New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-14
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Ups AND DOWNS OF RACING.
SOME OF THE ODD THINGS THAT hArTH> -
THE TURF.

The feeling was general among NV - -, -
Jerome Park last Saturday who "a" -" oor,,,
Arab By Terrapin that vigorous ""t da.sv
investigation ought 10 be made without u'' t
,t, ,,rt caresr has been mos, melancholy De-
c,rsa ne has been one Of ;he worst n-a''-o
over known In any country. He belongs ~
Forbes Canadian. Near.y all the cana ''i.'' 49,,
have ever decorated the turf In any o ap"o' - is
gained a reputation for remarKao'e '''' 80 or
certain that Arab has been yer! cu'4"'e 49,. .ur,
that he has had very cunning o""'' .n cu,.
visitors have written brilliant essays upo" ''' '
NO ~ canadian owners and OF their horses ~
rass ard shreydness have marked the fao'"7 w.,
or Canadians and their animals Man!
suspec,ed that William {. Day "'uS' nav
Canadian cross in his blood .. o,1
Arab has run many OF the most Inconsistent
o,,,.r rsces IN turf annals. He is h''ie ciea-
Sc rroved his ability TO run rapidly
h ,ha wo,eh. on his back IS not heaVy anu NV
aas ags,rs, him In the betting ring are 'eNP'e'!
80, -, Saturday he was ridden by ha'h'o'' "''
onI,. Terrapln and Mic Mac queen ran oaa,ns,
Tn. betting was TO ! on Arap anu :, on,,ad
rerrap,n Upon previous performances " -,
,ha. Arab could not possibly IL "e w" rrr,,ir
Gov tho money Iose the race as ne''he' t
- N,c Mac Oueen had shown any spe"u '
.,,,so, ,bs,o ~ class with Arab. But certa'" %"
ard s,y turfmen backed Terrapin anu 80. :,
fea,ed Arab with amazing ease 49, nr,h,,rs,
stable sometimes cai,ed in jest me III
.. or "TenderlOln SldDIt
co., notorious woman who was In hiu''s SUI"
-, go hecause the fexow Committee had ISSUE"
,h,oa,a for her has always cispiaFeu Ne'!
eagerly and consp!cuously an Intense "'e'eS' IL '''
stable and is reported In some quarters ~
part ownership In H. some peop'e - ~ intel
.ar ~ I, as the 'G Hastings Staoe II j. a ~
,,,,n,.,o, of The oddities OF the American '"''
- rorb.s Stable and the &c. Hastings
$50, mo called IN fun, should be the two S'ao'es
-, go 3, this highly humorous Terrapn-A'"'
affair 49, . coro.oca ,s
The G. Walbaum administration AZ oa'" and
the subject of much satire irony S"' 60 e.,
,nvective There are great man! i"'''' :,
American racing. Among these IL VI" .h, .
.oorsn,cuous G's Consider for moment '"' '
u.a,ha,,, controls and manages the Sara'os"
,o..rack that G.. Engeman owns the bils"'''
Roach racetrack And then there are :" 49,
o,d other G's G. Walbaum kept an '''''V'"'
olive" In this city some years peIore "e N'F'
immoral racing dive at Guttehpus' ""e''
h,,s.s and denominations OF winter racing oeV""e
CO eaerant G. Engeman started "i'ci '"
.., a, f,i,ton and ran betting ring thete !"
,o,.,,o, Of the laws of New-Jersey, anu was
sentenced to a term OF imprisonment -
CONAN Jersey Judge. A higher court III o"'
c,a,e decided that Mr.. Engeman heeu ho' ~ W
,oaor cell and the only penalty finally eNac'eu
- . Emo PINT look at the ups and DOWNS Oh
racing. A few years ago q. Engehian s'oo' ~
,h. shadow OF a prison wall. Only a rev uays "to
the brighton Beach Racing Association '''''u
most prosperous racing season III i'S h's'o's .'.
c,ear nro0ts which must have eN'eeu'' S-V'
tho lowest DO sible estimate. some !'"'' no
Walbaum kept miserable little owe -
y, ,n ,b,s town. Now he keeps six bookHaKerS
o. ,' n Glands on his own racetrack at sara
80. o,d ON Saturday he gave garden parry ~
,he racetrack. and rich and fashionao'e peop'e
drank his champagne 49,, y,,h,or
7, ought 10 be said In referring 10 'n' ia '7'
Roach meeting that the stewards EXPOSE" No.
49, and nunished a number Of Offenders. i"'l
~, - 80 ,urfv the turf than any other boaTH
~. o,r, or3c,als has ever done on an Easter"
-aoo,rack in a single meeting since rac"ho'S'S
est ranSin America. 1t would be well II 'h"Se
brighton Beach stewards were MADE a pair,,k
1 19aro 90 do A great deal OF good at every rae
course without exception II M nn m The rascals
OF the Eastern turf as they did at aDh
Reach. They bold fearless. hiI Esnnrg@ii.
e aei aarnnst as they are sorey neri"d a.,
Morris PARK and racnr ray in the
EAST as rule with the exception OF no wo
acted at Brighton BeaGh ,h han k TO w scrtny as
ms az" n,,,ht always 10 do and in most chsts tnS
are 700 questions exert themselves WIN
~iHor and courage to stop crooked "o'N u" NV
TUT T. untor,una,, that the Brighton h"ach ftc%
ards have not been IN me s,ahi az 1,rer"n,iy AZ
som H, ,r,ck II those Brighton Beach stewards h"'
haan in the stewards stand -. ,o,,o-,hio
error When they failed to secure S ine b,G been on
Victor smith third judge MI St,,oh mn'
prcyiqasKy nS' the East, ana his expes9ce a6y
and aiertness are sadly needed IN 'he J'''s''
al 'eI9' painfully evident, that SARATOGA ought 70
nave opa,' The most competent and careful oo-
servers OF racing have condenheI 'ht
men, Of AFFAIR." At fa iaT ' has 1sh: to write
in authority racing affairs he - .,Yi s;n,
fan nbse Ty OF races and forcIbe. impressive
and uGicous writer Mr Eakns has malf seyeT1i
W!C,y 70 mir Wa.baum's trained anma.s al al
the Saratoga course anu y"s,it;; ,,s,n. from NJ
pen; -, talking OF Saratoga. the racing there con
Anu; =; he The most wonderful and surprising ever
Witnessed in this country the Gptah.ns %i,i
which fraud is committed inn @ ,q, ven i', am
Guaranteed owners, the freedom iroih cN'" -
tion have he president OF the racetrack
'At Saraloed ,ne - one OF the members OF the
Executive Committee IL hammer -hrauei H. I've
man who manages 10 cIsTk in one Of Val
baums books. A composite photogfaph On, o. ,he fn
,ranrn.s would enectualy prevent limitations No
Other racetrack In the world conld duplicate SUI"
.pWhen these Saratoga horses come down to
sheepshead Bay keen observers VIII ,Ser ' avn
Of the intelligent animals stopping OF ,'e.r p'i a
accord at the head of the stretch Inis VIII Dc D,
caused by paTe fore OF ha hands full for the frs;
week of the meeting or until the r"''"'A "'e ''0'
ery warned u, ,.oros,,,a CAM
Mir Eakns has the following Interesting coih-
ments on the immense profts OF the racer ,I
1T Is not improbable that wher thg s' e,n' oe
ractrark profits are made public by the Statt OH
Gals this fall capital VIII be attracted li'o te
husness and "A couple OF new tracks VIII De Duii'
II IL known that the Brighton Beach Associa'ion
netted S26s its twcnty-eight-day meeting; ~
the hnidings on the Brighton Beach track couin Dc
dnn,icated for s25 90 and track but for >Jj :
900 the profits Of the racing business can pe easily
figured out. go 4. ,uor, ,h,a u,,nter
limiting racetrack profits 20 ~ Per cen. no v d,,ian
TAI stoCk The surplus money VIII De equally oVlei
between the State and the horse-"wner. the " ~
In the shape OF increased purses ana stakes. me
hin will be indorsed by leading tur'nheh' ana the
Jockey Club may sanction IT, , ,,,
~ ;ro a generally predicted that the Jerome fark
meefing would be financial failure. Inc prt-nc>
ton will not be certified however me as $50
s,tves away I'm purses between 800 ana &t,5O day
The receipts las, week from the bookmakers alone
e. COO n dav and poolroom and other privileged
amounted to s2V day The profits OF The nee 6 t.
ing thus far have been between $1,000 and S;@ a