The morning times., 1895-12-25
PUBLIC NOT COUNTED IN
Utter Disregard for Their Inter
ests Shown by Island Officials.
FOUNDING WAS CRIPPLED
but Was Nevertheless Allowed to
Go 10 the Post "A Heavily hacked
FavOrite-Hunter's Criminal Blum
dering Causes Many Thousands of
Dollars to h. Lost.

The utter disregard to the interests of
the public as so often displayed by the
officials of the Alexander Island track
was never before better illustrated than
in The last event at that track yesterday.
Fuondling was made hot favorite
in the event. being sent TO the post ut
seven 10 five after being backed down
from three to one When he came out
on the track he was so lame that he could
hardly stand up much less race, but the
judges took no notice of ii and he was
allowed to start.
He got away well up in the bunch, but
had not gone fifty yards before he was
dead last and at the end was beaten
nearly the length of the stretch. 1t is
such glaring cases as this that have brought
the merry-g o-round at the Island into
the disrepute that has gained it a wide
reputation ferfuraishing the worst parody
on racing that has ever been seen i'll this
country. WI
THOUSANDS WERE LOST.
While the officials of the track deserve
no end of condemnation for allowing the
horse to start. the owner OF the animal
should be ruled off for such a criminal
piece of Numbering. Thousands of dol
lars We're lost on the animal, simply
because James Hunter, IN whose name he
runs, did not know that he was not
in lit condition to go to the post. The
horses in this-string are the property OF
"A prominent New Yorker, and it would
be a good thing for him TO take tip
and put them In the hands of some one
who knows a race horse from an ice
cart.
Patsey McDermott had the mount on
Founding, and he is entirely free from
any blame in the matter. Patsey bet
his own good hard cash on the horse and
rode him as hard as he knew how from
the fall of the flag. 1t was OF no use,
however. Lady Dandy could have beaten
Founding handily yesterday.
The Founding episode was a fitting
wind up to a bad days sport for the talent.
They only succeeded in Cashing twice dur
ing the day. No pronounced outsiders
won, however, as the other four events
went TO second choices. The weather was
almost perfect for the sport and the attend
ancc was an extra large one.
WOULD NOT DO.
10 Jap was made hot choice in the open
ing race. being backed from to down
to even money. He could not quite turn
the trick. however. as Bella G. took a COM
manding lead in the stretch and at the end
won easily by two lengths from Jo Jap,
with Briscoe third.
The two-year-old race furnished a lively
betting affair. Florrie. Pennbrook and
Hopeful were all well pa yed, Pembroke
finally closing favorite at : 10 3, while
the other two went to the post at 2 To !.
As the betting Indicated both Pennbrook
and Florrie were let down and the latter,
who is very fast filly. succeeded in cash
ing. She took the lead at the halt and was
nevcrheaded, winning easily 10y four lengths
from Torres,iale, with Mid Rose, third.
Too Much johnson looked to far out
class his field in the next race, and the
result proved that he did. One to two
was the best in sight when the horses went
TO the post. He trailed to the half. where
King took him out and passing under the
wire he was handy winner by two lengths
from Samaritan, with Blue Bennett, third.
CAME LAST AT THE END.
Juliet and Harry NJ. received all the sup
port in the next race, the former closing at
D To . ana the latter at IL TO 3. Bronston
and Parthenia acted as pace make to the
far turn. where Juliet went after them and
pokng her head in front as they entered the
stretch drew rapidly away and won easily
from BronstoD. with Parthenia third.
Matte Chun had the call in the fifth
race, going into the starters hands al 3
-. She did not have such an easy race OF
ii, being shaken up quite bit at the end
by a lengthand a half from Picka way.
Electro was third, six lengths away.
The closing race was the Founding af-
fair and the least said about it the better.
1t was a disgrace even to outlaw racing.
In the race proper Brooklyn and DR.. Reed
made the running To the head of the stretch.
where they both commenced TO stop and
Traitor took up the running. He won
very easily by a length from DIR. Helmuth,
with Brooklyn third. Founding trailed
in a quarter of a mile behind,