New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-03
BELMAR WON THE BELMONT.
COUNTER TENOR BEATEN BY HIS Jockhi'
RE1rF~s vRErcHEp RIDING on TWO rAvoRiTEs-

REIFF~S NRETCHED RIDING ON T"o raw
RACING IN HEAVY RAIN AND DEEP MUD
7. Va,cotrs stable was sold al auction az
Morris Park yesterday. Mr.. Wa!cou was pie'ue e.
of Monmouth Park In lS93 ard look an a'"
On expe,llng newspaper men from the race''"'N
tr,s o,roor on the turf has been nl-starred ever
s,rce and his retirement Is not lamenteo' nio""'u
Croker the Man Who Kept NO BOOKS a'so ~"
an active part In ruling newspaper men '.i w
turf In 1898 Mr. Croker is just now ousy "'e
10 slay himself politically Win the SAM 49,
which Samson used for the saying OF fmhsuhes.
r,e raromany leader Is doing gil ne can 70 COMM.
nolitical suicide and to bring political 'rouo'e ,u
calamity upon himself by wagging his Jaw no
recen,lv published interviews have done rioie "
damage him politically than anything e'se e 10
ever been guilty OF. Cookers career mas MOI -
radantly successful since he took part ~
cc,en,e 20 rule newspaper men off the turf. 'Hc""'
r DIVER Cookers most intimate turf iTie"'
a,so IN that scheme He has not Deeh
ably popular either In America or IN h-hsiau ,o.
that time and he has not made much i"""e 60
then John \. Morris Alfred Henneh Moi''', 49,,
low Weed Barnes che Shanghai Rooster
pot,cs). Philip j. Dwyer. L. O. Appieoy anu
few others were also In that famous sc". 49,
muzzing the newspapers and suppresm e ono
truth about racing at Monmouth farA' "a
OF the men who went into that scne'nV paoo-
abundant reason to be sorry Tor ms ioi,S' a,
- men who ncht newspapers are like the ora0n
ling of thorns under pot. The MoAhou'.l 49,
.on.rc.,ers IN the celebrated campaign against "e
newspapers have learned some lessons ~ " WV
Bower OF the press since the summer Oh 1870, A.,
Relff ought not to be allowed TO ride on l"esc",'
and he ought not TO receive Jockey . HO
1900 This boy has been under suspicion repea'e"!,
and his riding several occasions mas ~ -.
the sharpest censure. He was under susp
a time in 1884, and he ought never 10 nave ~
allowed to ride again. John j. McCaHer'y "aS '''
employer until j. J. sold his stable, ana KEN was
too much even for J. j. few months ago. he
acted in such way that McCafferty would not
allow him TO ride for sevcra! weeks: NOW JocAe'
who turns the turf stomach OF John j. MeCahe'V
mus; be a peculiarly potent. penetrating ana peTV@-
sive pill. All racing men remember that McC"ieiS
was under the ban at the Gravesend racetracN d,
one time lie was under suspension ana would
probably have been ruled of the turf II he hau nc.
burst into tears and sobbec and moaned ana p.eanen
10 Philip J. Dwyer TO have mercy upon hh'' MI
DIVERS tender heart was touched and McCaher'y
was taken back Ii is a pity that Mr. Dryers
,cnler heart was touched The American turf wouin
have been better off II It had been separated from
McCanerty permanently.
The truth IS that Reiff is a jockey worthy OF Nc
Carerty But John : Campbell trainer for Colonel
Rupert was foolish enough TO put Rein on counter
Tenor in the Belmon, Stakes yesterday. This was
clear case Of bad judgment Colonel huppert mas
treated Campbe. with unstined liberaiity ana KIM
ness He has been generous, indulgent, patient ana
amiabe with his trainer. The Belmont was the last
important stake OF the year IN winch SOu"N' 'N'o-
could run II is a high turf honor to win the Bel
mont Counter Tenor has been running so wei at
this meeting that he was certain 10 win the BEL
mont If properly ridden. Campbell ought 10 nave
secured q competent, skifu and trustworthy jockey
for the Belmont AT least week ago. 1here were
better Jockeys than Reif, more trustworthy Jockeys
than Reif Jockeys of better reputation and OF better
associations and Campbell ought to have obtained
one of these jockeys for Counter Tenor
The careful observer Of all of Counter Tenor
races knows that he revels in rain and mud ana
that 1t is always unsafe 20 pull him far back far
out of a fed. If the jockey wishes to win with
him Counter Tenor was an odds-on favorite ana
he was the popular idol for the Belmont. On MS
recent form il did not seem possible that ne cou.u
be defeated. And he could not have been II ne had
been properly ridden But Rein pulled MIN Out ol
the race until ne reached the furlong post on the
homestretch. Moreover. he kept him SO far from
the rail from start finish that Counter TENOR
actually many yards further than any 9,ner
horse ' 'front.' iuf T%Si p0i Rein had been keeping
Cou,er Tenor under pull ,hS Te P%rsa Chance 10
MAKE a rush. The cot was in superb form better
than ever before in his ,ife and ne showed d
I'm me- he would have passed Beimar before the hna
haf-furlong reached. But, either on account oa
jockey took Counter Tenor In hand 9arc Tf 6 R Reaf
elmar with f1r0us eaefS 3 " wors and eimar
won the Belmont by a neck, Counter Iehor seco'"'
Re has proved in races that he can an rae rae
fairly well when he is in desperate earnest ms Iru
ing of Counter Tenor was 100 Dad 70 De "a, j
jockey. It was peculiar ana eSeeX WescSesier
R9cing Association nor the stewards Of the Jockey
Club can afford to let such riding go unpunishS,d,
outlaw tracks He should not be permitted 10
ride on Election Day, and ne should no' Iece"o
Reiff's riding Of Carb, the favorite in the last last
race by means brilliant reports We,e eoor
and one on Cari5 also. Even If these reports were
true certain that had hs Sot thrown nO5 NAV away the
chances both Of Counter Tenor and carp by pq ih
race that II was almost impossible for them to make
UP fe 0 the Multiplication did break the trainers
,eIe erayely in fault careful. competent trainer,
who inspecis sharply ana very keeny bs W't
mi upon his horses in races-and every trainer
DO hsfsn guard seg lhs on the
part Of trainers makes it possible for stirrupea'h-
e' Re III rode Ina We'll in the second race and Doc
Grimes in the thrd But neither basp mas the ne ewards
stand when the BemGn Was eu ran r hs Rs 81 cd Psa
hap' have nS G Rim Ksn fS, possby have been
e si ea to account But Mr. Belmon not n
Helmont, August Belmonts brother, was In the
race. ,.. ,x NAV. 4, from, IN two
races His Refugee the first race, and nls
Patrol won the last race. Both Of these twoyehr-
a. J. Joyner has got, M Ielmont's stable in ad-
ird rSeiS we'll Every honorable turfman is glad of
this Mr.. Belmont has done so much iof racing racing
that he deserves 10 WI" " s'r"' many 'Nii '
and triunphs ,, ,,o,
Only one faVorlte out OF six successful-Dog-
ee,t In the fifth race. Doggett is only cheap cur
among racers, and he defeated four worthless does
Marshall. Phoebus Abingdon and Golden Gate,
THE LAYERS of odds gained big amounts on the al
terloons speculation, and almost every visitor TO
fhe track who not layer OF ODDS lost
money. there would have been no nl-feelins
and no dissatisfaction but for RelHs peculiar rid
Ing OF Counter Tenor ana Carib
II great pity that ihe storm or yesterday
did moi take pace on Fday and that ne as sosaa
weather or Saturday. The stewards OF the Jockey
Club and the MANAGERS Of the Wcstchester Racing
Association have given so enjoyable and excellent
rIcrt at this meeting at Morris Park that they
fully merit have the choicest weather on every
raceday. But. although the rain came pouring down
in foods and although the air was biting I'm It's
icy chill, fair number OF spectators went to the
track II is certain that II the day had been fine
the attendance would have been even larger
than upon any previous day OF the meeting,