New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-14
FJrNNYTHINGS AT BRIGHTON
DocGEr~s STRANGE RIDE ON LITHos.

G rroxhrdre I Gilmore & Co. nre generally
,upposec to be able to obtain large blocks OF Ice
nj low prices. Undertaxers' Ice Is cheaper IMAM
the ice Which ia used banquets. s. Trowbridge,
7 Fillmore & Co ought to generous sup
NV Of undertakers' ice and lay out S. Doggett
on frigd slab At Brighton Beach yesterday
Cleoplus Iithos and Regulator ran In the Eiec-
eric Handicap for two-year- olds at SIX iurlohes'
(-leorslus carrying ia pounds. ard ridden by the
rsrttcolored and dynamic Sims. was the odds-on
tovorite That pink bud OF beauty. Luhos. carried
40 sounds and was ridden by S Doggett OF Caii-
torria celebrity and other celebrity. General freo-
erj,k e. McI.ewec is Inspecor-General OF the state
~ New-York and the State never had more
Competent faithful. Efficient ard brilliant IN
.,>sctor- General General McIewec is gentleman
- exceptional ability experience sasaciF anu
i,6r,nert Some Years ago he managed the f'hre'
stable, and managed 1t superbly ana WIN IN.
r,nst lucrative and satisfactory results "o"'"
no stewards Of the Jockey Club Ike 10 get Cen
c-,l McIewec's opinion of some OF the races "'h'"
c Ioysctt rode or some of the Ehret horses before
,.o~.i Norowee decided that II would not be au-
,,eohIe 20 have S Doggett ride the Ehret horses
nm. more7 Would the stewards OF 'he JOCKEY
1,,,, IKE TO ask the owner who employed poste''
-, lido certai, races In California what ne thinks
o. the way 10 "n'" D0Se''
I, California;
,,.,os has won stakes tvs year and ne is colt
-. anna claims to moderate merit. Not a "onde''
~. ., ali But a colt that II properly rloceh IL hot
.-.,-ei, ard altogether ~orthcss Limos ms pee"
-v,..y fairly Of iate. o. public form, carefully
.,iod all through this year. and on private form
,.hos had a Char-e 70 make Cleophus ana
yorr,ator ,ravel a trnc in the Electric Handicap
~, ,nia. owner OF Iithos said earnestly ana pam
=, ,.ar .he Electric Hin!icap had been rum thd'
,,,..,t had received "lerr. cold and icy insiruc-
:, as 70 the manner in which the colt should be
-, md that he mad not obeyed those instruc-
,s Every turfman who has watched the races
,,.A,s knows that the effective way OF riding this
mi. &c 10 send him 20 he front at the faIi oil the
rd keen him IN front at hot pace just AS
49, AZ possihle. The chef owner OF LithoS says
tat DoCectt instructed to ride ;he colt IN ,usl
,,at vav But Iithos was not ridden In just that
usv poegett, in that benevolent beneficeht style
Of his that has proved so prontable 20 the oe''"s
ring in certain races in which Dogeett mas 'iu"',
veil backed horses. 100 kind hearted 10 ask
rrhos 70 leave Regulator and Cleophus far behind
IN the first furong or the hrst quarter of mile or
the frst three furlonSs, AS Lthos couiu nave "o"'
very easily The result that Iithos was DE-
feated so far IN the nomeS;retch tha' many Wins
were wunk all over the betting ring
Some people say that these are nara times MOI
for Docyett. He is extremely prosperous Eut IL Is
MT likely that Doggett will ever ride Lithos again
He PLAYS fast and loose with instructions 100 is'
Sloane not Doggett. will get the mounts On ii"
hereafter. And what pretty pile Of under;akers
eco tho Ice Trust has stored up for Doggett when
Dopsett dies General McLewee will not send any
covers and Philip of Macedon will not contribute
any daisies and the Ice Trust Will not sehd any
rjnks But the funeral expenses VIII De Small oe
,ea the ice is already stored with the undertaken
and certain layers-of odds will be glad 10 raise
fund for the coffin-plate
In The DAYS of Reddy the Bla ,k'nith Keno was
r,avod on an extensive scale in the palace oil the
honorable Michael Murray, in Eighth-st, between
r-ourth-ave and Broadway. 1t WAS IN that pdioOc
mat me Honorable William NJ Tweed the greatest
leader that Tammany Hall ever mad except TIC
Honorable Richard Croker, was concealed LOT d
.ioe vrnen the nlyrnidons of the law were nov upon
,,, ,rau Of that thoroughly typical Tamnahy
.,,,osn,an Tradition says that keno as played III
ire palace Of the Honorable Michael Murray was
lively and entertaining sport. almost as hVelS anu
entertaining as a Bryan mass -meeuhe III -"a
SQUARE Garden But matter how rafting anu
xiyscious was the keno game AT Mike Mu,'dS g.
cen in its best days IT could not be compared WIN
80 ~, and noise and stir and rattle or me heno
game which has been o gCn ss,o on Mike Murrays
LsHo AT last The Legislature VIII STOP me bl
x who has studied the programmes at BrehIon
peach since this meeting was begun anu WIZ npo
studied the racing and riding thorcushy IN ery,y
race on every dav since the meeting was hesu.l,
doubt that this meeting has been as n }ui p5a
end perncious in It's promotion OF hegai aho NM ~
fensbe gambling ano as nrte tr nnGurance Of
the honorable citizens of this state, as was nh ~
Murrays keno game in Eishth-st In the DAYS oi
study the conditions and the distances of every
which has 6een run II, a. Brighton 6eacn { fnw
decent exceptions. study the in-and-out perfor
,eport must necessarily be submitted TO the Leg
stature next winter by he Joint committee OF the
noInted 70 Investigate the betting races which
has been practsed upon the racetracks Of this
Il was deadly hot at Brighton yssterday and the
sons illy Louise n, in the FRS, race was by far
The most popular victory of the day. In fact T.
the sa on gey Gpn ike the the sdnd
Of the sea in multitude. He is so much liked and
X created more general qualification and pleasure
Than the result OF any other race for mary day
louise n we'll and had plenty TO SPAR at the
Weadowthorpe is a remarkably unlucky young
stor Since he was brought East he has been made
the favorite in several races but some unforeseen
the second he was once more the favorite but
The Inscriptions and disreputaSe writer's who
censured the officials at Aqueduc; for their just
and righteous action In refusinS the entries Of
80 poor colt that DAILY ought not 10 be held re-
sponbe for xoeys yagares s Un Rey NVcy
easily Yesterday Volley defeated The Dragon and
,r Urn'f that I" Formal bed and dropped Of the
contest But Volley defeated The Dragon with
some speed. IN fact It was proved long 9 ago n
several that N0ey hao sPesn he hd fa
one Of The worst scandals OF the American turf is
the persistent %sy ia when hmdic9ns 10 V Wg
{ DAVIS horses. And the American tu"f has been
sgg fST m 6ad syys sas "De '
As TO the writers who defend W :. DAYS turf
,,efiods and who criticized the Aoucduct officials
<or ref,ie,ne DAYS entries ii Is egested in
t,larters that DAILY may have obtained their good
pi1 hv bllyjng very cheap whiskey for them. Very
't'can vyhiskcv viii secure the goodwill and even
tie slawsh alteration Of most OF them at any time
some expert turfmcr believe that the brighton
Ie,rh racetrack is not a fun mile 1t is certain
anyway that the time made by poor horses at
irirbfon is startling The official timer and other
liners "clockeG" Emma C. IN the fifth race as run
.,ne two mile, IN 2.29 The timing was careful
Cul, TWO horses ran Emma Z. ana Mirage-and IN
Journey Of Two miles it, VerY easy TO time En-
ma - 10 the fraction Of second There can be no
ihle doubt that Frank clark. the official timer
roi correctly the cXact time which Emma e. took
/ going around the track twice Then II is clear
49, the brighton track Is not fuE mile, be
IL. tI-..t LLI-ln I.