New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.
THE CONSTANTLY FRIGHTENING OUT
LOOK.


APPARENTLY SOME CANADIAN HAS ACTUALLY
LOST A BETA LIST OF BUTTS"
Horsemen and race-goers find plenty OF subjects
TO talk about these days The trottng horse men
are wildly demonstrative about the success OF the
meeting at Fleetwood Park last week. Every
body interested in sport. of course. is pleased at
the brilliant result OF the meeting. Now that the
;rot;ing element in the neighborhood of this city
IS on The high road TO success. it would be advan
tageous for the leaders to remember and heed the
lessons taught to overbearing. arrogant and In
soient officials at Monmouth Park a few years ago.
Ii behooves the leaders to muzzle the rabld snarl
ers who when clothed with a little brief authority
use vile. insulting language and apply villanously
obscene epithets TO turf writer's. thing which
was done at Fleetwood Park yesterday morning.
There is no occasion for the breeders and owners
Of thoroughbreds to feel downcast sad at heart
The racing outlook grows brighter every day. The
racing at Sheopshead Bay since the present meeting
begun has been OF an extremely high standard OF
excellence. There some circumstances that
might be criticised but the stewards have many
things to attract divert their attention. 80 that
small matters like Ciayton's riding should not be
referred to seriously one OF the singular features
81 last weeks racing was the marvellous discovery
o. some Canadian currency In the packages
received by some OF tho layers OF odds. The bills
were looked upon curosities tho Oldest lay rs
81 odds dil not know and nobody could tell Wha1
they were Until they were presented at the banks.
when the cashiers informed TIE layers OF odds that
the bills were Canadian and were all right except
that slight discount had to Doe made II Is the first
time IN the history OF racing that CANADIAN money
has bccn gathered IN by the layers Of odds. one
OF the patriarchs Of the betting ring wcpt with
delight he Rugged n Canadian bill OF large
denomination 20 his breast and declared that he
would have u framed.
HE CAN DIE HAPPY.
of forty
years the turf have separated lrshmen. Eng
lshmen. Germans French Italians Turks, Egyp-
tans. Arabs Nublans. Hindoos. Chinese. japanese.
Indians. McX!cans. negroes. Malays. Russians.
scoichmen. Hebrews and the shrcwdcs Ameri-
cans. down 20 Kentuckans. from their money.
Men o, every nation color or creed have contributed
TO my SIN | unhappy. Now | am at
peace with the world and can die happy have
last taken a few Canadians Into camp. They
certainly must have been under the influence OF
chloroform or knockout drops. That does not
matter VIII make sure thing Of keepir; this
memento by having IL framed and placed in the
innermost receptacle of a safety deposit vault In
the dreary winter days can visit the vaults ana
cheer my dropping spirits by gazing at the proudesi
trophy OF forty years battling against the world
and cloatng over the fact that skinned CanucK
in m: old age"
Records h.ve been broken. track records have
been equaIled. Brookdale bred youngsters have
lowered the colors Of all Corners. the mighty Dom
the proves OF other horses.
SOME BUTTS" YOU HEAR.
On the whole the meeting thus far has furnished
unlimited sport 10 some while others have no
fault to find with the racing but
Others cannot refrain from carping on the result
OF the Futurity II is conceded that Requital is
good colt and won the race fast enough; there is
10 dispuiins that point, but
August Belmont is anxious to race Henry OF
Navarro against Domino but
James r Keene is fully anxious TO race Dom
inc against Henry OF Navarro. but
J. ". Rogers waits TO race Clifford against both
Eugene r leigh wanted to race Ben Brush against
any two-year-old in the East. He would be fully
as anxious To race him now. but
Hastings would have been the winner OF the
Charles Dwyer might have been hacker in
stead Of layer OF ODDS, but - -
Michael F. Dwy.r might nave won fortune IN
..smIine" loan Kelly. who cheers and encourages
the sad and downcast bettors. might back six win
starter Rowe might make prompt starts in eyer
mere might be shortage in the treasury OF
E j. Baldwin's horses nigh; run TWO races alike
Foul and reckless riding nigh, be promptly sup
canadian horses might win at odds on bgt. ,,.
Isaac Thompson might overlap the market oddS-
G. c. Walbaum might have continued on the turf
Other trainers might send their horses TO the post
N'i4Ni.+St'
J. E. Mcdonald might win a race with Rubicon'
John J. McCaner;y may be an angel in disguise
Pierre Lorll.ard may have formidable stable TO
There may be- some breeders in Kentucky as pop
ular a Milton Young. but
lightweight long-distance racing might De estap-
Charles Reed might permit Jean de Reszke to
Tammany politicians might be betting hundreds on
every race bui ,A. .,,a,r ~ .,,s country
He may sail from Southampton on Saturday. but
Somebody may be able 20 give good clam
bakes as Frank Clarke and James Nillipigue. but
Matthew Corbett might have been winner on
Edward Corrigan may enlist IN the Salvation
RILEY Grammar may become millionaire, but
Favortes should win when the public bet on
Harmony should reign supreme over the turf
peter De Lacy should withdraw from his fight
for city poolrooms, but -,,,,..,..-
chance to win the Futurity OF 1895 but
somebody may conynce CCone. i IS man
The foregoing butts" are specimens OF the butts
n the mouths OF men who endeavor cash"
arguments on any subject apperAnms 10 me
advanced. in any feature Of the turf formidable
array Of butts interyenes 10 preyent tneir fu,,
flment II the secretary OF racing associ ~,
Is asked why promising programme nm is r nu''l ss
out Of ten: "Oh the trainer thinks his horses cant
beat So-and-So's horse.
THE PAUCITY OF ENTRIES
II IS surprising that there are not more entries
20 the races. Horse-owners IN America DO ho'
realize how well they are treated
l., England the EXPENSES OF training are much
greater than in this country. Owners DO not
have 10 ship their stables from course 10 course
49,, ,-eek They have stables with every con
yenience furnished by the racing clubs free OF
charge In England heath tax Is lInposea by
80 Iockev club and owners pay many charges
that would be considered high-h handed imPosi,
ssbeensbead Bay or Gravesend do not have 10 leave