The evening world., 1894-06-07
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

Jockey Doggett merited much more
severe punishment than $3.50 fine and
suspension. His brutal attack on Fox
cannot be condemned too harshly. Boys
with such ungoyernable tempers as
Doggett appears to have should not be
allowed to ride at all. for sooner or
later serious results may follow ht
Of passion. Doggett is a good rider and
he is always trying hard to win. but
he should by this time have learned TO
take 4 defeat without making such
public display of his passion. Doggett
is employed by DR. Gideon Lee Knapp.
one OF the powers in the Jockey Club,
He will be permitted to ride for his en-
ployer only.
Herald starts against Banquet and
Sir Walter to-day. 1t is 4 pity that the
place him where he can win, Herail
could win many purses II dropped into
the right spots.
The handicappers got in heat on
led the crowd and cashed well to the
race They would still have their tickets
had not Griffin gone to sleep on kinglet.
It is rather rough on IA Jockey, who
bella bors and spurs his horse for quar-
ter of a mile In an endeavor to win, to
have an owner complain to the judges
that he the jockey pulleds the horse
Such was Ballard's experience at Mar
ragansett Park yesterday. He had the
mount on Hyaka, n pony. In the sixth
race. The judges very properly reluseu
to take any action in the matter.
All of the six favorites, by the way.
were beaten at Narragansett yesterday,
and some peculiar form was displayed.
1t is rather poor policy to thus initiate
public, whose lawmakers have Just
passed pool bill. lcgalizing the sport
In several of the races yesterday 1t
horses at the start In the sprints and on
, the brow OF the hill in long races
Star Actress shivered as Bergen dis
mounted from her in the sixth race yes
terday. Her legs trembled. and the
ground. Bergen gave her a terrific Cruel
ling through the last furlong, only TO be
beaten a short head.
The two-year-old Bombazette ran an
astonishingly good race In the closing
event last night.
DR.. Gideon Lee Knapp gives notice In
| to-dpy's Issue of the official calendar OF
! the Jockey Club that he VIII move to add
| the following to the ruels OF racing
| "There shall be three horses placed In
every race and all horses must be ridden
out for these places, -
This means that the Jockey Club has
| listened to- the pleadings OF the book
makers, and will. no doubt, permit the
! re-cstn blishment OF one-two-three books
| in the ring. This rule should have been
adopted long ago. II IL good one ana
| II full place betting is permitted the
rule should be rigidly enforced.
II Bergen, Horton, Macy or some
jockey without powerful backing, had
been guilty OF the same offense as Dog
gett yesterday, John Hunter and the
other figureheads would have turned
handsprings in their haste to get him
off the turf. but as Doggett rides for
p, one of the high-cock-a-lorums OF the
| Jockey Club the Stewards had no
| "ofiicial" knowledge OF Doggetts scan,
dalous behavior until the angry crowd
| swarrAed around the stand, Had Phllil
! j. Dwycr not taken hand In the analI
1t Is more than likely the incident
would have been passed over without
notice. It the same old story OF In
fiuence. What burst OF indignation
there would have been had Conrad
tlefield. been lashed by Doggett.
Once moIe Mr.. James Rowe has beer
80 grieved over his failure to get the
horses away that II Is announced by ont
OF his particular friends that he Is think,
ing OF resigning. Many race-goers woulc
be delighted N Mr.. Rowe would stoI
thinking and hurry up his resignation.
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