The morning times., 1895-07-11
Had to Give Up All They Had TO
the Talent.
STARTER MINCH'S BLOW
He Struck Jockey Murphy With the
Butt End of the Whip Until the
Giggle's Form Constantly Improv-
fng-Kazan a Good Horse.

The attendance at st Asaph yesterday
was much larger than it has been for
some days past.
The main causes OF the increase Were
probably the delightful weather and the
easy appearance of the card offered. 1t
looked soft and turned out TO be a regular
walk-oyer for the talent They went at
the bookies from the start and, never
giving them a chance TO catch up, left
them looking as though a cyclone had
swept through the ring
With the exception of the fourth and
last races the finishes Were very tame.
In these two events, however, just the
reverse was true, Frank R. Harf lasting
long enough TO beat Flattery out and Pirate
Chief securing a verdict over Lento by a
head
There were several suspicious rides, all
OF which were looked Into by Judge Martin
aud the boys warned. Neel and Murphy
were the offenders and they deserved
good deal more severe punishment than
they received Neei has only lately been
reinstated aud seems to have already fallen
back into his old habits
SHIFTY CUSTOMER
He should never have been allowed TO
get back into the saddle iu the first place,
horse than to 20 on and win He rode
Unlucky in such weird fashion that Judge
Martin stopped him on the way to the post
in the next race and gave him a good talk
ing TO. 1t did not appear to have much
effect as he took Frank D. aud rode very
suspicious looking race on him.
Murphy ride ON Carpenter was nearly
as bad. He got away in front with his
mount and appeared to be going on about
his business until Giggle got to him. In
stead OF making an effort to push his
horse, he sat perfectly still and did not
make another effort until he struck the
stretch with the leader five lengths away.
Even then be -rid-n0t exert himself to any
great extent, and finished back in the ruck-
COwARDLY ATTACK.
Assistant Starter Ainch gave an ex-
hibition OF brutality that should have
met with instant punishment While
the horses were at the post in the first race
he took the butt end OF his whip and struck
Jockey Murphy such blow that the boy
actually cried with the pain.
He did not suffer without complaining, as
| some of the other boys who have been struck
| did, but instantly rode up TO the Judge 5
stand and filed complaint against the
starter. The judge called the latter up
and gave him a severe lecture.
There was absolutely no excuse for the
attack, as The Simmer, who NJ. Murphy
was riding, was turned the wrong way Of
| the track when the boy was struck.
OF the rank lot of maidens who were
| carded for the preliminary scramble, Trojan
and Meteor were made equal favorites.
| The race was of the professional order,
Trojan winning by six lengths from Meteor,
| VINO was five in front of Bob Miller, with
| the balance OF the field six lengths off.
GOOD TWO-YEAR-OID
Willie Hams two-year-old Giggle has
/ been steadily improving and won the
easiest kind OF a race from fair clas
! field Carpenter was made a false favorite
/ but could nevertheless have done much
/ better than he did
The talent nearly backed Monitoress of
/ the boards, in the third event. He opened
! at to went to / to . and finally
/ closed an even money favorite UnluCky,
/ the second choice, should have won the
} race but was ridden all over the track by
that past master Neel.
! If Flattery had not been shut off twice
/ and bumped all over the course TO boot
/ she would have given Frank r. Harf the
! race for his life As it was she could not
quite get up and Underwood's horse CON
sequently got all the money
KaZan showed what a really good horse
be is in the fifth race. After nearly an
| hours delay at the post Blue Bird got the
best of the start by five lengths. Neary
carried Kazan right past him and staying
in front won handily from Blue Bird, with
Brscoe third
J There was a hot tip on nearly every horse
| in the closing race. Pirate Chief was the
! choice, and leading from the fall of the
/ flag, won in hard drive by nose from
Lento with Irish Pat third.