New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-17
JOCKEY MARTIN RULED OFF.


JOCKEY MARTIN RULED OFF.
THE BOY GETS HIS nrsrHrs AT LAST
TRAINER wADn ALSO EXPELLED IRON THE
TuRy-oprx1xe DAY OF THE NEW.
JERSEY JOCKEY CLUB.
Turning astde from tho rocky fsstnesses. The precp-
ieeus desoehS and tho Alpine ranges Of westohesees
ne lovers OF tne turf travelled YESTERDAY Over ne
smooth meadowB Il Nsw,Jersey 70 tho oval and level
track Of tho NswJersev Jockey Club, near Elizabeth.
LIDO onanee wes In many ways gratifying The Aosees
weeo within easy range of eyesght. 30 were tho
?ooAoys. ana tho result Of tho Close supervisor OF
mo noine which va possible on an oval rsthr tnan
s&AsnVEack IVES oonSpicuous In the weu-eafneo Tnl'
ing on OF tho Jockey Martin. This boy has been unoer
suspicion FOR long time. and The general feeling va
snat no was entirely untsustworthy. There ere many
reasons for believing that tho action shieh was taken
yesterday BY the ohsceFs Of tho New-Jersey Jockey
CuD ougnSto have been taken long by tho omoess
OF larger and moro powerful racing oreAnisatons.
Aarn hal HIDDEN races that bore every appearance OF
evil, ct sheepshead Bay, at Monmouth PAX
Tho detects Of straight courses are many and
serious Tho most fragrant Of all lies in the faculty
offered 70 unscrupulous jockeys to practise all sorts OF
thckery and dishonesty Martin carried on his devious
games q Monmouth without warning. remembrance OF
censure Now he has been caught In his wrongoohg
on an oval track, and Of the turf he goes.
His offence was so clear and indisputabIe that IL
could not DO overlooked. He was riding Cracksman
In the second race. The horse has not been seen for
long time in public, but he was evidently in good
condition to run and full Of speed. Martin kept mm
far behind the field when he could have moved up at
any time, ready was the horse TO race, ana never
made any effort with him until he came near tue
judges stand in the homestretch, when It was imposs
bic for him even to get place. Then he made pre-
teDce Of riding, but he was beaten for third place
After the race no was sent for. His answers
were not at all satisfactory Then the trainer,
A. H. wsde, was questioned. He said that he was
satisfied with Martins riding. and offered no intel
ligont explanation Tor Cracksmans ntoieaoie
performance. 1t was decided 70 rule OF the TRAINER
waae and Jockey Martin But Is r. Mckane, the
owner Of Craftsman, not the track. and there
evidence Of completely on his part, neither tho
owner nor the horse was ruled Of.
Martin has . good seat good hands, fair judgmene
Of pace, and can make Q good finish when ne tries.
The boy might have made plenty Of money and been
highly successful Jockey II he had not bcen-n the
opinion OF the keenest observers and most compo'ens
Judges OF the automatically lacking In fidelity. ne
has now paid the Just penalty OF his ofenccs ana no
ought not to be taken back, as some other Jockeys
have been after an expulsion which lasted only few
woeks This action In the case OF Martin will un-
doubtedly have an excellent effect In serving nouce
upon other Jockeys Just as bsamcworthy as Martin,
who have been In the habit Of riding devious races al
most daily.
It was an afternoon full Of lively Incidents The
attendance largo. the interest was eager ana inc
snort brisk Peter DeLacy did his utmost to hinder
and embarrass the betting, but accomplished
lt-v tv rtar
By magistrate, and sending IN some
myrmdons OF his to secure evidence that certain book
makers were actually engaged In taking BETS TIC
received tile reports OF these miniOns In his carriage
and the obging magistrate oiled ont warrants Vi ar
rest on the information thus obtained But the COLI
stable to whom the warrants were given TOT serVco
found unexpected difficulties In the discovery Of the
men for whom they were issued, and naturally therc
was much excitement and opposition to arresting mon
In this NAV and on these conditions. magistrate OF
the county was In the grounds OF the club prepared
20 receive proper bail II any persons were arrested
properly and In due form Of law. But Mt DC Lucy
and his friend the exterior magistrate, wanted the DooA
makers halcd out OF the grounds TO inc urohe Vi
ustice In the carriage, while Mr. DE Lacy acted o.
sort of Presiding Justice OF supreme court OIL Ills
own and passed on the delinquencles OF the unhappy
nssoners This mode OF operations did not com
mend itself to the management Of the club nor 70
the booimakers, when the constable was NOV
ing about tho betting ring with MS "al''n's
names disappeared from the tops Of the states and
some welknown bookmakers made themselves tenn
porarily invisible with prodgious aacnV No
scrous check to the speculation occurred.
Eyerybodys Friend John Kelly has been missed
nom the races almost entirely for q month He was
not at the Brooklyn meeting at all, and Ills vlslu 10
slfeepshead Ray and Morris Park were few ana lar
between. Mr. Kely's absence was due In part 10 tie
pressure of business cares and in part to ihealth'
He was at the track yesterday and received INC
heartiest OF greetings all Sides Mr.. Kelly mas
larger number OF warmly attached per'ohai ificnu'
than anv other racing in tho country possesses
Aerv expIosion shook the startled air after the first
,ac~ The venerable Green D. Morris has charge
of Corrigan's horse G.. w. Cook while ne Is RACING
in the East Mr. Morris was sure that COOK wonin VIII
Garrison was on Cousin Jeems, and Cousin Jeems anu
G. w. Cook got IN each others way to depiorabe eA
tent II is not certain that Garrison was guilty OF mo-
licous foung Anyway the judges took no action But
Mr. Morris instead of making proper complaint TO the
iudces so famed and bazed with wrath that he broke
forth on Garrison something after the style OF inc aged
nonoas when that ncverto forgotten interview with
the reckless and rotous Marnion occurred al Ian-
talon. But the language which Mr. Morris USED was
far richer and more varied much more decorative In
modern Gothic style than the vocabulary OF the Earl
q, Douglas and OF Lord Marmion could possibly AFFORD
Garrison was almost affected to tears. but uttered
,ew mild expressions Of rcmonstrance Michael Dwycr
nrcstdept OF the club. checked the torrent OF Mr. MOI
rs,s rage and told him that snch language could not
he allowed on the ground So MI Morris retired 70 the
secuson Of the timers stand still nursing his indig
nation and glowing with fervor compared with which
the temperature OF the interior OF blast mrnaoe is
arctic.
ont NJ the long list Of twenty FIVE probable starters IN
tho first rre only nine but those nine included such
tst sprinters Volunteer Nellie Bly, G. W. COOK and
Cnusn Jecms. G. W. Cook was the favorite, Nellie
Dly a strong second choice, and Volunteer third
choice. Nellie BY was ridden by that funny little
ta Macauley, who has ridden her two or three times
besore. She was slow 1t the start, and was not
dangerous until the last half-furlong, when she
came with an amazing fash OF speed, and won the
,ace nv a neck, with Volunteer second, only short
head before Cousin Jeems. Taylor rode 20 many
races on the straight courses at Morris Park, that
ho was not at his best the oval course at Elizabeth
Ia was ON G.. W. Cook, and allowed himself to get