New-York tribune., 1896-11-30
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS
RICHARD CROKERs EXPERIENCES IN Eng
LAND.

HORSES THERE-RESI'LTs AT BENNlN"S
largo number OF horsemen and racegoers who
rere nresert AZ the closing Of the legitimate racing
season IN the East at the Bennings TRACK "HS"-
ioe,on L. c. were in the city Yesterday iile
meeting at Bennngs WAS a success consequently
n IS probable that there will be meetings h''u az
the Bennings track next year Throughout inc
meeting the betting was lively ana nel'her 'he
,overs nor takers Of odds had anything TO com
uisin Of although some OF the plungcrs los'
heavil, As usual. "Tod'' Sloane was suspeiueu
because the starter left him at the pos'. ferhaps
Il might prove beneficial 70 the turi 10 suspen'
both the starter and the jockey who rides heavily
backed horse that gets left ~ the start II Is ee'
ting nonotonous 70 race -gocrs to nave le"u-
,rq Jockey susnondod every tim" "A blundor Is maze
by a starter. Moreover there arc many horsemen
and race goers who have more falth III 'h' "N''-
age Jockey than they have in the average starter
hence the desirabity OF susperdng tho starter "S
well as the offending jockey, when iaNor'e i
left standing still. with no chance OF Winning
Dunlop the sieeplechase Jockey. was severely IN
tured by Sonherner's tumble in the stecpechase al
Bennngs on Saturday. 1t appears to be an li'pos-
sib.e task 10 have secplcchascs In TINS country "i'
out accidents II Is likely that the Natlond! StoePe
chase Association will make another eror' 10 eS-
tabsh steeplechasing next year AZ the expense oi 'e
so-called legitimate or Nat racing
4 new stake for three and four year oIds l. pro-
rosed by the Coney Island Jockey club lhe Va'ue
,f The stakes the winner VIII he guaranteed u! tc
cub TO he at least $1,000 Ii is proposed to make the
entrance foe for the foas OF 1896 so and for oals of
1897 81 each The race is he run in l'~ ana VIII
become a fixed feature of racing should the eh'leS
TO the stake be liberal The distance Is 10 pe one 'e
and three-quar;ers. The race l. 10 "c i"' az ''
September meeting OF 1900.
George l.. Smith was one OF the heaviest "ii'''e's
q, tho Rennngs meeting Mr.. Smith intends to Visit
California and tempt fortune on the fdcinc Slope
Richard Croker has arrived the conclusion that
English horses are superior to American-bred ones
and is more less disguised with the showing "'aue
by his horses on the English turf!
CROKER'S PURCHASE.
7, is not generally known that T.. j. BALDWIN
WAS shrewd enough to sell Mr.. Croker PAIR Oh
,,old bricks in the shape of Rey FL santa Ahi'a
ond Rev del Carrcres. but such Is the fac'' MI
Croker paid the horseman from the ialiu Vi III.
glorious climate $4,000 for Rey del Carreres anu
s,5 o00 for the racing qualities or Key III Sa"'"
Anita The former cannot run over fVe IurIo'sS'
and the latter cannot go over a mile uhuei .do'e
TOMS training So far as the yearhngs purchdseu
nv Mr. Croker are concerned. they proven as ue'"
sive as Tammany politics. and were whon! u''l
70 associate with any class OF thoroushDreu So'''
IN England Owing to the unsatisfactory manner
IN which his horses raced. Richard hied hiihseH
IN Vantage (vhere the great King Alfred was
wont 70 mediate centuries ago. and medith'eu
upon his future prospects II ne coh''hueu u -"
10 win races with horses purchased from Luch!
BALDWIN and trained ny an EnsHSH tai'i''' -
had an extremely difficult problem TO solve Tor II
was much harder to think all alone by hiinser
than TO think where he could ask questions Now
when Richard asked. who Is Hanna ever!
s,oker on the St Paul could have answered the
question as readily as the reporters who met MN
on the wharf When he asked himself why MS
horses could not win. he decided upon the follow
ing solution of the riddle: American horses race
on circular tracks ana rest IN racing a'ou'" .'''
turns consequently American horses are unable
-.,,lf, 1isfn
furlongs.
pierre Lorillard's American horses under John
Huggins's skilful training. continued 10 win races
while Enoch Wishard. the blacksmith gained
many creditabe victories: Charles littleiieds King
Davil Ii scored brackets. and August Belmonts
colors were first past the post in weI-fousht con-
tests while poor Richard could only score iuke
touchdown in a selling race and then an EnghsA
admirer took the horse away from nim ot course
he is sad and unhappy and does not take cheer
full view of racing in England with American
material: but now that ne is home again and can
be consoled by plausible Peter. the real estate
man he is likely regain his buoyancy and faih
in things American
John J. McCafferiy went to AR. Croker for ad
vice about English racing. with the result that the
shrewd turfman has been wondering ever since
then whether Richard Croker knows AS much
about racing he does about politics Mr. croker
intends to visit the Belle Meade Farm before MS
return 10 England and in the mean time he will
the great race next year. fondly hoping that
Buffalo trainer will be more successful with the
swervers boilers sukers and cutters OF the Tam
many stable than his English trainer has been
with the horses he shipped 10 England.
MR. GIDEON PLEASED.
D,v,d Gideon visited his stable at Morris Park
Yesterday morning and highly pleased with
the anpearance of his horses MIR. Gideons year
linrs are extremely promising having run salts
factory trials and done everything asked OF them
in such an mpressbs nb a"f ,ba be I beevss some Of
his yearlings will win races ,.,.,.,o ...,r
ssas and fHws IS Satisfied ha f Mh R the 1src hnsS
Rowe smile that is likely TO mnRe max 'of rn
above the average OF the Keene yearings tried
oue of the foremost turfmen in this country His
coiors are popular. and IT IS pleasing to the Pubic
to ea6n fop 'ha. ,he Ksens stable Matthew Byrnes has
returned from Montana. and Is once more atienI- %
Ing Eseporis TO rne 9GpSeS fGo% Z ne
please the adyGGa'es h OF ,ha oeksv ub sieWaps
tmtend 10 prevent any OF the employees OF the
Jockey club from acting in an official capacity at
'nr Tbe racing at the nglesde track San Francisco
racing na, sns on the Pacihc Slope. ,
Many turfmen patronize ba,i rhe opsrI ocnn u
Rradford Colonel Thomas p; Ochiltree. O. H. r
belmont w. or McDonougn JrGS"n n,Snr Al ,na ,v w
are well known the racetrack may be seen al
most ,rsch nny manages TO please the average
man by making each one OF them her"Ne tnat ne
has the best seat in the house ,,,,
The Gale of the chesterbrook ana ne fox IN
vearlines takes place to-day at Irckels RIDING
Academy No l9s West Fitty-sixih-st heginnins
promptly at o'clock. Many horSemcn Inspected
he Youngsters yesterday. and were we'll pleased
with their excellent appearance 1t l. Hke'y thai
Some bargains will be obtained as yearlngs OF
such excellent quality cannot fail TO race.
The great sale of thoroughbreds at Lexington.
Ky. begins on December .. when the entire stock
~ the Beaumont and Elmendorf studs will be sold.
Including the successful sires order. Candemas.
Rafge and Cavalier
The destruction by fire Of Pierre Lorlard's train
,no stable AT the Rancocas Farm. Johns;own. n j..
VIII NOT retard the training operations mex: year.
even n the stable is rebuilt. There several
stahles az Rancocas which are far apart the
danger OF the destruction of the valuable horses
nuartered there is greatly lessened Pierre Loril-
ard experted 81 400 C00 in bringing Rancccas its