The evening world., 1894-07-19
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

Nothing delights a crowd OF race
goers so much as to see smart people
thrown down. The yell that greeted
Arabs victory yesterday was an express
sion of JOY at the defeat OF Captain T.,
whom every one at the track who
pretended to know anything had backed.
There was no form which warranted
Captain Us defeating Arab. but II was
the knowledge perhaps that the DAILY
horse had not been trying very hard In
his previous race that led the smart
ones To follow the bwycr commission
The story is short. Captain 7. was al
most backed off the boards. while Arabs
won by a short head. and all the
china alleys that were put down
on the DAILY horse remained In the book
les cash boxes.
The white dove of peace is once more
lowering over the camp of the Turf Con
gress. I'D corrigan's bold def brought
the Western end OF the racing trust to
its senses, aud Yesterday the ',hghting
| turfman" was taken into the fold along
with the Harlem and Oakley tracks.
| This puts at an end all talk of a disrup-
| ton OF the Turf Congress, and 1t makes
| the trust stronger than ever.
|
disposed of by the Jockey club. Hun
| dreds are anXiously waiting to see VI
the Jockey club will dare boycott the
brother to the trainer of the stable OF
one of the most powerful members OF
| the trust.
San lose. the crack jumper owned by
the Reverwyck Stable. threw Jockey
killed him. This animal WAS responsible
for the death of Jockey william Bishop
who was thrown III race at Sheeps'
head Bay.
The stewards at Brighton are too lc
| nlent in dealing with the stick" riders
1t is said that the intervention of Mr.
IL. Is; Ningut, who represents the = n
and r. II. A, is responsible for the
mildness Of the doses administered. The
stewards cannot be too strict with stee
p.echase riders. IT they would only
rule on three or four at every race there
these rock races would come to an end
1t is difficult TO understand why, tho
Brighton Beach Association continue:
to offer purses for these exhibitions.
Harry Griffin is no chicken, and hi
must have known when he opened VI
and let Shelly futile through in the
first rnG rae. ri, Yesterday that the latte e,
a drive. There is a great deal OF "as
siSting' done at Brighton.
Wuodchopper is nearly due to win 9
race. His recent races have been very
good.
It was Mr.. Belmonts intention t.
send Lady Violet to the stud this season
and it was only by accident that sh
was put into training again: Byron Nc
over one day and said he thought sin
could be brought around with careful
treatment. Joyner then took her NJ
with the result seen yesterday. TIL
mare won in caIIter In the tastes
time made at Brighton In some years
She pulled up sound as a bell and If he
legs hold out the sprinters will have t.
hurry to beat her in the dashes.
The Turf Congress is considering tn
ACCESSIBILITY of making the lowest weigh
in overnight events 100 pounds. This vii
raise the scale o fweights consderabl.
and will give heavy-w eight jockeys
chance TO ride.
) Drum Major has hard luck in hi
races. week ago he was left at tn
, just as the flag fell. Coming into tn
stretch, Drum Major was close up; an
, his chances looked rosy until old DGG
minion bumped into him and neari
sent him over the fence.
> Ecarte ought to be shot or ruled o
; the course. Every jockey that ride
, him gets into trouble with the stew
/. ards and yesterday McLane came yer
near being kicked by a fall the old hors
2 took. McLane's foot became entangle
, in the, stirrup, and he was ,dragge
! some distance before he finally free
= the imprisoned limb.
Harry Reed met his own class yestei
r day and won in Il gallop. He was yer
| hnWpvar
weighing in before the other Jockeys ha
!, turned their horses around.
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