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

a
getaway day yesterday, two long shots
winning just 10 give the talent re-
minder that II was the wind-up. Four
favorites went down, John McCafferty's
two winners. Bel Lomond and Shadow
Dance colt. were the only favorites TO
come to the rescue of the public. Had
Sims gotten of with Judge Morrow In
the first race the chances are that Nc
Cafferty would have won one-half of the
card. The meeting. on the whole. was
one OF the most successful ever given
at the ramshackle old track by the
sea. There has been much accom-
plished towards freeing the turf
from crookedness. and the stew
ards. Messrs. Hennessy. Mcintyre and
Bruce. richly deserve the thanks Of
both the association and public. Their
work has been fearless and entirely free
from Partially. both rich and poor fall
ing under their axe where anything
savore1 of fraud In the racing. Another
pleasant feature of the meeting has
been the starting. and 1t is unnecessary
TO say that Mr.. Flynn has justly won a
warm spot in the hearts Of both turf
men and public. Many regrets were
heard on all sides when the last race
had been run yesterday. When the
gates are thrown open next year Mr..
prises. He proposes to build a new
grand stand and otherwise improve the
track.
Ben Lomond is a wonderfully i'm
proved colt, and will make the cracks
hustle at the big tracks in the Fall at
anything up, to mile. He was badly
pocketed and bumped about in his race
Yesterday, but when he got through he
simply galloped away from his field.
Father Bill' DAILY was busy bidding
his friends fearful adieu at Brighton
YESTERDAY He Is still making strenu-
he has not met with any degree OF
success.
Bergen rode weak races on both
Hardy Fox and DIR. Garnet His work
on the latter was especially poor
race. So much money came in on st.
Anthony that Troubles odds remained
pretty. steady at twos. st. Anthony
sulked badly in the first part Of the
Virginia" Bradley bet on both Clarus
and Panway and landed some nice bets
Riley Grammar will continue to make
book at Saratoga. So will Mr. Wal
haum,s employees. but 1t is likely that
they viii have to enlarge their prices in
plunger from the West. Everybody who
visited Guttenburg knows what clnch
books Mr.. Walbaum's bookmakers put
book failed at Saratoga because Riley
Grammar laid genuine prices and made
the Others follow suit; Then 1t Is probable
Mr.. Walbaum's bookmakers raised a
books and stlll compete with the others.
Then Mr. Walba1m told Grammar that
;, would have aye to quit: Grammar dis,
would have to stop, and yet Mr.. Wal
baum denied over and over again that
any. such thing had happened, and finally
Tsa seems Am nS tfns he
nan would be gamer by disseminating
such stories as these. Finally when the
petition signed by every bookmaker in
the ring not in the employ of Walbaum
was presented TO the President he
crawled into his hole and pulled it after
him.
reason with him. He said himself he
was to IT,"
This was an admission rs to the truth
afternoon in, denying. 1t makes Sara
toga's President appear small. and 1t
viii not gain him any friends. Possibly
way lie Vas De as Mr.. Wa fSn 9'n rer
marked. rather insinuatingly. yesterday
afternoon. ruled of in San francisco
II was for, the same reason that other
bookies had not nerve and daring enough
to compete with him.
Grammar. by the way. made a series
of dazzling plunges during yesterday af-
teri con. He won about 5000 over
trania's victory. and bet the whole
lump back on Salvation in the third
race. Starting in again on Henry OF
Navarro he loaded up every book In the
rirg. Part of this money he bet back on
Fondoline. and as she lost he quit a
moderate winner.
Salvators get are not as successful as
one might suppose, when one considers
what high-c.ass of mares was at this
stations disposal. No Salvatore have
yet scored In the East, and Sallie Wood
ford sabout the only one to win In the
West.
Matt Byrnes must have a hoodoo OF
the worst kind with him. His stable,
usually 80 powerful. has not yet scored
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