The morning times., 1895-07-10
Jockey Murphy Lost on His Usual
GrandStand Finish.
He SHOULD BE SET DOWN
Meadows Was q Prohibittve Favortte
and Would Have Won Had Not
Murphy Risked and Lost His
Chancc-Judge Don't Care How
Much Money the Talent Burns.

The criminal partiality that the Alex
ander Islan nd judges have always shown
Jockey Murphy was the only thing in the
world yesterday that saved the boy from
being ruled off the race track for the
balance OF his life. Through his negligence
and desire to make a close finish he deliber-
ately threw away a race and burned up
thousands of dollars of the talents money.
He had the mount on Meadows in the
fifth race on the card, which was at half
a mile out of the chute. The horse was a
2 to prohibitive fayorite and wasrunning
under triple wrap when Free Press, who
was directly in front Of him, suddenly broke
down aud stopping to a walk caused
Murphy to pull up and so lost him the race.
SHOULD HAVE TAKEN WARNING
The Times has repeatedly claimed that
this very desire to make head finishes
would sooner or later cause Murphy to be
ruled off, and if yesterdays accident had
happened on any track III the country but
just where it did. he would not have lasted
ten minutes At the Island, however,
where steals OF all kinds are allowed TO
pass unpotic5d, where jOckics, trainers,
and bookmakers are openly seen together
with the evident purpose Of ''jobbing"
some race or other, no questions are
asked.
The live and let live" motto is carried
into effect with a vengeance, the only
hitch being that the betting public are
completely left out of the arrangement.
If they want to live they have to occupy
all OF their time not only doping" the
erratic skates that run for the money, but
have to keep on a perpetual run seeking
information as to which boy is trying and
which are the Holsters.
HIS INTENTIONS WERE GOOD
1t is not to be wondered at, therefore,
that Murphy was not punished for his
careless ride on Meadows. There can hardly
be any question but what he meant well
enough and probably felt as badly as the
next one after it was all over.
This, however, does not excuse him one
whit, as he has been repeatedly warned
that he would sooner or later throw away
a race by this very bad habit.
The thing that made it all the worse was
the letting down of little Afford for abso-
IuteIy nothing. The gentleman who dis
| penses injustice from the judges stand
! said that the boy pulled Flushing, but when
| horsemen who have forgotten more about
| racing than the aforesaid gentleman ever
| knew could not see anything wrong with
the ride there is large possibility that he
| was niSta ken.
| The truth OF the matter is that he has
been roasted so much for his inCompetenc.
that he feels he must sustain official dignity.
He therefore picks out some poor boy with
out much influence back of him and makes a
mark OF him.
ANOTHER RACE TO HIS CREDIT.
Jockey Willie Hams great horse. .Ataman,
won his eighth straight race yesterday.
As Ham was not on hand to ride him th'
handicappers figured that he could not
win and played Eclipse off the boards to
beat him. That they were away off
the result showed, for even without the
assistance of little Willie Ataman simply
tOw-roped his field.
While Ham is far and away the best
boy at the track and can ride Ataman TO
perfection, the horse did not need any
jockeying and with Duffy on onhisbackled from
start 10 finish and won in a canter.
Finnwater at the prohibitive odds Of
l TO took the opening event in a COM
mon capter from Aida with CaliSta third
Hams filly, Albertiue, made the ruu-
ming, in the two -year-old race, but quit
when challenged by Vesta, who won easily.
Albertine took second place from Young
Griffo
With Rosita out Marguerite was made
a hot choice for the third race and jIIstt-
fled the betting by winning all the way
| from Flattery with Woodchopper beaten Off
The talent sprung a hot one in the fourth
! race. Morrisey was the trick and after
being backed from fours down to to 3
! gladdeued the hearts Of his supporters by
| landing the money.
Honest" John let Phnderer out of the
| box and he won easily from Mary B.
| after Murphy and Meadows had thrown
! away the race.
! 1t was Ataman from start to finish in
| the closing event, and he won in a hand
| gallop from Eclipse with Mirage third