New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-24
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS. |
MR.. CROKER'S ALLEGED OUTGIVINGS
ACROSS THE WATER

IT Is HARD TO RECONCILE THEM WITH HIS USUAL
SENTIMENTs-GOSsIP FROM THE TRACK.
Change Of climate appears to have completely
changed Richard Cookers manner OF speech. An
alleged interview with Mr.. Croker which, II was
said. was sent by cabe, appeared in yesterdays
World" From beginning to end tn" language
is wholly unlike that of the former Tainmany chi T.
tain when he was IN this country. Moreover
Mr. Croker is not easily deceived and he certainly
would not talk to representative or Inc world
knowingly He said repeatedly before he went
away that under circumstances would ne tax
to a World" reporter on any subject whatever.
1t may be that Eau de Galle's victory has changed
Nh Croker bu. as a rule. the tiger does not
change his stripes any more than the leopard
changes his spots. The interview. however IS
amusing in many of its features. az it is Mr..
Cookers custom to avoid talking about subjects
that not familiar to him.
Charles Dwyer made a remark at the brooklyn
track recently about ex-senator McCarren's chest
nut colt. Dundcr, who is peculiarly marked
with four white legs white face. and watch
eyes as white eyes called. Young Dryer said:
If Mr.. Croker could that col; he would buy
hin, 5 he could pick him out as his horse among
ten thousand"
When the public has chance 10 see Dunder with
his highly decorative dado trimmings. young
rwyer's remark will explain itself.
There horse. however, that Mr. Croker
could recognize at glimpse. That was Dob
At the tracks the horses are worked daily. as II
racing were an assured TACT. The entries TO tho
Coney Island Jockey Club stakes promise to be
nearly as large as in former years.
Gideon & DAYS. horses will be shipped to the
sheepshcad Bay track when they have finished
their preliminary preparation at the lomdel Farm
The derar,ure of j. w. Rogers and his stable for
Chicago leaves "A void that will be difficult to FIJI. as
Dorian clifford Sir Excess, Glenmoync and
Brandywine are high-cass horses and were at
ractve TO the public.
Special races are likely to he features Of the turf
this season. In the West several special races
have been announced. For Thursday the Memphis
Jockey Club offers the following attraction to its
patrons Special Weight Sweepstakes. one mile
500 each with 500 addcd-Rey I'll Santa Anita, 40
pounds: Cash DAY. 1o3: Henry Young l0; Yo Tam
hien. 90: 10 BenCula, 40 Such race sho"d ~
trac; large crowd.
There has been much twadde about the ability
Of American Jockeys to rate their mounts az any
given rate of speed The witnesses Of som" or the
waiting race fasCos Of last season smile when th'Y
read such ridiculous assertions Waiting orders
have caused as much dissatisfaction in England
as they have in this country. Strange TO relate
"strangulation orders" Jockey aptly termed
them are frequently given 70 od3s-on favories AT
home and abroad. y trainer for w"ll-known
stable who gave "strangulation orders IN one
race when his horse was 70 on in the betting
and was badly beaten. expressed unhounded aston
ishnent a few days later when the same horse
made all the running and won easily WIN the o4d5
against the horse at to l al the opening, when
were backed down 70 3 70 l al the close. lie Stl.
y have just found ont how to race THIS hors". \
bysiander remarked: Have you II is tim" yol
did The only %ay race any horse is 10 race -
win" The trainer replied; I mean 'hAt ne races
better when he makes his own pace
This trainer had trained tn" horse three years be
fore he found out how h. should be raced a few
weeks later he forEo; vha, he had leaned ana when
his horse was 10 | on IN TIL betting. he gave
Inc Jockey orders to walt until the last S. ,""u'h
which resulted In a neck victory for heavily backed
second choice. $780,,
The English Jockeys seem % he mnd-readcrs ana
know the thoughts OF their employers ana ih".T
trainers while the American trainers and Jockey
are continually in hypnotic state That huItuatre
with tho ODDS IN the Soon-to-hc ohNicratei h"'luE
rin MANY of the American iIorse-o ~n"rs hay" boon
ite so many Trilbys. wholly under tn. maisn III
/ fuences Of the rdcetrdck SVcngINs.