New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-12
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS
THE GOOD RACING AT AQCEDuCr'
COMING MEETING IN cALrFoRNlA-ho''N
ERs ANXIOUS ABOUT THE RESULT
OF THE ELECTION.

ERs ANXIOUS ABOUT THE RESULT
OF THE ELECTION
As the racing season in the East is rapidly near
fng its end horse owners are preparing io NV
winter with fears and misgivings. Many OF then"
intend to ship their horses TO California anu a"
tempt to pay expenses by racing some Vi ny" ~.
mails at the winter meetings that are 10 oe NV
in the neighborhood of San Francisco o"i"e "
The energetic efforts OF the Pacific Coast 'oches
Club horsemen who visit the coast uui'"s NV
coming winter will find the Ingeside racetracK'
where the club holds its meetings. periec"S "
ranged with every appurtenance essentia u "
higher class of racing than Cahiorniahs nav
messed In recent years. The track ana "
A. Ineleside cost the club upward OF ssooc" no
pains or expense having been spared IN "aN,,le
The rrounds as attractive and picturesque as '"e
grounds OF any other racing club IN TINS couhUis ,
A. B. Spreckes is the president OF tne cruz OH"
f. ably assisted by w. s. Leake, VINO Is 'ie ~
tary Mr.. Leake was formerly the pos'""s'e ".
Gan Francisco Almost every prominent racing
-. In Tho Fast will have representatives al
tho pacific Coast Jockey Club meeting. the meet
ing begins on the 18th Of the present month"; many
valuable stakes have been offered, and success
full meeting Is anticipated
The racing at the AQueduct track last wen 'e
,v,ved the bopes OF racegoers majority OF "hoih
believe that fair and honest racing Is possio,.
.,hora q icon sharpsighted steward VINO can 'eii
the difference between a horse ana hiiiusa" =,
IN the stewards stand. II Ia refreshing W iV'"'
The races OF last week and TO compare 'he co"-
s,stency of the castoffs and inferior horses en-
Gagged with the consistent inconsistency OF the h's"
class horses that raced at pretentous tracks
II such men as Steward Crozier can remove '"o
faint of suspicion from the tracks "heie ''e ''
called poor owners race their horses why i'o' en-
l..,o him N oficiate at tracks that require the
tservtces of a who promptly mps 'ne u'''s
of crafty INSCRIPTIONS owners IN the ouu' 'he'ep!
Saving long mysterious Investigations ai'er 'he
public have been plundered?
frank r Clarke was greatly surprised because
he was appointed official starter. He Is not 'ne
only one who was surprised at his selection 10 MI
that important place. The rivalry OF the prop'ie-
@ors Of starting gates great that the Jockey
Club decided to secure MI Clarke before Inoma a
Flynn invented gate TO inic upon has been ap.
,nointed. with all the secrecy that surrounds 'he
designs of the Jockey Club; min roces in Eng
land Pierre orards ySunss dern aaH saeiy
Gees 6u, not a nSsse a some of the critics the
other side of the Atlantic many h,e OF ~ Ridden by
aTs dons Engs Gchtree in talking about
yockeys says "The favorite lightweight jock! IN
ENGLAND is an apprentice named Robinson. ne ne
receives FIVE pounds allowance In every TaHe be
come fulI-dedeed jockey in November when iro ms
time as an apprentice eSpap Is anxious 10
Ills services Robinson compares favorably WIN I'm
o %ss1si leading s'R English Jockeys ,ns rros
MANY turfrnen are extremely gloomy at the pros
meet OF continuation of the business dePress,iodn
and its effects upon racing should Bryan be eec,eu,
Colonel Philip Thompson. of Kentucky is a 6Lyai
enthusiast and firm believer in Chie, f LEM
Thin the Populis,c warrior from the NlooIat "a
range Colonel Thompson recently endeavorea aa 10
assure Charles Frohman the theatrlca mana n,
that the election of Plenty Chin would not and
The theatres Colonel Thompson was eloquent anu
Wound up his remarks by saying: IF Bryan Is Is
elected you VIII nave ~ wee sS Nv Frohman re-.
niied: yes we'll have to have them In o 2r 10
get the same amount of money. Colonel ino'np-
SON ioined in the laugh and the conversation re-
Horse-owners who intend to race in California or
New Orleans should not fail to attend tne sIea.
sale Of horses in training that Is TO take
Morris Park racetrack on Saturday next pei9Ie
the races begin The Erie Stables consisting f pin
cinaIiv of horses that have raced successIu.n!'
shomid attract buyers from all over the country.
Manv of the horses from the Erie Stable nave peer.
Schoo,ed and trained for cross country racing 80
That the members of hunt clubs who desire 70 Sc
cure frst-cass material should not let this oppor-
tunity escape them. ,,, ,..,,r % turf
men as an excellent judge Of thoroushnreds ai $50
n a consignor to the sale. The horses oHereu os
Mr. Madden are two-year-ods tnat nave n,per
useful horses the property Of various owners VIII
he sold at the same time and place Nllidm EaS-
con WILL officate "A the auctioneer.