New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-24
pp1G LEFT AT THE POST.
c,pr1Ess WORK BY THE STARTER
,veY UNSATISFACTORY AFTERNOON AT
GRAVESEND.


GRAvEsEND.
1ockev Club desires to have successful
u .ason IT must secure better starting IN some
rc"' wr Rowe's work at the Brooklyn Jockey C'uo
Way y" has been too ful. of woe for further en-
rse''hs ON almost every day since the meeting
DURAN, orde,vors 70 get the horses off evenly
began -, have failed in or more contests 1t
sra 'N rough 10 leave at the post the favor1te,
vas haayi,y backed horse in the race III the
the nv , handicap But Mr.. Rowe's friends maze
Br0'N' or him then on the peas That the track
MOSCOW that the star; was made on turn
was ,hat the fed was .aTge.
sn' .no appaL!ns failure Of the starter In the
Bu. - Handicap has been followed by error
Br''AH~ hlunder after biunder in the succeeding
si' {" 49, ,,ee,ine. When Gotham. Mirage. Prince
tss", AVID Installator-only four OF them-ran
o. Sssr day. the start was dole.ul. surrey II
& - he possible for any competent starter 10
eI' cold Of four on equal terms. when no
s'' ~. four had bad temper. But MI Rowe
s's %. .ucceed in giving the four an Impartial
% u" Z. reD3r;ed mat Mr. Rowe receives $lcV
A.v FOR starting horses IL "'ulu not oe u'''.
pa 90 .sc,re for SO per day the services OF man
e1 .,ud star. pretty near.y as Wei as MI i'0'''
Wv sssn starting az this meeting
hs srAr.rEH ROWE RICH MAN
tho racetracks has 1t that Mr. Rove
GOSSIP W q comfortable fortune. He may not
90" P,s,L o 8 Republican Police Commissioner
pe %,.,.-,ably votes with the Tammany inenio1.'
vno ,,,5 but Mr.. Rowe. IL is generailE peHeNeu'
o. '"V. enough 10 retire upon II ne WISHES u re-
has nv. rrsa, many racing men wanted MIN 10 re-
tire e. 60, yes,erlay He was a successful!
'He ~ ~ a number Of years. and then Tor many
!'eAe' ..-uara he was one OF the leading trainers
years a., Ne won many trlumphs both as jockey
Of ue and his income was very large during
ena 1.-Two For an extended period ne framed lor
Q" .'1. Rrothers for the Fairfax Stable ana lor
The p"'.. ~, and his salary and his percentage
A'eI,rcs mus: have reached lofty nsures' LOT lie
o. 80. tor the Dryers for several seasons curing
"s ,hsv were sweeping everything peiore Vhe'l
WHICH ". - NJ Re,mont's trainer While Mr.. Bel-
ena ." - the strongest stable in America. In 1ac'
mon. ~ - ~. most successful the most ceie-
MI - orohahlv the richest Of American tram
"''t Sos he has been holding the starter nag MS
h.s been most liberal. SO II Is propaple 'n"'
sA na "a, well afford 70 retire. 1t can hardly DE
NJ w. ,ho. his wealth is sufficient TO enaoe MIN
" ., case for the rest os his me- ana ne ous
-,,. Nm his place to some man VINO can 90 peter
Nv with the starters has IMAM he Has 'e'"
doing this year
MAKING A RACE A LOTTERY.
- ~. ,udges Of the General Term or the SD
...,. Court in central New-1 ork' hau Sc" 'ne
pTeme NV"' ,os,ordav they nigh: promptly have
IN
mn o,cb starting as was seen in that anair' rae
"In ..".r,es a lotter,. pure and simple. Prg mad
.e x,. u,tb hig sums by many OF the keenes'
- WAS, saracious spectators at the TRACK ms
s~. :, the carlton Stakes had made II plain that
,rh, % defeat horses OF the class or hmin heF'
c,,oss Shadow Lallah and Leigh al the u'S'a"'e
- ,hs weights. When the horses met az the post
prs undoubtedly carried more money ina" ""'
other horse. .. -, ,ho
-. ,ousd ~ give the signal when all the
go. Aashed of evenly and equitably. He caIled
49,, h.ck when he ought 10 have sent them OF.
Wbs, he finally dropped the flag. his bacK was
-nrrAa 10 the horses and he was looking over MS
.boulder in that position he failed to see fI's
who was standing still by the rail- on the o'nei
side OF the track from the starter, the sioe mex.
20 the stewards, the judges and spectators Va
cour.. Penn. the rider Of Prig. did not expect
,hs, the starter would send off the horses while his
back was turned toward them. and he made no
EFFORT 10 move away. So Prig was left al the post
and canieTec over the course
TIE WRATH OF THE RACING MEN
A yell Of disgust der!s.on and wrath against the
starter filed the air There were only six horses !"
the race. The start was made in 'front.' Oh '',e
stewards the judges and the spectators. The TRACK
was broad and straight at that place. There was no
possible excuse for the starter. No fair-minded
racing man on the grounds couio dehy ,haI AZ,
ssss Ino oTs el' al P fhe RoS the % ss ed Of
n that part OF the track ana IN those cFSulh-
stances was not alert and quick and not Keen
knough 10 start horses IN a satisfactory manner.
Racing has been suppressed IN Ne~-Jersey. rae
ing ought TO be suppressed ID New-l osK uness ne
Jockey Club secure satisfactory work with the
Mr. Rowe went before the stewards after the
race, and It is said that he found iault because
the power TO punish the jockeys had been taken
from him and put in the hands OF the stewards
It is said further that he declared that he could
not exercise proper discipline and control the
riders unless he had himself the power TO inhict
punishment disobedient jockeys II Is rumored
that he limited that he might offer his resignation.
il ne did offer his resignation. the stewards ough.
20 have accepted It on the spot They nigh, have
detailed Colonel Hall, the starting judge or John
Noey the patrol Judge. or Captain BabcOck. the
Official timer: or Cncle William G. DAILY. or some
other faithful and devoted pillar Of the turf to do
The starting for the rest OF the day, and. possibly.
that any one Of them would leave more horses at
the post or give more bad starts than Mr.. Rowe
Aas given at this meeting.
ODD RIDING AND AN ODD RACE.
: Emn Bey sometimes sulks. With Prlg LEFT at
The post he appeared 10 have the third race at his
mercy. Blu, his RIDER r. Harris seemed TO sulk
On the lower turn at just the place most distant
Iron the luminous and penetrating orbs in the
rewards stand. In fact, r. Harris rode odd
nce. and Emin Bey ran an odd race If all three
The stewards, John Hunter. Philip J. Dwyer and
ssmes .. K. Lawrence. watched through strong
Laclng glasses every motion OF H. Harris on Emin
Fey IN every part OF the race they had inter
s,tlng field FOR study. research and reflection. r.
ns,rs may De good boy But ne did not ride
.ssy brilliantly in that race. and to close OBJ
sefver there seemed 10 be reason TO suspect that
o. would not drop dead Of grief II En Beys full
SyS salpnaoaht or speed was not completely
psS eager and anxious to send Emin
along al his utmost speed. and TO win
, NJ race by block" the phrase goes. Never
rS. sss tn!s eagerness and anxiety were not over
sra.mnsy conspicuous and impressive the
ppwsi turn al the point furthest from the stewards
ort maps r. Harris wanted TO win by few inches
r NM. IN order that Hmin Bey might not get too
va weight IN handicaps hereafter. But II that
sss ns purpose his calculations were astray, and
"e eelayed his too long
r aster Prg had been left at the post Shadow
foss IA. sns running, but was third at The end Sui,
w. .ooK the lead easily IN the last furlong. and
,, LA me race without difficulty After 1t was toe
S.ss " WIN the race r. Harris rode Emin Bey with
psvtts.e energy 20 secure second place. and got IT,
m maps X Harris was not in the least in fault
Gas.uo upe may have been wholly with Emin Bey
''~'es OFTEN sulk-but Jockeys sometimes sulk also
ihE HAPPENINGS OF A DISMAL DAY
"s Tine was wretchedly slow 4Sa. for a mile
~ hackers OF Prlg groaned anew when they
- we Tine They felt sure that Prig could hav,
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