New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-19
THE LAZZARONE AFFAIR
DECISION or THE STEWARDS oH THE SUBURBAN
WINNER.

Iazzaronc was a subject that appeared to interest
the spectators NJ Shcepshcad Bay yesterday very
much. Isaac Murphy was present and waited
patjcntlv until the races were to tell his side
Of the story - the stewards. Many Interesting
stories about the race and Incidents asso.
catcd with II were told by men who lay ODDS
against the horses The prevailing impression Of
racing men was that the stewards Of the meeting
would refer the to the stewards or the Jockey
Cub together with the evidence and let them de-
eide the case. AS August Belmont. James r. koene
and G. Lee Knapp owned contestants In Saturday =
race IT was reported that n special committee 81,
members Of the Jockey club would be appointed To
sit in judgment on the case
Here is the report Of j. o. Bonner Joseph j.
Burke and James Galway. the stewards OF the
Concy Island Jockey club j. r.. Beard, r. T.
Beard. Isaac Murphy and William Donohue were
examined. The report In detail Is AS follows
In the matter OF the investigation Of the running
Of The horse Lazzarone both at the Brooklyn ana
Nod mai In constellation OF the weights carried
distances run pace and circumstances during vac
Of he said horse as to warrant any disciplinary
acton. The statement OF Jockey MuiRny unutti
lie stainmruts and he asserted That In the last
work he was called upon to give ne horse Dnhkefs
we're used ut his suggestion. with the Inost sue
ccssful result the work under those circumstances
hoi,o ,e,v much better than the horse had pre-
vinmslv s6own. and he was run for the first time
u.,h thinkers in me Suburban with equally gOod
r.stl,s The horse has shown In all his previous
rns noih as a thrce-year old and this year. that
no is a Wcght-carrcr, ratcr ana StHycf, Dut not
essentially a Splinter. In the manner In "hich the
suburban was run this year, where ne ran me HISt
ha,f-nilc in only j2lx sec, ne was NJ ms own
mace the freshest horse in the last quarter.
'comnarlson Of the form OF IAzzarone ana so
reliohl. a horse as Sir Walter taxing note or the
rste a. which the first half mile OF each race was
rmn and the weights carried, VIII snow his Subur-
Ian race to be quite In line WIN hs previous
effnrts OF the two races criticised. the hTs was a
handicap at a mile and three-sixteenihs. In which
Ia~zarone carried ~ pounds and stephen j. 70
nounds The first half mile was run by stephen
and Redskn in 49, seconds. the mile ana an elghth
In "A and the entire distance In Oh. rate which
would easily carry Stephen J. TO the winning post
cor the Suburban in 207 40 1t is not unlikely that
azzarone was carried off his feet In the first part
Of the race o. June !. II Sir Walter had been In
that race and had been handicapped according to
the running Of the two horses. AT even difference
OF eight pounds ne would have had TO carry $50
mounds and more than likely would have been
defeated IN rs decisive 2 manner as was LaZZa-
rome. ,.-,.,., H.,
one rni.e and an eighth. and. az every observer Will
first quarter was run In % seconds all the starters
milling TO each other which forced Sir Walter
with i2s pounds to make his own pace with the
resmlt that stephen j. although he carried seven
and a half pounds more than In his previous effort
hast him at the finish. There was nevertheless
only half a length between first and second and
bsif length between Sir Walter and Lazzarone
Who carried IlS pounds to Sir Walters 1875 In fact
taking the four races under investigation In three
OF which Sir Walter appears ~ the keystone to