New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-05
MARvELs OF MONMOUTH.
THEY AsroUND THE NEWSPAPERS OF NEW
WORK CITY.

DIVERS DESERVING THE SINKING SHIP.
The Executive Committee Of Monmouth Park found
some interesting reading in the newspapers Yesterday
"The New-York Herald" put the following heads on
its racing column: Too fragrant for the judges.
Strange change Of form results In Macintosh and his
people being ruled of. And Arab escapes scot free
George Torbes's geldng indulges in more of his
vagaries at Monmouth Park"
In its racing article The HERALD used the follow
ing language:
.Mackintosh. the horse; Mason the jockey. and T.
barrett the owner.trainer, ruled on' Such
the in stentoan tones made by one
judges Monmouth Park yesterday. His auditors
waited expectantly in anticipation OF other
the effect that Arab the horse. ana g. Forbes, his
owner, and Eselle. the and G. j. Kelly her
are henceforth IL they had never been. Both Arab
and Macintosh won yesterday. The in spite Of
the that Monday he could either
Es,e Cactus; the other presumably because he had
started is TO Tuesday and beaten on behind
Wormser, Balance and Tiny Tim.
II Mackntosh's upheaval of form warranted such
measures then certainly Arabs long and continued
eccentrcie deserve that he should be forever banished
II only on the grounds Of being a horse possessed.
Arabs vAsaries have long been the subject of criticism
exceedingly sultry nature and If the judges hold
George Forbess good in esteem. his sake II no
one else's they should take steps prevent recur.
renee Of ncomprehensibe antics OF such animal
Morris Park besuled his oft forgivins
that Bergen regarded having pulled him. Why
Because only beaten margin in his next
race and then three quarters Of mile heat
in phenomenal time. But then Arab is the product of
Retrbuton
1t was in the Passaic Stakes that Arab cacu
lations and in the contest that Esele re-
fused 10 raise q gallop One Arab at time is quite
enough. but If Estee is going to indulge in the same
.topsey turveydom' the judges will be sent to pre-
mature grave the public will become avng manacs ana
the handicappers will suffer from softenng OF the BRAIN
1.-THE New-York World used the following expires
sions In commenting upon the performances OF Thurs
day:
Upon this peaceful scene burst yesterday regu'
lar old tornado OF queer racing shrieking, howing m
pest Of of.colored performances.
The extraordinary reversals in form shown m the Pas
sale Handicap the amazing defeat Of Estele and the still
more amazing victory Arab caused mild panic In the
randand but when Macintosh, who had run nitn thee
DAYS ago and other bad ones and was pesen
nearly sixteenth Of mile defeated Red Banner May
Win Chief Justice and Others the regulars fairy gaspeu
T. Barrett the supposed owner OF Macintosh was caeo
I'd before Executive Committee and after nearing MN
explain all about how Macintosh could not run IN ue
mud the committee promptly ruled him on together win
hi, horse and the bow Mason rode Macintosh In his
previous Mason enjoys the rare distinction o
been ruled OF race;raoks on two successive uass o
Was ruled of Saratoga Wednesday Barrett " COURSE
comes from Canada.
aThe New York Times" denounced the failure OF
the Judges and the officials Of Monmouth Park 10 act
in the Arab Eselle matter and exposed the way In
which affairs are carried at Monmouth In these
DAYS In its usual vigorous, emphatic and earnest man
ner In treating Of racing topics II made use OF the
strongest language OF condemnation In referring 10
the state OF things at Monmouth. and In censunns
the Judges and officials for their omission to DO any
thing TO punish George Forbes, the owner OF Arab
anc other owners and trainers whose horses nave
been running in an unsatisfactory manner
.Tne NewYork SUM-" in It's racing article. remarked
that Esteue and Arab exhibited marvellous change
OF form from previous performances. IT declared
that the Passac Stakes puzznng affair." to say
, nd ddeA hat
formances deserved TO be and was the favonte In
the betting but Addie Chesapeake. Knglet ana wal
colt also came in for lot Of support, while Afao
was the medium for plunge. despite tue TACT tha'
Cactus and Estelle, both concedng him weight gave
him a dsgraceful beating at seven furlongs on Mon
dav last Later In the article The sun says that
Reif. who rode Estelle and had a whip but did not
use It, contented himself with kicking the mare IN
the ribs with his heels that were barren OF spurs
In another place the turf artc OF The sun chaac'er
ICES Arab as the "ttle joker This horse has been one
Of the sangest little okers ever seen on the tur1 OF any
country lie has been notorious an In and-outer
and as peculiar animal In his exploits as American
racegoers the racegoers OF any other country ever
looked upon. .
In is racing article 1.-THE New-York Recorder
declared that the result Of the Passac STAKES was
about as weird as anything seen on racecourse TINS
season, II said further that Arabs running. when
COMPARED with his poor last TO Cactus and Esteue
on Monday, made the form-payers gasp for BREATH
While the performance OF Estee, favorite at TO D.
was simply appalling Later in the article =" The
Recorder expressed itself in this way THE Pa'roi
Judge reported Estee's running as u want Oh ohcid
Investigation. but action was TAKEN
THE Press, of this city, in referring to the ruhng
off NJ Barrett the alleged Owner OF the colt Mack IL
tos5, made this foIcibe statement; = AS u"i 'ie
Judgment Of the stewards be correct, they should
have gone further and ruled of the owner OF the morse
himself. very welknown boOkmaker. ana VINO
,bo i~ipa1 frondnlpnf
In regard TO the peculiar record OF Arap' Inc
Press used the following language:
Iu.t why the stewards Of the meeting did not go
further and inquire the racing OF Arab IS maef
hest known themselves. 1t certainly cannot DC De
cause IL was deserving Of notice No horse on 'ne
,,t ,his year has been q notorious in ana outer
Ne is a stake horse one day and dray morse Ie heN'
a-d yet, apparently, everything goes WIN MIN. w.
day he had Penn up, and he won very hahuhS. ''''
Penn could not ride gracefully in horse car ou' 80
very GOOD Is Arab taa his owner and the exceedingly
Influential Of who are behind him rae rem
frequently land big stakes. 1t If aso "or'"S y,
comment that wins except when ne Is wen
lacked and he is only backed rule when on previous
form has license lie played UnquesuohaoH
the performance Of Macintosh not one bit worse
than was Arabs Estce in this race. which Arao
won ran disgutngy but there Is this to be SAID aoou'
her that she always disreputabe jade, scarcely
ever running than two races alike in season
The Morning Journal In It's principal head re-
ferred to the queer change OF form among horses
at Monmouth Park. In Its article IL eXIresSeu
itself in this way
The glamour Of the sport however. was killed by inc
startling IMPROVEMENT the running OF several horses
and the Indifferent way which others were handed
II seldom that done boldly as they were
Yesterday and the ruling of Of Tom Barrett and inc
co, Mackntosh il really but minor part OF the punish
nent that should be meted q't'
The crowd were in their comment OF .nc
change IN form shown b. Arab Estelle ana coupie
more Of those that during the AFTERNOON" ~ -,
Of their remarks would have hardly been pie"''"s "
the gentlemen who occupy the judges st"nd.
urba ve,y Work. Evening POST Yesterday printed