New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-15

As remarked several weeks ago. hindsght often
lar more accurate .hai foresight, and plenty Of people
can tell now where the blundefs made 10 which they
mpue the present condition Of the turf They will
that the big tracks under the rule OF the Board OF
Control should have been mas unanimous than they
were ana should have recognized the lie tracks and
divided time with them. that there would have beei
no opposition ard clashing dates. Right they
That is just what they should have done but
constituting the racing known a, THE Board OF
Coh.ro are noted more for their than for their
wisdom Now they willing 10 do what they should
have done two ago, but the ex-"outawed" tracks
have found out can get along better
aahce with the big associations than the big bugs can with
out the and they not ponsve 10 ovcrtuTcs
OF the controllers 1t impossible that arrange
ment dividing dates be made but 1t is made II
VIII be an admission Of defeat by the big fellows That
nothing but severe punishment Of their pocket nerves cou
have extracted still such agreement would be 2ocd
thing for the best interests of the turf.
There are other things important than the avoid
ance OF clashing OF dates. the tulf is TO be re-
habhtsed in the confidence Of the American public 1t
has not that confidence 1t is fact that cannot
be truthfuy controverted that the mass Of the
regular patrons Of the turf much gamblers as
| are the bookmakers against WHOM they bet on gaia
day it Is yet possible to attract large attendance OF
the libcramnded public TO track but the task OF dong
so is daily getting harder and more diihcult WhAt
is known society has almost wholly turned its
back the American turf 1t is no longer fashionable
attend the Now. while the monetary patronage
of society may very valuable in itself. it Is the
OF patronage that Is profitable for there Is large
class OF people that is happy when able
follow Of society; to rub up against It, as
it were. The patronage OF this class is valuable, and
entirely lost the racetacks at present When
the horse shows were Madison Square Garden the
queens curled dangs OF society were a. much
a part OF the show the equine animals thousands
Of people who had only heard Of these people through
the public prints gladly paid the price OF admission
nightly 10 see with their what manner OF men
and they The managers of the horse show
took uptown and out in the open air where society
could only distance and not on It's dress
rrade and the result has been DISASTROUS to all con-
ccrned ANY theatrical worthy Of tn nam" VIII
tell YOU rold for the success OF an ai't
or play Is way Of the patronage OF society mat
assured, all the rest is easy Society VIII not paone
the turf again until there is pretty general "e''"R
ont Of the racing OF to-day and there Is more
numerous representation OF it's members among the sck
holders and racing boards OF the tracks thaA u'''
az present The personnel OF the turf today does ho'
compare all fsvOraby with that oil u"'" N'''' "-
This is another unieniable fact
The present Of betting is largely rcphSioe 'o
the distrust which the general public now view" raw
nr II does kindly to the idea OF these centre
men running horses and il d>rusts the intimacy n r
lists between many them and jockeys and trainers Inc
aggregate Of the attendance at Monmouth iar" Ast WIN
was about 20 600 people. For Vie ifiNneRe VI "7
AGAINST them forty.seven bookmakers para IN 'h' "St
,n.,nc all their expen>es $40. 200. In other |
,,o, every bookmaker the ring had to nave more IMAM
So the best every visitor 10 the track p''o'' !"
count on a cent OF profit. Now the men "h" Wy " ~
the a.
,,,o,,os =, ,,rmer. They prefer the boosmaking svs
TEN to either pool or Pars m"'u'I 'N''
csuse they do not like 10 pay percentage oi ue'
% rho game Yet IL l. far easier 10 have hoW'So
with these systems IL is with the popular one ~
e worry l,e likelihood Of the turf fegainng the com"
donce Of the general public while ho'N"'A'is " ,
like a green bay tree. IL Ia, pee" r'SP'~' =. -.
"a g.. ,oetn,.hs OF the rasca,y Ct it, turf II p''S
direct pre MUM on crookedness 90 h' WIS" ~ ! -,
-. ~ ,oorr.kers are crooked. Far from IT, p"V w
srstau &c wrong and where the fields are sila!' anu ~
betting light II Is impossible TO maxi ' ,Io. ~
non that Is the ease the bookmaker i cohP'"eu "
camille against the public his fellow booNh"N''
49, e. ,ho case the gambler very certain TO insure
bets II he can IT,, ~, A.. ,,-, and
rhrc i anoher cause the decline of the turi' anu
., - tho manner in which representatives, OF the
' y No., ,re,.od e.uocallv the formation OF
ho pond q, Control Instead Of treating mem ~ "''
and as men friendly to the sport 'h'S nave "
arc regarded with disrus OF course an o""er' ~, "
turf magnate has a right to his stable secrets '.h n
,oh,,o,nded reporter would expect him Z" di'''s' '
hui IL Is laughahle the airs sone racing W." So"
when a newspaper man inquiries aDo"' NV " VI -,
Most Of them swell like pouer pigeons a"u I'', S
know sir" 4 statement could /" "Nf"'"u "' ~
, Gresham with far less trouble than an item OF news
~ any greater importance than three lines OF sa' w.
Justify The funny part Of IT i that most Oh III ~
are Of very ordinary ability and outside oil i'''''HN W
Of very little note. The press has been eN''" %
20 them and has given them and the doin@' oil '"'"
hore snace that hundreds Of dollars day would not
pay for.
The opening race yesterday furnished ne''
n, eight of whom Lakeview was MADE tle o""'.
He had Taral to pilot him, and carried i"' '
:. ,oh,a money but he was outrun from the starr
ord came in a poor third. The winner was wa"
linn His price was liberal enough 10 sd'''S M
owner and his money went on heh0e '
showing l., ~, socord
Fourteen were announced to run IN 'ne H',''
80 h,, only six responded to the bugier
nos, call. Kingston was the favorite and Loantaka
second choice and both were heavily played me
finish found Kingston the winner with so'ne,h's
to spare If this horse holds ms bre Sbnsh~ad
Bay -. . ,,o ono,ce IN the carly
, tne oO The third race but Longdae soon sup
nante1 him as the latter had been showing sVie
erad around by almost every Jockey trainer and
,tout" on the ground. The result was VSIoiy
Co. onpdale not because he was the best noiSe
~, ~ tho race but because Of Goodae's weak hhish
Black Hawk This rider mas ab n9 yet his finish
on Black Hawk was worse than ms a'einse' n he
wondered If the judges eScuSe' HIS "o'"
St Leonards was made to chance nc, Tor c r,it
had n rather ordinary lot to beat. yet Tarai was
compelled him at the end to hW tb siar
sister Mary. who had been boldly played ior ''e
little difficulty in snRrrng thu fne betting nah yet
Was We'll supported by the friends Of her owneT
birmingham the fayorite was oea zen ,a, hn'
mile. Pop Gray, Western colt Oh iair repu'a'o"'
Arab with Coodale up, led all the way IN me
10, roce He was entered to be sold for SlDW. but
,as' one r had the courage bid him. 1T is said
e. 600 would not buy him. . ,,, 1>u,, r,,,
~ ~ has ius been issued Ii covers the racing
nm 70 and including August H. IT Is absolutely In
dispensable to racing men anu mas very 'A'se
sale.
DETAILS OF TIE RACING
r,p.r pA E-uoayy hardicap. Five fmlongs.
'- Betting.
ST. III.
n r. puIsifcrs ch. c.. Wah JIM by
iim'" 'i' tCNcriInl1 G-1 81
| T - Corn,,s H. T. Addie. 1, 1884, Doeer,D 81 Il
| ~ p O,IIara's b. h. Iskcview q, III car. 80