New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-06
TURF NEWS AND GOSSIP.
THE RACING SEASON AND THE NEw-JERSEY
DAT CROP.
THE REALIzATIoN-w1LLIAM DAY AND THE
ENGrIsu cAMpA1GN or rnXHAIL.

THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DAY AND THE
ENGLISH CAMPAIGN OF FoxHALL.
The metropolitan racing season OF 1901 opens on
May 10 at Graeesend. BY that time the oat crop In
the infclds of the Linden Park and Elizabeth tracks
viii be growing nicely, and the henneries In the
betting rings will be booming.
Assistant Secretary Rork Of the Coney Island Jockey
Club. announces that the race for the Realization
Stakes is 10 be run on Wednesday, July l. For TINS
valuable prize worth $50 gross there were ninety
three foal and l05 yearine entries. The following
arc among the horses eligible 10 start Potomac
Strathmeath Bolero Cleopatra, surplus Masher Mon
tnna, Chatham Esperanza, Kideer stratagem george
town. Silverado Revolt Colt, Wilroy Grey ROCK eho-
shone, Monterey westchester National, VOID Graft
Best Boy. srocco, Tenor ouarter-stretch Acclaim,
Sir Martin, Blackjack Labold JIoodlum, Vagabond ana
Lodowic.
The following additional stakes for the June meet
ing close on Monday, May 4, all to be run on the
grass
rho Daisy stakes-A sweepstakes for twoyear'olds
foas Of $780, Of s25 each. and only $40 forfeit WIN
81 35o added Of which the second and 500 10 the
third. Five furlongs. on the turf
The Pansy Stakes-A sweepstakes for twoyear'oios
foas Of 1889. Of SIS each. and only $40 touet WIN
81 $50 added which $3.50 the second and 500 70 inc
third. The winner Of the Daisy Stakes to carry ID
extra. Three-Quarters OF mile on the turf.
The Spring Turf StakesA sweepstakes for three'year
olds and upward of s25 EACH and only $40 forfeit win
81 added OF which $3.50 to the second ana slOo 70
the third Winners in 1890 1891 Of $1,000, or OF two
races of $4,000 EACH four upward. n; IL three
year-olds. ~ n extra. One mile. on the tuh'
Racing men in this country will always be interested
in the incidents of what is known in England as the
american Year, William Days latest contribution
TO turf literature "Turf Celebrities Have Known"
has not yet reached this side Of the Atlantic but the
London papers bring us copious extracts from ~ in
this, as in tho preceding volumes" The Racehorse III
Training" "Reminiscences Of the Turf" and "The
Horse; How 10 Breed and Rear Him"-the style Of
the writer is tnged with much bitterness and in only
one or two cases does he speak favorably Of the per
sons with whom he brought into business contact
Concerning his recoleclohs Of tie American lear,
"The London Sporting Times mas this TO say
That William Day should speak bitterly Of the manner
in which he treated by those who had charge Oh
Foxha and the other American horses Is most natural
1t is within our knowledge, as we shall presently
describe that wantOn outrage was pactsed on nun Dy
n lot Of cunning and suspicious Yankees who knew as
much OF cenuemanly feeling did the individual VINO
published the private letter Of Mr.. Sac&Nille West'
They took every credit for any success that William Day
obtained and his shoulders threw all the blame Wheh
any failure resulted from their own operations william
nav was ayerse TO running Foxhal the Grand Duke
Michael Stakes. which they could have won Win
their second string Don Fuano. This opened the eyes
Of the public the horses merits, and then there were
complaints the public backed him. MI. Ten
Brock did Ccsarewch commission but not large
stake won 1t not known that the horse eouid
stay Not word was said to the trainer
it Intended Don Fulano should go for the Cam
bridseshire and it will hardly be credited that that
backed to win enormous stake. and In fact
first favore. In trying TO deceive the trainer
those Overcoming people deceived themselves.
The money being on, William Day told what had
been done Don Fuano would be wanted and not
Foxhall. He at the time training the latter horse
race, and not the former who, in fact, could not
trained William Day pointed out that at his best
he not BET
latter had 9st to carry he believed he would WIN
agent then put in the late Charley Brewer TO
back Foxha and that great stake must have been won
IS clear that Mr. Brewer charged upward Of
G2,c00 commission When FOXhall won the Cam
brdgeshira perfectly trained horse never was SEEN
The following year the Ascot Cup after Furnishing
race and then testen for the Alexandra Plate
This was enough. The Americans were at once dis
satisfied with in which the horse had been
trained and they took the lot away In manner that was
absolutely dirty. The first inmaton that William Day
had that they were to be removed from paragraph
he read in these columns. On the following Tuesday
after appearance that paragraph we were IN the
Birdcage at Newmarket talking Mr. James Smith, when
William Day up very excited and asked us now ~
was that after being friends for many years we shouo
have printed paragraph that was so much calcuatsu 70
do him injury and which was not true our reply was
"Go To - mentioning the of trainer, "and ask
him whether he has not within last week been offered
Mr. Kecnos horses he says that he has not we VIII
apologize and you all the redress We possibly can
william Day and the trainer In question: anu,
returning with downcast face said that 1t was true, and
he had been very badly treated
we NAV mention that the Americans were already
beginning to stink and not the FIRST trainer 20 whom
the horses were offered who consented 70 take them Whe
II is borne in mind thai William Day had the horses under
his care little than twelve months. and curing hat
period won among other races the Grand Duke Michael
Stakes the Cesarewch. Cambrldgeshire and Ascot cup
che he received as bad as 1t could be- ana
dirty scarcely word strong enough to describe IT,
Probably Mr. Keene. the owner was not responsible Tor
all this He what is called ian American millionaire
rhn hazrD
none the next this period he was actively engaged
in corners" and being rounded" he failed soon after
winning the Ascot Cup 1t is clear, therefore. that at
that time ne have had somethc much more serious
than horseacing think about and he perhaps ought
no. to be blamed for the acts OF his agents
william Day attributes all the bad influences that
were at work Mr. r. Ten Brock who was schemng to
get hold Of the horses for betting purposes and he prints
fac-simile OF letter received from that gentleman. which
is somewhat curious reading. MI Ten Brock when he
came to This country thirty years Amer
lean millionaire" and. being asu man. he gained
the best houses What an adventurer he really
was he tells sketch he recently wrote for an Amer.
lean paper in which he states that when Proress ran
deadheat for and afterward The Cearewch he had
poly Clio left and her victory set him fairly going. We
must him. however that he played the great game
and when his money and he had to retire one
20 our knowledge had anything to against him. while
many spoke much in his favor That he should desire TO
bet ON his conpaOt's horses only natural but he
seems left' when FoXhal the Cambridge
shire as M Bathgate who had the management Of the
stud said as him he did TO William Day. Mr..
Bathgate stated. knew that Don Fuano had leg'
after he ran for Michael Stakes but did not
think that would matter much hence the blunder he
made.r
The English do not able to get over the drub-
bIng they received from Lorillard and Keene In the
American year." and it is but natural that they should
express their resentment in uncomplimentary terms
studded with opprobrous epitlets The true history
Of Foxhalls campaign in France and England has
been written There is no doubt that the horse
was greatly moderated by Mr.. Keene and his repre-
seitativeS and had 1t not been for the advice OF
noted turf writer In this city, he never would have
won the Cesarewitch and Cambdgesire, for the sim
pic reason that lie would have been nominated
Tor them. Mr.. Batllgate had not thought 1t worth
while to enter him till the writer referred 10 persuaded