New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-17
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.
VISITORS AT THE sHEEPsHEAD BAY
TRACK.
ocpEx's VICTORY IN THE FUrURrTY-ooNpl-
TONS IN SELLING RACES.

or,ot prevailed at Sheepshcad Bay yesterday
.f,ernoon James b. Haggln and Marcus DAILY Wis
,ed the track and remained several hours. Mr.
ri was in excellent humor. He laughed and
,ro5 about Ogden's victory in the Futurity. Much
sas been said about ogden. who has been described
- an understood colt Nothing could be further
,-o,, the truth. ogden is 4 brown colt that stands
e.,or hands two and quarter inches high. He Is
81, that has great length. but is so evenly bal
.ad that his height deceives one at first, but
,en the standard is placed upon his withers the
s,res are convincing Ogden's conformation is OF
,se nlain rugged order. lie is a colt of immense
-,~,h and is we'll put together. Moreover he pos
,.sos superb bone and feet OF iron toughness'
Msrcus Daily said: Il am proud of the colt as ne
~ shinned nearly 5000 miles 10 take part In the
r,,-itv and he won 1t cleverly. Ornament beat
,,srv,hng in the East except Winged Foot; conse-
ao,lv Osden's victory cannot be called NUM-
= was proved that Ornament was good colt
= ,Ae spring meeting. But Ogden had no oiihcui'y
6sfeating him on Saturday.
,.rae r Haggin is regainng his health ana THOR
,,v sniovs a days outing at the raceirack'
Or,ole The dam of Ogden. was purchased oy James
u.Ca,r and Marcus Beresford for Nh baiv. MT
Tcca,c entered him for the Futurity hence Marcus
n,, &c the one that viii receive the S4o0o tha' soeS
=, he breeder Of the winner
ra-oes r Kcere arrived at his s.ap.e IN 'he al'ei
Nv Ileene accepted the defeat OF Rhodesia
hrosonbicaly although he expected her 10 De coser
=. .ha winner at the finish The keene stances are
~ os. extensive in training. as thirty-tWo hea9 OF
o-sas MUNICH ;he Keene oats at Sheepshoau Day
~ he entire lis; there only TWO horses on the
complaining u.s. Sp'VA"'N '''0
.e,sye establishments
,snv turfmen yesterday visited the paddocKs "here
W SILVER Brook and Hurricane yearlinss are quar-
ra3 Although the youngsters were prea Ill "ne
,e,rbhorbood OF this city, many of them eNcei III
o,e~,l anneararce the lots bred in the west
.,aH
lets at stake upon the turf are rapidly oecom-
- encouraged at the outlook for racing one or
~ hading breeders OF this country was most
,rnhatic in denouncing the methods under "hich
icing is conducted at the present time. Ihe hgh'
Tendance on Futurity Day caused him to re-
ark. There must be a change at once. Stated
,-o,,ts should be added 10 the purses and stakes.
=, would be far better 10 have only five races a
;av for 81 900 purses. than six or seven races LOT
go purses. on the so-called leading race'racKs'
The breeders should unite and build raceTack
md hold meetings that would give horse-owners a
light chance 10 win expenses, even II theS uo Ho'
,vn stake horses"
4 local breeder conceded with the views or the
N-estern man but added: What Is needed most Is
n make the racing we have pure and free from
,lspicion The public has no confidence IN certain
lootavs hut the stewards seem to believe they
I'VE angels When plungng bettors and keen OBJ
,s~v4rs Of racing talk without mincng their WORDS
about the crookedness Of certain jockeys IN the
,resence OF everybody who cares 10 listen 10 them'
is high time that the breeders did something
10 protect Their interests on the TURF saiareo
metals on the turf seem care for nothing but
heir salaries"
Another breeder with grievance said: III one
,alf the effort that IS being made 70 establish
rocked worthless jumping races was expended
non freeing the fiat racing from the clutches
II few scoundres. who escape punishment oW-
ny 10 something that nobody can understand 'ne
purses for Legitimate racing could be increased 70
.asilV.'
4 man Of undoubted integrity who is interested
With a professional layer OF odds was approachsd
,ecently the Brighton meeting by JOCKEY wno
wanted him 10 milk the IaVOrrie TIE IN Insn me was as
slred that the favorite would be beaten, even IL
Inc Jockey who TO ride him was forced 10 ran
IF under the Judges noses The man re- useu 20 oe
Marty 10 any such transaction. and endeaVored 70
.be occnrronce 10 the stewards. but his friend was
nor AZ The racetrack on that day. The race was
t ir1r9 a1 caused the favorte fall down
Not single word was said by the stewards, al.
though certain al 6o9 9sTore "O" NeN'"'
The foregoing is only story OF me tuTi Dut one
formation from the oookmaker u ne VII ASH nun
Jockeys the next time he dimes with him at Sleeps
Hanwells name was mentioned by turfmen far
more frequently than Ogden's on Saturday night
and YESTERDAY on account of }sf Tads a C en- IN
day from that which he displayed az Brighton
paid 10 HanweiFs transformation as every steward
knows that the form OF nearly every morse racing
>
betting ring-subject 10 change, according TO cir
cumstances.
gathered on the Manhattan Beach Hotel veranda
yesterday afternoon. Many discussions were held
Il makes no difference who is censured the
turf there plenty of men 10 champion the cause
OF wrongdoers. One turfman OF long experience
shouted 10 a man who talked to him about the
gyrations Of form: Bring US proof! Bring US
proof We want proof. but II must be convincing
proof Nobody finds fault with the races except
men who bet on them and are angry because they
lose their bets.
Everybody within earshot laughed long and loud
~ - the demand for proof and the assertion made
about bcttOrs. If men who bet find fault. why not
abolish betting altogether and give the learned turf
men an opportunity 10 earn salary elsewhere than
the turf
ton that plunging bettors intended to reform the
turf by bidding stake horses entered In selling
races.
If Robert Aiken intends TO stable Of horses.
md sincere his desire to reform selling races.
his action in bioding Ludwigshafen IS extremely
laudao!e. IT, how ever. Mr.. Aiken bid upon Ludwig
shafen through spite or for revenge. his action is
likely inlure rather than improve the tone OF the
nisnOmers called selling races. 49,
The ridiculous conditions for selling races have
much do with the liberties certain turfmen take
with Their horses. When the associations formu
late selling conditions by which every horse will
be entered 10 be sold for 500 and carry weight Tor
age thcre is a possible chance that stake horses
vii not start in selling races.