New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-08
TURF NOTES AND GOSSIP.
THE FEET OF GREAT RACERS COMPARED
,,,s prrrprMENr-rgATUREs OF TURF
cnooKrDNEss-soMDo OF Mr. pull
VIEWS.

AxrEL1.s NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. o'
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF Mr. pull
STEERS VIEWS.
I'll. aos.,ucton Of the old Monmouth PARK gran"
etond and club house is no great loss " roro
community nor to the association. i"e o o. Tho
insured for their full value priho,p n
ivernool and London and Glopc oo"p. o,.s
believed that the fire originated IN SUM- ,o,urned
back OF the saddng paddock 'aooto. Tn. s,r
hs tobacco pipe and the flames sprahe up rr.nd
"ovnd,no tence,. tho stables the club mousse, 30"
Stand betting pavilion, paddock shcds an" Wv 100
covered walk leading to the Railroad All d. Wy
finder and as innammabe as gnncotto"' wei. An Tho
into ashes In less than an hour ana Z" non +hem
,rotcr I'm Monmouth County conld "o' go ,he
SupcrIntrndcnt Vanklrcn was ho"ceu ,rv,s
flames with pine brush IN one "'u Zoo T., snccie.
bag I'm the Other The bag confaheo @"'O o,,ar IN
,rh,ch General Manager Croft had turned o'e' =,
On, urorIrtcndent TO dsbur,c among the emp'o' o' VI
the association.
Mr. Croft has among his treasures pa'e '''.
came off the foot OF tho American turi NJ" ",,
ornament-salvator. Two years ago 'e'io""y r.,.,,o
mora presented to the turf writer OF Tho Ir'p"'''
plates that had been by The Bard anu iro"n
and IL is interesting to note the dinere'0' III rs
and shane between the hOOf' OF the three hor>o''
Bord,s plate Is mrrh the smallest. II Its ihs,uc :"
salvators very nicely and Salvators almost HIS ""o
~ Firenzi's The mares foot is fiat ana ALMOST p'f
fectIy round, while the feet OF the TWO "o' Co.,,
slightly elongated. The Bard's plate Is "c'"." ,
pointed at the toe. and very Irregular eiSc""crc' 49,
yators Is about two thirds OF perfect oval
lard revclled in mud and Salvador does not mho '.'
but Fircnzi Is al her best fast track Sol' SUI"
she can travel in but in sticky going her gree" i'
cause, too much suction Ey thee way ., NV.
racing community has yet to 1earn 'Has
the turf came near never seeing salva'Hr.
r. A. Swigert, son Of the man who bred INC 'o''' '0
OF ringl,one that threatened TO scnd t"e 'o""s
monarch into lasting Obscurity. lie was phs,H'e'
several times before the growth disappeared "o'c
over when Salvador was separated from the companion
Of his youth and placed alone In new box nc :" 'a
succeeded in kicking his way Out a To POKE ono VI
his hind legs through spintcred piah@ anu ees -
fastened In the violence Of his struggles 10 W A'e
he tore the leg badly that IL was ic'rd "c WIN
never stand training. May we not In part attribute
s,,va,r crca,ncs, to these setbacks Of his youth
THEY gave him time to grow and harden before 'Io
Bit and the saddle, the ruin OF many 'ch"er 'o'''
were forced on him. While other colts on MS age "e'
s,,ip,nr their legs and lungs the truc" he WIS
eating grass ard rompng in the pasture. "ie 'a"en
up in August there was some substance aoo"t h''' ~
he bee ainc a racelOr5c at once
Samuel f. Rorl has been made clerk OK inc s''e'
AT snccp,head BAY. Good for sammy ana eS'n ir INV
club. 1t is hard to find more popular 'oinblha''n
Saulry'S promotion u II Tc"i'u VA "''''H 49,
auprec atcs his faithful services.
az hear that Won have bought Felix" said Tommy
urcll to the senior partner OF the fin""'e H''"''
I,cs hy Kipcfshcr ont 81 Felicia and can run nearly
half mile How DID * he Three ""l. inc
kiugf>lcrs improve with age, ana o! TIC "''0 ~
fourteen he run mile
An injury 10 Axtcll's hoof caused by severe train
ing last year threatened recently To give MN serious
trouble and the advice OF the most cApcr. 'c''t'
marian, in the West 1t decided 70 retire MIN for
,ho ,.,s,n III, the question Of supremacy betwceit
hin, and Snol Is not likely decided before next fa
II (, said that there has been 'tru-t IN fhc mater o'
star attractions for the trottnS meetings TINS year, o'.
thc retirement II A>tc breaks 1t rr. Marvin ana
poblr With ,unol and Axt"ll as trump caruN Ia" '''
hulrs IN that particular line Of business. ana II Is inc
.to, that unless their demands were met as piesent0
the managers Of tracks could not Get the ica'FcS .e!
u., after II Bndd Dobie for instance wanted To snow
Eclna and Lady Bullion IA pole team and TIC tra'n
management objected to the price asked. II was io"na
that Doblo would not permit Axtel TO appear an"
that Marvin was equally reluctant to have Siihoi eo
,, ou,r,cr ,- half II Dobc and Marvin had not
worked in harmony one If the pair would have been
left there would have been general cnttihg OF
price, In the matter OF showing the starS anu u"
naturalization of business all around
Their. Is ons feature Of turf craokedne>s that
nlusy. makes tho writer excessively tired. When
an owner Is suspected Of "stiNcning' his horse ad
IN. Wise men In the judges stands North East oohth
md West call him mp fbr the alleged purpose OF r"'ns
hin on II l. his custom 10 produce forthwith hHidtii
II tickets 70 prove that he had backed the bT"'c'
stun and nonscn>c. what are Judges made o. that
they cannot see through this pasteboard frlck'
XIII whispers Onajob. the owner Of Hard Times.
20 IA, faithful ally. Stfbackcr. write me ont halt
dozen tickets On the Old plug. The judges ma! sc'
onto IL today and we'd better have cm handy
Other allie, do as sunbackcr does. and when Hard
Times cant.r, in u fnrong behind III" winner, whom
he defeated the preceding day. onaj"b asserts MS
honesty and actually proves it by putting IN the
vslurlcss t.,kcts evidence The trick wa, never
known TO fail II Is time for II TO DO So
Now when all this t. common knowledge I" anv
one who has an, experience I'm race riding and -
hundred. Of others who understand horscne'h with
ont actually sporting silk. II be understood What
difficulty presents itself whey critic Is called upon
Slcci,lcally 10 prove is u fact that given JOCKEY
IN n given race deliberately iote 10 lose. The sus.
riron, Of judges aic often aroused. hut IN the ab'
>rncc OF positive. convincing proof OF fraud h"v SIT
silently by and permit Jockeys 70 do their pleasure
10 the casual eve. which lakes In The field ccncr-
a,iy u, the h"r-cS sweep by. there is nothing par
Tie ular to attract attention. Even IL the sinslc-
ont th, that Jockey for sole Inspection there NAV
hc no good direct view oi him and even X seen
close and directly the kidding will lie more
rcctrd than capable OF beng positively sworn to.
IN such a the evidence Of hby one credible and
~ pert witness who has happened 10 ~ the watch
for sympton>.' Is worth that Of mob of casual
lockers On WHO observed nothing >u>Iirous while
sa1lng LoncraIy AT the performers In the race.
II + not one nor two pieces OF unsatisfactory
riding that hy themselves can destroy IL jockey
rrImta'ion Horses and do IN and out In
the most honest hands No man nor animal can
always be at concert pitch Health distance.
weather and shapes of courses all tend 10 alter form
from week to week. There thousands of race
| gocrs who u u matter Of course foul play
whenever they lose their money upon an nnrN'
pnctcd result, and when the accusation has no fohn
d,tiou Whit causes evil reputation In Jockey Is q