New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-29
LAST DAY AT Ora VESEND
CLOSE OF A TIRESOME MEETING.

RACING MEN GLAD TO LEAVE THE PLACE-FAlL'
URE OF THE EFFORT TO GAG THE PRESS.
The efforts of the Executive Committee Of the
Monmouth Park Association. aided and abetted py
the Board of Control, to gag the PRESS
and to stop truth-telling in regard 10 .he
turf have not been prodigiously successful
The New-Yo newspapers continue TO criucise 'he
blunders of racing officials and the metnods Oh
Jockey clubs as freely and with as much visor as
they used before the policy Of ruling or newspaper
writer's who were disked by the managers OH
account of their frankness was entered upon d.
Monmouth THE New-YorK Herald" in comment
ing on Wednesdays racing at the Brooklyn '0cNe!
Clubs track. used the following phrases
THE first three races had such a cu'-and-dried
aprsarance that bookmakers resorted to the debas-
inc system of betting over and under time ms
Is reducing the sport to the level Of shell game
or the favorte pastime among street ARABS "h'on
Is known az craps
This Is even moro serious than comparing RACING
nj Monmouth Park to roulette-the principal ohehce
for which one turf-writer was ruled OH 1T "io"-
mouth. Roulette is game of chance IL IL ,rue. d
Gambling game but the SHELF game Is swindlhg
pure and simple Do the Dryers ana inc Dod'"
of Control intend TO rule off the writer VINO SUE
gests that the bookmakers arc reducing 'he spo'
far below the level OF roulette. even 70 the lever o
the SHELF game? -,
The Herald says further: 1.-THE present era OF
r.on I. based entirely on sentiment-the sentiment
Of grabbing money ,,n T.,
Later in It's racing article Ihe he'a"' :"
referring to the handicap at mile ana quarter
saws: Speculation was chiefly conilhed 10 oNe'
and under time or as heard IL uuDo'" '''
sweat game to-, -,
Monmouth Park and the Board of Control tolerate
such dsrespectful criticisms as THESE OF Will an
other heroic effort he made TO gag the newspapers
In it's turf article. written by that forciDe anu
brilliant racing expert. j. j. f-akihs' ""o'e ny -
10 marked by exceptional finish and grace az wen
&c ,,yor .Tbe New-York World used this IAN
,paos in regard TO Racelands in-and-out running
AT the meeting OF the Brooklyn JOCKEY CIuo
| "Raceand's performances would assurediy nave
caused the most searching inquiry IL any one e's'
had owned him. ,
Michael F. Dwyer is the owner or Raceiahu.
Small fields and light attendance marker inc
o,os. NJ .hs meeting at Gravesend yesterday
S,oneneu was heavily backed for the opening
affair his owner leading the plunge on him. lie
had no difficulty In winning by neck fedeS-
trian second six lengths before lddesieigh'
Foctotum captured the second race under a pull
by Two lengths, Pirate Chiel secohu' "iee ''e'
before Torchbearer.
Tho SnecuIation Stakes went to Raceland, VINO
had only lo7 pounds carry. lie was an easy WIN
ner by three lengths, the CLIO colt secoho wv
lengths before Now or Never Sims dd not rush
sce,and to the front as he did the other day when
| Sir Walter beat him, Dpt ~aiteu VIII" i''' " '
able time That Is the proper way 10 rlde Race
| land But when Sir Walter won Racelands owner
| Is said 10 have been punging on Sir walter.
In the Fulton Handicap for three-year-olds Sir
Walter WAS the favorite and winner. lie took the
| lead early and held It, He won easing up by over
| a length. Ramapo was second head beIorc 'leh-
| moyne. -. - IA. -,
| Armitage In the fifth race was made an odds-1n
| favorite He ran fairly, but st. Pat beat MN Dy
an open length. Economist was third a length
| lanes McIaughlins new purchase, Wah Jim
| won the sixth race with plenty IN hand by three
lengths, Chesapeake second, heau before iis'ess'