The evening world., 1894-06-26
GOSSIP OF. THE TURF.

The Stewards don't seem to have any
regard for precedents or to have dis
covered that consistency Is Jewel. Nc
Dermott was called into the stand yes
tcrdny. and the inquisitors let II be I'M
derstood that they viewed his riding Of
Ducat with suspicion II the stewards
have any reason to believe there was
job |: the race they were rccreant In
their duty IN not investigating the case
more fully, but the Board of stewards
seems to be made OF persons who can be
blind 10 open instances Of queer riding
and remarkable rcverses OF form. Jockey
Sims showed IA bit Of riding on Stowaway
the other day that would make suspl-
clous person think he had fallen into
the hands of the boOkmalScrs. and
surely, II Stoncnell was owned by poor
man. owner ana horse would be In
grave danger OF being ruled off as a
result Of the recent performances OF
the crack sprinter Here Is some
thing that needs cNplhnhtion.
ON June 10 Correction, with 100 pounds
up was beaten two lengths by Stonenell.
III pounds up Ston nell opened at 10
3 in the betting. and was played as a
real good thing by his owner. The next
day Correction. with ll9 pounds up. de-
fcated StonGncll, IA pounds. by iive
lengths. In each instance the distance
was five furlongs. 1T cannot be said
that Stonenell was off" for on June
"A ne made show of the field against
him in rae over the futurity Course.
Stonencll was a TO . faVorite IN the
race in which he was beaten. II there
was anything wrong about the st.
Michacl-Ducat race, how about the
Stonenell- Correction affairs and the
Stowaway business? 1t is idle. how
insult Jockey Sims or M. i. Dwyer by
asking them to explain the showing OF
Stowaway and Stonenell.
The scheme of John A. Morris and
Philip J. Dwyer to eo dIJsdo the r Gonsg
of July profits with them has led some
persons who have hitherto defended
everything and everybody connected with
the Jockey club into denouncing that
body as cowardly for not stepping in and
putting stop to the greedy fight. In
plain every day business, the threat, of
the Morris Park and Brooklyn Jockey
Clubs to hold II joint meeting on indie
pendencc Day II they did not get IA
share of the Sheepshead revenues would
be called blackmail IT,, as is generally
agreed to divide, they don't deserve sym
patty or support. ANY person who sub
mits to binckmail Is in the same boat
with The backmailer. Tho publication
OF the frcts in the case can do no injury
to John a. Morris's reputation, but Philip
j. Dwyer owes 1t to himself and his ad
MIXERS to explain his connection with the
affair. II there Is any Justification for
forcing the Coney Island Jockey Club
to disgorge the public ought to know IT,
u 1t Is simply II Matchmaking scheme,
the sooner the Coney Island Jockey Club
cuts loose from the other associations
winch make up the Jockey Club the
better.
with his speed. He just galloped over
MS field yesterday. lie went to the post
WIN streams of muCus dribblng from
his noStrilS.
,McCaffertys incompet ency in the sad
die is costing the public many thousands
Of dollars.
Running n horse for work Is regarded
as criminal offense on the turf. Put
ting an incompetent jockey up on a
horse that the public Is bound to play is
overlooked. Mosquito, with Il Jockey up
yesterday, would have been placed. with
the midget called Max Hirsch in the sad
die the money bet on him was burned
up. 1t was good work FOR Mosquito. and
he will be worth a bet on his next start
| Sims made up for his poor work on
| Stowuway II few days ago by taking
| desperate chances ON Comanche. He
| orous riding won grand race. II Co
| manche had not thrown Str knight
| against the rail the latter would have
won. Harry Jones made no complaint.
however.
In Lazzarone and Ducat Leigh &
considerable money before the season is
| over
The Flushing Jockey Club is the latest
| aspirant for the public dollar. Accord
| ing 20 the +. J. C.'s agent wonderful
| things will be performed at this course.
| The meeting begins on July 4. and will
| majority of the thirty days that the
new club proposes to run. Poor Brigh-
| ton!
Star Actress is as game as bulldog.
| II Is pity That she has not more speed
in her makeup.
Sir Excess, rafting good two,year-
old last year, acquits himself like Il
@ ps at hi the heai of the ws ire Tn
yesterday, and died with his mouth
| wide open.
Regularly. at stated intervals notices
are sent to the press stand that Tenny
will occupy the stall next to Salvador
The second payment of $1,000 has jus,
been made by the representatives OF
| NessrS. Corrigan and Tom Williams or
the new race track near San Francisco
The third payment is due in April. 1895
Work of grading will be hrgun IT
August. Tom Williams is expected bach
from Japan next week, and he will 4,
at once to Chicago to consult with Cor
rgan, Gilman and others interested IL
III" new track. Ed Corrigan has inter
estod over $50 owners in California rae
Ing, and there Is promise of som,
brilliant sport there this Winter
II Is understood that the Stewards vii
reconsider Marty Bergen's suspension
and restore him to the saadl" in a few
days 1t Is to be hoped that this Is true
bergen was not so much to blame TO
he delay on Suburban day. He had "A,
extremely bad horse under him, on
that had 10 be handled carefully IL
order to get him away.
No confirmation of the report tina
John Hunter intended rcsigning from
the Board of Stewards has yet been re
ccivcd. No one, however, can tell wha
, MIR. Hunter may do.
TAX RATE TO GO UP.