New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-07
LIVONIA LOSES BY A FOUL
STEWARDS WHO NEGLECT THEIR DUTIES.
BANQUET GETS THE HUDSON RIVER HANDICAP
BY UNFAIR MANS.

by UNFAIR MANS.
enc of the n. Z unfortunate tnf incidents OF the
year occurred at Morris Park yesterday Incident
which caused much excited and bitter comment. The
Morris Park meeting Is under the direction OF he
Board Of Control. The members Of that board and the
stewards Of the meeting take all complaints Of iou
riding or fraud under their Jurisdiction. TO the judges
the placing OF the horses is the only power COM
United. They have authority over complaints or
controvertcd questions As the members Of the Board
Of Control and the stewards reserve such powers 10
themselves. they ought ceraInly to attend 70 tic'r
duties properly, but the fact Is that most VI ie'o
gentlemen spend their time in amusing thcmscNc, vi
In betting upon the races concerning "h'o" .ney
may be called upon to render decisions ms co'u'io
OF affairs is indefensibie. No member OF the boa"
and no steward of the meeting ought 10 Del upon
races In regard 10 which he may be called upon 10
dive Judgment This is so obvious that no argument Is
needed. The judges do not bet. why shon'u 'he
members of tho Board Of Control and the stewards oet
q; all the stewards, James Galway Is the most faith
ml md constant in his attention his duties John
Hunter comes next. A. J. Cassatt Is rarely at the
track. OF the other stewards, J. G. X. Lawrence
A. r. Woicon ". II. sands and Frederick Hocy are
well known b be fond Of betting and they oneh
bet races about which they may be asked 10 ei'o
decisions. This Is not as 1t should be. Yesterday
when the Hudson River Handicap was run, the Stew
ards stand almost deserted Mr. Galway
mare Livouia tho favorite. ana Of course
Mr. Galway could not, steward, take any
action in regard TO the Iace. All the more clearly
then 1t 1t the duty of his fellow stewards to DO
in the stand and to watch the race closely In order
TO that wrong done. Near the finish OF the
ace Banquet, ridden by Taral. foued Livona so DadN
us almost to knock her down. banquet won the race
by this foul. LvOnO would have Won but Tor Jue
foul. Dir. Galway says that Taul admitted the foul
aftcrward but that he could not help IT, as Ban
quct swerved under the whip. Unfortunately MI
Galway has trainer WHO was too stupid or 100
sluggish to claim FOUL and the judges who saw inc
foal have no authority to take any action In such
matters mt Morris Park. fun representation VI INC
hoard OF stewards ought TO have been In the STAND
to note this foul themselves and tcke proper action
But most Of the stewards were too busy WIN ther
bets TO attend to their duties. Mr.. Galway for long
time has been extremely unlucky on the TURF Tic
deserved to have his rights protected In this race ana
the hundreds Of people who backed Livonia deserved
TO have their rights protected. Unless the members
OF the Boald Of Control and the stewards OF
the Morris Park meeting desire to lose
all public respect they will pay less
attention to their bets and more to their duties here
after. John A. Morris ought TO read the riot act
to them If he desires to keep up the popularity oil
his track.
II little Major Covlngton had obeyed his orders,
however Banquet would never have been near enough
10 Livonia to foul her. The boy told to SO on oea
~ with the mare, to get good lead ana Keep IT, 10
run no risk of n close finish but to win with piehy
10 spare IL possible. But these lightweight Jockeys
are as pig headed as so many peccarics. They de-
light In disobeyng orders In feeding their own vanity
and In losing by trying to be smarter thar ther
employers Livona led from the start, and In the
homcstretch both TAral, on banquet, ana L''"o'
field on Russell went to the whip. 30 niue 'oNl"s-
ton thought he would treat the spectators 10 ciose
finish, and pulled up Lvonia. But Banquet answered
81 well to Taral's hogeng and urging that ne eo'
mn 10 Livonia, foulcd her and grabbed the race by
the foul.
II would be by far the wisest course to give 10
fbe Judges at Morris Park the powers now possessed
by the stewards. The judges do not bet ana 'hrS
watch tie races carefully Most OF the stewards 40
bet and few Of them watch any horses In any r'i'e
with any care except those upon which 'h"y De'' d"
thorough reform Is urgently needed.
Russeu ran m,serably. lie failed to get even thlrd
place BANQUET has improved greatly since the open
ing of the Brooklyn meeting. while Russell '"us'"s
by Yesterdays race. has gone of deploraDly'
Thirteen horses in the first race. Inc ia'or'e'
Lavish. ridden by Tara ran second Garrison nah
haen suffering from a small ab.cess near one OF his
eyes which was anced In the morning Bu' ne
rode stonewa In his most daslne style ana won ,he
race The finish was close. COntrDuuOh eV' '"iu
place. Lavish had bech backed heavily III two races
but had lost both.
The Mortcmer wyandotte colt. owned by the Shelf
field Stable was first choice In the betting In TWO
races al Gravesend but failed In both. On one Of
these occasions Taral rode as poor race as he mas
ridden since he first sat in saddle ibis colt was
neglected In the second YESTERDAY and long ODDS
wcre offered against him. But although bryant was
his Jockey he easily. St. Anthony, also an
outsider but ridden by Tnral, was second ana ION
Tough, pootly ridden by n'ue Coyingon was Y sht
the second and third choices ran IKE co Iin' I'VE
stage h3ses or mre and coming from the racecourso
on a hot afternoon. -, 80
pasSss pSusey 20 o %tSh1q the ha in fit Of anger
after race over, that lbs employers very prolTrS
ss not sse &c 1% Ss for FOR
down e tho Weight to E F1o. Ops IN i
s4SSsbS a was won Yn' ad
hest katie could but h: dead f s s
s s"S' them rsn 1srs '0 John T. Morris Who
watched her had s sss IN her %' SSs S in The
The fourth race was also for two-yesroids, and and
time Reports got abroad that this was the fastest test
S. %u Ss BEEN s ss1es &
rison rode him. but the colt was raw, awkward and
@ s MS not hurry gdfG him. but t0 s ?s Sn p
Easls BIRD sEV was thru Moreilo ran the vs ana
| ssa : BAYS s ss s yssr 1'''
Tho last race was Won by The av N% No sS9T
light weight but the fact that with little 10 urging b.
W iHs does not exait rammanys performance lie
skies Pcknicker q mile at Morris Park last year
I'm less than 40 and Pickncker Is wonder. II
NAV be- as some say, that Tammany is better than
salvator but Tammany must run rs many remarkable
races as salvador did before many uIfmen Will accept
that tale. Time tests are often deceptive.
The heat was not severe at Morris Park, and iho
attendance was OF considerable proportions.
DETAILS OF THE CONTESTS.
FIRST EACE-welter weight handicap sweepstakes.
for three-yesr-olds and upward, Of go each.
with 81 600 added which 500 TO second and 500 to
third. Five furiorgs. mai,
st. III.
H. Wsrnkc's en- c. Stoneneil by Stone
hss~seYSs L,;i; iis riiira1rfTsS1 II
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