New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-23

First race at . 80 p. m.
POOR RIDING; At MONMOUTH PARK

POOR RIDING; At MONMOUTH PARK.
Last Saturday was remarkable at Monmouth larR
for the quantity OF poor riding which was sho"h'
Jaral threw away the $4,000 first money III 'he
Produce Stakes by carelcssly allowing Elizabeth L..
to get so long lead the first five firlongs that ne
could not entirely make 1t up in the final furlons'
Taral is high class jockey one OF the foremost OF
the country, and who very rarely falls INTO Such
n mistake as he made in this Ills usual custom
Is to ride vigorously and earnestly throughout the
race and not to make the error OF permitting any
horse to get decisive lead while his own mount can
be kept within proper striking distance OF the leader
Int In this case he bundcred sadly and his employers
must have felt grevously disappointed TO lose so
vch a prize by so careless riding. tn" ume WIS
extremely Slow 10; but the track was not parucu
hrly slow, as Reckons time at mile and "a quarter
proved later the afternoon. 1t Is hard TO conceive
pny excuse for Taril's blunder In lying with Eagle
Bird 80 far behind Elizabeth L. TO enable the My
In struggle home Just by head In front OF the
favore. 1t must be said In behalf OF Iarnl that MS
riding In almost all cases is excellent but IL WIS
Indeed unfortunate that he should disapp0int MS en-
blowers and great OF visitors 10 the races ny
sacrificing SO important stake through she'r HIGH
gence.
An error IN the composing room and In the proof
yopm OF The Tribune did Garrison the famous jockey
an Injustice In the racing article pDIsh'u y"
Sunday, In referring TO Iarals mistake IN inc
Produce Stakes this writer spoke OF the fact ti"'
Garrison Taral and Fitzpatrick fall into fewer errors
In riding than any other jockeys In the country, but
remarked that even these three were sometimes I'D
fan,t in their riding. The printer and prrireader
rot this sentence confused as 10 give the iii
preston that the article intended to cnnclse ""rr
son for bad riding on Saturday Garrison ou ~"
ride at all Saturday, and nearly all his roihg ho"
4. In excellent FORM and he very rarely falls into
any costly Mistakes but even the best Oh IooheSS
ike the of other people, at times do not DO 'ne
selves full Justice and fall into errors Garrison
however, is keener and more alert, quicher anu
sharper In tak1ng advantage OF appearances III 'heSe
DAYS than any Of the other jockeys with larai ana
F,tzpatrtck coming next. Most Of the light weights
"a. 20 noorlv as to give no encouragement to hope
that they will ever be the equals IN jockeysmp 10
INV one Of these three riders
Sims threw away an chance OF rckpoKe's "l""ils
fhe first race az Monmouth on Saturday by lying rar
ont OF the race during the early part Of the run mat
Is a sort of bhnder that sims and bergen commit
very frequently 1t is their beset'i"g sin-the lying 80
far hack from the leaders that they are not able
10 make mp their ground at the finish. PIckpocNe'
might not have beaten Kilkenny. bat properly rldheh
he certainly would have given him Close coh"N'
and an exciting finish Perhaps the receat array IN
.b,ch Sims was engaged I'm which he cut man win
d. razor or knife 50 severely that his victim nearly
died has bad such effect upon the Jockey that h'
conh not ride up to hs usual form. when. however
n us hghest far below that Of Garrison Tarai ana
Ftzpatrck but jockeys ought not to visit the resos
- r,,NRans UIght not to get involved IN Arrays, ana
onpht not to cut people with knives rszors; they
omeft TO b kept under proper restraint ana proper
discipline.
Bergen ON Saturday, rode an extremely poor race
m Insre I'm the Produce stakes 1t seems absolutely
imxpssible for this Jockey TO realize that he throws
away a great many races through lying BACK 100 lar
with his mount and not making his run ealy enough
but this is perfectly clear TO every careful observer
n the races and has been perfectly clear to every
xsal.informed and watchful owner and trainer Tor
lang time II Lustre had been ridden with Judgment
energy and skill, she might perhaps have won the
Produce Stakes 1t Is probable that she IS a better
ally than Elizabeth L., and it Is certain that Bergen
did not ride her In judicous manner on saturday
II the two fiies were matched Tomorrow with equahy
competent Jockeys up, Lustre would almost undoubt
edly be strong favorite
The third Jockey who bundered badly In saturdays
racing, was Doggett, 5lepner. lie rode slcpner
has q great deal OF speed and D0gset couli nave
Kept him easily enough 10 Reckon IN the nrst
mile Of the mile and quarter race 10 outruh hecko
in the homes treoh but Doggctt with that w!ld cinle
stretch which possesses most American jockeys. kept
kleIpner far behind Reckon until the MY was nan
way down the homestretch; then he made Ms run 100
late and was consequently beaten.
on Monday tho poor riding Of Tara. Bergen and
Doggett in these saturday. was Freely com,
mented upon, and the opinion was generally eNWcsScu
that the owners and trainers VINO pay i;ihu>oW~
salares and btg fees Jockeys who rldc Tor Them
in Important races entitled to far more care lar
more diligence and far more energy the part Of
their riders than they are no~ getting