New-York tribune., 1894-07-01
GARRISON CLAIMED A FOUL.
THE STEWARDS WOULD NOT ALLOW IT.
MUCH UNHAPPINEss AT sHEEPsHEAD BAY-A
DEAD HEAT BETWEEN BANQUET AND
RAMAPO-BANQCET WON
THE RUN-OFT.


Jockey Club yesterday. on many previous days
The attendance Ear up In the thousands. but
most OF these thousands went home In discon-
tented and dissatisfied frame q mind. Jhs discon-
tent and dissatisfaction came In large part from
the action Of the stewards on Friday in suspen'inS
Taral. the most popular jockey in America, from
riding until the Fourth Of july. THIS IS generally
looked upon error. ana an injustice. Few peo-
pie think that Tara did really misconduct himself
in such way ct the post In the Pansv stakes on
The Commoner on Friday ,ha: he deserved so severe
and serious punishment Bat Rowe the starter
lost his temper en;ro.y on that occasion. and in
dulgcd In many wild gestlcuiarOns and much em-
phatlc language After the race he insisted that
Taral should be severely punished. II seemed 10
most OF the spectators that Taral hal really done
nothing than to try to set a good start win
The Commoner. who was an overwhelming favori'e
in the race at ol3s-on.
The Eastern stewards appear TO be always eX-
tremely anxious 10 comply with Mr. EoweS ShSh'-
wish. They not ~ all like the Western stew
ards. who fined their starter 500 for a missiep
The truth is that racing is conducted In far better
and more popular and more satisfactory style IN
the West than In the East in many ways. The
Western officials are much more vigiant than the
Eastern officials. and thcv know their business
much more thoroughly. They watch the owners.
trainers, Jockeys and horses far more closely ana
keeny in the West than in the East. In the stew
ards stands in the East the stately dignity Of some
of the august officials is often majestic anu
overpowering that Of the United states Senate'
But the United States Senate as an investigator oi
frauds, abuses and evils, is usually dismal ara
disastrous failure. and some OF the stewards OF
some of the Eastern racetracks are sometimes laI-
ures in the prevention or suppression OF abuses.
These stewards do not always observe the races
with sufficient they do not aiwoys stu'N up
the records of owners trainers. jockeys anu horses
with sufficient energy and eXhaustiVoness. IheF
ought TO have force Of paid experts to look into
fln
which lie hidden at the bottom Of 50 many turf
wells.
Some Of the turf stewards Of the East are gen
slemen of club and social connections am engage
,nents which occupy great deal Of their tMe' ana
a few Of the turfmcn who have been known 10 "l'
in stewards stands in various parts OF the country
are so convivial in their habits that they spend
nearly all their evenings in the study Of the turf
problems through glasses-not racins g.assse The
turf sadly needs a Or. Parkhurst. Clarence LeXow
and a John w Goff-men who Will dig ana delVe'
and watch and ward. and eXcavate and explore and
expose II needs Society for the Prevention OF
Crime with a strong force OF fearless detectives
who will not hesitate 10 drag the rascals OF racing
into the clear. bold sunlight of publicity When DR.
Parkhurst first began his work Of investigation ana
exposure in this city. and for a long time after
ward. he was reviel abused. assliled and Vilniei
In the coarsest and vilest language which corrupt
police officials and corrupt police Justices ana IL"
various blackmaiiers and brihctakers OF this town
could possibly command. To-day Dr Plrkhurs; has
the Irresistible sentiment of the decent people o.
New-York al hls back. Any man who tries TO tel
the whole truth about the turf al al times is also
malgned. revilel and vAcd. The turf IS no higher
no purer no nOber than Tammany Hall. Many OF
the most CONSPICUOUS md influential turf leaders, OF
the East are members OF Tammany Hall o. are
bound by the closest possible ties 10 TanlmaiN
bosses The turf needs complete ovcrtufning. an
entire revolution an absolute cleansing and purica-
fl'i mods hI@g
changes. on the Western racctracks punishments
applied 10 dishones: owners. trainers and jockeys
are far more frequent than in the East Bat the
frequency OF these penalties IN the West Is Que t.
the stronger sense OF duty to tie sharper waicniu.-
ness and to the higher Of the Western rae
ing officials. These puuishments ought TO be applied
in the East with much greater frequency than they
applied.
II the starter had not become Offended at Teral
on Friday Ta;ai would certainly have ridden
Walter and Ramapo In the second and iifth races
yesterday. With Taral on his back Ramapo would
beyond question, have the fifth race by an
ample margin. ana the extremely unpleasant and
unfortunate affair which occurred in that race
would not have taken place.
Both in the Metropolitan and Suburban hendi-
caps Taral kept Ramapo in a good place, near the
leaders from start to finish. That is the proper
way In which Ramapo ought to be ridden, as
Tarars brilliant victories proved clearly But G1rri-
son Is eaten up with vanity, and cen rarely resist
fied. and then 10 starte every observer INTO en-
thusiasm by the theatrical rush with which he
,iddan me COLI IN @xo~iIy he sanc wav in which
Taral rode RanaDo In the Metropolitan and sub
urban. Ramapo would have won yesterday BY a
length at least. But Garrison pulled kamapo be-
hind the field in his favorite style. lie rode Rama
po in a manner similar TO that in which he rode
St Leonards In the Realization last year and that
one of the worst ridden races in the history
Of the turf. Garrison deliberately ana grossly vo-
lated the most emphatic and forcibe orders which
James X. himself
riding OF St Ieonards in the Realization OF 1888 and
tion of orders in that race. II he had obeyed the
orders which he received from the owner Of St.
But in spite Of Garrison's theatrical and low
comedian riding on RanaPo YESTERDAY, kamap2
was so good racehorse In mat race mat ne wouil
have won If Sims, who was on BANQUET, mad not
struck Ramapo over the head with MS whip when
near the nnlsn' causing hanaio 10 'HT"W up NE
head and shorten his stride ihis was clear con
twas watching tAe finish saw this foul except per
haps the stewards and possibly the judges Men VINO
spot where Sims struck Ramapo on the head ad-
'nitted freely that II was a foul and bad one
on Banquet SO rapidly tnat ne w1ud ccrtaniy nav
captured the race by an indispu;abie margin, II MS
foul Ramapo and Banquet crossed the line nose
and nose. and the judges decided that ii was a
dead heat for hrst place between failap' anu
Banquet. 49,. a.. ,
heat between Ramapo and Banquet that they over
looked Dorian. VINO was tnird beyond the possibility
OF doubt, at least full NECK before Redskin.
,rhird money was only 500 ana. Of course there
Il no one-two-hree betting in the books this year.
i3ut j. W. Rogers, owner OF Dorian, was fairly
entitled 10 the third money and the buyers Of one
fwo-tree tickets in the French pools on Dorian won
their money fairly aad honestly, but were pnfor-
tunateiy deprived Of it by the lamenabie eri0r OF
the judges. ., ,,.., - 60,
Garrison. after the race. promptly claimed iou,
against Sims While Garrison was in the siand
mskIng his claim. crowd gathered There was
oniy one opinion in the crowd. ana that we tnat
Garrison was wasting his time and that the stewards
,yould never dream or oisguaiitying Michael r
DIVERS horse and Michael r Dryers jockey for
foul Mr. pwyer Is magnate and q pOtcntate
IN fhe turf and racing officials trembie az his nod.
I'm. Coney Island Jockey Club was hled with
e,ve recently when the Dryers and the MOrrises
Threatened 10 give races at Morris Park on the
Fourth OF July IN opposition TO Sheepshead Bay, ana
meeky submitted 10 the Dwyer- Morris terms. The
Dwyers appear TO be able 20 scare any one into
their way Of thinking the turf ir these days
But II may not be so a-ways