New-York tribune., 1894-10-10
fT"d douglas Peter and Aurelian doubtful.
s1yru RAcE-For two-ycarolds; $1,000 added selling
TALK AMONG TURFMEN.
NOTES AND COMMENTS OF VETERAN Or
SERVER.

SERVER.
u,,, amusing remarks are made by the book
makers Some Of them delight In attracting n crown
., us,on IN their witticsms. There is one book
maker whose tongue is never still unless "he"
sl.e, overpowers him and compels him to Keep
quiet He is well educated and Is superior 10 many VI
his fellows in intelligence. but he IL extremely
vindictive toward persons who nave hcu'T'' "''
erri,v Nobody Is sacred 20 him. as his sarcasm
ike the dew OF heaven. falls alike upon the JUST
and unjust The abnormal development OF book
makers heads. hands, mouths or any o'"'' P''''
nent feature furnishes this welI-tormei' s'''
looking rcold with subjects which delight MN IN
,enselv when he sarcastically refers to them Inc
names OF stables are twisted anu ''''''''" So
ludicrous manner In hs talk 90,
The unlooked-for and startling victory OF '''
Walter on Monday opened the hoodsa''s Vi .'
pent-up Utica OF irony When he stepped on h''
block Yesterday he asked In loud voice are
,bere any entries from the Ewe-neck Stable To-
,ov, An YES there are several The lttle-neck
nlavers should be careful and walt for the flEh'
MONEY There was not any Ewe-neck S'"b'e
uoney bet on Monday. To be sure one oil the
commissioners bet $500. but that was not bet for
Oh. stable IL was for himself. a. he TOOK a 'hah''
=, : ,o I 10 win cigarette money; so his Winnings
are likely TO 30 up In smoke II he smokes up +"
don,, matter II the public were Knocked WY
,ecked The rednccks said II was hIi fsht '"'H
| % a good game but know better one ""u'd
.hor ~. a Jockey Club steward than Taminany
!
,'. q .umu,v' 10 hoist a kennel. what would u
,.ke to hoist a dstillery? Give 1t up. On i"h'S
easy Ten thousand per. dead-heats ana dlSl''""
c.,ions thrown IN. The most TeHafh'p'e 'e"' "a
the season was boosting old Dominion without
readjustng the raise pu' '"'" ''"'
ney' but II went ~
a., day long the cinnamon-crested magpie went
on IN , similar strain. interpreted with pungeh'
remarks about the mental calibre OF MS patrons
The reports about Roche being injured were
erroneous and his owner intends TO S'a'' MN w
dav His bad showing on Monday surprised every
,1 An NJ Donohue's friends bet heavily on the
,, uho could not untrack himself In any part
OF the
The Jockey question is becoming serious wheh Il
Jockey Ike Griffin is bid on by contenders Tor MS
services until the figure reaches Soe" In 'hc west
such salaries are unknown. although some western
Jockeys can ride rings around some impuieht' IN
soIcut Eastern riders. 1t Is an outrage TO permit
Jockeys to ride that have peculiarities which pre-
vent them from taking the chances that are eseSn-
tial In nearly every race.
4 horse-owner said to friend the other day; i
am betting on my horse. and l would advise you
TO take a chance on him" His friend replied:
what with that jockey? He Will not take a
chance keep up with the held AS he Is AFRAID;
takes any kind Of chance when 1t Is made an OBJ
ject for him TO do 50. Hf ,, get" the purse II lie
TN The jockey rode fcarlc~s but was beaten
by a head on the post. This jockey has lost several
races this year horses that carried lot OF pubic
money but was excused on account OF cCwardic1.
There some owners who bet heavily on thelr
horses and who make exiravagant propositions TO
the Jockeys who ride for them The practice should
be suppr ssed 1t places owners OF moderate means
at disadvantage and is likely to bring about "A
scandal ike that in regard to SGuire APnsIon IN II,
races is more ornamental than useful Many Jockeys
easier then than for a combination OF jockeys TO
unite In playing the mount Of jockey who Is To re-
done in England France and Hungary What is
there to prevent it in this country? - +, ,,,.
State next year may bring about change IN me
entire system Of the manas, ment OF the sport
to nvigorate the rapidly declining patient VINO mas
ex xhausted their resources Perhaps men who can
tell the difference between "A fowl and "A pul.et VIII
take command. and racing Will thrive again az
in the years before the racing clubs secured legis-
lation to protect them from the Pantatas who Ike
Oliver Twist, continually asking for more
The burning question now agitatlng turfmen Is.
Are there 100 racegoers who are willing TO pay
s. day to enter an inciosure set apart ior mem
bers Of a club. whose members thoroushy under
stand mods wnks ana neone nafe say iha ihe
racing clubs live and prosper under the amend
mem mem are correct in their theories OF how to lay and
ake odds without yio,atlne The law ..
in the arst race yesterday. and defeated Hugh
Penny by short head, IN the very last tune ,Sd OF
timing but then some persons doubt everything as
WSSanerty rode Hugh Penny like OF Hagen.
beck's tigers He took a crcuching posturei AN, ana
Sufficient Is wei named: She won the second
race without "A struggle. Gideon * DAILY won sum
cIent ont OF the abundance OF the bookmakers TO
keep the entire stable all winter. and to pay Grif-
fms salary besides.
I'm the Dunmow Stakes Magian and Brandywine
had the finish To themselves. Magian won through
the superior ockeyship OF his rider by head from
Rrandywinc Salvation might as well have re-
mained in the stable his Jockey retarded rather
than helped him In the race.
black Hawk won at long odds to the intense de-
light of the Mugwumps Of the betting ring who
viii annoy everybody for weeks To come by the
tales OF their keen perception Of the superiority Of
,Iack Fla wk over OF Spades. The best OF the
start and a jockey who did not attempt TO ride
finish won the race for Black Hawk .
The Preakness cast-off Live Oak defeated the
Preakness crack Adelbert in the nth race by a
neck Even too much for the cold,
Sluggish blood of Victorious. the Canadian, who. in
spite OF Doggetts effort persisted In finishing third
H K Vinguts Setauket won the sixth race In