New-York tribune., 1896-10-30
FINAL DAYS AT MORRISPARK
.o1-R OUT OF SIX FAvOR1TEs BEATEN
,crplAN oUTRAN Ct EoPHUs IN IMPRESSIVE
STYLE

arl
arn yelled by an Indian summer haze. Without
"a, oc,ober mist TO soften the celestial fires the
' ,rould have been uncomfortably hot. For the
,ers-of- odds however. the hours sooth-
49,, as ,he taste Of the choicest sherbets of Shiraz
rsis meeting has been to the professional chairmen
=, speculaton the richest and most refreshing OF
ohnat puddings. Their pockets are bulgng with
la certificates on which big figures glaring
Ironk Clarke, with the best intentions In tho
lid was A lavish friend 10 them. Clarke in
nded 10 use every fairly. but he never should
ssve viel led the voice of the tempter when the
s.c was held out him When the serpent in
rdon ponted his forked tongue a, the forbidden
,,i, II was Ewes clear duty SPUN the injurious
annie and 20 crush the head of the snake beneath
Nv dainty heel. Eve yielded The temptation
100 alurine Clarke was like Eve He yielded also
Ne must have known by his unhappy experience
n earlier years that he not a starter born
starter Is like poet He's born not I.dde. Clarke
sbould have put his manly heel upon the fiag But
no didn't and while he held the place of starter
ond told The riders 10 scoot, so many well-backed
horses left at the post that the laycrs-o-o
,.re ike Jeshurun. They waxed fat. Even before
Clarke cast away the flag evil thing and with
drew 10 private life. even before Clarke TOOK the
,ed rag and since he has thrust II aside HILL Hew
t, Hamilton Sims Dosgett Lit,lehed and several
o,her Jockeys have been enrching the iayers-oi-
odds hy their inefficient riding Of well-backed
horses.i a..
A
or theA absurdly overpad. Most OF them re-
csiye salaries, which in certain cases are gro
,ssauelv excessive. while. as rule they get u"
for a losing mount and s25 for winning mount III
addition to their salaries Then. TOO man. owne''
give extravagant presents 10 jockeys VINO WIN
aces for them Many OF the jockeys who tumble
ohopt i'm the saddle on American racetracks WOULD
,a amply rewarded II they received nickci apiece
for every mount. the price of a shine Inc uu'H
,s ,ha, honest hard working bootblacks who use
Sly n
,OrM than certain jockeys who have been riding
IN certain races this year. and the services OF the
hoo,blacks are Of more genuine merit ana 'aIue
,asn the riding OF such jockeys. 'onslder hlH :
riding of the favorites. Tragedian and Typhoon' on
tuesday. Consider Hewitts riding in many races
,bis wear Study the performances OF Hamil ION. OF
Sims Of Doggett of Littlefeld and OF severai other
Jockeys in several races this season ana 'heh WOE
der that the American turf is siill IN existence.
Professor Loisette taught system Of memoriz-
ing in this city for many years Among his pupils
bs never counted any racetrack stewards. Never
,heless every racetrack steward ought TO try 10
strengthen his memory until II Is as retentiNe az
was that of Lord Macaulay or that or 'ardina'
Mezzofanti Racetrack stewards ought 10 remem-
her all the important incidents OF every race IheF
rarely do Their memories should he so holding
that they could recall 10 mind at any moment the
suspicjous features of the riding of any Jockey III
any race. Our stewards do not seem 10 own mem
ories OF that kind. If they did Hill might not per
might have long leaves of absence The American
turf cannot flourish and ii cannot enjoy the conn
dence Of the American people until al least nall
dozen well-known Jockeys now riding IN inns state
lose their licenses or are suspended If several OF
our racetrack stewards only knew the estimate III
which their Judgment sagacity; kechness. di dJrt,
are generally held by men who watch every i'm
portant race every season with dingeht carr, us ~
stewards know what competent observers sincerely is
SesTs %bo ride as in 10 he fe East, Did the
rowy the style in which Hill rode Tragedian and
knitted brows in close scrutiny of the way in which
Sims Hsm,o2 Clayton %svd D0gsS gSdo 1S nnErr aH@ o
races this year, in regard 10 which no action has
been taken so far h bsen is brST profitable and m
cratiye TO the shrewdesi and sharpesi OF layers
eSepS sr9Sd turf Thas %ses Rse1 % hs sa9 his es
sacres of the favortes and iransgIessions agains'
spifi sspicuous No tnoroughy cOmpeien. and intelli-
I gent sSidG iS5an eue He as ai many Of the JOCK
eys who hol3 licenses from the Jockey club are
sVspybody knows tha; the iraines VINO do not run
horses short OF work and WHO nave an eNcePtlohal
share Of integrity conscience: seh-respeci and a
sense OF honor are few and far between; en- LAYERS,
SES as rama Tamman na Alderman or
district leader. when they think they can carry
IA Iheis s an unfortnnate state OF arairs
The stewards Of the meeting SUSPENDED Hewitt .r 1or
left at the post on teagmont in 5hs h racT 6y
many bunders in many races this year. lie nas
thrown away many races which ride, Of SKIN
pended for ncompete1ce long ago; -, .,.,,,,o
Greed treke and reckless H Seance Tsrasy Of & PuDc @
fairness of the layers-of-odds at the New-Jerse
ss nsa much rhs to SRf@f "?SS
doing much to ruin Ci sSns g in 1 th. & STAT ana 10
unfair odds especially for second and third places,
except to a few favored plungers Bad starts bad
suit 10 advantage Of the ayers-ofo odds and in
their gains But the layerr-of- odds refuse
q h.
grant fair odds BY their unwise policy they en-
drive thousands of people from the tracks who
h wOgd make OF IT, me racSg theg
know that the odds quoted in most or
By the average layers TO the spec
ulatOrs In some mysterious way and by means
of-odds induce the representative Of most Of the
newspapers to print much higher odds than those
Tribune takes pains print the average odds.
hose wSch Dc not "n sesd @ heT read"ps into the
belief that ne are in ne he habit OF
How few Amepean 53ekeys keep iher form 1er
American jockeys spoil their riding by drunkenness
or debauchery In few years. and lose their skill
this State reveals the presence Of many feeble
wrecks whose passion for alcOho or for vice has
among ,sose wbo are ns vet brok@n down by
drinking by other forms Of dissipation the
arparen Taral is almost The only jockey in the
ms hU f oe what & f se'5 at 1m2' al
cepton are prodigally overpaid. and some OF them
would De overpsid even II they received only
BRYAN dollar for each losing mount. and only s. for
each winning mount
D9o.lando the Park Row Coffee-and- Cake Cellar
seults was me favorite in ;he first race. and ne
walked IN This affair was for boys that had
n'he n'ner tIupen "A winner Among the stable lads
~nI %s cliflDe1 clunsiy into the saddles coming
Aponers or lannon's Tarals could he dis covered.
aew ,,ha OF them showed promise Sin Dixoi left
cha Oh mno me poSt on account Of Dolando's victory
a saambagne i and ierrapn took the place OF coffee
AM W Tinkers IN Park Row last night
many OF the entries were withdra wr from the
coursn tace selling contest the Eclipse
en,ers, rr ~. iwoyear-olds because they had been