New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28
EVERY FAVORITE DEFEATED
POOR RACING AT sHEEPsHEAD BAY
-r,r LOSING POPULARITY. WHILE THE

THE
n,cycIE is GAINING GROUND.
=, thousands of spectators saw the grea'
<acvcle parade in Brooklyn yesterday. ~, "A.
-, AZ the wheel had far more enjoyment than INV
s.s,r.rs ~ the horse Male visitors to the race
ss,,rse maid % each for admission to 'he gran
.,ard Feminine visitors paid II each "iu WIVES.
80 The magnificent bicycle triumph Paiu nV'"."e
r,,cvc,es have come to stay. ThoroughpFe' no'
iii no evanescent exotics in few years way
-. COS OF Ella borate rhetoric are printed oy
- arass fat percentages from yearling safes aoo'
,,e g,cries and spendors of the raceho'se'
plaiu common sense teaches those VINO III,
the whole subject without prejudice 'ha' '.e ~
horse is Largely luxury, to cchsioei"o 20, o.,
snperfuity, and in mournfui measure
vamh,ne. Americans have too much keeness 10 DC
,,a int tho belief that the turf is truly neces-
-. for the comfort the amusement, the gra""oa
,,on or the benefit of the great masses OF 'ne
No racing has taken place In New-'erseS o' -,
xear or last year. Is New-Jersey WIS -.
c.uae its race-courses are closed? are .'e ,o
so,Asrs Of New-Jersey in sackcloth and ashesF Are
80 ,-o,a, On tears of distress and misery De-
- ,,a turf In that State has been so"h
,,h salte CThe New-Jcrsey turf was 'oo
,resh II needed salt and 1t got IT, No ~
and reasonable human being VIII
rberately that the sum or human 'fpp ~,
a. The state of New-Jersey has been seriously I'M
-, because there Is no racing anywhere between
y,eebawken and Cape May. Men and brethren riu
,,,ur minds OF turf cant and humoug iurl CAIN ~
bumbug are Just unsavory as cant anu nu'
OF other kinds The people OF the h'npi'e o'''s w
no, need racing All the horses that lie amy
,o,s really need in any State OF the Union can ne
a,nnied without difficulty. II every race-cou,se II,
~ o,.;re Renublic is turned into cornnelu anu
every farm which is now devoted 10 .ne ~ oiv 80,
of thoroughbred runners is converted INTO II '"''
ranch.
THE AGE OF THE HORSE PAssiN"
paur,aa developments. electrical inventions troll
,sv.cars cabe-cars self-propeling carriages anu
above ALL bicycles. are CHASING 'he no'se
,Aa ulIderness of obscur,ty and oblivion LONE pe
fore the twentieth century is at an emu no 6
-, ,nos. a. rare as carnels In these United states
The age of the horse is passing just as 'he aee
tho archer vaned' centuries ago. Inc "a''o v
tho earth sec the long bow no more except III 0
.a,r Sunday newspapers In a few decades the morse
xvn he an object of curiosity WIN 'ne iece
,o,dsrful inventions in long-range rifles ana heiu
guns cavalry will speedily be useless. ana when 'ie
matter Is considered calmly and cooly' IL Is opVou
that ere long the racetrack Will be oosolete' ie
American people is weary of the tr1cKer!' 'he J0'
md the cozening 50 frequently observed or .he
turf inst as It is weary OF unscrupuous maiiipua
IT., ond dishonest devices in Wall Street gamphhs
The New-York Stock Exchange. no doubt IS a most
useful valuable estimable and oenenciai ihS.i'u'o
in many ways. Many good and pious members VI
the officers AMI managers OF the Exchange permit
@ba freouent rigging OF the market by mahlpu-
)ators OF Sugar securities or OF other ihuus1iai
stocks they sowing the wind, ana they are nAe'
10 reap the whirlwind in due time. Every year INC
bitterness of feeling in certain Western ana 0outh-
ern States against Wall Street speculation ana
against the New-York Stock Exchange seems 10 De-
coma more intense and extensive. Armies or
voters in parts Of the West and the South look upon
Wall Street speculation and upon the New-Nork
Stock Exchange sources OF evil ana INJURY W
the great masses OF the wage-earners OF the coun-
Try or course these misguided voters are mistaken.
Wall Street and the Stock Exchange do great deal
of good although It is possible that gambling IN
stocks may work some damage in some cases SO II
may be possible that gambling on horses may ii
some cases bring about unfortunate results ..is
the defenders OF turf speculation say that 1t Is evi
dent that mishaps and disasters from gambling II
stocks on horses are exceptions and not the gen
eral rule and many ingenious writer's have sc
forth powerful arguments to demonstrate that stoc
\ gambling and turf gambling are alike beneficial Il
- the main and productive Of prosperity in the lon
run.
Nevertheless. various obstinate unbelievers refus
TO be convinced. They insist. stubbornly. that !
many hourshing States of the Union neither stoc
exchanges nor racetracks can be found, and tha
the ctizeas Of those States succeed in raising fan
lilies and performing all the highest duties Of cit
zenship with praiseworthy success even II their OF
rortunities fol- Investments with stock broker
and with layers Of odds conspicuous by thei
absence.
WHAT THE PEOPLE WILL PREFER.
II is true that the turf has been known to affor
openings for delightful recreation. So have tn
stock exchanges at times. But has the bicycle
And nothing can be palmer than that the bicycle
steadily gaining ground every season. while tn
racehorse is losing ground. Within a span of year
not much beyond the ken OF this generation tn
thoroughbred runner will disappear. and the bcycl
will occupy the place which the horse OF that TYP
has been holding at least in this country. Amer
3ca is without Prince of Wales and without
royal family. Hence the glamour Of the victory G
Persimmon in EPSON Derby does not dazzl
the eyes of Americans it dazzles the eyes
Engshmen
Soon Bicycle Derbes will be
The bicycle comes. The racehorse goes. 1t
we'll. Common-sense Americans are becoming NOR
and more tired of paying 81 to see stewards al
fcted with myopia and strabismus and occlusio
of the optic nerve blink sedately. while conscience
less owners trainers and jockeys play all sorts
tricks rscetracks Racing in this State is nc
likely to last many years. Sensible people prefer
20 wheeling rather than TO go TO the races Recres
ton on a bicycle is far cheaper and far more er
1oyable than recreation on a racetrack. Any on
can pass the most invigoratng, envening an
stimulating hours OF pleasure on wheel withot
feeling that ne has been feeced by an untrusworth
jockey, or that he has contributed OF his substanc
to the support OF an undeservlng pookmaker
There is old ditty which touches the turf aptl
and patty. 1t runs in this way:
And when I think
OF what
what used 10 was
feel throwed myself away
without sufficient cause.
That is Just it. The turf has "throwed itse
away" and without sufficient cause"
The Tribune has been doing everything In u
power for more than a score Of years TO disinfe'
the turf TO cleanse the turf. to purify the turf,
elevate the turf. TO reform the turf 1t succeede
90 we'll in New-Jersey that the turf was reforme
out OF existence in that State. and It is not in II
iaast rrnha the turf viii ever be revived