The evening world., 1894-06-25
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

1t will be officially decided to-day that
there will be no meeting at Morris Park
on July 4. The Evening World" an
nounced the fact on Saturday. and two
gentlemen very much interested in the
proposed meeting took pains to deny
that any conclusion had been reached.
The writer's informant is good authority,
however. and 1t Is nearly certain that
there Will be no racing over the hill on
Independence Day. The whole thing was
cold game OF blum to induce the Coney
Island Jockey Club to give up a certain
percentage OF its earnings on July to
the, brooklyn and New York Jockey
Clubs. Although certain members of the
any such demand had been made. 1t was
learned that the thing had been hinted
at by the projectors of the Morris Park
meeting. 1t is matter OF some surprise
exist In behalf of the best interests of
the turf, did not step in and put an end
to this most unseemly display of
avarice., The talk that the Jockey Club
cock. II the Jockey Club had declared
that the meeting would work harm to
the turf. that would have ended the
AFFAIR. The Jockey Club. however. has
fondness for dollars The rake-or from
the Morris Park meeting, had 1t been
held, would have netted enough money
to buy several cases of choice stock, not
to mention many boxes of fragrant
Havanas Possibly this was the reason
for non-interference.
Again the East has tried for the Amer
!, an Derby and again a Western colt,
despised because OF the glamor sur
loped away with the prize. The only
consolation tnat the East has Is that Its
best representative. Domino, was not In
condition. He had bruised his heel
1t does seem the acme OF folly to give a
horse a long railroad journey n couple Of
days before the race. The change of
scenery. water and the worry of the
out out '" Of horse @ Boundiess won the
Derby last year easily. He came
East for the Realization and
was badly beaten by inferior horses
but was kept here weeks until fully
acclimated. It is a good bet that II
Rey Ell Santa Anita is sent on here fol
the Realization he will be beaten. The
Realization is not run until July 7, anc
there ia fair chance OF his becoming
acclimated before the race is run. 1t Is
to be hoped that the colt will be sen
on for this rich prize. Senator Grady
/ Matt Byrnes. HUrnplpe, pohbins anc
other good ones will meet him.
! A despatch from San Francisco says
/ that l.. j. Baldwin was at the Mid-Win
| ter Fair grounds Saturday, when h,
heard OF the victory OF his colt.
Il see that Rey El Santa Anita woI
| the Derby remarked gentleman Il
NO. he did not" replied Baldwin
who thought his friend was joking.
I'm bet you a hundred against one,
was the quick reply.
Il will have 10 take that het," re
tOrted the owner of Rey I'll Santp Anita
So 1t cost MIR. Baldwin a big America
dollar to find out about the trump
stakes and bets he has n regrets.
Mr.. Baldwin had up 500 against Sg0,oH
"Fifty thousand dollars would not hu
/ Rey III Santa Anita" said MIR. Baliwi
last night. "Of course, | was a Nttl
bit surprised to win, as ! had read Z,
much about Domino and senator GRADY
] knew ] had n slaShlng good colt an
wouldn't have bet 500"
a short time asu polo club wa
formed N Ottawa, Ont, by Young societ
men, Forty ponies were imported froI
the Nor invest, and for three weeks IraC
tee has been held daily. The FIRST mate
was t. haNc taken place tomorrow after
noon hut the Society for the PreveutIo
ofCrucltyt to Animals informed the play er
would be summoned before police ma
glstrate. The players say they will g
on with the game. a curious feature {
the trouble hS that Gen. Herbert, Con-
mandar-ln-Ch!et of the Canadian forcei
Is leader In the club, while his wife HoI
Mrs, Herbert. is President OF the Societ
OF Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals.