The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-02
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

1ho hackers OF favorites at Brighton
yesterday had stormy time. as two
! odds-on and three very heavily backed
choices were beaten. one OF these. Hugh
Penny, was defeated through the poor
riding OF his Jockey. Reiff. This young
ster Is one OF the best light weights rid
ing to-day and seldom makes mis-
take, but he certainly bunEled with
Hugh Penny yesterday. At the start
he was willing to take two lengths the
worst OF 1t and all down the backstretch
took things easily. ON the turn he
lot out wrap. and his mount moved
up Ia Slrocco. who had been two lengths
to the good. In the run to the finish
bogg"tt became uneaay and used his
whip freely. Rein had no whip, and was
forced TO ride with heel and hand tie
managed to hold Hugh Penny well to-
gcth"r until within few yards OF the
| finish. where he let the horses head 20.
This trick cost him the race. for Dog
home first by half u length. kideer, at
3 TO 8. was the first favorite TO go down.
and In rapid "ucrcsson Black Hawk,
Iianwcll Hugh Penny aud Pactolus fol-
lowed The talent scarcely had the nerve
! to back to 10 chance over the jumps.
so they went home badly worst"d.,
The riding Of s. White s on lhu uIs wa, was
Brighton for Incompetence, but til"
Stewards evidently overlooked this boy.
! He Ii about as poor "A Jockey IA ever
rode horse.
! From the sublime to the ridiculous
the comparison OF ClcriCa's last two
rides on lteiff
Jack Rose liz very good. and will be
worth swell bet on his next start.
| Jack Joyncr was sweet on King Gold
yesterday and is said to have won
heavily over hig victory. Jack also bet
on Golden Valley
! Pactolus started for the first time in
two years yesterday, but was n little
short Of hard race. He viii soon do.
| The Stewards took no action in John
La nly's case. The only thing they did
was to issue an extraordinary tumble
OF words which set forth that Mr.. l.or-
| Hard, owner of Redowac, had inter
coded for Lamly and had MATCHED his
gelding against the winner of the race
in question. Rossmore. Just exactly
what this means IL difficult To- determine.
Mr. l.orilard says Itedowac did his best.
yet he matches him against Ressmore,
! The only inference that can be drawn
is that Mr.; Lorllard Is anxious to get
rid OF Redowac and thinks the most
convenient method of disposing Of him
is to give him away to Mr.. Walhamm.
Certainly, II the horses run true to form.
th" race Is gift for kossmore. lf
hedo~ac beats Rossmorc then tongues
The men in charge OF the mutuel ma
chimes had IA bad half-hour after the
were no tickets sold on Marcus. Part OF
! the money, therefore, should have gone
to the eleven holders Of tickets on Bias;
samIo; ~, who was fourth. The mutuel
was division OF opinion. Half were
| ~ favor splitting the money between
the holders Of st. John and Japonica.
of Bassanio. Finally, one of the men
circied the ring. and came back with
the intormatiol that the money should
John. Then the Bassanio people howled
some more. Then one OF the mutuel
| men Wen; to see Judge Burke. and the
latter informed him that Bassanio was
certainly entitled to part Of the money.
ever, he found ahat i his s., co %in ' had
decided to divide the money. and had
paid off. Bassanio tickets are still good.
however. and any holder can enforce
payment
| TwoNalkyries started in the fourth race
at Saratoga yesterday Such things are
confusing and the stewards should GER
tainly cause the owner of either of the
| Niles to make change.
old Dominion in the nfth race and
l'rize in the sixth We're plunged upon.
kontigerna IL getting back to her old
form. She beat Ducut and the others
very easily yesterday.
Tom SkldmorC'a hackers expected to
see him beaten when they saw him out
In front making the running Griffin
generally trails to the stretch. and there
are Few horses equal to the son OF
| CharaNus in the final quarter.
|
Widow Cliquot hlly is worth a swell
pet on her next start in company no
! better than she met yesterday. She did
not get off very we'll