The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 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 It's defeating Arab. but 1t 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 Dwyer commission.
The story is short Captain r. was al
most backed off the boards, while Arabs
price went sailing upward. The latter
won by a short head. and all the
china alleys that were put down
on the DAILY horse remained In the book
The white dove of peace is once more
lowering over the camp of the Turf Con-
gress. Ed Corrigan's bold def brought
the Western end of the racing trust to
turfman" was taken into the fold along
with the Harlem and Oakley tracks.
This puts at an end all talk OF disrmp-
| tion OF the Turf Congress, and 1t makes
the trust stronger than ever.
letter waldens case has not yet been
disposed OF by the Jockey Club. Hun
dreds are anxiously. waiting to see "
the Jockey Club will dare boycott the
brother to the trainer of the stable Of
one of the most powerful members or
| the trust.
San Jose. the crack Jumper owned by
the Beverwyck Stable, threw Jockey
Boland at Saratoga yesterday and nearly
killed him. This animal was responsible
for the death OF Jockey William Bishop.
who was thrown In race at Sheeps-
head Bay.
The stewards at Brighton are too le-
nient In dealing with the stick riders.
Is said that the nteryemto tbe OF M
and p. r. A., Is responsible for the
mildness OF the doses administered. The
stewards cannot be too st, strict WITH s nn,v
rule off three or four at every race there
would soon be no available jockeys. and
these mock races would come to an enc.
1t is difficult to understand why, the
: Brighton Beach Association continues
to offer purses for these exhibitions.
Harry Griffin is no chicken, and he
must have known when, he opened up
first race yesterday that the latter
would beat his mount when 1t came to
a drive; There Is a great deal of "as'
, sisting" done at Brighton.
,
woodchopper is nearly due to win a
race. His recent races have been Yer!
good.
1t was Mr.. Belmont's intention tc
send Lady Violet to the stud this season
, and it was only by accident that she
! was put into training again: Byron Nc
=. Clelland happened to look the mare
could be brought around with careful
. treatment. Joyner then took her VI
, with the result seen yesterday. Thu
i mare mare won in canter in the tastes sst IS
She pulled up sound as bell, and II he
!, legs hold out, the sprinters will have t.
a hurry to beat her in the dashes.
The Turf Congress is considering tn
ACCESSIBILITY of making the lowest weigh
(; raise the scale o weights considerabl.
! and will give heavyweight jockeys
chance to ride.
$ Drum Major has hard luck In hi
post. and yesterday his jockey pulled u
e just as the flag fell. Coming into tn
a stretch. Drum Major was close up; an
3. minion bumped into him and nearl
e sent him over the fence.
s Ecarte ought to be shot or ruled o
the course. Every Jockey tudt Tlue
n him gets into trouble with the stew
\, ards, and yesterday McLane came yer
" near being kicked by a fall the old hors
e took. McLane's foot became entangle
s. in the stirrup, and he was dragge
d some distance before he finally free
e the imprisoned limb.
Harry Reed met his own class yestel
n day and won in a gallop. He was Yer
n willing to stop, however and Sims wa
/, Weighing In before the other jockeys ha
A turned their horses around.
le Star Actress is beginning to show tt
>, severe effect of the hard Campaignin
she has had this season. Berge
- whipped and spurred her all the wa
II, r yesterday, but could not raise decor
- gallop.
t CORBETT SAILS JULY rs.