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

Inc StcWaTus uOn seem 10 nave any
regard for precedents or to have dis
covered that consistency is a Jewel. Nc
| Dermott was called into the stand yes
to7day and the inqu.sltors let It be un-
derstoud that they viewed his riding OF
Ducat with suspicion. II the Stewards
| have any reason to believe there was a
| Job L. the race they were rccrcant In
their duty In not investigating the case
more fully, but the Board of Stewards
seems to be made OF persons who can he
blind to open instances Of queer riding
and remarkable reverses Of form. Jockey
Sims showed n bit OF riding on Stowaway
the other day that would make n suspi-
cious person think he had fallen into
the hands OF the bookmakers, and
surely. II Stonenell was owned by a poor
man, owner and horse would be in
grave danger of being ruled Off as a
result OF the recent performances OF
the crack sprinter Here Is some
mn5 June is correGi ISas with N s pound.
up, was beaten two lengths by Stonencll
ia pounds up Ston nell opened at to
In the betting; and WAS played as a
day Correction, with. ll9 pounds up, de-
feated Stonenell. IA pounds By FIVE
lengths In each instance the distance
t Mas stsnenel io' Was on, for on IN une
q ne made show of the field against
him in a race over the Futurity Course.
race in which he was beaten. Z there
was anything wrong about the st.
Mchael-Ducat race. how about the
stonencll- Correction affairs and the
ever, to expect that the Stewards would
insult Jockey Sims or NJ. F. Dwyer by
asking them 10 explain, the showing Of
Stowaway and Stonenell.
The scheme Of John A. Morris and
Philip j. Dwyer to compel the Coney
Island Jockey Club to divide It's Fourth
OF July profits with them has led some
persons who have hitherto defended
everything and everybody connected with
the Jockey club into denounc!ng that
body as cowardiy for not stepping In and
putting a stop to the greedy tght. In
the Morris Park and Broo,lvn Jockey
Clubs to hold a joint meeting on 1nde-
pendencc Day II they did not get a
share OF the Sheepshead revenues would
1nderHtood, the @oney Island p pce ep have
agreed to divide they don't deserve sym
pathy or support. Any person who sub
NIT; to bIaekmail i in the same boat
of the f"cts In the case can do no injury
to John A. Morris's reputation. but Philip
j. Dwyer owes II TO himself and his ad-
mIrcrs to explain his connection with the
AFFAIR. II there is any justification for
forcing the Coney Island Jockey Club
70 disSorSe the public ought to know 1t.
II 1t is simply matchmaking scheme.
the sooner the Coney Isle nd Jockey Club
cuts loose from the other association
which make up the Jockey Club the
better.
Ciinord's ailment does. not interfere
with his speed: He just galloped over
his field Yesterday. He went to the pos,
with streams of mucus dribbling from
his nostrils.
McCafferty's incompet ency in the sad
de Is costing the public many thousands
Running a horse for work Is regarded
as u criminal offense on the turf. Put
ting an incompetent jockey up on q
hDr prs I'll, that the public is bound to play is
yesterday. would have been placed. With
the midget called Max Ilirsch In the sad
die the money bet on him was burned
up J., was good work for Mosquito, and
he will be worth bet on his next start.
Sims made IN for his poor work on
Stowaway few days ago by taking
n anmea his i"" mount on thr"Ssh Setweee
Sir Knight and Candelabra and by Wig
orous riding won grand race. II Co
mnnche had not thrown Sir Knight
against the rail the latter would have
won. Harry Jones made no compla int,
| however. "'
Rose have a pair that will win them
considerable money before the season Is
| over.
The Flushing Jockey Club H. the latest
aspirant for the public dollar. Accord
| Ing TO the L. j. c.'s agent wonderful
things will he performed Mt this course.
| The meeting begins on July l. and will
conflict with Brighton Beach during a
majority of the thirty days that the
new club proposes to run. Poor Brigh-
ton!
II is n pity that she has not more speed
n her makeup.
Sir Excess, rafting good two-year-
der pull at the head OF the stretch
yesterday. and died with his mouth
wide open.
ID. T. Pulsifcr has n good press agent
Regularly. at stated intervals. notices
are sent to the press stand that Tenny
will occupy the stall next to Salvador
The second payment OF $4,000 has just
been made by the representatives of
Messrs. Corrigan and Tom Williams or
The new race track near San Francisco
Work of grading will be begun In
August. Tom Williams Is expected back
from Japan next week, and he will *
AT once 10 Chicago to consult with Cor
rigan, t'llman and others Interested ir
the new track Ed Corrigan has inter
ested over 100 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 BerGcn's suspension
and restore him To the saddle in "A few
! days II Is to be hoped that this Is true
Bergen was not so much to blame TO
the delay on Suburban day. He had Al
extremely bad horse under him, on,
that had to be handled carefully II
order to get him away.
No confirmation of the report tina
John Hunter intended resignlng from
the Board OF Stewards has yet been re
ceived. No one. however can tell wha
, Mr. Hunter may do.
TAX RATE TO GO UP.
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