The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 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
1000 mark for the entire meeting, At
this rate the ASSOCIATE ton must have
come out ahead. with comfortable bal
ance on the right side Of the ledger.
In the early DAYS OF the meeting the
riding of some Of the stable boys who
had mounts in some OF the races was
what the touts call fierce" II the
ponies weren't pulled it was because
| the bows lacked the sklll necessary 10
| accomplish that end. The Stewards
! charitably let matters run along for
few days without Interference on the
ground that many of the horses were
| green" and not few of the boys
were like the horses. Finally they took
| hold with no uncertain hand. and there
| was an Immediate ana oecided improve
ment in the riding.
Strange to relate. the jectionable
| feature OF the racing. and that or which
the betting public most complaineo. was
which were supposed to be the eminently
respectable part of the progra NINE MT
Hum, the gentleman Jockey, gave sew
| eral exhibitions Of how TO lose "A race
without the aid Of a whip, which on
some tracks would have subjected MIN
at least to a reprimand. on two oe &c.
casions Pocahontas. with Mr.. Hum In
the saddle, led into the stretch by a
good safe margin, and apparently had
the race won. She was caught at the
eighth pole, The eontending horse was was
won on the post. While Mr.. Hunn's OPP
ponent was making his hard nght f1I
victory, the gentleman Jockey sat STOCK
finish which he didn't make lost races
which might have been won had he eased
n triie on the mares head or given her
single cut Of the s wnp; noSea. less
| HUM should have been allowed twenty
The Stewards have before them foi
investigation a peculiarly run pony race
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
ted an apparently deliberate foul. Com
WOW of half an hours duration In the
Stewards stand in which Lamly. Nc
Dermott, Tod Sloan and Horton and thu
Stewards participated. II all ended ir
rothing however, and the numbers were
hois ted as the horses finished.
From the press stani 1t looked IN,
he the head d'G Of the as tne turn he wal
leading OH the rail and running easily
Lamly. on Longshanks. came with
rush and cut in directly In front %, !, 6, g
Richards. pinned him. so. closely agains
the rail that Horton had to stop ridint
and drop back or take the horse owe
d ea ae" o back p his eo of foul
IT was not allowed Lamly and MeDer
mott are both experienced jockeys
They would meyer attempt such trick
Messing the circus-riding, OF some of th
stable boys they probably came to thu
conclusion that anything goes at Park
way"
Ballard was severely cricicised n fey
days ago for his poor riding at Saratoga
According, 10. one Of the officials OF tn
track Ballard was hardly to blame TO
, reducing In Turkish bath. In fact tn
boy was so anxious to get of weight tina
he stayed too long In the bath and faint
Is not a star rider. but he Is peinstakin
, and a hard worker. and he felt hurt a
the roasting he received.
BIN Brlen cut loose hnotneT soou thiti
maiden two-year-old Siberia who ra
rafting good race at Saratoga fey
days before Brien shipped his string I
Jerome Park. This fact was evidentl
overlooked by the smart people yester
day.
The State record for a half-mlie trac
was lowered Ia seconds, at Cameron
Mo-, yesterday. by DIR. j.. by Allie West
dam Mambrino Forest owned by Bate
& Parker, of Bates City, Mo-. making
mile in 2l3 2.