New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-19
RACING AT SHEEPSHEAD.
nrN BRUSH GOT A SERIOUS SETBACK
v,cuAEL F. DIVERS COLT DISQUALIFIED
OTHER CONTESTS AT THE COMFY ISLAND


OTHER CONTESTS AT THE CoNEY ISLAND
JOCKEY CLUBS COURSE.
The racing at Sheepshead Ray yesterday will not
occupy great deal Of space in the history OF the
American turf and it not of especially remark
abe merit or Importance Moreover, the gather
ing OF spectators was not uncommonly imposing and
,rnressive The stewards rendered a decision
~ doubtful wisdom In taking the third race from
Pen Brush the odds-on favorite. who was first at
the finish and giving 1t to Soufiie the extreme out
slider I'm the betting. who came in second. 1t was an
extremely poor start for Ben Brush. who caught
tho others in the homestretch. In the run TO the
end some jostling occurie ed. but Ben Brush was
conspicuously and clearly the best horse at the
weights and the distance. and Hanwell. Souffe and
Peep O. Day seemed TO be much in fault as he
was And Taral. Hin and Sloane were apparently
almost as much to blame Sims for the
,ostling So il unjust and unfair TO take the
race from Ben Brush. and to set down Sims for the
rest OF the week. This action adopted by the
stewards, but 1t not OF nature TO give any
help high-class racing In this State. Ben Brush
won the fairly enough. even II there was some
crowdne ard the prize ought to have been given 10
him.
John j. McCafferty. who rode Gotham made a
claim that his horse had been nterfered with in the
first race by Bonaparte. Unprejudiced and careful
observers the roof of the grandstand were in
olined think that McCafferty interfered with
Gotham fully as much as Bonaparte did
The Morrises tried the experiment Of putting
Sims instead of Littefeld The Friar in the
second race But Sims could do better with
the Wretched than Lttlefeld had done. The
Friar was defeated hopelessy In the first quarter
mile and could get third place at the end.
Why do the Morrses delay? dose of prussc
acid sufficient cut off the useless of this
contemplate creature would not cost much. The
Friar has been Of the most dismal failures ever
known the turf Of any country He has run so
swiftly in private trials that he has beguiled the
most obdurate Of skeptics into riskng money on
him in races of value 1t be that A. II.
Morris and his brother still retain some regard
the good opinion of their fellow They cannot
be wholly insensible to every generous feeling. If
they allow The Friar TO live longer they will per-
nit the continuance on earth of a pest little in
feror in evil 10 cholera, yellow fever or smallpox.
II they will chloroform The Friar cut his throat
the thanks of millions yet to be (as the poet says
VIII go up TO them in one grand, sweet song. The
Friar, as turf nuisance is almost as Injurious as
ays called dovn no a' noses IN ,ne 9u @
would not let the children Of Israel go. Recent
searches indicate that Pharaoh finally relented and
the children OF Israel did go. A few Of them went
70 Long Branch and it is said that they are still
Michael f. Dwyer cat ht a rift in the clouds of
his i'll luck when Harry Reed took the first race;
busy. Neither Harry Reed nor Sims, who rode him.
had quarter Of a second In which TO catch a
wink. But McCanerty winked several times on
Gotham; McCafferty is an accomplished wnker.
He winked Harry Reed home yesterday on Goth
am just dS ne Wlnkeu marry tNeeu nome on Ken
mel on Saturday. What unapproachable wlnker
McCaferty is; And what Splinter Zanone is
with light weight, And what spacious nellects
racing officials must have who seriously believe
that zanone has been really out for the money in
every race he has run since he came East Some
people will believe anything.
violent storm of wind and rain made an al.
most intoerable tumult between the fourth and
ffth races. 1t seemed to affect Sloanes riding Of
Haphazard in the fifth race for that riding
far below SlOane's usual high standard.
Fugitive was ridden in the hurdle race Satur-
day last If he a basket of eggs that was in
extreme danger of being broken. Yesterday Fusi-
tive won the hurdle race The betting highly
satisfactory 10 Fugitive. Is ii possible that
Of the stewards of our racetracks A little
OUT Of place. Stewards OF rdcetracks ought TO be
stern men. and they ought from the
cafes OF the most luxurious clubs Of NewYork
and BOSTON II is easy to disquafy the horses OF
Michael r Dwycr. who is not cluhman. but will
1t Re easy disqualify the next Legislature of this
State?
DETAILS OF THE CONTESTS.
FIRST RACE 500 added: allowances Five furlonss