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

Brighton had a regular old-fashioned
getaway day" yesterday two long shots
winning just to give the talent a re-
minder that 1t was the wind-up. -Four
favorites went down. John McCanerty's
two winners, Ben Lomond and Shadow
Dance colt, were the only favorites to
come to the rescue Of the public. Had
Sims gotten off with Judge Morrow in
the first race the chances are that Nc
Cafferty would have won one-half of the
card The meeting, on the whole, was
one of the most successful ever given
at the ramshackle old track by the
sea There has been much accom-
plished towards freeing the turf
from crookedness. and the stew
ards, Messrs. Hennessy. Mcintyre and
Bruce. richly deserve the thanks of
both the association and public. Their
work has been fearless and entirely free
from Partially, both rich and poor fall
savored Of fraud in the racing. Another
been the starting, and it is UNNECESSARY
warm spot In the hearts of both turf
hss ION on all sides t when the last race
gates are thrown open next year Mr..
prlses. He proposes to build a new
grand stand and otherwise improve the
track.
Ben Lomond is a wonderfully i'm
proved colt. and will ma Ike the cracks
hustle at the big tracks In the Fall at
pocketed and bumped about in his race
Yesterday, but when he got through he
simply galloped away from his field.
his friends a fearful adieu at Brighton
yesterday. He Is still making strenu-
GUS efforts to get reinstated, but so fer
he has not met with any degree OF
Hardy Fox and DR.. Garnet. His work
on the latter was especially poor.
Trouble was played heavily in the last
Anthony that Troubles odds remained
pretty steady at twos, St. Anthony
suiked badly In the first part of the
and Panway and landed some nice bets.
Riley Grammar will continue to make
book at Saratoga. So will Mr.: Wal.
order to complete with the young
plunger from the West. Everybody who
visited Snd, Guttsnhurg knows what cineh
book failed at Saratoga because Riley
Grammar n1sda. laid s, genuine prices and made
Mr.. Walbaums bookmakers raised a
howl. for they could not make clnch
books and still compete with the others.
he would have to quit. Grammar dis
tinctly said that Waibaum told him he
would have to stop, and yet Mr.. Wal.
SUCH e thing o hsd a s ana nay
said Grammar was not telling the truth.
It seems an improbability that Gran
such stories as these Finally when the
petition signed by every bookmaker in
the ring not in the employ Of Walbaum
crawled into his hole and pulled il after
him.
II talked with Grammar and tried to
Wss go,n w,th MIN ne ,h SAID himself th he
was to it."
This was an admission as to the truth
s'0f S denying makes sesn Sara,
! toEa's President appear small, and II
H. be Sr M IL other
marked. rather insinua tingly. yesterday
afternoon. ruled off in San Francisco.
~ was lot tne same reason tnat Otner
bookies had not nerve and daring enough
e to compete with him.
Grammar. by the way. made a series
OF dazzling Plunges during yesterday af.
terroon. He woa about 5000 over
Urania's victory. and bet the whole
. lump back on Salvation in the third
!, race. Starting, in again on Henry OF
! Navarro he loaded up every book In the
rirg. Part of this money he bet back on
Fondoline. and as she lost he quit q
moderate winner.
Salvator's get are not as successful az
9 one might suppose, when one considers
! what high-c.ass OF mares was at this
sta Hons disposal. No Salvatore have
yet scored In the East, and Sallie Wood
West.
: Matt Byrnes must have a hoodoo oil
the worst kind with him. His stable
usually SO powerful, has not yet scored
q win. MidGley should have won with
Sadie yesterday, but then "nears" dom,
Z count.