New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-22
COMMENT ON TURF AFFAIRS.
HANDICAP DECLARATIONS OVERDUE
STORIES ABOUT Mr.. WTTIIERc.

tons receive them and racing officials OF The Board
OF Control the most mysterious persons on earth
The Board Of Control can do more to keep up the
public Interest In racing by appointing one man to
receive the entries and declarations OF horses In future
contests and having the made public as soon
rs possible after the entries close and che declarations
are in than by any measure which they have passed
The desire to ape English customs falls short In
this respect declarations and scratches In England
are posse received. Another reform needed
Is an official Handicapped who is not under obnsa-
tons to anybody; who will assign just weights 10
all and forever stop the Criticisms winch are ho"
so frequent among race goers.
There should be blackboard Mt the rooms 81 the
Board Of Control or IN some convenient rooms where
all tnrf news such us scratches, declarations, new
rules and orders-ln fact all news which Directly IN
forests the uublc-could he posted every day.
Charles Reed has bull stable at FaHview when
excels any building In America on breeding
establishments 1t is built Of granite and bricK. INC
o 900 acres at Fairview are now In such shape 'n''
every part OF the farm is available for breenhs P
noses Exile Is n much fner-looldng horse Una" ."
Blalse now that he shows his true propor''ons' as
he Is fully 200 pounds heavier than when In racine
condition St. Blalse is doing nicely, ard Is PET Oh
tho bovs nm the farm Long Taw looks as II ne
vcre going to race. lie never was n grass morse
Mser is as round an apple, ana Is Il uesn'oio
sire now that Yorkvile Belle Is rated as the pe''
flly OF her age Chevot Is like the famous sirc' Dun
Scotland In appearance MuSCoNS h"' NV '
n great reputation sirc but II - jack 1oyner
and Matt, Allen are right in what they say, nc
Will furnish two good to the list OF "lhherS
in 1892. ,,s
Mr. Reed met serious loss when Laggard ded
as he said that the son OF Uncas and Ounce WIS o
best horse on the farm. Several OF his mares h"'0
had premature foals but the percentage OF loss ron
that cause Is much less Mt Farview than on many
OF the farms in Kentucky. The yearlings are superior
to any previous lot bred at Fairview, 1t Is SAID p
rs usual on stock farms, the last lot Is h"as ''o
best ever bred on the place. Mr.. Reed expects '"
return to New-York next month, as the improvements
| at Fairview are nearly completed
The question so often asked, "What "o"o 10 u
II thero were no racing at Monmouth Park next sun"
MGR causes many persons to lose sleep, they worry
On much abo1t IT, 1t was settled some time ago as 10
| what would be done. Three OF the Board OF ooh'io
| tracks would have given up five days eNh ior '"o
| Monmouth stakes to be run, and the iuli '"'S ,
meeting would be finished at Jerome Park, so una. II
there were any loss It would be equally divided py uo
| . ,,h interested in the matter. How matters VIII
". arranged now that D. d. Withers Is dead VIII no'
| be known for some time.
| Mr. Withers IS naturally enough, Just now the sue
iect OF hundred pleasant little stories toIu w u'
who were associated with him in the early history y!
| the American Jockey Club and Jerome PARK one vi
these STORIES related by John Hunter, AFFORDS suh'n5
.1ample OF Mr. Wtherss marvelously accurate dio"f
|
about twenty wears ago, when Mr.. Hunter took all
active interest In the Saratoga track In twOyearo'
staLe were entered two horses belonging 10 one s'apc
| Their names were Joe Daniels and Hubbard "hen
the flag dropped Hubbard jumped away Win the ieSi
and kept IL until reaching the hall mile poie' WIEN 10
began TO drop back. Then Joe DANCES went ou' III
front and stayed there the finish. When the horses
ae to weigh IN II was found that Hubbard was several
mounds short OF weight. During the race the Weigh
no pad had slipped from under the saddle. NO" inc
racing laws OF England and America provide tnao Ill
case OF foul the horse concerned IN IT, assuming ''o
| bs e the winner shall be disqualified, and not Only
no. but all other horses running In the same race anu
| I'm the same ownership, shall likewise be disquailhed'
Joe Daniels IIubbard's stable companion, hnd woh'
sod Mr. Hunter In telling the story, and naturally
| mpposed that both houses would be disqualified Mr.
Wthcrs acted presiding Judge mt that meeuhs' anu
| went 10 him and asked what he would no. 10 lily
| amozement he gave the race TO Joe Daniels. Houi
decision IS contrary to racing law said III is hoe
u Is strictly In accord with the law replied Mt
| Withers All right, I'll bet you FIVE hundred on IT.
said III take it, answered Mr.. wthers We ngree'
to lenvc the OF the point to Admiral ous'
I was rather more astonlshed than before ~hen inc
Admiral decided the point In Mr.. 'Witherss la'or'
don't call to mind exactly what his GROUNDS
were and Mr.. wthers, when he rendered de-
cision would never discuss his reasons"
An instance OF Mr. Wltherss high sense OF fairness
|
OF the PreaEness Stable, large stockhoder IN the
Monmouth Park property and one of Mr.. Witners's
Oldest friends. :" In the carly days Mt jerome far'
the finish OH the old track was so awkwardly piacen
M an angle that mistakes and misappehenslons con-
stany arose. Tho judges and timers stands facing
each other, were situated that from the uheis
stand there was always an oblque view Of the finish.
When the finish was close. scarcely anybody Dut uF'
iudces coud tell which OF the two horses had actually
won tho race The incident refer TO occurred some
where in the late seventies. Mr. Withers ana 1lerie
IorIlard each had a colt in the Nursery stakes Mhe'
the field turned Into the stretch Lorlirds cot, ho'
and Witherss colt whose name now forget sho'
away from their field and Immediately opened gap
Of 100 feet I was presiding judge and. seeing That
| tho finish woud be close walked down the stairs OF
rho stand followed by the gentlemen associated WIN
me- and stood inside the railing "heh 'he '"o
horses. locked together, passed under the wle IL
seemed TO me that Leo had won by about four lc"eS
in other words Il nose Ny brotlcr-ludecS c'hcurrci'
Mr. Wlthcrs and Mr.. Lorllaid had stood side by sac
in the timers stand, and both were CERTAIN tilat inc
all black had won When they heard our decisioL.
they wcrc surprised but knowing the NJ
the track assumed that We were III. rs Same train. As
we stepped the PLATFORM one Oh Mr. mh,i
friends rushed excltcdy up to him % @rs won that
race and the Judges gave 1t 10 Leo ,,4eS Mr. With,
.rs toking his cigar from between his teeth IN ms
usual husty. mpctuous way What 40 you mn lad
| hy consuming the Judges thOueht my nViS
| uor hni wns wrong and they were right. Ihey
are Tho people entitled 10 know TGsy DO NncT d Hs
their decisions should not BE- qliestloheu' anc 80
.r, mt I'm their place bccalAe they arc cohpetenu \"
nh It. and do not need instructions from onlSlae VIII
Nj WtnerSs mares s, a ali over tie country. As
has been said in The Tribune the sase @ ane
uros dnirult man from whom TO purchase hor,es a.e
,,hen av was bred at Brookdale untod wealth. couiu
not secure her II Mr. wIthers fanced ier prcea.ns:
Man - IN, millionaire breeders often tired 70 sus
| on y, he fayoritcs which had tho King rom ana
cross but were never successful, and for ta
$500 shonld the breeding establishment be dl,perseu
10 al wonli ATTRACT as many breeders as the MS
taicsi Remont sale last october The question as e
.ho WIN take charge Of Monmouth Park ana WHAT Is |,
| ,a"ome Of the American turf without Mr. winners
a9itates number OF people. Many say that MS %lsi
49, iey, in the Hoard of Control. and that everything
vii 20 TO the dominion bow-wows' without MN
| Sbn Wish Is father 10 the thought with many wllI
no nd ~