New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25
ARRESTED AT; MORRIS PARK.
TURF OFFICIALS AND OTHERS TAKEN
PETER DE LACY STILL lNQrseHrING MOOD

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When Judge Ingraham, OF The Supreme Court de-
c,ded recently In effect that Judge Bischon OF the
Court OF Common Pleas. was wrong In hoiuns
that races of 4 certain class were IN sups.a.
lotteries and therefore. tnegal. the memosrs OF inc
state Racing Commission, the. stewards and mem
hers of the Jockey Club. and the officers ana mem
hers Of the Westshester Racing Association took
heart Of grace. and believed that there would De
no police interference with any of the proceedings
NJ Morris Park. But Peter De Lagos an ai'A
ingly stubborn, persistent and unwearieu ns''e,
He kept his wel-paid lawyers hard at WORK III 'o'
1ectng evidence upon which arrests might DC maui
His counsel. who really represented NM anu no.
IN actual verify and good faith any disn'e'es""'
ptt,1c-spIrred afri' sincere anu-gamohhs o's""H
ton obtained warrants for the arrest OF ee'
racecourse officials yesterday. and THESE were
bv members Of the police force of the city ne'e
arrests caused a tumut at the track orianuo "a
Homes and several other men who were Uahsa0's
,rofessonal business In the enormous Enghsh pase
ment area under the grandstand at MOTIFS ram
were taken into custody ana conNe!eu
10 police court Later In the aite'noo,
Simmons and Clarence Mcdowell the JUDGES am
c. j. Fitzgerald. the clerk OF the sca,es W.. D,',rad
away by the police detectives and were ieau''e'
TO furnish ball. . r., Wild
In the course OF the afternoon all Sorts OF WIN
rumors were ahoat. 1t was reported tha' i"eo.o.
roosevelt and Acting Chief CaMin, at l',e ps'a ~
"a thousand men, were marching 10 MoriiS O." -
,ou,a Law violent hands upon every human peins
rith,n the gates and plunge men, women ana chi-
.,ren in durance vile, sparlng neither ags' sen
o,or nor condition OF servtude But PRESIDENT
roosevelt and Chief Conlin did not come ana 'ie
frenzied panic which had prevailed among the o"'e
nent spectators gradually aoated
Yet II was interesting to note that whenever "'
name of Roosevelt or De Lacy was heard anywhere
on the grounds the bravest turned pale, ana even
the lIon-hearted shivered with a-arm Ihose are
notent words to conjure with upon racecouise III
these days and 1t is hard TO say whlch OIL inc wv
names causes more terror at the time among i"Se'
of odds and the officials OF the racetracKs .na' "a
Roosevelt or De Lacy. Both provoke more fear N
the regions where questions are asked ana answered.
as to the speculative chances OF racehoises Ia,
could be called out by an earthquake or 'oio",No
eruption. De Lacy is as vindictive anu ip0a " ~
as ever was the most ferocous avenger OF oioou ~
ancient centuries and he thrusts with uheri'is "
stinct for the jugular vein of every jockey cup anu
of every racing organization AS 10 i"s''
Roosevelt every one is afraid of him. Eve" '"'
Tammany tiger sinks away in abject fright WHICH"
ever a g.eamlng tooth-the Roosevelt orina''i'ie
HI,
Nevertheless, every who has observed wv"
care the way in which affairs are managed a. Moi
,1s gark ia convinced that Mr.. Belmont, who as
president of the State Racing Commission Is d"
officer OF the Empire State, has done eVe'!th'"s 80
his power to that every law OF inns sac "
obeyed TO the letter at Morris Park. MI beiino"'
and his associates in the State Racing ComilIsso"
an the Jockey Club and in the Westminster Racing
Association. are extremely anxious that no nfrac-
ton of any clause OF the statutes ShaH pe 81,
looked Morris Park OF at any othfp 10 cary
out the strctest enforcement OF every par y. 3
General of detectives has been ndefatigable in his
efforts 10 suppress even the slightest s su o.
the statutes. Mr.. Pnkerton IS wonderiuAy su SUE
cessful in preventing any transsress-ons OF me
laws of this State His ability is his
Incompatible. He is the model and ideal chief OF
10 ento o the laws at Morris Park
he was overwhelmed with griei, surprise ana His 5
Worked with all his might to compel every person
Morris Park 70 obey the LAWS oyso snd sa a
ment Mr. Belmont and his associates ana al tne
racecourse officials and all the people present and
shared Mr. Pinkerton's chagrin and melancholy ana
The saabsorbing conviction at track that
selves and that they would involve themselves IN se
october again bengnan and bountllui 70 me
devo,ees of racing Once more the weather was the
finest that autumn give. Many people were
est quality in the Municipal Handicap august Bei-
Inont's Kerry OF Navarro defeated Rey FL santa
Anita and Clifford so thoroughly and with so much
10 spare. SO much in hand all the way; as to leave
pion Of America and truly great racenorse;; me
distance was mile and three ana atniG
cent. His staying powers are FAR superior TO those
mont intends to ship Henry Of Navarro to England
as a representative American racehorsee ana II the
races OF Great Britain as 1T and well he was
yesterday. Henry OF Navarro will acquire new dis
tnction and new honors abroad
Rey FL Santa Anita was second to Henry OF
Navarro while Gh OF was a poor third, many many
nS Ss r for Il eh my q Anita he
Bemons c4ors were ain IN NE van IN three OF
wheiming favorlte at odds on. ran away from the
Others mSst lightly nm6y and sra;s e in t the
longs His gelding Patrol captured the second
race (Which was for maiden two-year-olds, ridden
by jockeys. who had never ridden winner as
easily as Woodvine carried off the Fashion Stakes.
There were seven races. as ALREADY SAD, ana the
fortunate spectators zee we're desh'ed win
Ben Brush was Withdrawn from the third race.
a handicap at six fur;ongs. although most Of the
turfmen present looked upon me race as a silt ior
him and the had ef no IN ee fs
place. Rubicon's best races In 1884 were az MOTIFS
Park in the he seems a n secon % nd the
favorte, Peacemaker, who like Discount, is most
e5Gse ana Wan ,5rd The Weight probably
stopped Peacemaker. but It must not be fors0tten
Silver II ran wofu dismal, a ruetrl, doleful
Marcus Days whole stable is in deporable con
The @ had s on only SILVER r. n n sT
the recent ae runnng Of the two colts Ben Brush
could easily take up 100 pounds to 50 pounds on Sill
painful feature Of the afternoon was the APP
palling failure Of ST. Agnes to show the least trace
OF speed IT. the fourth race. This beautiful daugh-
ter OF the mighty st. Baise and the queenly Thora
won the fh race at six fnrongs gas. at MorTs paTk
ner Yesterday she could not even get third place.
although the race was at the same distance. The
same Jockey, Reif rode her in both races. In both
races she heavily backed
St Agnes Is owned by Charles Reed. OF Fairview,
who always his horses TO win, and Is trained
by NJ NJ. Allen. who is always upright and honor
able The CHASTITY running of st. Agnes yesterday
must therefore be one Of those mysterious incom-
prehensble and puzzling changes In form which ex-
asperate and drive away from the turf so many per-
sons who believe that horses should be forced in
some way TO run with some faint semblance OF
shadow OF an approach to consistency or should be
retired to breeding farm, or-better stil-should
A most unfortunate epidemic Of scratching RACED