccnd choice
Th.s.nsak.. But Clarendon's position when the nag
fell was largely the fault of Taylor This jockey Is
tolerabe Anisher, and fair Judge Of pace. when nc
onoe gets started but he is undoubtedly the so"est
and most bunglng jockey at the start tpat ever gac
any prominence. Hardly day passes when no is not
almost left at the Dst on one or more mounts Ass
rode iwretched race on Eurus siso Eurus was Il,
at 20 light weight that his chances looked bright ana
n. was hacked from 10 10 to 10 J. But Taylor rode
him in the worst possible style. He must have seen
Hamilton ride Eurus to victory, and seen MIN use
whip and spur constantly for half mile TO Keep
the sulky brute near the other horses Most jockeys
use tho whip far too much and lose many races by TINS
faun But Eurus is one Of those rascas that canno'
be logged too much. He runs best under repeated
and steady strokes. Yet Taylor let him drop out OF
the race by falling to punish him. Did Taylor sec
how Hamilton won the second heat of the heat race
at Morris Park with Eurusi That was riding. lay
lor's work in the saddle was not.
T.vIor seemed wholly Indifferent to every part OF
the first race after his bad start with Clarendon nd
apparently did not care straw where Clarendon came
in This was inexcusable. But he grauneo NIB
followers by winning the last race with Eolo.
s,mrock was the favorite at odds on in the second
rac. His performance In sad contrast TO his
recent races He came in wretched third, practically
beaten of by such wretched FLIES as Zenopis anu
Lizzie The judges ought to have made some inquiries
RAYMOND c. the particular pet Of the Linden Park
Handicapped, won tho third race with all imaslhao'e
ease, Nevada second
In the last race evidently conspiracy Of Jockeys
had been formed to beat the favorte, Major Domo by
Unfair means Mr.. Caldwell had no control at all
over the boys, and they broke away again and again
in the widest confusion. until Major Domo with MS
weight Of s5 mad spent aS a ms spseG and
me ansS Of the evening deepcned maddening
psssSr s % hs 70 Of 0 nSy t boys sT msds
game OF the starter and dehed his orders OF course
The start when # came aN WAS hS very pSor Of paence
and scifcontrol who would have exercised good 1udg
ment at tho post and not have WASTED 1 S aHe ssS
a chance. But he was worn out by bad handnng' got
OF badly and did not secure "a Place ace Evening Sun. Of
the Union Club farce Of founding National Jockey
Club ,,- ,. =.
given to number Of leading turf reformers WITHIN
few days, by Father Bill DAILY The object. 1t Is under
stood is to get the opinion Of competent men upon the
best means of eevatng the turf, and only those VINO
have shown by their actions that they are In favor OF
racing for revenue will receive invitations. Those
that attend the dinner will afterward form them
selves into national Jockey club with absolute powers
and ali disputed questions will be referred to II Tor
nal adjudication Several Jockey clubs have ALREADY
added clause TO their rules agreeing TO recognize the
authority of the club The Executive Commttee II Is
Michael DAILY John Croker and William Bricn.'
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RACE-HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. slo
EACH, $500 ADDED. 6a FURLONGs
Betting.
st. P
A. ThompAon's bf. Mabel Glenn. by Hindoo
-Caphornia, yrs, 90 ~. ..(Clsyton) b-1 30
r. II. Garrson's 'eh c. Text. 8, % lear; az,
90z) tDuRon)
A. j. Joyner's CHI. g. Chesapeake, g. 1o1..
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