New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-15
oTARTERSTRrTCU NOTES.

superintendent Brush paced up and down the lawn
keeping his eye on certain spot the judges
stand carrier pigeon scared away
"Wby rot kill that bird - he asked.
"Therer be bird killed soon as this race Is
over WIS the answer. 1--WE got my eye on him.
"Are you going to do the killing?"
"No. I've got got anothe: man on the Job
"Plnkertonl"
"Wait and see."
No sooner had the numbers gone up than tall,
cadaverous youth stroed far enough down toward the
rail- to be In plain view of the Western Union man "ho
perched in distant tree in the direction Of GraVesehu
The Western Union man had been signalling for a
minute or two with palm-leaf fan, using the Morse
alphabet. The youth white straw hat, and
lifting IL from his head about to signal the
finish, when Mr. PinkertOn appeared at his elbow and
In the sofest possible voice said
Come with me, want TO talk to you
The youth gasped replaced his hat and without o
word followed the officer to the gate. Mr. Pinkertol
never touched him. The arrest was made IN the
immediate presence of score Of persons, and only
two noticed IT, Mr.. Erush one Of them, ana nc
whispered 10 the other:
There didn't tell you we'd kill a bird7'
At that moment a man in gray suit stood up
on the steps OF the grand stand threw open his cOa'
and released a carrier pigeon which crced over inc
lawn and headed for some point back Of the stand lie
then darted back through the open hat'hway In the
ccr4,o If the stand. Before reaching the main
entrance three PinkertOn men were upon HIM BOD
himself was there and large crowd collected Ihe
man. scared more than half TO death, protested ua'
he had done wrong, and after some consultation
was released lie is faro dealer in the employ ol
De Lacy. detective kept one eye on him the rest
OF the afternoon.
Six carrier pigeons in all were released
Before the TTnGle race James DOran. Brooklyn
man who hangs around the City Hail. was caught IL
the act of taking message out of the grounds giving
his confcderates I'm the Ethel Tower full information
for the pooro0ns concerning the preceding race the
time and all and naming the starters in the next lie
said that he was paid SO race and that no renee
was tOoNIgh for MIN. A., ,o.
its wing. some boys in the paddock caught IL AS II
luttered to the ground and on opening II lonId the
result OF the third race. u ,I,,
IL has been IN the air for more than month tlal
Mayor Grant intended to go the turf next year. Dl
the Mayor has always denied IL StOltH' lese'TaI VA,
foolish report was circulated that he had ENGAGED oip
Wheeler, until recently with Father 1911. Day, 10
train for him. d" Nike Dwycr said That he had al
vised Mr. Grant to keep OIL the turf ,,,.
lile Ia see him lose money at this business. III
hard struggle TO keep on top. | bave been worIing
mighty hard for the rs, three races to get back What
lost on the first fOur. IT'S terrible strain. NO.
hone tle Mayor won't start Il stable $50
Mr. Dwycr seemed worn and tired: Il was Obliged
To talk TO my Jockey today he added IL was tIe
first time h,d SAID word to him tins year aDout
hi, riding lie has been getting on badly az the start
must do better lie tried with Arpant and got on
in front. That Is the first time nave g0tt e y sos
start out of Hamilton t.ds season SlOOOO loshCsii
Now IL Connt Gideon. OF Chateau De comfort VIII
only talk kindly 10 Bergen the S40VO lochy' we I'M
SEQ an Improvement there. Certainly there Is amp"
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