New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-03
cpORT DID NOT SULh.
,now VICTORY OVER DON ALoNzo.
rs AND INCIDENTS OF THE RACING AT
fN eurrPsHEAD BAY.

s,oss seemed 10 be the pervading
4 geh'ie 49, concourse at the racetrack of the
seDtne, Jockey Club yesterday. Perhaps the
Coney ore suffused with tender sympathy ana
spec'a ,o- The Judges who maze 'he error 'i
SOTO" podskin third in the ffth race on oa'ur-
placine Dorjan certainly ran third' ana lot inc
day. when ,,ore unable 10 see Sims. on Ban
81" ,onl both Dorian ana h""'apo III ma '", -
Quet l =, careful observers. who watched the
HundreuS orc sure that Dorian was third. not
race sha' arc equally sure that Sims. on Ban
Redsh. both Dorian and RaTapo IN the nome
Que" Gins has done Srca' dcaI OF TechlesS
stre'o", ~ his wear and last year. crowding ara
nolhe rA crossing and interfering Win various
josting an. -. has succeeded IN escaping punish
hO' The stewards OF inc meeting Vi NV Noes
nent I",,sv club are men Of unbemished honor
Island 1oo". hut II is possible that they may
and h'ee <u ~ see a few things which appear
sonne'' disinterested, keen-eyed and truthful
Gear Almost ali OF the New-York newspa-
obse'.'H ,.rsd positively on Sunday morning mat
pers ue.v Ramapo on the head with MS whip
Sims So But newspaper evidence Is by no
on -. only proof The eye-witnesses Oh 'he
means a uatched it closely. and who are positive
race ,otic in their statements that theN sa"
ana ',nc n Dorian and the foulinG OF kamapo'
the 'o o,s outside OF the newspaper ofhces.
are nun u,,,s unfortunate. perhaps. that racing IS
" IN charge Of paid experts who can give
no. time 10 their duties The stewards VINO SET
81 ...r,,v ought 70 be men who can devote ther
' I.rs and their mornings. as well as 'her AFTER
rnrsservedv 20 the study OF turf aHairs 'he
HOV' and performances OF the horses. the careers
Teco'u' - ~ owners trainers and jockeys, the
.".ons for in-and-ou running ana similar suoJec'S'
Al the Eastern meetings are in some
1ns S. .ho nay little attention TO turf matters
eaS' hps they are in their seats in the stewards
sAs IN. reason why they rarely investigate re-
~ firm. even the most startling. Is possibly
w.. ,ha stewards 10 not often remember no" the
horses ran in previous races .
,h cass Of Llbertine yesterday. for instance
-.,. Cos, colt won race al six furongs al graves
"a -, Nav ls on May . he was unplaced IN a
IN. handicap at the same track on May y ne won
mi, ., six furlongs at Gravesend. and al brighton
p..cb on MAY 80 he ran second to SIT Knight a'
Ill carving lOa pounds 10 Sir knights lv'' ~
Sn..csbead BAY on the Futurity course on June ."
=. tos, track. Iibertine was unplaced In III lie
,oa ,no mounds and was ridden by MacAHh
.roh.and.Ready won the race Ed. kearney get
ting second place and Sirocco third' i1oVS vs.
nth at the end and Libertine NTH The betting
sg,inst Libertne In that race opened al Iour
"a one and rose 10 six. Yesterday over tIe
.,-,s course Iibertne carried 1o3 pounds. lie
90" ,zair ridden nv Macklin TIE betting against
hr uas efteen 10 one and twenty 10 one. lAoertine
n.o, very handsomely in Ill 10 faster time than
a.. IN which he was beaten on June y BEHIND MN
,as,srdav were Kingston the favorite; mat las'
mare Annie Bishop fast when thoroughly nj ana
well ridden) carrying only ninetyfour POUNDS f'Is
nm nounds) Nottingham 900. Yemen l09 Rosa H.
Nslha Factotum Lustre. L!zetta. Wah jim, Prince
John and Addie
That was strong field Of sprinters for Lioeruhe
to defeat so handsomely. Would Il not have oeen
nroner for the stewards 70 ask a few questions?
& He
last year several times al Hawthorne Park the
Chicago au-the-year-round track directed by the re-
joubtable slugger r Corrigan. who has committed
several brutal assaults since he became conspicuous
On the turf. In the public interest the stewards
ought 70 scrutnize vigantly all the performances
of all the horses that ever ran al Hawthorne Park
The sporting extras Of The Evening sun and OF
The World" last nigh, printed some pungent COM
ments on Libertine's amazing change Of form
The peaceable philosopher who notes the occur
renee Of these little Inconsistencies and pecuarities
IF racehcrses and racing stables. finds it difficult
to believe that the horses are always in fault for
these odd happenings. Hence his spirits are de-
pressed he IA Is 10 take cheerful views OF life and
he loses confidence IN human nature He cannot
avoid the conclusion, however. that Frederick Geb
hard is one OF the unluckiest men in racing affairs
who owned a horse. He il unable 70 under
stand why the stewards set back Mr.. Gebhards
horse Rodman after the steeplechase Saturday
because Il was charged that he had gone outside
't the course. and yet paced other horses who
certainly took precisely the same route that
which Rodman travelled. These things puzzle. sad
len and distress the peaceabe philosopher.
The philosopher Is bewildered by the lack OF
constant. earnest, unremittng. intelligent. enter
prising effort on the part Of some racing associa-
ions TO give wider and more extensive popularity
70 racing. and 70 secure for IL a stronger public
support 10 the philosopher IL IS plain enough that
the proper course 10 pursue with that end in view
Is 10 set on foot the most radical and searching
reforms and 70 practise the most rigorous meas
ufes 70 drive away such rascals SIN continue
70 shrink from Investigations and from the infic-
uoh OF penalties They dread scandals But II the
Eastern Eastern turf officials would follow the excellent
.Assiipies sci by their Western brethren would
seiuse the entries Of a number Of owners and
.ya rule on a number Of culprlts. they would
~ me sns mos essential step toward making the
One quaint freak OF the Eastern clubs this season
- 70 90 lar less advertising in the newspapers than
- previous seasons The clubs have cut down their
newspaper advertising 10 absurdly small limits
.aey are hurting their own interests by this penu-
io.a ana parsimonious policy II the Coney Island
socKey Club had spent s. 900 this year In advertjs
-: 'ne suburban properly in the newspapers its
sav. theceipts on Suburban Day would certainly
nav, nave been at least $4,000 larger than they were
mus giving the club net profit on the advertising
ppApenuiIure OF az least 5000 Blu, the brighton
yer.Iss,H dc'hg Association is liberal ad-
COnev r.l..
Oy.ey Island Jockey Club
track ,'s.ghtfully coo. a: the Sheepshead Bay
races - the attendance was large SINS los, 'w1
Dor A rnich ne ought % have won He was on
and a. n0hzo In the third race a handicap az a ME
conan m ssa ann 9niy four ran-D9n Aonzo sport
LII, me al 10 on. Sims rode Snor qn bi. Ia.
;bsn rs. race last Friday. Sport su,ked so badly
ana s MA ne was far our o. the race a., the way
hin TO mo O'l Inc stewards that he could not force
made ~ run. Slms must have known that II he
spors, me me pace strong with Don Alonzo vester9av
But n sue probably sulk and never be dangerous
DER cSn dl OF dong that he kept Don A.orzo IN
al slow tTVk ing Pun whEe s,owaway craw:ei a:ong
90 slow ,t Iate IN front Of the Don The pace was
snoo;bv nat; q course Sport did not salk. but
A.onzo. Tb snag and easily moved up 10 Don
speed n,.r neie was no real racing and no high
was then !, ne las half-nne was reached Sport
good tenn M MS full stride. in high spirits and In
hamperes si He had no, been discouraged or
mile Don Aiorsznay CHOKING pull. In the last half
Alonzo Vs. COMO 10 and Sport ran side by side Don
the wsv s,antt.e the faster horse OF the two ali
Dosger; ppsah:y 50 IN the final haf-furiong but
Aicnso ke o1e sport better than Sims rode Don
and Sno-, .p.ng MIN together and In hand better
What ""oh me race by A short head
Dryer peasant thing Il would be If Michael f
horse az n"h'r OF Don A,onzo. would offer the
bug nm, P Tsc auction. and James r. Keene would