New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-11
FELL AGAIN.
THIS TINE AJAX LAID HIM LOW.
COME PULLING NDING-ALL SIX OF THE
FAyoRITEs DEFEATED.

e,,ce the close OF the Civil War many rich Amer
,s have started racing stables. not with the en-
,ecation Of making profit out oil racing, out WIN
~. desire Of recreation. entertainment and excite
r, I. is true. In these days. that the great ma
,-,,v Of American owners OF running stock Is MADE
:. mon who are greedy o. gain, aud large per
snrsro Of this majority is composed Of persons who
nav. no other means OF livelihood except their turf
on,crprses But 1t not always healthier
,,d loftier standard formerly conspicuous on the
Ser, and wealthy Americans bought and bred racers
h M more expectation OF increasing their fortunes
TO such undertakings than people fond OF yachuhs
lave of amassng pelf through their interest In that
mort some men OF wealth, who race for the pleasure
90 and are conented If they cover their outlay
-, ,h. s.akes and purses which they win and by the
nccess wagers that they make. still remain on the
,rrf although the number is not large "en'ieheh
= this sort are frequently imposed upon msieu anu
aoceivcd The more liberal they may be- the more
money they may spend In Trying 10 eo' ~
Loaf horses, the best trainers ana ue oo''
,octevs the more numerous and the more rapa-
lions are the combinations and conspiracies formed
90 delude and to plumber them. In some
cases they are induced by false representations u
nav rdlculously extravagant prices Tor horSes VI
,,,,le yalue Or they are HOODWINKED as 10 lhe 0""i
, The records and the loyalty OF trainers ana
,ockevs who are foistcd upon them. James H.
In is TOO sharp eyed shrewd too vigilan' 10 %
"A
Watches every one who is On his stable payroll ~
,a. HOSES himself with the most searching
cri;iny he is master of every detail In Ills STAPLE
y he engages Jockey 10 ride and discovers tha' '"c
Jockey is disoyal and reacherous Mr. heehe gives
him short shrift. But there are lew rch o"icia
a. acute and az alert Mr.. Keene Is lie pays hp
rally for faithful and loyal service and he Is quick
., dstect and drive out drOnes sluggards and trick
sters. lie knows what he wants on the turf ana ne
cxocts that 10 which ne IS entitled. An excellent
,omple he sets 10 less vigilant ard painstalng en
poyers. ,,.- .,,o.
Dut everybody familiar with the turf knows 'nS'
certain wealthy men have been imposed upon ue'
luded and delrauded for years III 'he most
manner and on an extensive scale. by persons III
ubon they have put faith aud "hom
,hsv have rewarded literally for what THESE
deceived and betray ed employers fondly ancieu was
faithful service These owners nave peeh hiiSie'
into paving startling amounts for worthless horses
ihay have been persuaded 10 employ AT hsh s"ldi''
unfaithful trainers ard jockeys who have been guilty
repoatedy OF the grossest treachery. These uhsus-
pcioas aud horsighted rfmen nave been ouueu
iv bordes OF parasites, who have fattened on their
bounty but who have not hesitated to sacrihce 'he
inter SIS OF their patrons. II l. not h'c's'a'S ~
name these amiable easy going and credulous gehie
men who have been plundered SO Freely anu 81
boldly for years. People who have made themselves
,horoughly acquainted with turf affairs know who
ON the cap unless 1t fits The most amazing feature
Of the whole complication is the failure OF the We
tins 10 suspect how seriously they have been neeceo
What is clear TO one else Is hidden nom 'eh
20 they dll themselves into fancied security Tree
from all knowledge the tricks that are prac'seu
uIon them. II they ever discover how they nave
been duped and fooled. the discovery Will ineV'apy
be- most Notifying and CALLING to their pride
The Monmouth Park Association offered an enticing
pngramme Yesterday and the weather was oehgh'
full without excessive heat. Refreshing breezes were
blowing from the water throughout the journey 10
and from the track. But the attendance was not
large even for a Monday. The financial stringency
which Is so prevalent and serious has been most
c1avev intensified among admirers Of racing by the
successive defeats OF the popular favorites In the
Bro klyn Metropolitan suburban and Fourth OF July
handicaps In the American Derby in the Realization
and In other celebrated stakes But there Were more
disasters In store for the hackers of public form, OF
reason and consistency in racing. All SIX OF the
favontes were defeated and Lamplghter once again
covered bis apoogsts and advocates with shame and
confusion. The result Of the Ocean Stakes displeased
and disguised most OF the people present Just as the
result OF every other Ct the important races Just
mentioned has dspeased and disguised the great
majority OF the spectators. 1t Is remarkable series
Ct condolences that SIMS the regular stabl" jockey
has ridden Lamplgter TO defeat in the Brooklyn the
Suburban and the Fourth OF July handicaps, and In
the ocean Stakes and that the horse In every one OF
these a strong favorite In the betting
Every body knows that Herre Lorillard is on the
turf 10 win races-not 10 lose them; that his horses
arc always out 20 win and that he always wants
them 10 WIN Then II Is clear that IL would be
jndiciyus for him TO get some other Jockey than
sims TO ride Lamplighter. The repeated defeats OF
this popular horse certainly the most popular horse
In America last August when he the Champion
Stakes and through the autumn have dealt damaging
blows at the prosperity Of racing In the East.
hen he Bard
stake after stake, race after race. when he was rid
den by sam Fisher. II took long time 10 convince
A. J. Csssatt, the owner Of the Bard, that Fisher
could not do the colt justice. Finally he was con
WINGED, and he engaged Hayward, then in the prime
Of his powers to ride the colt. The Bard instantly
showed gratifying improvement. and became one OF
the most successful three yearods ever seen in this
country. II Mr.. Loriard can get Taral TO ride Lamp
lighter he would be gratifed Immediately by a vast
Improvement In the colt. There other Jockeys
beside Taral who ride Lamplghter effectively
than sims can unless we are TO conclude that his
temper has been soured, and he has been made
suky rogue by his repeated defeats with Jockey on
hi, back who has ridden him so poorly this year
1t that Sims rode Lamplghter in the Champion
stakes last August, when he a brilliant triumph
running the mile and half in 80 "a But Lamp
lighter not the favorte for the Champion and
Sims at that time more careful OF his reputation
for spotless and skful tockeyshp than he has been
In some races since. This season he has been ac
cused than once OF crossing horses In races and
so interfering with them that the Interference
was plainly foul riding. He has been
fined 800 for insulting j. b. Dyer. and
he got into a fight in the Jockeys room with Nc
Dermott His riding yesterday was peculiar. Ajax
set the pace and took the lead. 1t the obvious
duty OF sims TO keep Iamplighter close TO Ajax
all the way as 1t was possible to keep him. But at
the turn furthest from the judges, furthest
from the owner of Lampghter and furtbest
from the spectators, he allowed Ajax to shoot
away and get lead OF four lengths Again, in
entering the homestretch sims let Lamplghter lose
ground that ought not to have been lost. The
excuse made the jockey is that the horse tried to