The evening world., 1894-08-25
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

The members OF the Long Island Pony
Hunt and Racing Association are con-
graduating themselves on the success
OF the meeting. which closed yesterday
at the Parkway Driving club track.
The purses were small, not exceeding
$50. and other expenses in proportion.
The receipts must have been large.
considering the attractions offered. An
average OF fifteen bookmakers were on
the block for fifteen days at SIS per day.
and the daily attendance was above the
2,OD mark for the entire meeting Al
this rate tho Association must have
come out ahead. with a comfortable bal
ance ON the risht side Of the ledger.
In tho carly days Of the meeting the
riding of some o. the stable boys who
had mounts IN some OF the races was
what the touts call "herCe," Ii the
ponies weren't pulled, 1t was because
the boys lacked the skin necessary to
accomplish that end. The Stewards
charitably let matters run along for a
few days without interference on the
ground that many of the horses were
green" and not a few OF the boys
were IKE the horses. Finally they TOOK
hold with no uncertain hand. and there
was an immediate and decided improve
ment in the riding
Strange to relate, the objectionable
the betting public most complained, was
the peculiar running In the pony races
which were supposed to be the eminently
respectable part of the programme. Mr.
eral exhibitions of how TO lose a race
without the aid Of whip, which on
some tracks would have susjscted him
at least to reprlmand. On two oc-
q n Pnrah0ntpa
the saddle, led into the stretch by a
good go safe marsin, and apparssntiy, had had
the Son sas Gaufn o.
whipped and spurred without mercy, and
won on the post. While Mr.. Humps OPP
ponent was making his hard fight for
still on Pocshontaa, and, In the Murphy
finish which he didn't make lost races
which might have been won had he eaeed
.nss on cut the Of %aF ne w hsns he,
Jockeys are allowed seven pounds less.
HUM should have been allowed twenty.
The Stewards have before them for
which may furnish an explanation OF
why the respectable end Of the card
was exhibited in dark colors.
In the second race at Parkway yester-
day Lamly and W. McDermott commit
plant was made and there was q pow
wow OF half an hours duration In the
Stewards stand, In which Lamly, Nc
Stewards participated. 1t all ended in
hoitted as the horses finished. -.
From the press stant It looked like
The Rats race. From the backstretch
to the head Of the last turn he was
leading on the rail and running easily.
Lamly, on Longshanks, came with a
The R ana while sS N IN on fr %sss
Richards. pinned him so closely against
the rail that Horton had to stop riding
and drop back or take the horse over
dence to back up his t:alm Of foul, but
1t was not allowed. I.amly and McDer-
mott are both experienced Jockeys.
on one Of the big tracks, but after wit
Messing the circus-riding of some Of the
stable boys they probably came to the
conclusion that anything goes at Park
way
Ballard was severely criticised . few
days ago for his poor riding at saratoga-
According. to one Of the officials OF the
he xas sa yery weak h ,y to ess for
reducing in a Turkish bath. In fact the
boy was so anxious to get of weight that
he STAYED too long in the bath ana faint
Is not a star rider. but he Is painstaking
and a hard worker. and he felt hurt at
the roasting he received.
Bill Brien cut loose another good thing
at Jerome Park yesterday 1t was the
maiden two-year-old Siberia who ran
rattling good race at Saratoga a few
days before Brien shipped his string TO
Jerome Park. This fact was evidently
overlooked by the smart people yester-
day.
The State record for a half-mile track
was lowered la seconds. at Cameron.
Mo-, yesterday. by DR.. j., by Allie West,
& Parker, OF Bates City. Mo-, making a
mile In 2.13 2.