New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-05
RULED OFF AT MORRIS PARk.
OWNER, JOCKEY AND HORSE IN lhoC Di'r-
ro, ro,,cu,s prcr,rIAR PERFORMANCES

TOM ToUGH's PECULIAR PERFORMANCES
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES STARTLING VICTORY.
The Chesapeake Stable. the jockey clerrco and
the horse Tom Tough were all ruled OF at MOTIFS
10 rL vesterday Stable Jockey and horse nad all
been guilty OF some queer doings at the race
tracks this year. and no satisfactory eApia"a'o',
of Tom Toughs startling changes IN lott" co"''
be conjured up. The horse has tough NAME anu
his owner or owners and his rider had proush'
serious suspicion upon themselves Apparently
the penalty visited upon Thorn all was amply JuS''
fed And vet a timid surmise might be hinted
at that II Tom Tough had been In the s'aoie vi
any one OF certain well-known owners vi race
track stock and certain well-known persons VINO
are powerful in the councils or certain racnis
assocations-if Tom Tough had been RIDDEN ny
any one OF certain jockeys who possess an IRE
s,stibe null with certain influential turfmen-then,
nerbans excuses might have been discovered Tor
the queer pranks of owner jockey and morse.
Certain well-known horses In certain "eii-kno"n
stables have been started more than once "heii
they were plainly out or condtioh that u'ey
had no chance and their owners have backed
other horses to beat their own animals But GER
tain owners and certain Jockeys can do as they
Ike on the turf and can run celebrated horses
az oueerly as Tom Tough has been run without
a word OF remonstrance from any quarter IL Is
the old old story. IL a man steals ralroau OF
a State he is likely enough to be appointed re-
ceiyer OF the stolen railroad, or to be put on the
bench of the highest court in the stolen state
But II he Is hungry and steals a mutton chop 10
the penItentiary he must go. There are Tom
Toughs in other stables besides the Chesapeake
The hackers OF favorites were not happy, for af-
ter Wah Jim had gaoped home first In the hrst
race good things bowled over in rapid
succession for the rest OF the day. Big winnings
fell TO the bookmakers. and some of them who mad
intended dropping off to-day Will now return 10
the fray with bank rolls we'll replenished
4 damp wind blew directly into the grandstand'
making a seat there anything but luxury ana
the clubhouse balcony had few occupants. Wah
Jim won the first race by four lengths, Lustre sec
ond two lengths before Sir Matthew.
In the second Helen Nichols met Glen
movne The FLY was the favorlte Her owners
sent a big commission into the ring She led for
six furlongs and then Glenmoyne joined her, and
II was at once evident that he would win. He
could have beaten the lly by two or three lengths
but Sims did not urge him and he won by neck
Helen Nichols second, six lengths before Bona
venture.
Fifteen two-year-olds ran In the third race
Armtace was MADE an n-money favorite. n
false price In large field. lie was never III
the first flight The Keene colt Assignee won In
A drive by a length. Nahma (who came down the
hill on the inner raid second, a head before
Florence.
In the Foriham Handicap that good horse Ru-
dolph was carrying I2i pounds against Sir Walter
AT los Pickncker at 81 and Kildeer at 80. AT the
difference in weight Sir Walter was the favorite
Rudolph was badly pocketcd furong from the
finish. and all were then prepared to see him
beaten but Irving pulled him back. and went up on
the outside. by doing this he must have lost at
least two lengths. yet soon as he was clear
Rudolph quickly made up the ground. and he won
under a big pull by length. Sir Walter beat
PIcknckcr by five lengths for the place. The time.
2iF.. within quarter OF a second OF the
record. - -.
Reckon was at ! TO 10 IN the nth race. Wampezo
had been brought over from Guttenburg for n
''klllng" but both were beaten They went racing
OF at the start. and for five furlongs II looked
az II they would be the only ones In the contest,
but they both died away at the end. ana Tom
Tough won by a length Victorious second, three
lengths before Wampezo. The winners race was
80 amazing an Improvement over his last previous
appearance on the opening day OF the meeting that
investigation and ruling OF the owner. jockey and
horse followed.
The last brought the best finish OF the day.
Speculation. Milf Young and Lorimer finishing as
named only heads apart. Volunteer IL. who was
the fayore, came IN NTH.