New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
rA1K ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.
.,,>-rs OF A NEW JOCKEY CLUB TRACK.
ACT WEEKS CoNTEsTs-NEws OF THE HORSES

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pfSS an the turf who willing to pay en-
le" money and Jockey fees for the mere pleas
u" ~ Witnessing their colors in race. me
s,ra does not appear roseate to the average owner
,borough breds. many OF whom OBJECT most
OF ',ouslv 10 racing for their own money simply to
," largo dividends for racetrack shareholders.
% nonsense TO attempt to hoodwink the public
have been fooled in the past, but are now
,,,,Aned as to the real state Of affairs on the
w. II Is 10 the individual EFFORTS or august
",,o,, lanes r. Keene. John Sanford and ther
"nc,a,es aided by The Tribune that the breeders
o. others in any manner associated with racing
s"- deb;ed FOR the Percy-Gray law and the Austin
are ~ racatracks through their representatives
s0 ,,rahle bv themselves TO get recognition from
noo,eble legislators al Albany owing 10 the
~l,,tous records of the past August Belmont
- Keene and the late Colonel William r.
~snrnson did not hesitate 10 do all they couid 10
i I',a racing from the hands of its enemies and
:. restore i,s standing in the eyes Of the pubic
w. Vestchester Racing Association and the TURF
~ u4sld cub were organized TO make beginning
- >, develop racing under new conditions ana
r-ound.ngs Morris Park was leased and racing
.s conducted during the year 1879 AT loss oi
nearly 5000 <.,.1.o Wee.
-. ~. first and foremost OF rules OF the west
- Racing Association is that all surplus
e"e' ao~red shall be added to the racing fund
mo ,,,ra1iatey added TO the purses and stakes
-. & no doubt in the minds OF Ieadihs morse
.-s that the plan OF the Westminster Racing
o,o,,on Is the only one under when racing
-. n-osper On Saturday night number OF lead
co" r,n,en received an intimation that meeting
e us, he called IT. the near future for the purpose
'. ,,ca,,nc ard constructing raoe'rack that WI"
u 49, nlace Of one of the tracks known as
r.,sv Club track. II is likely that 'he grou""S
- already been selected. and thar peiofe So'"e
I've new stakes recently announced for TWO OF
Q, '"' .a,-s hence have been the leading race
- x,-gff ha
mrI .,a Field cub and controlled by the Jockey
luz Tho nroprietary racing associations are not
w., . accep, The new conditions without
r,e hrt Il Is almost certain that their opposi-
a.. ~, ne swept away without one-hah the eHor'
..,r,s, ~ wipe out poolrooms and winter racing
p,rurR 1-NEvENTFUL WEEK.
.or vas rather dull. so far az turf sensa-
.ors are concerned The starting was COOL D'u'
,d,rs-An, atrocious and abomnap'e' Inc RACINE
noronared favorably with the starting me laEeiS
nsSs ad no, threaten Philip J. Dryer The latter
~ Va, hoII any extended conferences with the
Wv .o5ss August Belmont wrote manly,
t,.to-warj letter about Woodvine that should
- lo,q vavs toward enliehteninS certain turi
~r,,o-s The owners and trainers nave ho' pee"
,sorss,aj 10 make public statement ABOUT '"e
,onai,,on O, their horses and 10 post II on ''e
potice-board - .Ao ,,c.
49,. horee Won a handicap tina; was not at % Is
49, l., ,ha he,tlng Taral continues 10 ride winners
T. The grea, stakes He Is the only consistent
,o,kev riding in the East. and Is the faVor"e OF
the race-going pubic 49,,
The Observation-Disclosures controversy has been
o.l,sad hv the tWo-vear-oll enigma. Nobody APP
pears TO have line on the two-Year-o''s' ""''
ave certainly an extremely moderate lot
'. = no, true that the col, George Kessier is -
have his name changed - Julius Kaufman.
Matthew Rvrnes is TO he congratulated that thefc
are no numerals attached 20 George kessler'
Rhodesia IS one o. the neeiest two-year-oids on
the turf The FLY ran gamc!y on Saturday. but
found5red hope.essly when her jockey co"apSeu ''
the race f1r the Great American stakes.
Don de- ORC deceived every body. even the men who
did no; believe in his preicnsions TO class. HIS
defeat caleod many l.sappointments TO clerks ana
men o. no!era,e means who bet on him In hopes
o. spending the summer at the seashore and OF puF-
sassrs new bicycles They will have 10 content
hsmse'ves with eummerng on fre-escapes ana
.ith occasional rides on the trolley-cars
San Mat-o. who started IN the race lot t"e
Great American. is not much OF a flyer as the
reports from California indicated. He accompliSh''
his mis-.o1, however. in making the pace hot 10Y
Rhoies!a IN ne first three furongs' but a; no TINE
during 80 rl-e was he able 70 outrun heT AT
buckle hal the most d.ficut course to travel OF
any OF the horses in the race. He was IN an uh-
favorable position in the first part Of the race, ana
vas carried vide on the turn. This compelled Nc
Cafer;y &c take him back lie made such bo'i
bid in the stretch that many spectators are OF
tie opinion that he the best horse IN me race.
The comment AMI gossip in the paddock ana on the
lawn after the gave all the credit FOR George
Kessers victory TaraL
THE HEAVY BETTORs
Riley Grammar has been plung.ng again. He won
on several races last week. 1t IS now in order for
turf writers TO make him win s.oOOOcO before tho
>d of the Gravesend meeting. George f. Smith
is the heaviest bettor on the turf He bets heavily
every day. and the total Of his betting is far ana
away above that OF any other Individual on the
turf in this country: but he does not make his
wagers headed by brass band druin-malor ana
all the paraphernalla of the Midway Plaisance
There are other men who are heavy bettors but
they never parade themselves al the head % pro-
cession There has been only one American pIunger'
and his light ceased shine on the turf In ls'i r.
T. Walton. known on both sides Of the AtlanNc as
"Plunger" Walton. lost or won more money on a
single race than any OF tho so-called plungers Of
the present day bet In an entire meeting r. !.
Walton Is in this city He still loves the turf, and
delights 10 talk about his experiences In England IN
the ever famous american Year" on the Englsh
turf 1851 Is called by the Brltons II may surprise
many persons, but leading English jockey re-
eeived 800, his share OF Mr.. Walton's winnings
On an American horse In one race.
The methods sometimes employed by plungers
Who assure certain Jockey that he viii receive
cay 1900 for winning race are generally depie-
caed BY owners. The Jockey who is sure 10 re-
ee,Se such large amount for winning is not 50
selfish that ne does not lc' the jockeys VINO are on
!,vai horses share In the money The result Is thdt
,ne unselhsh Jockey has a clear course. as no
Jockey would be 50 intentionally to interfere
with an associate who is willing TO divide a good
tnlng with his fellows.
DISCT- SSIONS OF TI-RFMEN.
De Courcey Forbes. Frederick Gebhard. John G.
Follansbee and Thomas Williams hold frequent dis
cussions about racing problems which invariably
end with the re- solution that something has got
70 De done" Colonel Thomas i. Ochltree, who is
unable 10 attend the races owing TO severe at
tack Of govt. finds II difficult to restrain himse.f
when the Brooklyn Handicap Is talked about. Colo
mel Och.l,ree be; heavily on Clifford and was deeply
greved his defeat lie determined 20 recover his
losses by betting on Don de orc IN the Greai
american Stakes. Don de ORC ran unpiac"d, and
now the Colonel has decided not 10 make another