New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-06
TARAL'S Two VICTORIES.
,,c,.s BEST JOCKEY AT THE FRONT.

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'o q, ,.,vid contrast the dismal travesties Of
srort which had been seen at Jerome PARK Inc
rewards OF the Jerome PARK mec'ihs were Johh
80 president of The Jockey club and chair
=, If the Board Of Stewards OF that austere ana
august body: Philip j Dwyer president Of the
prooklvn Jockey club and James Galway, former
oohar Of the now defunct Board OF Control The
,esident of the Jerome Park meeting was Michael
= DIVER These four are among the most con-
.ncuous and influential racing men in the United
GATES II IS amazing that these four could not
have managed meeting with fewer scandals than
,hose which clouded the progress of the jerome
Park races No meeting ever held in America pro-
,okad more constant criticism and more serious
dissatisfaction and public dispIeasure than encom-
rassed that baneful and woful meeting at Jerome
park You all remember Tennvsons immortal
poen on the charge of the Six Hundred at Bala-
klsva Lord Tennyson remarked that
Cannon 10 right Of them
lef' Of them
Cannon IN front Of them.
Volleyed and numbered.
Stormed shot and sheA
Roldly they rode and well.
Into the valley NJ death
Into Jaws of hell.
Rode the Hundred
Well that's the way the jockeys rode at Jerome
Park and that's the way in which the meeting
was cannonaded by all the New-York newspapers
Every newspaper in NewYork. including even
The Daily Racetrack Apqologist and Starters
and calamtous Jerome Park meeting. and blew
1; into fragments with shells OF the highest de-
structive power. DO the Dwyer Brothers and the
stewards and officers Of the Jerome Park meeting
read the daily newspapers morning. noon ana
night as it is their duty do? II they do read
the newspapers their appetftes must be ami
hated and they must be even worse sufferers
from insomnia than ex-Mayor Abram 5. Hewitt
and the Marquis OF Salisbury have been for many
years How they could possibly eat or sleep
" lille ali the newspapers OF New-York were storm
Ing at them with shot and shell. in the most merc-
less and incessant manner, passeth coinpreheh-
sion.
But these same stalwart and sturdy four
John Hunter. Philip j. Dwyer. Michael +. Dwyer
and James GalRay-haVe been bombarded before
These four, together with Richard Croker. Senator
James Smith, OF New-Jersey John A. Morris. Al
fred Hennen Morris, Mr. Walcott and Lucien o.
,ppleby we're chiefly responsible for the manage
ment Of Monmouth rark last year mat group
Of turfmen and the managers OF the other race
tracks OF New-Jersey. and the members OF the
Board OF Control. of which John Hunter was presi-
dent. managed racing in New-Jersey in such a
way that the people OF that State rose In wrath
and sent "a Republican majority TO the Trenton
legislature with the understanding that racing
should be wiped out in that state. and racing was
wiped out in New-Jersey.
Almost the same of men has managed racing
in this State in such way that the Constitutional
Convention recently voted by 100 to TO prohibit
pool-selng and ali bookmaking in this state for all
time That convention had large Republican ma ma,
venture say word in defence OF the betting
nss on The The RsPqSSa pard bp
,he action of the Constitutional Convention to me
complete M ,S Sl an ta
In The State viii Vote with the Republican, for the
Now. what is it that has brough, about this In
exists in all parts of this State as we'll as in New
Jersey? -,,..... AGO..
II ali the persons in control Of all the race,rack9
gentlemen. of polished manners of refined asso-
cations, of gentle address. men who had been &C,
culture and fine breeding IL might have been pos
a I 10 fo ken an ny Iesr But racing 70 depo
able extent. allowed fall into the hands Of
unpublished manners. Among the officers and mem
hers Of the Joekey cn6 may De found numGe1
who are acquainted with the usage OF polite so
2eT-Yor S'' AMI New,Jersey are controlled by per
who don't know the difference between the Con.
Tammany OF Half and 'S Who hays far nor isow
with the stuffing Of ballot-boxes and the stfenng
az racehorses than they have with the pages OF the
statute books. Just look up the antecedents ana
the anGes9 sn9 t ar ms sn Who bav mis-
managed racetracks In NewYork and New-Jersey.
and then wonder if you can that the turf is now
Gentle manners. good breeding. amia 5ity dip,o,
might have maintained racing in New-York and
New-Jersey for many Years But whea the man an
stuffed baiiot-boxes Of the Gloucester Boss Thomp
ran amm nam 'nf t R 0a &oH Was
Dvver?-were Permitted to 'ncroach upon me Iuri.
New-York constitutional Convention set their faces
M ntnt| acans' bet,nsrings on s and
most disnteresed manner The Tribune has lavished
a Best Of ay p0 and for many
Over ana oysT %saR , has Ple1 1s VIII" TIN
standard of racing to drive out all the rascas. 70
ake the port horoughy worn OF PT baro G y
no racing IN New-Jersey this year But II ne
had devoted all their energies making the turf
thoroughly clean and honest and upright and
calls. they might have done. then the people OF
n state might perhaps have consented TO aiI% ,
erorreiicauy and increasingly to cxpel from the
,Hrf ali tht dishonest owners trainers and Jockeys
who deserved 70 he put out Ihey nave pef 60 a.
FIRE the anti-gambling amendmen; to the state
Constitution 70 likely to be adopted by tn" people
II Vas the choicest OF October afternoons, and a
and saw six interesting and well-fough, races ace:
Taral who is 50 unpopular win Ia 3nig M; ,os
"ficia is' but y:ho is so popular with all true
hearted admirers Of the best jockeyshp Of perfect
Integrity o. admirable energy and superb Skill
rode winners Bright Phoebus and Glenmoyne.
Tara is always out for me none ne I di%aE
ara is irriiated and disguised when an unreason.
able starter and unreasonable board OF stewards
r All the Jockeys Who ride in this State were Ike
Taral that anti-gambling amendment might pos
siblv be defeated next month.
The official announcement was put on the oihcldI
blackboard Morris Park that Domino Henry
o. Navarro and clifford would run In the special
rae. a, a milo and a .urlong to-day. That will be
a magnificent contest II may fairly be expected
10 be the greatest race OF the year clifford viii
carry l22 pounds and will be ridden by Sims. Dom
mo will have ll3 pounds on his back and, OF course
'raral will ride him Henry OF Navarro viii have liz
pounds in the saddle and Clayton will bestride him
These Weights are the regular weights for age
The track VAS wet and heavy I'm places yesterday
from the rain OF Thursday. but IL is likely TO be In
satisfactory condition to-day. The great viii
he run as the nth race about o'clock. II Will be
TO be remembered.
There viii be seven races in all at Morris Park
to-day including the rich Matron Stakes al six
furlonss .or two yea olds AT $3.50 each with $4,000
added This is the valuable stake for two