New-York tribune., 1896-01-07
.,,pEMEN AND TURF AFFAIRS
,,pruPLACES OF GREAT RACE
HORSES.
,.,oxs ,noI-T \ WAR WITH ENGLAND
,.,ru SOME VIGOROCS REMARKS FROM
prrIIGERENT WESTERNER

s" SOME VIGOROUS REMARKS FROM
Rr1LIGrRENr wEsTERNER.
l ,nol nrds IS often prominent on the turf
lr,rians point with pride II the array OF famoIs
l NHs bred in the land Of Washington. Jefferson
'S. uonroe Tennessee. the home OF Andrew
81, = loval to the ana daughters of its
jan sirss and ma;rons Kentucky boasts its
's'sr,v 's"V" As the birthplace of great racers, and
SUP In Henry Cay. the Mlllboy of the Slashes.
/ e0 .ha, Stat in the Un'On would proclaim the
/ "N Ass derived from being the birthplace Of
i tr,m Lincoln. the Emancipator. California
i I'll. With pride over its glorious climate ana the
s". s..anc, Of the tro;ters and runners that have
F hrsi within its borders. New-Jersey. how
! W. l. we'll i'm the van tae birthplace of great
s hi, State pr.de is almost unknown among
To- rorse, furfmen Hence the average turfman
- STATE is continually apOOgiZng for existing.
=, the waldorf one night last week representatives
| - several states in which there are extensive
,.adnc establishments discussed the character
@ 's. of their native States. \ breeder who lives
-" o,s Island accused = native turfman OF New
,.,ssv of coming from 4 State that fostcred low
-, Of ,urfnen VINO had disgraced the sport OF
ING The man from New-Jersey quietly SAID
-, majority Of the dsrcputablcs were from New
r,s and the minority were adopted citizens we
ID money out o. them while the game iasted
"a when there was more money to he made we
o. the entire crowd oui of the State, and sent
To
ready for another "'"l WI" ''o ''''' wv
usnt on the turf.
r,a forseoins statement started the kentuckian
.o hogan 10 dlaie upon the superiority OF Ken
~ racing and the fame OF the h!gh-bred Ken
.~tians VINO would de rather than disgrace
700, and popular sport. The kentucklah was
i 'o,,Iv called down by a Tennessee native VINO
g.. his hair cui pomnadour style and wears
,mroock ha; The Tennesseean remarked: You
hay
,nc IN that state The bookmakers manage the
o,,g and run IL themselves. We uns IN Ten
sssee run our own racetracks without the aH
o. foreign influence
The Californian called upon the men 10 Keep
,m,e, ana rot 10 get excited. He declared; III
vou want good racing so TO Nahlorh'a an" W"
I'll see frst-cass sport"
man from Illinois replied: "Nes. Ike We had
=, chicago under Ed Corrigan. who is a real good
thing II you have money TO burn
This aroused a discussion as 10 what state was
,ssnonsib be for Ed Corrgan. When II was ne-
sd to the satisfaction OF everybody present 'i'''
wizard Corrigan Is Canadian, the conversation
u,nei 70 war one OF the turfmen present saiu'
.Jnless haste is made TO annex canada AT once
ha canadians will annex the United states 10
Canada" War talk prevailed. ana all VINO were
,-ssent were united in the desire TO "hcK Eng
sns" The man from New-Jersey, however "ds
asr, and desired TO wait several years until
,prfman from Colorado. who owns a silver NINE
,r,rs away and took the eai in the discussion.
u. arose from his chair and cried out in a nerce
tone Of vo.ce: "Tha; is rotten nonsense Men Inv
cow and large class in the East believe that New
York and Boston the United STATES 10"
,iijcue Western men. their manners ana cuS'o'n'.
Van ana the buffers coachmen and walters OF
,ondon What 10 We care N Denver If New-NorK
and Boston are bombarded? Nearly every o'her
,rnor,ant city in the country is safe. curse your
vrgI,sh trade and your money-lenders. The men
Who are the subject of Eastern jokes VINO are
dsscr he'd as wild and woody, have done more 10
d,yelop tbs country and have adued more h''-
TINS TO its wealth than every moheE-ie"'ei
4, Iomhard Street The wild and woody men ana
vomen in the West have made this great c''E
,h,, I, is and every one of them is Wiling 10
fab, for American rights without giving .ne
money lenders "a chance 10 bankrupt the county
bs man rom New-Jersey collapsed and the turf
pan from Colorado was saved from an 3 p sad
hby the band which played Ben Bolt and csusea iss
Colonel Thomas =. Ochltree TO exclalm io,. bem
Bolt forgotten for nearly Iorty years @ am n o IN
XauJersev You can always bet odds on that
fossil is discovered it Is sure TO De 'ou"u III
The conversation about horses was then re-
Richard Croker is said to have offered $4,000 for
Hanover Milton Young the owner OF HanOver s,enn
There Is no doubt that Richard Croker desires 10
own Hanover. and has many reasons for trying TO
purchase
brokers' English trainer by running phenomenal
trail and the others OF his get thdt are II, '1ne
land are extremely promising Hence 1t would be
feen stroke of business for MIR Croker to gain pos
session of the leading American sire. Richard
Croker is one of the men who do not hesitate about
q few thousand dollars when their minds are SET
upon securing what they believe will prove good IN
yestments IL will not surprise his friends II ne
withdraw ws from his partnership In the Belle Meade
stud
There has been much comment about the methods
adopt ed TO stop horses in races. The men who used
lead i'm bandages boots and other appliances were
moi of the higher order of crooks that have made
the cheap racing in this country Infamous Experts
rse various drugs. one OF the chief OF which ~ In
ci ed into the eyes of the unfortunate horse that
l. 10 be tampered with. The drug affects the horse
sght so that he will not try, and two OF the great
sandals one at Saratoga and another al Brighton
Reach were caused by the use OF this drug upon
odds-on favorites When bOokmakers clerks are
permitted 10 act the clerks or the scales, and
when bookmakers permitted TO occupy the
stewards box and dictate TO the ofhcial stewards:
there Is no occasion for the use OF eaded boots ana
bandages or for shifting loaded brides. pads or
other appliances. Almost every scoundrei on the
rf is known If all of the scopndrels are promptly
rlled off there will be no occasion Tor sensational
stories about the methods OF crooks Moreover II
is an injury to honest sport TO give uhdue proml-
nance 10 the Vaccinations Of the dsreputabIe men
who frequent the outlaw tracks: , cut,
Tba entries for the CCney Island Jockey tluD
s,ates are likely 10 be published tomorrow. ihey
ore f,,llv as numerous as anticipated ana ihoicate
first class sport at the June meeting al Sheepsheai
Bay