The evening world., 1894-08-30
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

The action OF the Jockey Club in re-
fusing a license to the Franklin Park,
Mass. track was unquestionably proper.
The Jockey Club should discourage all
such mushroom meetings as these.
which are obviously run as money
making ventures, and not from any
healthful desire to further the best in
terests OF the turf. The Parkway meet
ing was one of these money making
affairs, and its management did not ht ST.
tate to get the money in ways that were
hardly legitimate. The fact that 1t was
held under the auspices Of a reputable
association no doubt led the Jockey Club
into granting a license. Future meetings
held under the same management should
be frowned upon by every lover of hon
est sport. 1t is not likely that any
license will be granted to Parkway In
the future.
Have you given up your hght?' asked
the Eriier Of Peter lie h Lacy yssisrday
will never give up fighting the race
tracks until the breath leaves my body,
III stop them next Spring. II have to
organize an army and clear the grounds
by force. am waiting now for deci,,
sion from the Court of Appeals. and
don't believe that they wli uphold the
race tracks might better have let the
! pool-rooms alone for the mushroom
| tracks that are springing up near thu
city are doing, more harm than pool
| rooms ever did.
Why Michael +. Dwyer should hav,
been blamed for all the trouble that 90
| CURED after the dead heat between Dor
! AiunZo and Strathmaath yesterday II
beyond comprehensi ion. Mr.. Dwyer sim
ply wanted a decision In the matter, al
would ninety-nine men out OF hundret
had they bet on Don Alonzo. The rules ex
plicity state thar dead heat must b
run on, unless the owners can agree L
dNide. Greeu Morris stubbornly refuse
to ran, of and sent Strathmeath ava,
claimed the. stakes. then, nut he gener
ousiy waived his privilege and agreed I
divide. He quit a heavy loser, and wa
toasted numerically because he tired t
. save his money.
Soup Perkins. 4. clayton or Grim
could have won easily with Redskin yes
terday. Why do ownrrs nut up boy
Ike II. Doggett when hrst-class rider
are available?
The reports that the Messrs. Keen
and Billy Lakeland are at loggerhead
annoy both owners and trainer. LAKE
land says there is no truth in the stoT,
? Nevertheless. 1t is believed that LAX,
4 land will quit at the end OF the sea
E son, and get together another string {
. his own
Sims rode Cleaning Just the way
beat her yesterday, She always run
better when allowed to rate along freel
J in front.
Id Alix will start against her record
n: the Galesburg, ILL.,, meeting next mont
20
r, Eugene Leigh is very fortunate in ha'
r. ing his horses in such good shape I'll
records made by Ducat and clifford WI
add considerably to their value ON Sa
urday. II - pity that there Is a dou
ABOUT Clinord's record, but that the pc
70 formance was grand one there can |
In no doubt.
si Strathmeath and Hume were extrao
IL binary surprises yesterday. Meth
i could run fast enough to keep warm
" Saratoga.
1t Ralph Wilkes, in the Charter o.
he stakes, yesterday trotted mile in 2.l0 8
to which Is the best on record for the stake
'of RALPH Wilkes will be seen at Fleetwo,
,s very shortly.
IL Coquette' win do to watch. She rar
no good race yesterday. but seemed a tri
.l.-ait. IL