New-York tribune., 1896-06-05
EXTREMELY HEAVY BETTING


Tho betting tremendous on the Brooklyn
Handicap. Just soon Henry OF Navarro was
taken out OF the race Clifford became the popular
choice IN every State OF the Union in which specu-
lation horses IS carried on. and Geographic mes
and letters sent from the West. the
East. the North and the South with commissions 10
back the OF Brambe. Hundreds OF thousands
Of dollars wagered on him at the track ycster-
day II Clayton had ridden him AS ne ro4e MIN AZ
have come nome safely why didn't he? The more
the matter Is thought over the more serious be-
comes the scandal The defeat OF clifford. taking
into. account all the peculiar circumstances. may
hinder the restoration Of racing in New-Jersey geh;
ALBANY fss ana mex, !. Wiaser %at NOT DC 'es'''A' "
any part OF race but clayton ga not eIhib,
much eagerness to place him TO advaniage In any
part OF the run. The start was poor and struggling
in fact Starter Flynns work as a rule was de-
poraoy poor but c9Td sas 50 90 Tns @ e.
speed that Clayton could have taken The lead Win
ne had tried to do keenan, lnterfered with Clif-
ford at the hrst turn after they had passed me
difference. clifford was 80 fun Of cunning g ihat ma,
CLAYTON could have sent mn 10 ,hf oh he had IN r
But clayton was in no hurry When he did mSye ;s
ot the neld thus losing much time and space At
an early period In the run. Tara had sent Sli W az
q, a slow gait As the horses entered the final half
mile Clirord much superior TO the others
that ne was steadily gaining. although he appeared
TO be vastly ambitious than CLAYTON was. but
suddenly at The exact point I'm IN me racs the
;odges ;iod and the Spectators clifford suddenly fel
yaTSs So far as could be detected by careful
watching through powerful racing EaSrgs With IN tbn
part Of the rum and his rapd loss q sTS94a
VIII ,4%n Soa he nna e As the T rivals entered
hoestrech SIR Walter had Iross fsr eaa sSrous
snor,. s,%- was calling upon o. ~ "
CL1FFoRDs BURST OF SPEED.
When the flyers were fairly in the homes,retch
with their faces straight for the goal. Chnord be-
gan an amazing flight Of speed Sir waiter was
then far in front Of him and St Maxim also was wei
IN advance OF him Not Henry Of Navarro himself
when I'm his finest FORM not any horse now in train
ing in America could eat UP space more swiftly than
Clifford did then lie moved as II he had forgot
ten the poor pickaninny on his back lie leap "a
through the air and he strobe over me ground as
stupendous speed. How clifford dld strive ana
stride and struggle IN mat run home row or iS ne
and frenz!ed men and women II was marvellous
But II was too late Clinord did i az Clay'on, dld
moi help him. But Tara WAS on Sir Walter ana ne
was helping Sir Walter with all his might re was
doing everything for his mount ,hai any s 19ekey
by judges the winner OF he I'rookyn M Handeap ZAP
eecond 90 lS piace and st Maxim was close third The
other horses had no chance Eornpip", Nanki room
honeIes: cases =, The distance and the weights
agains, clifford Sir Walter and ST. Maxim
] was fs o% oid ana D@o eoua fa' have eove%ed
readily and easily in 2@1 u i true that ar Iapal
had set q slow pace with Sir walter. bnt hPpaf-
emily no pace could have been too slow to SUIT
Clayton. ,.- -.., T., .o,,oo,,or
,,ith thc seven races which were run before the
splendid multitude OF spectators but ,herc IS no
,trne now TO dwell on these. The great sensatio on
of the opening day Of this meeting was the serious
scandal attaching TO Claytons peculiar mnihg ,p Gi
Ilirord Every Intelligent racing man vas taIh,
Ing about thai after the Brooyn Hsnacap S6% rons nma
,,arn, IN the American turf and aroused Rrievous
distrus and called out many bitter comment ,,har
all
incomnetent 10 pass judgment on Jockcyshp. or
Ignores the fact that racing cannot possibly pros
ner in the long run IN this part Of the country un-
less Jockeys are compelled by severe measures to
ride horses In such way tnaI puphc confluence
i'm the turf will be impaired
be regretfuily and r1ey n aay aas aamteg n,o
ard Unsatisfactory IL lacked snap. decision.
promptness and energy. and his control over the
jockeys was feeble