New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-23
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.

,,,,...t- rvv1XcInfE ~ \ BATTLE FOR
,.,r,,t,- .,vlIIIE' sIMss AWFUL "fFtN'h
,rnrfn,cn who frequent the horse safes are 80
,o,d ~ gossip as women at q'ii'''S I"''S
,urc,nen Of this city and brooklyn are Jn'' -"
'"' .ii,o ysbaf the turfmcn up IN" state nave
~, for vears The city ana country '"' INV"
,',. have mingled freely for several years nave
,,, ,,or TN. racing situation. and ar" no" coz
-, tina. The Tribune Is all powerful "h'H -"
,,.d I'm a battle for justice. Nh'h ''' 'u' INV "
look backward and realiz" IN" result 81 NV
- outrag.s pcrpctratcd on turf "rit'rS '"' P'",
c The Tribune and IT. extensive ''''u''''" "l'
., In Ncw-Jerscy the racetracks are waste
, lss.r,cd hv everybody but few unfortunate
,,rs vino await in fear and trembling 'le r.
WI. ., me Tribune's battle for clean ana hoh'S'
LEGISLATION in this state. November WI" '.'' ="
l,,e- d,v In turf history II was the Wafer
loo Of the men who bctticd the pow. " NV pc
and was a brilliant victory for me I''""'' ,
"',' . ,,,reous campaign contributors ana all
49,, Methods pecuIiar 10 ring politicians III inns CITY
1 rrooklvn were cngulfed In the maelS''o'h vi
,rhl,c Indignation aroused by the r'R'"s ~
~ IN. columns OF The Tribune. In an us ',,''''
caipst the evils that crop out from UNI =" "n''
.b.,b,r on the turf or in any o'her a'l'', Il"
Tribune has inVdr'apiS W."
sensational methods
It,tle "Willic" Sims has hhd an c''h''"' ''''''
on the turf lie Is the favored pet OF some NON
or,hie turfmen. who believe thdt ne 90" "o nv
,ro,, His amlablc. angelic. lamblhe "'SPoS''''"
,,. ho,utiful In the eyes OF his protectors
what ala IL matter If Cent?" Nl"c S'"' d"
man At Long Branch or insut"d o"n'tS at ""''p7
, payg What did it matter If he "ssaulte"
tcLe,q frequently? If little 'Wlhc was H"N''i
l., nearly every piece of foul rdlhs last S''' anu
-, h,s dislike. of certain Jockeys caused any amount
~ ' ,o.linp among the bettors and the public did
- h,s snonsors explain Gentle Willie : "iosyh'
'ractes away by saying that If the wicked jockeys
in he there NoulI nave b''H
- ,rouhlog what OF II II Gentle Willie WAS pun
t.h1 Nv suspensions and fines he conid S'""" H.
49, tho dear boy had to have some recreation
r, II the stewards thanked their stars De
,so .Gentle Willie" in his moments OF leisure
,r,n, his suspension did not stand on the nome
.l, and throw mud at them. IL that any reason
-, shouId 50 far forget himself as To act III
.h manner he did on Wednesday? Siashhs rem"
ur,,b his whip was not at all Serious D'duSc III"
r..,ived the blow over the Da'k' WIZ" '
,ruue" could have just as easily cut MN hcroS'
w., TACO Gentle Willie" evidently made the mis-
., ~ his ufe lie has talked to stewards JuHfeS
,ri.s and every other racing official with I'M
i,, Perhaps that may account for his sreVou'
,s,,k. ON Wednesday. All OF his previous onei''S
rI. before the fact that "Wille had the suple
oudocity TO commit the heinous offence OF "uu'eSs
''e ,n' clerk Of the scales insolently and with
,,,, rho turf world stands aghast at the OIL
fence as the punishment for such horrible pf'"o"
:, ,,r, I,y is unwrittcn The nearest precedent
-, On. ease is when Martin Bergen. one OF the most
,.citurn Jockeys on the turf. became ioquaciou9
and seriously advised Colonel FRANK nan |" ."'
a ME without designating what Kind OF PIE 'he
,,, Colo,el should devour Everybody who
uns present remembers the commotion when bei-
cents advice caused. Stewards, JUICES eAeeu.,e
6en hurried hither and thither i'll conster
oo' 'inn AZ the enormty of Bergen's disregard oil
a racing officials diet. When In awe zen ,V,io'
q was reported in the grandstand and the petung
ring that Bergen told Colonel Frank han 10 eis
IN q ME the bookmakers laid odds that Bergen WouId
be criminally prosecuted The public teit reiieVso