New-York tribune., 1896-10-18
F. r. CLARKE RETIRES.
A CHANGE IN TIE STARTERS PLACE.
MUCH DISAPPOINTMENT AT MORRIS PARK BE
CAI'SN POOR STARTING.

CAUSE or POOR STARTING
Frank r. Clarke has resigned the place OF starter
for the Jockey Club. This was the proper ana
manly step for him TO take after his many mis-
haps Tuesday Thursday and yesterday hecei'
excavations in Asia prove that horse races "e'c
run In the neighborhood Of the Euphrats 'no"-
sands OF years before the Byzantine cmperors APP
plauded the victors IN the city Of Constantine
But the antique starters in the days Of MeiohiHe-
dek did not machine. They simply to'" ''e
Tarals and the Sloancs Of that early age 10 20
and the Tarals and Sloanes of that PERIOD SIMPLY
went. The Clarke machine has not gained ne"
laurels at Morris Park. although Clarke himseH
gave the signals for laseards TO pun the lazy
ropcs This machine is SLOW. Yesterday the
starter and the machine together inficted Almost
as much pain either Torquemada or AVA ever
inflicted In single afternoon. Surgeons say 'ha'
the agony endured by persons afflicted with angina
pectoris or tc,anus is frghtfu in its intensity
E,,t the tortures which Clarke caused were more
excrlcatng than those of angina pector'S or
tetsnus Nevertheless Clarke has n sunny temper
ducet ways and many engaging traits. II is ms
aim and wish that every one may be happy. He
was overcome with sorrow when he ana ms na-
chine wrought much Voc at Morris PARK.
In the second race Tragedan was backed am
bitiously and cnergetically on public form Tra-
gedian had that race under his feet. He was lett
a. the post with his head turned the wrong way,
and he cantered over the course. Ben Ronald was
little better off. and Ross q. was far behind when
the barrier rose. This poignant, but worse
things followed In the third race the barrier
broke as IT jerked upward Americas cham
pon Jockey. Taral. was thrown from Genmoyne
and was somewhat hurt, while the favori'e. the
Keene lilly Royal Rose. was left at the post with
her head turned the wrong way
Altogether Clarke and his machine made so
shastly a mess of the starting that Clarke gave up
his place after the last race. Pettingill will hold
the nag Tuesday. but If he does not afford sais-
he tod c,tirk yTa
act az starter for many hours If he is not more
efficient than he In Chicago III 1898, when he
kept the horses at the post for more than an hour
In the American Derby. mile and half run. and
ruined the chances OF the Eastern horses by the m
excusable delay That passage III Petengills career
was extremely discredtable. The dead past. never
theiess. may be allowed to bury It's dead, and If
Pettengill does well at Morris Park for the re-
mainder Of this meeting much will be forgiven
him.
If the starting had been excellent and skilful The
contests yesterday would have been gratifying. le-
most Of the jockeys who were not left at the
post rode with earnestness and zest No one can
deny that In Belmar the American turf has at ieast
one thoroughly consistent horse. This gray son of
Belyidere and Adele has six races In succession
CARRYING the colors of "Pttsburg" Smith He is
worthy of honor and of praise. Few horses in
training any part of the world are so uniinchng-
ly honest and true Belmar has been since PITTS
burg Phil bought him. The horse. the owner the
amples for others to follow. Some writer's who
have not studied the subject exhaustively have
frequently alluded TO Sir Walter this year as
wonderfully brave. honest, game courageous horse.
Sir Walter worthy of those words Of eulosy
as a two-year-od and three-year-oid and in
several contests after he was three years OF age.
But Sir Walter became cunning rogue some
time ago. That is as certain as anything can be
In horseracing In several races last year anu TINS
year he proved plainly that he was cunning
Yesterday he was the faVorite in the Manhattan
ehanee 10 win i he the Courage now
which he exhibited repeatedly in 1893 ana lisa oth
played the par, Of cunning rogue when 'he S9n,
prejudice could discover any other reason FOR MS
uefeat by Dutch Skater except cunning roguish-
ming rogue may win race at any time u ne % nap
pens to feel in the right humor, and II circuHi-
Why did James GALWAY sell Benar? What a pity.
Everybody likes and esteems Mr.. Galway, and every
would have been glad to see Bemar carry Mr. Gal
Ia sSo 10 10 sS M N awa x IS not m
enough to have trainer of sufficient ability to cap
1t must not be forgotten that Pittsburg Smith has
been Shrewd enough 10 secure Sloanes services.
any other American jockey sloane's riding Of Bel
e H # sims IN or n hS or n HT o
Hamilton had been Belmar In those six races
have lost at least four of the six. In fact Sims
rode some wretehsd % raefs "a h on ssar before @ Mr.
day Sims rode Ameer in sloveny style a bungling
could nd ss
much worse than Sims did when Ameer was de-
as well as any horse could be ridden. 1t was a fine
display Of II }erkeyship But Tom Cromwell much
IN e Se Of ali soame ae ne aey ns ha"
SO xaSs ala Se the ibs, s o
pss Of he NSboGy fa M Mn FOR h hln pa c
even one hundred BRYAN silver deprecated dollars
Me- McDenaid couldn't get rid Of Mdgeey. SO he put
W M ana ny hns S hurdle n
Keenan, to jumping or kill the beast? Keenan, may
Apparently he is good for nothing except iumpine
fT gSs He Grswed in the Manha.an andeap
generous soul with grief that such creature was
give an extra days racing solely for 0 the meme ben wf Of
post at this meeting, the contests to be confined TO
hG5sss when naye been bee left at the post
fair form at Norris Park year ago but he was
Pao was the in the TO e. anG %
easy winner lie carried large uaps f of'' of Mr. ar
hES Gh1m has his He the
MIR. Belmonts Merry Prince had no difficulty in
nIly, Louise ~. at long odds, took second place
II ssnaso wol should to S y
would soon be floating in Cortlandtst. and another
,eral hearty and sincere Louise " Is dedicated to
the cause Of Mckinley and sound money and Amer
soned ss snd open-handed owner r''''e"'''' whole
Among the features Of the racing programme
now being Morris Park by the Wcstchcster
Racing Association Is the Feather Purse, for two
year-olds and upward, at two miles 1t will he run
day. October "a Trainers. owners and others are
commenting to the number Of entries il will re-
ceive. especially OF two-year-ods The is akin
10 the famous Feather Plate run at the last a,i-
tumn meeting at Newmarket, England over the
= cesarewitch course. at over two and one-quart er
miles. The race Is popular among owners in Eng
land. and In the last sixteen years II has been won
fifteen times by two-year-olds and once by three
year-old. twO-year-olds running second thirteen
times In the same period The weights carried
have averaged from eighty to ninety pounds the
number Of starters averaging from ten 10 twelve