The evening world., 1893-11-25
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.
Monmouth Park People Appear
to Fear Adverse Legislation.
They Advertise Mules. Wagons and
Harness to Be Sold.
Judge Burke UGJustIy Hissed at
Gu,tenburg.

The Monmouth Park Associate ad.
vertlses for sale mules, wagons and har.
ness. 1t Is said that the advertisement
states that the Association has no fur
ther use for them This is taken as an
indication by the residents OF Monmouth
County that the Jockey Club has given
up all hope of racing again next season.
This may be the case, but 1t Is doubt.
full If the Association would despair be.
fore even the first gun had been aimed
at 1t.
1t is said in some quarters that II is
doubtful II the racing laws will be re-
pealed by the newly elected Legislators.
1t Is claimed also that 1t is for this rea-
son that the Hudson County Jockey
Club is conforming strictly to the letter
of the law in not allowing foreign book,
or mutuel machines to be operated on
their track By SO doing there Is no
chance for criticism on the part OF the
opponents of racing.
Nevertheless, 1t must be admitted that
repeal seems certain. 1t Is known that
nearly all Of the newly elected law
makers have pledged themselves to vote
Tor repeal. The race track was the is
sue of the campaign. and as the antis
seem
he room to question the result Still.
| legislators are sometimes very peculiar
and there H. no telling what next Spring
may bring forth.
Judge Burke was Kissed for his do
| cison in the fifth race Oporto and
| Ialdivar finished very close together.
and to many in the stand 1t seemed az
II the two-year-oId had won, Judge
| Burke's decisions are so uniformly ac-
curate and popular that the demonstra-
! tion was painful surprise.
The horses finished very close together.
and the testimony of impartial obser-
| Vefs, VINO were in the judges inclosure
showed that Ialdivar headed Oporto Just
under the wire. The spectators probably
| forgot that no matter at what point
they saw the finish they were viewing
the same at an angle and that in such
close finishes the man directly on the
line Is the only one competent to decide.
As to Judge Burke's competency, no one
Will raise question.
Judge Mcintyre. at Washington, also
got into hot water yesterday. He placed
Golden Valley third, when Golden VAL
has hardly had experience enough in the
stand to make him infallible. but he will
do better as he becomes more familiar
Fred Taral has a nice, soft berth for
the next two years, and no one will be
friends cali him, is very popular. The
salary Fred Is to receive from the
Messrs; Keene is no doubt large one.
tions to tempt him away from his old
employer Johnny Campbell, for between
them there are the most cordial rela-
and it will be hard task for him "a
keep at that weight. -
Joe Ripley ran In his old form yester.
day. Some fairly good ones behind him
could not make him gallop. Fitzpatrtck
only had small bet on the colt. The
race Yesterday was the last of the sea-
son for the colt. He will be taken to
Saratoga for the Winter.
The finish between the elder and
younger Doggett yesterday was anus
| ing. Sam had to dig and thump his
hardest to beat out the kid" Dick
Doggett has only been in the saddle a
year, and he has the making Of a very
good jockey.
Lexington. KY, this afternoon. He will
sell at auction next week 34S head OF
thoroughbreds. This is TattersalIs
inent turfmen and breeders IS will viii be in
attendance.
Walter B. Jennings had another mar
row escape from being killed yesterday.
Only few months ago Jennings was
thrown from his buggy and came within
an ace Of being killed, Yesterday a
nings with a knife. The keen blade cut
the turfman's neck and just missed sew
ering the jugular vein.
Dick McCann, who is the starter at
Bennings, is said to deliver an Grafton
to the jockeys Just before every race.
This is said to be one reason why the
starts have been delayed at the WASH
; ington track. Mr.. Mccain should be
given to understand that actions speaks
louder than words In this case.
S Three favorites and two heavily backed
second choices were victorious at Gut
t tenburg yesterday.
Balance ran 'airly well yesterday. and
will do to bet on before the meeting u
over.