The evening world., 1891-04-21
Good Reason for Some
CrumbIing at Gut
tenburg.
THE CASE OF CIVIL SERVICE.
Benedlctine's Hog-KlIIing and
Brown Beauty's Surprise.

Nearly all the people who visited the gutteu-
pers race course yesterday went home dlssatis-
ned with the days sport and with pocketbooks
sadly depleted. They complained, and Justly
20, that In several Of the races they did not get
run Tor their money, and surely the running
ot several OF the horses justified their murmurs
hacegoers, AZ rule, do not complain when
they lose on the day.
ihe majority OF them, however, do object to
throwing away their dollars without having q
chance to win. There were at least three IN
stances OF suspicious running yesterday. the
nrst was that OF Ecstasy in the second race. j.
lrioe rode this horst, and he never urged the
mare during any part OF the journey. lie 20,
away thlrd and just rated along, finishing
tenth. This performance. when Ecstasys last
race 10 considered-she was beaten head In
Lo. by Blamoeau-seems very queer. Ram
pieT' the favorlte, also finished In the ruck,
and MS last race should have warranted his
making better showing.
b. Patrick. In the fourth race, was heavily
played. He showed plenty OF speed In his last
race and should have won yesterday. The
trainer and the owner of the horse both played
MIN yesterday, and advised their friends 10 do
So Camp, who rode him. was not observed
10 make move on the horse. The GUTTER
burg Association cannot afford to have such
raoes as these run. especially In view Of the
lively crusade that is at present being carried
on against the track.
For the past few weeks racing has been nm
to the mark. Unless 1t is Kept up the Associa-
ton will suffer accordingly. 1t 10 strange that
the performances OF the horses mentioned
haHa
oficials In the stand.
Why was W. c. Daly allowed TO scratch
civil Service, after betting lad been gong on
In the nfth race yesterday? TIE colt had not
broken down, nor had any other serious mis-
hap The excuse given was that DAILY said the
entry was made without his sanction. Dolph
Wheeler. his trainer. made the entry a. hs has
made the other DAILY entries. Daily had all day
In which to scratch his colt, but he waited un-
I'll the very last moment. The oflciais should
have refused his request.
Frank BraR had Burlington out YESTERDAY.
He had o good strong gallop. covering Q mile
in l. 4a
W. II. Timmona had quite hoa-killing with
Benedictino yesterday. He Is reputed to have
won sl2 0O0 on the victory OF his horse. Nike
Bergen. who rode the horse. received $500 for
his services, and the stable boys got $50 each.
The rubber OF the horse got S2O0, and there
was an oh-be-Joyful time all around.
Brown Beauty, hundred to one shot, won
| the maiden two-year-old race handily yesier-
day. she Is owned oy Henry stuli, the artist
and he uld not nave penny on heE. j. II.
Dyer, VINO trained the hily, was In the press
| stand, and he was paralyzed at the showing
Brown Beauty made. He did not invest o
| OF racing.
Jimmy McCorm,ek., friends were nleaaea
aver The vicIory of PerIid yesIerSsv Ms1,or-
| mi N haa nad rather hard lnck IaIeiv and ha
won nearly enough yesterday TO square up
| recent reVerses
An aerophone, 40 called, has been placed in
the pettlnu RUG to warn spectators when the