New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-18
THE LAZZARONE SCANDAL
rrRFMEN STILL TALKING ABOUT II.
,,,.r PACING MEN EXPECT THE JOCKEY CLUB
TO Do-wHAT THE BEST INTERESTS OF TIE

no ShpOrshPat
,,klnc about the many delightful features Of that
.oo,,s s,or, The but d!ngs the grounds and all
,ho surroundings wore their most agreeable aspect
rbere was a touch of June beauty and charm on
everything The Shecpshead Bay racecoursc mas III
r-avs been highly popular and Il never oohe' ~
r.ol in any previous season Picturesque anu at
,,ctive as II has been in the past, it Is now even
marc entcjng. more interesting and gratifying As
r,,o Tribune has already said. the attendance NJ
catu-dav's races was Of the finest quality ana made
up OF the best materials 1t was SUBURBAN 'hro's
which the officers Of the Coney Island JOCKEY 'Iuo
could contemplate with profound satisfaction Inc
contests of the afternoon were uncommonly en-
,ovoble Every hors, was ridden to win. and the
snort was above criticism. The shatcTng OF that
ronu,ar idol Domino caused deep sorrow pu' '''c
spectators found much console and entertain the
IN the various incidents of the races ana IN thc
features Of the afternoon :,
In the Suburban Itself the competitors were wei
handled and well ridden. and there wac notnhs 10
crl,icse in the contest But 1t must be canddly ad-
mi,ted that there is one inwhocsome spot on 'he
American turf this season. That Is oanseh oy vie
REGULAR running Of Lazzarone at Graves'hu No
one who is interested in racing ought TO Forget .'at
the Coney Island Jockey Club cannot be criticised
~ ronroached for ANYTHING which occurred AT It's
track on Saturday Lazzaronc ran fairly and honest
u, ard well in the Suburban. The only Gionhi l'r
dissatisfaction and ccnsure in the whole matter IL
that Iazzaronc. after getting second place IN 'he
BROOKLYN Handicap. at the GTaVesend TRACK ran
ca rnfSorahv and 50 disapDoiniinsly in two later
,,cos n, Graycs@na The contrast between his per
fornnarce I'm the Suburban Handicap and MS per-
formances in the two races which he ran at Graves
end after getting second place in the Brooklyn
11onlican has excited a storm Of donuncn-
ZION on the part Of racing men ana the press
,.,.rallv II Is hard to remember any turf affair In
America which has called out so extensive. SO en-
uhatic 50 criticism and censure on the part
Of the metropolitan papers a did the peculiar re-
versa OF form in the caac Of Lazzhr'nc iu'''Nc"
who read every paper published in New-fork on
sunday and the morning and afternoon papers pun
lshed Yesterday found that the press Of New-forK
was practically n uni. in declaring that everything
IN any way suspicious or peculiar N the running o.
lazzarone this year ought TO be investigated WIZ"
uercess rsor ana thorodghness. The iochns i
general that under tho System AMI with the
new methods which have been set on foot IN this
state no owner AMI no trainer can bc permitted 10
IN lulge in any practices walsh may briAs down the
condemnation both % the public AMI OF the press
II Is certain that racing men who studied thoiouIhF
A. the facts and all the cirrrn slAhe'' IN I'S''" 80
the revcreal OF Iaz2aroncs form and all t"e news
7tpcrs which have given attention to the HuNl'.'
,oc,k with no dissenting voice IN th7 matter Every
,epuiabe person connected with the tHri h'Nc'e'
MAJ the Whole ease should pe examined with "h-
apaiinE completeness 49,,
IL ~ already evident that certain crom'ca 81 inc
,urf who are resolved to abolish racing entirely
VIII makc a. much mischief 40 they can
for the racclracks this year Cef'aln "s u"
were 4cn, to the facccoursc on saturday
ly those enemies of the tuii IN oT''' !"
ret evidence Of betting md the foes OF racing d'
clare that they VIII pat stop to All Nae'rS eve"
prlyate waecrs between private individuals ana IN
fact VIII close all the racetracks In the state
Therefore, II is Of the highest Importance th"'
The Jockey club Itself. the Coney Island J''H'.
Club and all other racing organizations sha''
unite to take vigorous ana energetic "e"r
ures TO prevent any startling ana P"cu''"' ~
versals OF form on the racctracks. to remove
.vo, tho annearance Of evil. and to exercise 80
severe and Impressive discipline that no owners
or trainers will venture to Indulge IN any 'rvherS
or in anything which looks Ike uickcry. II Is an
absolute certainty that racing viii be wiped out
entirely in this State. unless every suspicious IN
cdent like that of the Lazzarone reversal OF
form is probed 20 the bottom. and unless iHeXora-
bic punishment is metei TO every person Con"e''
cd with racing who may be guilty OF wrohs-u"'ns
Some persons who have not investigated the i@c's
Thoroughly have been asserting tnat La|zarohe
,ad besn an .in-and-outcr" all through his turf
career. a horse not to be depended upon errauc'
whimsical and capricous, who ran soo' race
one day and extremely bad race le" "a'
a.terward without any fault on the part OF Ms
Intelligent racing man who VIII Stuoy En7nrs
all the races run by LazzaroNe Idst !e1i ~ ~.
hugenT a he Conditions Of the weights carried
OF the distances run, of the qua.l'y anu ~ main
iaz S was an exceptionally ana aemr2ey
CONSISTENT performer last year Ins Is me eN"''
The %e~-York Evening Post in It's turf , col
umns yesterday said po5Vey lh4e on sainr-
dav before the Suburban Handicap was run e'as
,b m@i Brookyn Handicap that
Re NiurohvC was told not TO punish the morse n
he races ana mat If Lazzarone stopped from 'acH
Of condition he Murphy 10 let nm STOP Az Az
not urge him haiG enough 70 ,1 eeii,,orsbie for
io.s statement i, does not profess to k NUT
OF its own knoTiease "n afs,ement on sat
p rT}av @' on not, ma nu, The &sWYork venns
statement II Isaac Murphy d.d make sasn ia
statement. ana if he shou,a repeht even oIev isand
jockey cub meeting ana the stewards ,y S Certain, ah
Jockey Club Itself it would Dc Ply ,,,rf 40 a
eonse9Uemce Of the iazzarone affair The Post
adds hat the owners OF Lazzarohe are '0' '''
The best nieres tbs Of a ns turf ani
Of applying an exemplary penalty II any "som e,
do,ns IS proved cannot be eHaggerated IL IS nqs
ana The new system under which racing Is carried s
on In this State depends 'arsey on ri .tcb mis-
iszzaronc affair is investigated 70 III very po'Iom
l,r@ni or even OF trckery Gf no actual guilt can
b. Uroye can be obtained against any person con,
regb should certainly do its fun duty and make 1t
Impossible that any guy or on hs irf in the En-
80 S,a,e There have been too many scandals ID
The past and there nave eeen 700 be presen: sys-
ZEN Cannot stand. and racing canno, conIinqe; n5
there s ans failure stamp out every scaiiuH anu
every cause for suspicion: ,,, ,ooLoy f.,uh
The stewards Of the Coney 1siand JocKey I'm, Sluh
meeting are J. o. Bonner James Ia.Wdy ni,u : I
= Knrke All turfmen will expect these gentlemen zen
70 do everything that they can 90 20 a Without fear
or favor Whatever may be the rssu o oa ne s,and
iockey Club meeting began last SATURDAY IL y pfuc
fical,y certain that before the matter - enuei ~
Iockcv club itself viii find IL necessary 70 tthe
~, in ono way or another. AS The Tribune mas salu
yeneat ed.y racing men now have great cohnde"vc
o. no State Racing Commission. which - naH., up
o: August Belmont. John Sanford ana r. d. NOT
y. md IN the leading officials and me mbers o.
t a' Incl.v club itself Including especially August
Smon james Keene and c9on nsn. w HAT the
,,a "a 81 the Coney Island Jockey Club meeting
nd he officers OF tina, club realize how serious ana
Iu -, ,his present emergency and crisis on tn~
mn reaiiv are and how indispensable II Is for the
tuI .,pn,' and even existence OF racing that
!spu.an; shali he entirely satisfied that there r. no
in wv no Indifference. lack OF energy and vig9r