New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-13

."o oa'er oarkness and he begged be taken
back He said he would turn aside from the turf
and study law CROOKED lawye :. and crooled ,ur,
men possess elective aflnities) and he implorcd
that his sentence Of Punishment be recalled he
cause ne desired to practise law without a bar
SINISTER upon MS escutcheon. So the ban was
lifted from the Rev Counsellor Bill Brien who
promptly went TO training and racing horses as
soon as his exile committed and who has
never since practised at any bar that was not
spirituous and humid WHAT bencn OF race
track bishops Jim Shields and Bill Brien and Rill
Day ana Pat dunno and Willie Martin would
Since Mr.. Belmont went abroad Henry Griffin has
RIDDEN several races a. II he a Trogodyte. and
his mounts with such anguish that they have be-
moaneu thelr fates and lamented that both Shields
Since Mr. Belmont crossed the Atlantic many dis
tressine turf scandals have poisoned the Of
racetracks NOT the least OF these is the way
winch Griffn rode the oddson avorite keenan, in the
thia race Yesterday. Only six horses Ii the
find excuses FOR Grifiins peculiar riding II the dis
nd Excuses seen r sn9ss might not have 9en hard TO
ran The distance was mile and a iurong And
not see Grim me r Gadson avore 40 one Wn1 ad
Ihought !, practicable to steer horse into many
into reebeH hat 1T vas "a iacr OF nine fur
ohss and Grimm ought have had plenty of time in
Out OF pockets If ne got into pockets keenan, carried
unls a. pounds on september in mile and a haf
race al sheepshead Bay Griffin rode Keenan, admir-
soy. he Kept him near the front from the start. He
KEEP nun OUT OF pockets He handed him so deity
that race keenan, gave away great deal II weight
some The zen a 9pp3neh and defeated mem nae
than the field which he yesterday. but GRIMM
succeeded in keeping him out OF pockets that day
Keenan, carried 10 pounds on September >. He car
iieu only III Yesterday But on September the bet
ing was to ! and even TO ] against him. lester-
day keenan, was odds-on favorite
tyverybody knew the night before that Keenan,
Handicapped had favored Keenan, much in the
weights came out that keenan, would be the "a
vorite: Griffin is an Intelligent young man Ne
and weights that Keenan, would be the favorite
Everybody knows that keenan, suks when he feels
jockey sulks sometimes too? 1t Was a strange
race and to cool calm. unprecedented persons who
but who watched the whole race carefully through
This Is a matter which Mr.. Belmont will do well
TO Investigate most thoroughly at the earliest pos
sible moment after his return. 1t was one OF the
most unpleasant rides OF the year In appearance
one of the most deplorabe and lamentable. An I'M
sparing investigation in this case seems to be alb
soutely necessary
1t is likely that an anti-betting bill will be intro
duced at Albany in January similar to the stringent
law now in force in New-Jersey. The New-Jersey
law IS so strc, that no one dares to Xiola!e IT IN
in its provisions that If II becomes law no
UnS ~ OIL 10 When On b Of that G sort in
PRODUCED al Albany. who will be bold enough TO OPP
prominent Republican newspapers in this state ad-
vocae the passage Of such act It will surely be
a law. Who will offer objections to IL? W.
s Vosburgh and the other racetrack stewards who.
by incapacity or weakness or negETnGT nave
turf in this State since Mr. Belmont went abroad?
some people say that a Republican legislature will
not close the race,racks in this STATE Wen Repu6
lican Constitutional Convention in this State tried
by a big majority suppress racetrack gambling
entirely in this State 1t is true that the convention
did not succeed but the next LEGISLATURE may sue,
in New-Jersey. The Republican legislators in our
sister State never had cause TO regret their acton
The Republican party in New-Jersey was strength
ened and benefited by what they did. and It is not
to be reasonably expected that the Repuoli car,
Legislature at Trenton next winter vii pass any
bill that will relax at all the present law aeai'S,
Several thousand spectators were at the Graves
end track yesterday but very few people VINO are
Ign the grounds; The turf in this stat
has been mournfully misma mayed in the absence
G b n eadns rzen nn Of and Brooklyn has
been alienaed in a most serious degree N Most 81
they were members Of Tammany district orSania "a
socia,es of the Hugh Mclaughlin gang in Kings
County or delegates 10 The Buffalo Convention Of
Anarchists. which will be held on WednesdaX NEXT
or Populis supporters Of Bryan and Tom Watson s
In fact, the gaherng aa mo, eyoon Of he
human in America to any enormous extent.
10 Bet % on tRs and did bet they did not
any sport Of remarkable quality or merit; Ihe
was in wretched form. He rode more clumsily
the first race. ii Daddy in the second and sunny
Slope in the fourth on every Of them he got of
Them His riding was not at ali ike his usual sx-
cellent jockeyship. He received bad fall on The
rim timid When Jockeys receive bad fan, they
%a geHe1ay T uPposed ' that Tar o 50
and resolute that even fan woul ID not affect him
After he had finished riding for the day Taral was
stroll!ng about when ne met Riley Grammar. and
the two began talking together. Even Taral ought
not TO be talking with Riley Grammar or any
talk with any plungers any ractracks at any
time and no plungers should be permitted to tax
with any Jockeys II the careful student OF racing
form will study certain races in which clayton has
ridden and in which Grammar. with great con
hdence backed horses whose chances Of winning
before those races appeared TO be almost hope
less the student will whistle after he has carried on
his studies for time. Even Taral cannot AFFORD
10 be seen talking with plunger on racetrack.
Samak the favOrite In the first race ana ~
DADDY was the favorte in the second Tara got off
poorly. Box. the second choice. won the iirst race
with amazing ease While Ross g. me tnlfd Rnone
thinking Of when he paid $500 for SalmakP The
wretched beast ran like worthless cur ana came IN
" j. OBrien's Friendship captured the second
race very easily. with Confession second and HI
All the racing was dun and stupid. Not one close
finish seen. Box won the nrsi rae, ulnier Il
easily by two lengths Long Beach defeated keenan,
handilv in the third by length. Princess Fava
movne CAPTURED the sixth by length. while
L the rroesque absurdiiy Of hurdle race was taken
| hurdle affair despcable in the exiremr. m
starters strung out fer hunhrels OF Narus 'diN
In the run The JUMPING ss bsm cor.e whr
take place in this country are rI'On.
10 make aged and widowed eve sheer WIN
The First Special called out a field Of wreched
ouaIitv Flving Dutchman was the odds-on
fa~orie He took the lead early in the tourney and
! had matters all his own way 10 inc enc; ne Won
the race by an ample a, ssnon S"' Eyine puch
man is owned by Patrick Dunno ana was ridden pF
Martin Martin has ridden several races since e ne
have been nut on the ground some time ago II com
petent stewards had been in the stand at sheeps,
dunno sfvle AT that track But the right money