New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-27
TALK OF THE TURF.
DEMANDS OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.
OWNERS AND TRAINERS BACKWARD IN ENTER
ING THEIR HORsEs-PRosPECTs FOR

MORRIS PARK
Some Of the searchers for good things who formerly
haunted the paddocks Of the winter tracks have sud-
denly changed their opinions about racing, and are
howling in a loud voice that the salvation Of the
sport is near and that their effort will hasten Its
redemption. Twaddle will benefit racing any
more than the band of united handshakers who at
this late hour have ascertained that their former
associates on the winter tracks have no place on the
turf under the movement begun by the forma-
ton of the Jockey Club.
To have attractive racing large fields of evenly
matched horses should go the post in every
Nobody cares to go TO racetrack TO see 10 to on
stake horses gallop away from one or two unneas-
urably inferior selling platers. There too many
"surething" trainers who will not start their horses
unless looks like an absolute certainty to
them. The American race-go.ng public is far above
the average trainer in intelligence and judgment
upon the true form Of horses that IT has seen In per-
haps dozen races. II frequently happens that the
layers Of odds fully familiar with the calibre
of horses that have run in public as the trainers
Hence. such horses are invariably at short odds. or
perhaps. odds-on favorites in the betting In such
races the pin headed trainers Growl and grumbe at
the Odds and in many instances such horses are de-
feated by horses that outcassed by beaten favor
ties. Flimsy accepted from the trainer
and the jockey and the public is forced to accept
the inevitable Moreover. there are so many apol-
ogsts who appear to have more or less influence IN
certain quarters, that the wrong doing as culpab.e
negligence should be called OF trainers and jockeys
is CLOSED over SO that the honest trainers and
Jockeys lose faith In the governing powers OF the
turf.
At the present time, when racing needs every
possible encouragement. It is almost Impossible to
get owners and trainers to enter their horses In
races. The BenninSs meeting, at Washington.
gives a fair sample Of the apathy OF horse-owners.
especially the who race upon moderate scale,
whose sole calling is the breeding and racing OF
thoroughbreds Evidently many Of the trainers de-
sire to have an agent Of the racing associations
blow them Off to dinner" and bottle OF cham
payne, and to plead with them to enter their horses
for the liberal purses offered at the Bennings meet.
ing. Owners and trainers should not forget that
these are times of depression and that luxuries are
scarce When there is activity In manufacturing
commercial and financial circles. and prosperity
reigns supreme money Is plentiful ana the pubic Is
easily satisfied; moderate racing satisfies the people
and they are contented. When money Is scarce me
public Is peevish and desires whole lot for It's
money Consequently 1t should be the aim OF every
body associated with the turf TO give the pubic me
very highest class of racing in the different classes
from the great stakes down to the low-pr!ced selling
1t is the presence Of the classes en- the rae
course In this country and the support OF me masses
that will place racing where 1t properly belongs. az
the head as the best and most popular OF all out
Reports from the tracks are encouraging. There
cept few that are suffering from mild form OF
pinkeye will be ready for the question whch .he
6nse race "iew a Morrs PARK on May r. There
many persons who desire 10 drive to the races a.
should see to that the thoroughfares IeaNng 20
the track put In perfect repair ~ Is nkey
that hundreds OF strangers from Boston, Pniia,,
deiphia Washington and other cities VIII attend
the races. not to mention the large NUMBER OF per
sons who ride TO the track on BICYCLES =,
American horses have not accomplished much a IN IN
England this year. Montauks defeat danlpehen me
ardor OF Richard Croker. II Hardy Campbels
opinion Of Montauk goes for anything Mon hankes
n win the Jubilee on the strength OF trial with
Wontauk II that be so, the men who bet on amer
tens have an excellent chance TO hedge tner pe's.
Rem Brush is surprising the Western tur,meh py
bs fast trials at louisville: II he should De ne,
faated in the Kentucky Derby. many Deitors may
re- COMPELLED to retire from the turf