New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-16
CUARRELS AT MONMOUTH.
THE AIR FULL OF FIGHTS AND OF STARTLING
RUMORS OF FUTURE WARFARE.

DISCUSSIONS AMONG THE MEMBERS OF TIE
EXECUTIVE coMMITTEE-oFf1CERs OF THE
TRACK At ODDS THE HERALD's'
ACCOUNT OF CERTAIN HoSTIL-
TIEs-EAMAPo WON THE
OMNIBUS STAKES.
Racing at Monmouth Park has rough anu
stormy career It's course is fretted by many Jars
erd much friction. If we may believe striK-
ing article published in THE New-York Heraiu
,,.s,.rdav (snd 1.-The Herald" is well known to be
faithful and accurate as well as brilliant in its re-
uorts of racing affairs, the two partners IN one
of the most conspicuous influential ana ceiepra.oV
racing stables In America had grievous laihs
out in the paddock at Monmouth Park on Monday.
II aeems almost incredible that David Gideon anu
John DAILY. of the most peaceable' good-naturea
and benevolent of turfmen who can be discovered
by patient search throughout the grounds OF MOI"
mouth Park should ever engage in quarrel YET
1.-THE Herald" says that they did have hea'eu
and bitter quarrel and almost came to blows.
II must be that peculiar poison In the ar a'
Monmouth Park this season irrtates and hhai''es
the passions Of people who are usually amaDie anu
.a1,nd hearted Who could have imagined rev
months ago that John A. Norris, whose heart mas
been % full of love for his felow-men since HIS
childhood that he built up huge institution at New
,0faeans intended to relieve them OF the worry
and anxiety Of caring for their prcperty-who couid
have imagined that the phlanthropic Mr.. Motifs
could become embittered and enVehoHeu !"
a short time that he would pursue newspaper writ
ors with relentless enmty because they ola io'
write articles which pleased him? Who could nave
thouSht Il possible that the meek. sympathetic anu
tender ssuled Alfred +. Walcott could be exclteu
70 q similar fury of hostility against turf writers
Philip j. Dwyer has had good fortune enough IA
HE career to feel at peace with all mahAiho' anu
to refuse to take any part in warfare against '"e
press Michael +. Dwyer is plunger ana oueh' ~
sereneIy over his big bets and not be stir
ring up strife against the newspapers Lucieh ~
Appieby ought TO be grateful to every newspaper
in pNew-York The newspapers were not cohtihu-
ally urging the police to sack and pillage Mr. Apple
by's notorious faro-bank at No 1s broadway IN
the many years during which Mr.. Appleby suave-
~ and sraciously guarded the gates of that far
famed depository for the funds OF the victims OF
faro and roulette. The newspapers or New-forK
quietly ignored Mr.. Appleby and his game during
most of the time when he managed SS and let MIN
severely alone. They could have made him very
uncomfortable by giving him too much publicity,
but they raised no clamorous and ceaseless outcry
against S1S, and the NewYork police who were
very fond of Mr. Appleby. since he was known to
be a munfcent contributor for the benefit of needy
members of the police force. left him undisturbed
as rule. Mr. Appeby ought, then, to be thankful
TO the mercfui newspapers we'll as to the benig-
nant Police Department But that poisonous ele-
mont In the Monmouth Park air seems to have
turned all the generous juices OF Mr. Appebys
lusty person to gall. and he. too is infuriated
against the press.
Richard Croker is not a member Of the Exeou-
tive Committee of Monmouth Park. but he Is
veneratsd and feared at Long Branch az elsewhere
John A. Morris appears to be the Jupiter OF Mon
mouth, and every one trembles at his noa In
(the ancient mythology Jupiter was nominany the
ruler of the universe but even Jupiter was afraid
T,no Mr. In fba Hrpn NJ Inn
In the new Olympus at Monmouth Alfred H.
Norris and the Dwyer brothers may be con-
sidered the Fates. while Wyndhah Walden
and George Forbes may be ranked among
the Furies. P. s. Donovan was the Gorgon.
but he Is now locked up at Freehold. L. o. APP
pl6by may be looked upon the Mercury since
that himble and smooth-spoken deity was the
patron Of all games Of chance Mr.. Walcott as
the owner Of that diabolical horse, Dablo, may
wear the gloomy crown of Pluto. although Mon
mouth is than Hades, In that 1t is not
even paved with good intentions. Caterer McGrath
Is Che light-footed Hebe of the Monmouth mytho-
ogy. j. ]. McCaferty is believed to do a great
dead Of subterranean work. Call him Vulcan then
The black waters of the betting ring which en-
gulf many unhappy head may be likened TO the
sombre tides OF StyX and Acheron. The book
makers may play the parts of fauns and satyrs.
but Charon, the antique undertaken, has troops Of
successors who ferry lost souls TO misery and
pain by offering fantastic odds against dead horses
As to Venuses not NEUROLOGICAL but actual, the
womens walk In the grandstand is full of them.
To return to Mr.. Croker for moment. The
autocrat of Tammany Hall has almost unbounded
influence with the Executive Committee Is he not
contented to be the absolute ruler of this mighty
city, and great power in State and National
politics. and to refrain from encouraging the
wtless Executive Committee of Monmouth
open upon the newspapers?
AS already noted some malign influence of pc
cuar intensity must prevail in the air at Mon
mouth, and influence formerly peaceful people to
explosions of volcanic wrath. This influence,
something else has set the so-called brains of the
members of the Executive Committee on fire, and
has provoked them to quarreng. not only with
the newspapers. but also among themselves. 1t is
well known that the members of the Executive
Committee and the officials of Monmouth Park are
by no means happy family Differences and dis.
sensions fast and furious among them They
are disappointed disguised and enraged over their
reverses and the results Of their amazing.
folly.
Is it not possible for the Monmouth Park man.
ayers to purify the air at the racecourse? Perhaps
they could persuade our Tammany city officials to
lend them Woof purifying machine similar 70
those which Tammany is using for the pretended
purpose Of purifying the Croton water. If this
'electrolyss'' and saltwater mixture can really
purify the Croton why not try to purify Tammany
Hall with 1t? And try it next at Monmouth Park?
If it can really purify anything, perhaps 1t might
purify the wits of the Monmouth Park Executive
Committee. Perhaps it might cleanse the committee
of bad blood and bitterness. Possibly 1t might pre-.
vent another murder like that which F. S. Dono-
van committed Perhaps it might do away with all
such quarrels that which The Herald" at
tributes to John Daily and David Gideon. 1t is
gratifying to that THE Herald writer has
proper appreciation of the diplomatic and con-
ciliatory powers of John Kelly. lie has delicate
tact, so cordial sympathy, so agreeable manners
so genuine good will, and so many interesting and
odu rah In mi sf
bitter enemies. If any one can. But even a turf
dipiomatist of John Kellys art and skill could do
nothing with stubborn, reckless and hot-headed
q body as the Executive Committee of Monmouth