The evening world., 1894-06-25
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

1t will he officially decided to-day tha
there Will be no meeting at Morris Parl
on July 4. THE Evening World' an
nounced the fact on Saturday. and twt
gentlemen very much interested in tn,
proposed meeting took pains to deny
that any conclusion had been reached
The writer's informant is gool authority
however. and 1t Is nearly certain tina
there VIII be no racing over the hill OF
Independence Day. The whole thing was
a cold game of bluff to induce the Coney
Island Jockey Club to give up "A certain
percentage of its earnings IN Juiy /,
the. Brooklyn and fcw York Jockey
cubs. Although certain members Of the
toney Island cub would not admit thai
any such demand had been made. it wa.
learned that the thing had been hintei
at by the projectors Of the Morris Parl
meeting. 1t is n matter of some surpris>
that the Jockey Club, which preterds tc
exist in behalf Of the best interests oi
the turf, did not step In and put an en-"
to this mos, most unsecmiy display oi
cannot interfere with dates Is AL poppy.
cock. If the Jockey club had declared
that the meeting would work harm tc
the turf that would have ended the
affair. Tho Jockey club however, has
since rs inception. displayed extreme
fondness for dollars. The rake-off from
the Morris Park meeting. had 1t been
held, would have melted enough money
to buy several cases of choice stock, no,
20 mention many boxes o: fragrant
Havanaa. Possibly this was the reason
for non-interfer.:nce:
Again the East has tried for the Amer
lean Derby and again Western colt.
despised because of the Elamor sur
rounding the Eastern cracks. has gal
loped away with the prize. The only
consolation tnat the East has Is that is
hest representative. Domino, was not In
condition. He had bruised his heel
badly, and is now in his stall dead lame,
1t does seem the acme of folly to give a
horse a long railroad journey couple o;
days before the race. The change Of
scenery wa'er and the worry worry of ,no, the
Sut 52p'"Ify Of horse. s Boupdiess s", won 'f" the
Derby last year easily. He came
EAST for the Realization and
was badly beaten by inferior horses.
hut was kept here weeks until fully
Rcy II Santa Anita is tG sent on n here @ for
the Realization he will be beaten. The
there is a fair chance OF his becoming
ncclimhted before the race is run 1t is
to he hoped that the colt will be sent
on for this rich prize Senator Grady,
other good ones VIII meet HIM
a despatch from San Francisco says
that Z. ]. Baldwin was at the Mtd-Win-
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heard OF the victory OF his colt.
Il aee that RHy FL Santa Anita won
the the DeIrlPyi,n l,aIl Sy,, remarked a gentleman to
who Thought his friend was Joking, '''
I'm bet you hundred against one"
was the. quick reply.
Il will have 10 take that bet re-
tortel the owner Of Rey FL Santa Anita.
so 1t cost Mr.. Baldwin Il big American
dollar to hnd out about the triumph
of his colt but as he won $4,000 in
stakes and bets he has no regrets.
Mr.. Baldwin had up 500 against $50, zoo.
Fifty thousand dollars would not buy
Key FL Santa Anita said MIR. Baldwin
last night. "Of course, l was little
bit surprised to win. as / had read so
much about Domino and senator Grady.
! knew ! had a slashing good colt and
thought had chance. otherwise
wouldn't have bet 500"
\ short time ago n POLO club was
formed N ottawa, Ont, by young society
men, fortN ponies were imported from
tNe Northwest, and for three weeks lrlc-
t!ce has been held daily. The first match
was 10 have taken place tomorrow after
nolI, but the Society for the Prevention
ofCruelty to Animals informed the players
thht ir they engaged in a game they
would be summoned before police ma
gistratc. The players say they will 20
on with the game. A curious feature Of
the trouble iS that Gen. Herhert Com
mahicT-ln-Chlet OF the Canadian forces
Is leader in the Cub, while his wife, Hon
Mrs Herbert. Is President of the Society
OF Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals.