New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-28
RACING WITH SMALL FIELDS
MANY WITHDRAWALS AT GRAvEsEND.
BETTING LIGHT AND BooKMAKERs GRuMBL1NG

BETTING LIGHT AND BOOkMAhEho I'M ""hiN'
-GRAMPIAN SURPRISES THE SPECTATORS.
long list Of scratches at Gravesend yesterday
reduced the fields scanty size. Inc 'otdi huih-
Der of starters in the six races was twehty-iour'
an average OF four TO a race This caused ex-
tremely light betting and bitter complaints from
the bookmakers. some OF whom IN inc nrs' 'i'ree
races did not offer odds at all. but looked on ldy
All but Kentigerna and Potentate were taken
out of the first race. The two ran head anu iedu
up 10 the last few jumps. hentigerha WON py
neck. -,
With Banquet. Diablo and Hume scratcheu IN INC
second race Rudolph had only Stockton and fldeho
ia heat He ran under a pull the entire distance
winning by a head. Irving purposeY drawing INC
finish fine. Fidelio second. twenty lengths oe
fore stockton Why was Stockton s'arteu' ~ ioo'
the public? " .,
The third race another one-sded affair
sirocco Annie Bishop and Hiram being the only
starters Sirocco of course. was prohloitNe
favorite while Hiram wholly without lrlehuS'
Srocco led all the way, and won IN ealop oS
four lengths Annie Bishop second eight lehs 'ns p
fore Hiram. Why Hiram started! 10 looi '"o
public?
A handicap for ee-year-olds came next ana
This furnished some fair betting and a lively race
Prince George carried the highest weight IL
pounds and few heavy spectators thought nm
capable of carrying this impost to victory ohat
rnion was the favorite at to .. At the nnlsh
Prince George had things all his own way whhi"s
easily by length, Herald second a head oeiore
Coouette on whom Carter waited tribe 100 lohs
The fifth race was for maiden two-year-oius' anu
it presented the surprise of the meeting "idi
pian who was backed down from loo 10 ~ u l.
leading throughout the journey and winning by
scant length from Gordius who to favor
ife Big Mid another of the outside division was
third only beaten a head by Gordius Inc JuuseS
called up Irving. who had ridden Gordus anu
cautioned him in regard to foul riding. The Mamie
H. FLY was badly nterfered with at the cluohouSe
turn and the Judges blamed Irving for thlS'
Michael was nj first the favorite for the sixth
race but at post time his price had gone back TO
TO . The Ironmaster in the mean time was Dacheu
down from to l to II to D. Diablo was wen sup,
ported but he tired badly in the final strideS anu
The Ironmaster by length; Terrlher' poorly
ridden second, a head before Diabo
-Philip J. Dwyer is the president of the brooklyn
Jockey club. He is also a member OF the EAecu-
tive Committee of the Monmouth Park Assocla-
,ion and of the crumbng and decaying Board OF
control At Monmouth Park, "A member of the
Executive Committee. Mr.. Dwyer betrayed an
acute senstiveness as to criticisms of the racing
His voice was loud for war and Tor the excursion
Of navvsnancr men who expressed the opinion that
certain races were not honestly run, ana tha' ule
racing at Monmouth i'arN resembled rouiet'e a
change seems to nave come over MI DWyer ;
,ruccn,ent temper since the meeting of the Brook
lvn Jockey Club began Only "A few days ago d
certain newspaper writer made the blunt ana urec'
charge that the hackers OF certain horse were
.brazenly defrauded" by the decision Of the judges
al the Brooklyn Jockey club meeting because the
Judges gave the race to another horse Neither
Mr. DIVER nor the Brooklyn Jockey club nor the
Board of Control has apparently taken any houce
of this appalling accusation Possibly the TACT
that the charge was made IN print ny h lhany
again and who may be able to stir up great uea Oh
trouble in regard TO the Ives P95 ac' to a do With
the apathy of Mr.. Dwyer and the Brooklyn JOCKEY
Club and the judges and the Board oil Coh"oi III
MI Many readers of Daily America were amazed
and heyildered upon reading the following para
graphs in its most conspicuous turf column yes
terday: .
version Before the races began the English chan-
pion boxer was attended by following court OF
maybe 200 persons gazing with ardent nero WorsnP
mon his magnificent torso and artistcaly disposed
hat When business had begun In the ring me Gout
of eagerly gazing individuals indicated that muscle
was dominating brain. .s, u.,a
COMPOSED %po Of John A. Morris. Ike rhSmPson John
MccaeTty ana ana r rnr had that John Mccaery
was going to buy Morris Park. another that MI:
Az the Morris PARK Clubhouse But after all, it
seems that they were only arguing anout .e ,i
persons so distinguished in their various lines as
the quartet named
Racing men generally had supposed that DAILY
America" was altogether too devoted and Jealous
an adrnirer and supporter of the racing authorities
Of the turf TO indulge in any such sarcasm and
irony as that just quoted. They rubbed their eyes
as they gazed in establishment and alarm at this
irreyerent trihing with names of dgnitarles. II
is well known that the mighty magnets OF the tutl
and the prZe-ring do not relish any such cutting
satire as this They do not appreciate pasqulhdueS
and quips and gibes at their expense are not az an
acceDtabe to their tastes. These are very foIlnlda
BILE persons whose names the writer IN DAILY
America is taking in vain Is he Trying 10 get
himself ruled off the turf?
Later in his article he accuses Doggeu ana no
Lambey of giving weird and ghastly display OF
bad iockeyship.'' Well, well. Is nothing held
sacred among these turf-wrters? Why at TINS rate
some one of them will be trying 10 find out some day
why Sims has been losing so many races IN MS
career as n Jockey when he rode strong iavortes
That would be a highly amusing and possibly fruit
full inquiry. -. ~, -. =, ~
j. Mclaughlin has bought Wah Jim from ID, +;
Pulsifer The price paid is said TO be $1,000 'Dr.
Ring of Injection fame, now owns Best Brand;
$500 was the inducement for D. W. Rogers 10 part
with him.