The evening world., 1894-08-10
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

The crowd at Jerome Fark yesterday
had good and sufficient grounds for
big stiff kick" and "kick" they did.
The kick" however. was TO no avail
The trouble arose over Steward John
Hunters action In refusing TO allow a
claim OF foul when the foul was evident
to everybody In the grand stand 1t was
in the third race, a selling affair al a
mile and sixteenth. In which Jodan,
Little Matt, Gallopins King and Mcln-
tyre started. The FIRST three received
heavy support. II might be we'll to say.
right here. that Jodan belongs 10 Dr.
Knapp. and that Mike Dwyer Is reported
to have bet heavily on the horse. Both
of these men arc associate Stewards
with MIR. Hunter. The story OF the race
Is easily told. Lodan made most Of ;l,e
running and, turning INTO the stretch.
was length and a half to the good.
with Litt!" Matt and Gai,oping King
next. Once sirplghtcncd for the run
RAPIDLY, and a sixteenth from home
Il looked dollars TO doughnuts that
Jodan WAS beaten. Right here Ia whore
the foul occurred; nogsett seeing that
from the winner towrads the outer rail,
entirely shutting OFF Galloping King
and interfering with Little Matt.
ae ssa BY BY sdv' sss ' i%me snS"sS
towards the stewards stand. Mike
Dwyer got up and lett. and as Dr;
deciding the claim Of foul fell upon
Mr.. Hunter. After a good deal of talk,
Mr.. Hunter refused to allow the claim.
cred around The judges stand and
when the decision was announced.
Kissed derislvely. After the decision
reporter asked MIR Hunter why the
| "Jodan did not interfere with Galloping
stride. -.
stride. but I.ittlefeld had to pull him to
walk 70 keep from being thrown"
Well" replied the senior Steward,
Il did not sec that"
Two real good things were cut loose
at jerome yesterday They were Mag
and Mckee, from Gus Strauss string.
Both won easily.
A ton Of smart" money went into the
ring on both Monotony and Melody from
the Norris Stable. 1t remained there.
Sims and Dogsett each rode two win
ners yesterday.
The reports published this morning
that Peter De- Lacy bad organized n
race track on the Ryder Farm. at Ozone
| Park. ia denied by De I.acy's clerks.
Several racinS men who rendezN Gus on
r@s RoT IN an.sSn Would Be- s
loca ton for race track. and that the
land could he secured there for that pur.
rose at reasonable figures. They thought
Phil Thompson who owns the G;ouces-
ter race rack, near Philadelphia, might
be looking uhopt for a rev location now
that his track has been closed under the
New Jersey laws.
The stewards yesterday called up, ".
Lakeland trainer Of Assignee, and j.
| Murphy. owner of Anna. which horses
ran second and third to George Beck In
the selling race on Wednesday, Lake
Thought tGere sH wss collision Set@een
these gentlemen, and their undoubtedly
wa but %as NN anh TIE rss
threatens to appeal to the law courts.
he was the frs, to claim Anna, but
the mare. The latter. according to the
rules. was favored In the matter. and
Anna went to his stable. Then Muir
RKele e was shut sa what ard rra nS,
hopes to gain by resorting to law IL dit
hcult to conjecture. curious coinci.
dence about the whole matter ls that
last Winter Is the first to suffer by Its
existence. Mr.. Keene insisted on hav-
ing the claim clause inserted in the
rus and Refused to heed
out the trouble which was certain to
ensue. II Is more, than probable that
Wednesdays trouble will result in the
claim" clause being revoked.
Yo Tambien did not impress race
goers at Saratoga yesterday. Though
one cannot Judge her ability by one race,
II does seem as though sh. was a trife
overrated. Merry Monarch, GloaminG
beat her very easily. She stopped badly
when 1t came to a pinch, and while this
may have resulted from. the mare be.
she Is az high class as Westerners be.
iieve her to be-. she ought to have put
up some semblance of fight. The
world heaters OF the West fall Tar short
OF tho Eastern standard OF racehoses
Tho utter absurdity OF the rule which
makes al, bets valid after numbers have
been oIfcialiy eshibited, was again
Yemen ran away before he was in the
: hands of the starter. He was no
faVoritc at odds on, and the rule which
compelled him to start and made al
bets go just burned up thousands OF
dollars. Chris Smith. of Yo Tambiei
fame, had 5000 on the gelding. Under
the old rules bets would have been de
clared OFF. thousands OF dollars wouK
have been saved. and n good hors,
would have been spared tough race.
DR.. HasbTouck showed yesterday tina
, his sprintipg days were about over Ill
| hl. l..
tories have been at a mile or over. clif
ford beat him hands down yesterda Y
Corrections miserable showing Canno
&. he accounted for. She is far below he
usual form.
Prince OF Monaco will be dangerou
factor In Sheepshead's big stakes. He 1
a vastly improved colt,