New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
crTTING A CARD TO PIECES
SCRATCHING ENTRIES AT THE RACES
-..xx HORSES TAKEN OUT AT GRAvEsEND-GEN-
r.AI SORROW AND LAMENTArIoN OVER
TIVE RACERS THAT WERE WITH
DRAWN-BOoKMAKER ROLL
ING IN RICHES.


pRAwN-BooKMAKERs ROLL
ING IN RICHES
-,,sre anything in life more pathetic and touch
,,en compa sson for the unfortunate? When
"e men encounter trouble and adversely, the SYM
81 Of the upright must 60 out TO them. The
Fol.vn Jockey Club has had wonderful weather
= his meeting For many years storms and tenn
- have been frequent when this racing acsocia-
~ vas asking the friends OF the thorouShbreds
v v" iook on while the champions OF ne turf were
~,.,ins their legs. In fact the rain fell so often.
" .ha skies frowned darkly upon many days
.. the DIVERS we're running horses at Gravesend.
", rDurver weather a jest among tie peo-
~, rho vent TO the Brooklyn track "Dwyer
r,he-,. among the visitors TO horsedshts meant
,'-rrsss and gloom and falling foods. But We
-. changed all that. as the Parlsaas say TAX
- oil things into account; "Dwyer weather at the
-. meeting at Gravesend has been the finest
~.,her for racing that the most Cxacting Of at
osnberlc experts could possibly desire But when
- ar Is auspicious. Fortune may be averse in
NV thlngs 1t was the hardest CT hard luck that
Shsn the sun shone kindly yesterday. and Sep
,hs- was so sweet, owners and trainers should
.,,sn,re 70 ruin so glowing and sparkling pro-
mime As the Brooklyn Jockey Club rad prepared.
sphu, Dwyer president OF the Brooklyn Jockey
c,rb and Colonel Hugh ID. Mcintyre. secretary OF
.he club had taken extreme pains TO arrange
-, delightful and attractive card for the sew
,h dav Of the autumn meeting. but the wicked
.,a perverse owners and trainers who are SO
,nn.s,l on the American turf insisted upon With
sune their colts and FLIES without the slightest
~.~.,s for the feelings OF Mr.. Dwyer and Colonel
.,.In,vre This was painful and even cruel IL
"a. ,nexcusable These heartless and inconsiderate
.r,srs and trainers ought TO be sent inconthehtly
>. race their horses in the Valley of the Shadow
=, Death near the river Acheron, and they ought
cavsr 10 be permitted to come back
The Brooklyn Jockey Club on Friday evening
<...r.raea 10 the New-York newspapers list OF
.A,bls starters for the races yesterday. when
srorse5 dazzling promise OF an afternoon OF gilt
,orng sport The club was grief-strlcKeh "heh
che MISGUIDED and devious owners ana trainers
n,h5rew their entries. after the trusting coii"u-
,,v and hopeful supporters OF racing had gone ~
was rent 10 tatters.
:, Hon., = Abbey or A. NJ. Palmer, or Charles
vobr,an or T Henry French. should put out
,,.csr5s and posters announcing that Patu anu
Ms,ba and Eames and Cave and the De keszKes
ana Sir Henry Irving and Joseph JEFFERSON anu
.othe- comets OF opera and drama wouio appea' Il,
certain opera house at a certain TIME anu Oh
these blazing marvels OF the amusement hrihaihe''
.,or,d stay away. and a few rcof-garden singers
- aa,cors should come out and beg the Indulgence
:, the natrons OF art II is possible thal soi'e
.n, protests might be heard IN some REMOTE 1o'-
,s-s OF the house. The managers OF racing as'0
cations hold no higher places in pubic ne IMAM
,bose which are held by the managers OF operas
.,s nlavs The Brooklyn Jockey Club sent "oru
10 the New-York OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ON
,-con,estaby the greatest most important ana most
.,avar,iai newspapers In the whole world-that
,uaive horses were likely 10 run in the hrst race
m SATURDAY. Eight horses actually ran Inc e'uO
sert word that four horses would proDaDy s'a'' III
.ho seco,d race Three ran. The cub gave the
pevspapers reason to think that eight would scam
- ~ tho third race Seven scampered.
Rut the club capped the climax In the fourth race.
~. ne, ~ nrobable starters which was sent out
cor,ained eighteen names. The list Of actual start
,na, vent 10 the post contained just four names
and more.
Wasn't that farcical?
The hearts Of good men IN all parts OF the coun-
Try are bleeding for the good men OF the biooN
lvn Jockey Club. who were so deceived ana ueiuueu
NV unscrupu,ous and conscienceess owners anu
trainers The good men Of the club had ample rsa
son 10 expect that these unrighteous owners anu
-rainers would start eighteen horses IN the ioui'"
race but these reluctant and recalcitrant o"heiS
a,d trainers took out less than fourteen o. 'he
.,rhteen entries and only four went TO the post
Cd mon are compelled 10 contend with many Cd
s,acies and embarrassments upon TINS mortal
snbere but even the early Christian martyrs IN the
antique Roman catacombs had no such anguish ~
.nsDre as the officers OF the Brooklyn Jockey Oiuo
slHereG when the expected neIu OF eis"'''" 'A "
fourth race dwinded down to four
r. u,ora sent out as reasonably certain TO run In
sha Second Special the fifth Only two were
actually in view when the starter flashed MS nag
Tia, nbrase FLASHED his flag, Is faVorl'e one
with stephen Brode and William McGlory Ism II
neat More discomfort and disappointment ior the
good men Of the Brooklyn Jockey OIuD' WIN WV
trials OF the truly good never enu 1850 ,,,,a .be
Jcckev Club starter intends to give up startihe anu
n mae
turf al the end of this season lhIs IuiiIo ,,oS
NJ, he TINE IL IL is true, Mr.. Rowe deserves nuch
credit and much praise for his noble sef-sacriIcng
and unselnsh resolution 1t is probable that II MI
Rove decides TO give up p6 similar to that Which
Queen Victoria set on the tabie wnen sne III he
,ned Richard CROKER at Windsor Iase S Un the
god sat-celiars and gold pepper-boxes Is likely ~
be. We ne'er shall look upon MS IKE asad, Of
Clifford as he appeared when he was eft az the pos
is sure TO be neat chaste appropriate and suitable
Mr. Rowe has or two intimate anu S SUl,,
Dental associates on the tuT M one Of these will
retire he get diamond cluster ana peisJjiIi
s. one 81 the most pathetic and touching cere-
inon.es ever known at cake-WalK 49,
Profitable and lucrative as those OF THURSDAY and
Saturday. they afford 10 starr rev npsI ,a
next year William Donohues Harrington, ridden
BY william Sims, esq, was strong taVorlte IA tie
Pop Gray. far back unplaced fop gray was
ridden by Doggett.
And the bookmakers played on; -, ~,
ridden By Griffin. was a furious and frenzied "a
yorite az TO on. but Dr. q; l.. Knapp 5 Der
slayer beat April Fool very easily, at 5 10 asaMs'
Deerslayer 1t was generally reported that Deer.
slayer was In poor condition ana couiu hui oea'
April Fool. This not so
And the bookmakers played on o,, w,
In the third race August BeImonts my Woou,
vine was al 9 10 / on. and even 20 on: she won
,n a walk. Al the price she did not have many
hackers. But Intermission. ridden by oiiis, ~, wa
all the way The third FLY in the betting VINO
was also heavily backed for second PlaSSe. Wa .is
Annot Lyle who Is owned by w. II FORBES. tn ~
eccentric Massachusetts millionaire. who paid soW
Tor the famous English colt Meddier, pu. a M M
never started him In this country. Rein rode