New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-10
u,NDSPRING IN A CANTER.
-, srARTING AT THE BROOKLYN'S
TRACK


LIN ,en at Gravesend yesterday. but the air
W., long before the last race was run. The
"a US was due to the soft. wet tears which,
aA@ IA round as April dewdrops. FLASHED gently
W. as the soDbing spectators watched f!hn
@sa I, is with poignant sorrow that this
S ,s compelled 10 criticise Flynn. He had
"''r r. hailed Flynn az the AVIATOR of a new era
@s ,he red flag But Flynn's starting would
w. an Egyptian sphinx moan with anguish IL
A ', .suss even an Antarctic iceberg 10 dissoiVe
W. WV r,,st II is mystifying Flynn started well at
."ss.on Beach. But his starts at Morris farK
"s" ..n,gh 10 make a continen, tremble with pain.
sse ~.svssend his starting has been so bad that
.o,al depravity see'"eu "'''0'
..rcs in comparison.
GU. Io,kev Club must take some action IN this
. a, an early date. Hero few suggestions:
"r,s,cable 10 Richard Croker Mr.. Crokers STAPLE
rng,ana Is enormously expensive tie PAID DIG
~. ;or the running qualities OF Americas Cor
IT, -,, ..lsd Rev Del Carreres). and Santa Anita
,.rlv called Rey Ell Santa Anita). lie bought
". r,nnng qualities Of these two horses from
sI,cky" Baldwin. who has rarely been luchier than
~. ~ ,urned these two gold bricks over 10 Mr..
80, In fact. since lie took the two horses to
,.,,s,d they have been running in Mr. Croker's
-. .. fashion similar 70 that in which Dorian
"va.ran two other gold bricks have been run
n Mr. Hemont's coiors in this country. MT.
S-n- has heen spending great deal OF money in
-,.,d and so far this year he has not Won
.rs,ng on the English turf. Possibly mis- purse
,sh replernshing. Now, If he VIII come PACK ana
, horses for the Jockey Club. al will be for
,r,n Mr. Croker has a glare that would terfiiy
,v hockey When ne sat on his throne IN am
MANY Hall and glared at J. ). Cram, or jimmie
Marlin. or Barney" Martin. OF Hugh Grant, or
.ons, ozark or Henry D. Purroy or Tim Sulli-
un or Mike" Daily or Gus Peters, or Blue
yrsa Billie" sheehan. or John c. Sheehan. or
-om Grady. or paddy" Diver. or Tim Camp
,s.n or De Lancey Ncol or John NJ. Bowers, or
Rosxer Flower how they all quivered ana
.siyeret and shook. Richard Croker has frown
and glare when ne is in the numor for frown-
as or giar.ng that would make even Grover CieVe-
and or William c. Whitney turn tai with alright.
Has the man 10 make the wicked jockeys obey
orders They would shrink into ineir inmost
s,omachs If Richard Croker should bend his beet
Ing brows upon them.
Firstly, then, the Jockey Club ought 10 cable 10
Nr Croker to-day. offering him the place OF Official
Starter Of the Jockey Club al the salary which he
received as City Cham0erlain-s25,ooo per year Mr..
Croker would certainly be far more competent
starter than he ever was Chamberlain. lie never
knew the least thing about the books in the City
Chamberair's Office while he would look very
handsome in the starters box holding the red flag
and garing at the jockeys a. the mighty Thunderer
Of High Olympus. old Jupiter Tonans was accus-
toned 70 glare at the :auns and satyrs OF the an
cen, myths when they induiged in frolics and
antics and pranks which he did not approve.
IF HE'D ONLY COME BACK.
II Jupiter Tonans Croker would kindly consent
10 come back to the fauns and satyrs Of the Ameri
can turf Tammany Hall would once more send its
army faithful followers 10 the racetracks 10 tread
IN the footsteps Of their "honored leader" When
every Office IN New-York filed by Tammany
man. you could not go TO racetrack Wltnn hity
miles Of our City Hall without hnding Tammany
men thicker than mosquitoes at Bergen Point but
they did not contribute much 10 the revenues OF the
raceiracks, because they all had free badges In
Hose days Now many of them have neither Offices
Ior free tadges 1t Is true that Mayor Strong has
asen pcfGl and generous and kind-hedrted that
hosts Of undeserving Tammany hee.ers stlli draw
salaries from the public funds, and there are so
many Tammany judges in the courts in tnis district
liza, our courts are crowded with Tammany heelers
who bold clerkships and receive pay as attendants
and Aansers-on But your true Tammany man
would never think Of buying a ticket to racetrack
for himself or for any one else II he can't get
free badge by hook or by crook. he spends his
money In city barrooms which are kept by loyal
Tsmmany statesmen. and does not waste his sub
sAnes on McGraths riotous racetrack whiskey
9gt II Mr. Croker would come back, and with that
Daniel Webster voice OF his would call upon all
- faithful henchmen 10 rally around his starter
.ss. the Tammany nordes would gather at the race
courses even as the crows gather from afar when
hey discover that there's q dead horse ir sight.
ANOTHER PROPOSITION.
Ncond-But II Mr. Croker positively refuses to
cone 10 the aid OF the Jockey Club and start horses
At 900 per year Qf he would come he would make
such starts as the world has never yet seem. what
Ahal be done then? The stewards OF the Jockey
Npo should summon 10 meeting at the Graves
'na rack every Jockey that has ridden horse
. WIS meeting or Is likely TO ride a horse at this
meeting. Starter Flynn should also be present
~ me meeting An adroi,. able lawyer, pos
SEE o' wonderful. eloquence ozone of the Tam
" - "s'on Of legal luminaries. however-Joscph
, ."oa'e Or James c. Carter would be most ef-
.""se. should be retained at enormous expense
re"' With tho jockeys and plead with the
then
-, ."na-if that scheme does not work satisfactorily
~, 'N'ns-up machines all around the track at
'as OF ten yards. Make every electric
'e' Then get Edison or Tesla some other
.."ofker In electricity 10 handle the ma
~ ahc give every Jockey and every horse
us shock.
ss @-stiii another scheme: Run trolley wires
taN af' 10 finish OF every race, let every jockey
sloa which Will connec, with wheel running
H.. "oney wire Then turn the power on and let
'aKe the hindmost. In that way even
gu or Hamilton might some time win race.
a. tremendous public favorite that had been
n,. 10 very short price)
Tn 1--WE Inc starter power 70 infict fines up TO
t,,, each Jockey. or to suspend any jockey for
is,. ays' or TO take down any Jockey from any
rn, - 'ne post ard put another rider in his place
N, "'o De an experiment well worth trying. II
shs, pe'iment were tried. perhaps The public
Aanr seape tho atfcton. OF Caytons riding and
en,h IS riding In certain races.
nan tne Jockey Club might send for Senator TIL
The veha'or Marion Butler. Senator PETER and
thox. .' Fopulst Senators at Washington. Set
clos. se'tonsued takers on the starters platform
TIA, =, 'ne starter. Let every Jockey understand
hs a.. ne IS not obedient. and II he fails to do
naks - REFER or one Of the other Populists will
most sspeech at him. That would probably be the
esstsd Nayihg and effective Of all the pans sug-
ttfer ~ .>T Jockey would run the risk OF having
hin " iiiiinan or Butler discharge Grafton at
A CHANGE nAI,Ty NEEDEr