The evening world., 1894-07-21
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

| The Brighton stewards are earning an
excellent reputation 1t is "A pity that
active. wide awake and earnest men can
not he secured on other tracks. The
secret OF the success OF Brighton's Of
iicials is perhaps the fact that all three
OF the stewards are newspaper men,
who have by reason OF long terms of SER
Vice cn the press now become expert
III the Judging OF form. The stewards
have been criticised for their action In
the Griffin matter. but how could any
sensible man expect them to pass over
such race Mr.. Sass ran pounds be-
low his form and Griffin rode him in
queer fashion, simply through ignorance
OF the horses pcCnliarities. The stew
ards could not do their duty to the pub
lie and permit the matter TO go unqucs-
toned. Their decision was fair. and It
is to be- hoped that their activity will
not be impaired by hostile criticism.
The stewards at the Saratoga Meeting
VIII b. Louis Straus. Pierre Lorillard
horse owners and good fellows. IT is
doubtful, however. If any one of them
Is htted TO occupy such AN important Of
flee. Judge Burke will no doubt feel re-
ll"vcd at having the overseeing of races
taken. from his hands. yet race gocrs
would feel far safer If he would look
after their interests
VI. +. Dwycr will probably feel relieved
when the BRIGHTON meeting closes He
has had the hot end of the stick ever
since the meeting began. Yesterday was
his worst day. He did not win IA bet
His whgers AT Brighton have not been as
heavy as ut other tracks, but 1t Is be
li.ved that his losses put quite a knk in
his bank roll.
Said n prominent bookmaker coming
up on the train last night: THE crowd
plugged tharncey all over the ring just
the same as they played Virago. lost
Woo a. the race, and ] SUI pose to-mor-
row all the papers will say that the long
shots won and the books kept all the
money
Plttsburg Phil was $500 in hole
when the fisaro race came along After
that race, he was "A handsome winner.
lie played Figaro well.
Odds-on favorites have a tough row to
hoe at Brighton.
Ed Purs.r Is credited with winning a
snug sum on thauncey and following his
success with $1,000 ON Ben Lomon1.
Ben Lomond, by the way. carried a lot
Of money. McCafferty seldom accepts an
outside mount. but he saw his way to
win a good bet, and he landed tle horse
IA clever winner His partner. Wishard,
bet considerable money on the horse.
Starter Caldwelrs place will be flled
by ex-Assemblyman Tom Flynn, OF
New Jersey. to-day. The veteran flag
handler leaves for Saratoga to-day. He
wants to rest up a day or so after his
nerve-shattering experience at Brigh-
ton.
to Join the Gideon & DAILY stable at
Saratoga. This Is the result of the
scrape the youngster got into.
Lady Violet Is sick with catarrhal
fever. The Blemton Stable Is certainly
travelling in the hardest kind OF luck.
No sooner does JOyner succeed In get
ting horse in shape than some unfor-
tunate happening takes place and the
bread winner has to be put on the shelf.
The four and one-half pounds over
weight which Shields carried on Logan
just cost that horse the race.
Many bet will be put down on Our
Maggie the next time she starts
Shelly Tuttle Just earns about enough
to keep Mcintyre in oats. MIR. CORNELL
sen should give the latter away and
finish up the season with n little profit.