New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-11
THE DECISION IN THE JODAN CASE.
MUCH TALK AND COMMENT STIRRED rP AMONG
Tt'RFMES.

MUCH TALK And Comment STIRRED rP AMONG
TURFMEN
II IS much 10 he regretted than any unpleasant
incident has occurred ruie the quiet current OF
inc racing AZ Jerome Park. The Fordham track
is In a valley and It's situation makes il unsuitable
for racing in the hot months. Trips through the
Harlem Railroad tunnel are not experiences OF un-
auo,.a delight in the summer. when the trlpera-
,,,re IL hieh and the grandstand. betting ring and
track al Jerome Park are at 60 low level tnAt
the air within the gates H. OFTEN Tx" that OF an
o,eu With these obstacles 20 the success "l a
summer meeting AZ Jerome Park II is e'pe'Ia'Y
unfortunate that the Jodnn foullng took place on
Thursday and caused much bitter taxi. No
reasonable man now doubts that Jodan DID foul
c,lloninc King The evidence as 10 that T. over
vbeIminc Careful. intelligent am unprejndicei
t,,rfvriiers agree that IL was clear case OF ioui'
and mat Jodan ought to have been set back. IL
,s ,rua that one writer. who is employed by the
racetracks at a most lavish salary, asserts that
Iodan da not foul Galloping King. and that the
nmcial decision clearing Doggctt the rider Of Jo-
aa, ,r,e inst and right and fair The salary when
this writer receives from the raceiracks causes MIN
10 look upon racing IA free from all Dc"lS"'S' III
~, ,iev. the racing officials holy. cOnsccraiel
and sanity men, who could not possibly err All
their decisions in his opinion are perfect and
fal,ltess TO his mind II is Impossible Tor any oil
them ever to make the slightest mistake. Before
ha recelved a most liberal salary from the race
tracks ne was able to detect "A few naws III racIhs
now and then, and he was Inclined 10 'hihK 'h''
stewards Judges. owners. trainers anu Joch'Ss
mich, at times be Ike other human beings. and
have their little falllngs like other iailibe inort''S.
But since he has been put on the regular pAyfo OIL
,ba racetracks every steward judge. owner. trainer
and Jockey wears halo in his vision and all racing
s conducted by a company Of Just ana spotess ana
ppis evangelists. all perfect ana above the posi-
huity of error In these days he writes as II no
Thought the racetracks Of America did more genl-
Inc good than the schools the colleges ana the
| churches put together. -, ,,,-.., r,
Nearly all the newspapers say that Mlchael r
| Diver the punger. and the president OF the clui
which is carrying on the races at Jerome Iark wa
| hacking Joian In the race in which Jodan fouIed
| C;alloping King Mr. Dwyer has great influence OF
the turf and he is accustomed to decisions IN i,s
| favor I'm disputed cases. The decision was In MS
favor when his horse Banquet clearly ana PLAINLY
| foued Ramapo at Sheepshead Bay posg9u' WI,
rode Jodan Is very rougn ana Iysr wr moi
prominent and influential steward OF inc I1c ltS
cub Doggeis violent temper ana to nrs saia,s
Th NEWSPAPERS Of New-york which tell the truth
rommenis on the Jodan fouling yesterday. Here
sSSince the stewards OF the Jockey club Invested
Father BIZ Daily OF ho yelio" coat tneIc h n
n, Jerome Park however. there was a nice httle
how-de-io that occasoned quite breeze OF excite,
ment At the time For 1--we qay Hepaus at ihe
bridge in the little stewards pagoda, on the faI
side OF the track W to YESTERDAY afternoon ne
we're eye on things in general Neither had ne any
body to talk to hu, M IKE, ~, b@ysr stand
and from that point centre the footsteps oil
mildly interesting person Wrsul ar JSse yc,
was i'm the stand yesterday afternoon with MS
Young son Charles. He had just sent a large croI
ey msbt tsrive space and bear fruit M Dwye
likes MI Hunter. and Mr.. Hunter has high re-