New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-10
RACING AT OLD JEROME.
JODANs CURIOUS PERFORMANCE.

JODANs CURIOUS PERFORMANCE.
AND A CURIOUS DECISION CONCERNING TIRE
SUITS OF TIE CONTESTS.
II yesterdays racing is to be the standard OF the
Jerome Park meeting racegoers are easily pleased
The management at Flushing and Parkvlle will have
every reason to feel encouraged. provided n few
more incidents like the claim Of foul against Jodan
yesterday be tolerated. and hundreds OF race
goers will be driven to tracks where there Is
shadow OF a chance 10 receive fair treatment. That
racing Is rapidly deterora ting is plainly evident even
to the stable lads, but some persons are unable to
1t any more than they are able TO see suspicious
riding ard palpable Jobs in many OF the races
When nearly 5000 persons undergo the d'scomior's
OF Journey through the dense smoke and heat OF
the tunnel and the tedious ride TO the track gates
some consideration should be shown 10 them at the
course.
The third race furnished the sensation OF the day
through the action OF the stewards. II Is we'll
known fact that the judges were deprived OF the
power punish foul suspicious riding by the com
mttee who formulated the rules for the Jockey Club
1t maintained at the time that the judges were
sharp-sighted and could only see across the
homestretch: hence their duties were limited to
merely placing the horses as they finished Inc
TO be under the supervision OF eagle-cyed
stewards. who could gaze the blazing july sun
and count the spots without blinking Moreover
entirely free and untrammeed in their place. by
any interest In the races under their stewardship.
or everybody associated with the turf
firmly believed that a change for the better was
to result when racing was conducted under
such a favorable system. As rule men are built
the same plan. 1t may be all right and salts
factory TO some persons 10 have one OF the stew
ards say TO his associates: Excuse me. gentlemen.
! Will not this race as am going TO be'
my horse in this race" OF course that has not
the slightest influence the minds OF his as
sociates especially II noted plunger is in the
stewards box the time and overhears the con-
versation
JODAN'S QUEER RACE.
So much for the preimlnaries Now for the race
in question Joisn was the favorite. and 50 much
money was bet him by the plu-gers that the
odds against him were forced down from to
until to the best price laid against him
in the ring. Little Matt was supported at To
while hundreds OF bettors placed their money on
Ganoping King - to ) against his chances
When the race started the following persons were
in the stewards stand: John Hunter. Michael +.
Dwyer. Charles Dwyer and another well-known
racegoer Joian In the lead from the hagfali
to the clubhouse BLUM. when Mcintyre healed him
for a few strides Little Matt close up. 50
that when they around e. south field turn
Jolan was In the lead Tapped by Little Matt WIN
Galopng King on ne ran neh'nu o,an Vent vile
enough To permit Litteheld on Gillop'ng King {"
wh@a hr %s S Gh M IN by Joaa 50 that hs
was compelled to take HE mount bac thro"ins
stcalied him and rapidly Oycrhau.ns Jodan
When the latter reached the water jump II was
Dogg@tt. who is extremely sk!lful. took Jodan out
far enough to cause Llt;eneld to pun up Galoping
certainty beating him gu; Of the place
PLAINLY SEEN ~ THE GRANDsTAND.
Everybody in the granIs;anl plainly saw the en-
tire transaction. There was no chanc" for GER
tain man however 20 see IT, because ne sat down
behind three men who In llne n front Of him
When the horses returned to the scales L!iueheid
dropped his saddle and weights AMI made c;alm
OF f5ul 70 Judge Simmons. There was an imme'iia'"
evacuation OF the stewards box hy ~" persons
Judge simmons referred LitlcA"M 20 the stewards
box only the chairman OF ne Jockey ,'Np s'r"
ards remained II" was seated III a chaif mo ~
learcd as dign!Nel as the Chinese var Joss "h'h
iii,leacN assembled the steps lea4ins 10 HI. hfo.c
H. was greatly surprised when he h'nil M, t'@'"
was a foul IN the race and Immediately called i"F
Ioggett Tho latter tod his story In Few wofl-'
sccnd the steps and walk across tho track was
the opinion OF many that the claim Of foul "ond he
such. however wa, nj. intention. lie merely
asked the judges who cou.l only see 'af ''.ikh
10 place the horses according to the opin ms OF IN"
makers 81 races. whether f"ul tad L""h CON
There was no foul: at lcIst T. could not De seen
from the Judges stand. The race was dfcil''l d,
WcKee was well y.aycl by the followers - the
H. an cshihiilon - hs neld 'Sr' McClain
the dminutive jockey who rode nm. had = prom rom
Tho ut,le fellow dd not take any chances I" lose
the melons he went 10 the front ana RENAME !
vol,,re II or 'Cioodwln's Oniclal Turf Guile !s
out, and contains large amount of Information
To- Keep posted the form ~ the horses Fun ana
complete records Of all III" races run thfousi'"
| the trick and the time In which the races wcIe
RIM so that tho lates, performances 81 any horse
hat has raced recently can be found by referria';
- Here ar. the results OF the racing yes.rri1y:
FRS, race-one mile. Purse 500.
Daily America by Troutadour SUNBEAM. io7 y Sims
-tnncneic 100. III =
At cbarde ana iish,foo, also Time-i''
second o-year-oia. Five friong- rur'" 500
Magnetism colt, ~ The III rs-d-Magn"'i'm no u ,
soo,n.n. ,a........................'d'osse'3 !:
h |'In Wndsar and Escape also Tmel:oa
Third race-One mile and sixteenth Pnrf" 500
Joaan by 10. Daniels cha'eIan' io' sen
Little Matt IOoi4 :
| Mcintyre also Time 'iN.
Fourth race 'wo-yearolds Six furlonFS Purse "
cockadc. by Fresno-Roser'- 100 h........posgr,n !
Metropolis ,, ,,Sm,,
KIN, Emma '' and 81 Ms. Moirrd also ran Timci7.
| tifth race furlongs Purse 81"
Mckee. by fremont Sequence. !"
Monoony. W ingg~rt, 3
rrincc klamath. sharon and monarch also ran l'''e
i:li'..
.Ran AWAY and withdrawn
| sixth racc-six flrlongs. Purse 500
Mic Mac queen. in,2 sss =
M Hinsseh M" and Golden Valley ais; Tmiis
JEROME PARK ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
acsx furlonss Kingston ~ r@Ioius -