New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-23
.nr,KNESS TWICE IN FRONT.
,,ss OF JAMES GALwAY's HORSES.
rxo AND ATTRACTIVE SPORT AT NOR.
MS PARK-REY Ell SANTA ANITA's


PsfA - =, Rut the air was fun OF snap and stir
uas ..uh,s for sound minds in sound bodies. 1t
sn' .leasant company that came together for the
vas s.v's racing Of the autumn meeting OF the
o''ss Association. but il ought TO have been
"es" ,.-rar students who are looking into the
n as- sentiment in the clubs OF Gotham and OF
,us,ng cities Of the East, and making in
wv 81 as TO the sporting tastes of wealthy Ameri-
a'1"r bswidered when they many Ameri-
@ =, large fortunes rushing in great numbers TO
O. the pursuit OF the ferocious anseseed and
.,,ous swoop OF the formidable golf ceek
aM , ,hey turn away from the splendid battles OF
urs /. may be that most American mill
-. and their friends and guests miss the spice
"a vs, Of danger at the racetracks and there
-. sre.y assemble to observe the struggles OF the
',urhbreds No one deny that an appalling
Srrbsr OF serious accidents has taken place in
=. hunting field. Many pleasing and promising
-, have been KILLED crippled by falls when they
80 chasing the nimble fox TIE agile anise.
ssrous mishaps the racecourse are far less
..oueut than in fox-hunts or in the wild scurries
,nsr a lively scent in bog. Perhaps II broken
rrss and bruised heads and twisted spines We're
are plentiful the races the hunting set in New
Work and w-England and other parts OF the
,su,try might flock 10 the races with eager i'm
,suence TO the smashing of joints. the tearing
a. aesh and the rending of skulls. Football has
an enthraing fascination for rich and fashionable
AMERICANS. They seem TO feel wild rapture
wen they the suggers Of the football grounds
hemp and thwack each other after the manner OF
Bssnan and Morrissey in the bloody and brutal
dsys OF the Old prize ring and they appear revel
4, witnessing the violent and furious combats in
which the football fighters strive with all their
u.ght TO tear each other into CORY fragments. In
he so-called hunts on Long Island and Boston
ne spectators are in continuous fever of anticpa-
ION that they may enjoy the ssht OF fatal injuries
4 some OF the huEtsmen at some fence wall
hook Or even If the riders do not suffer mortal
uischance there is always a possibility that the
rsyenous and hendish anse may amuck. and
With tooth and claw may work frightful havoc.
The spectators al the racetrack are reasonably
secure. They need not culver nor quaver in state
Of delectaole apprehension anad alarm lest some
wild beast of the anse type may break loose. or
lest they may revel in the occurrence of some
smashup IN which bones are shattered and danger
Gus wounds inflicted. Evidently racing asso-
cations in some way introduce the element
Of nerve-gripping peril in order induce the hunt
ing attend the races in fun force.
Dorian was Withdrawn from the most important
race yesterday and Z. j. Baldwin's Rey FL Santa
Baldwin has owned many fine thoroughbreds. and
Rey FL Santa Anita IS by no means the worst Of
t thoic bred hin Hsei " " '''~' W
In a long letter published in certain newspapers
BALDWIN tries to eXcu9e mis- conduct In starting Rey
e Santa Anita at Gravesend when the colt was not
u condition 10 run a credltable race by asserting
ace but got off so badly that his chances were
spoiled. This is absurd Taral rode the colt He
has ridden Rey FL Santa Anita repeatedly, and he
Knows the colt well. Moreover raral the fore
most jockey in America, knows more about Ameri-
an thoroughbred racehorSes in minute than
Richard Croker will ever know about them If he
ives TO the age OF Methuseah. and is then buried
sasc ace and Jacob. Tara has said repeatedly that
n that race at Gravesend Rey Fl Santa Anita had
I'm, n In any part Of the race: that the Colt did not
ave speed enough in that race to beat goat. in
e ha TIA
When Taral says such things about horse IN
elligent racing men will pay no attention TO what
Baldwin may say croker SAID ABOUT Key ii santa
Rey FL Santa Anita carried 100 pounds in the
yesterday and a careful study of his performance
viii show that he ran superbly. and his victory was
tud without delay. This once great horse-now
miserable wreck of his former greatness-was heav-
big 1t would be serious discredit to Mr.. Young
he should insist upon running this poor cripple in
Rsmapo carried $50 pounds IN the nth race, and
,rompt. even and fair. and if Reiff had ridden him
With Judgment. AS Reiff weighs little more than
fifty pounds Of lead. There was a long delay at the
,ost and many breaks occurred OF course. this de
'nsiy. When the nag fell the start was extremely
,ad Irish Reel. ridden by Taral, and Illusion rid
ion by Griffin had chance at all when the starter
rave the signal. 1t was shameful and dis
graceful start and James r. Keene. owner OF Irish
Reel. and Perry Belmont, owner OF Illusion; ha9
ust cause for Indignation and wrath. Taral and
Griffin were gravely in fault for accepting SUCH a
start -, 80 ,
md with nearly fifty pounds of lead in the saddle.
md would have the race. but that Rein tried 10
,et through in the homestretch and was smut OFT
" Kennebunk and Harrington. Reif was much TO
,ame for this. If he had sent Ramapo up on ths
outside Ramapo could not have been beaten. ana
he horse would have added 10 his great renown
made a claim Of foul but IL was not allowed Ram
no was a strong favortte. - ., ",
James Galway won the Hunter Stakes win BEL
mar the favorte. and the third race with beide-
ar and the rejoicing over his two trumphs was gen.
,ral and sincere 80, A. .
Louis Stuart ought to be forbidden ever to put
Pickering in the saddle. 1t is outrage upon the
allow this boy to ride: he is so Incompetent stuart
,ugh 10 called before the stewards OF the Jockey
Club and prohibited from ever giving pickering
mount Pickering was on Forum IN the frst race
md Monaco in the Hunter Stakes. His riding in
10Th cases was CHASTITY and weird and Jack O'Lan-
ern-like.
Griffin rode Walter well in the third race. but his
work on August Belmont's Patrol In frst race was
Dungling Patrol properly ridden could have de-
Gated Sweet Faverdale for second place very easily
II was one OF Griffin's bad days. His Jockeyship
he fifth race was not at all meriorious His riding
or the Belmonts has repeatedly been below the
standard Of his best jockeyship. What's the matter
With him?
SUMMARIES OF THE CONTESTS.
FIRST RAcE-For tvo-year-ods purse 500: penalties
allowances Last nv. and onehalf fariongs OF
The Eclipse
ss. Getting
Duk. wIshard'. b G. wishard by Bon
N1es-Orange Blossom los n .fReinl 80 90
C Smiths b. T. Sweet Faverdale. il5
sleu,on Stables br. Patrol 100 Grirn, 81 II