New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-05
WINGED FOOT DID NOT FLY
IN FACT SHE ALMOST HoBBLED

FTILY AT BRIGHTON BEACH
The English turf extends impatient arms Q, as
warming to John j. McCafferty. Ihis Suoi'',"N"
uuintessence OF owner trainer. Jockey speeu ',
and Artfu Dodger is sadly needed on 'he pi''' -,
raceoourses Richard Croker is running horses III
r.r,Ara 60 &c Enoch Wishard. So are some
othsr Americans Our English friends have pee"
full OF becks and wes and wreatheo sini'oS .'.
since America showed a wrinkled front ]" iesaiu
Venezuela Great Britain has been so ANXIOUS ~
vron,,iate America ever since the Ne'e~uo,'
w,orvle was begun that the Prince OF wares al
most sank upon his knees In order 10 oo". ,,,
the goodwill of the Ancient and Hohoraoie ~ ~,
Of Boston naughty military orgaNi~auV" ' 't
never listened TO any sound more martha M,
vurxle Of a cocktail and whose wariNe ceie'',,'
Roe haen acquired chiefly by deadly battles az ."e
Parker House bar and by pulling deao i"ei' nv ~,
. The table in Youngs drinking room. ~ ,.,,.,.
colossal Joke of the century--the lavish no'f =.
extended bv the foremost OF living Enshshihe" "
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Oh oo''v"
.r,iy commemorative embodiment OF the pe'"e~'
ent prowess of the greatest Repupnc eve, M -,
II the 18th Regiment Of this metropolis ""r ,,.,.
.Yondor that would have been anotpeI ""' -
Of the officers and privates or the ''n -
valiant trencher knights, and are caPapio Va -.
a.. dr,rhs from midnight TO morning with 'ne yes
stomach champions Of all countries p'' ~ n,sn
par,r,ont & renowned for something else pesue
ITS exploits at banquets and IN parIoo"9 ,,n,,s
Ancient and Honorable Artillery OF MaSsa'
80. +; onr ,vav except for its prodigai con-
famous &c
sumnt,on of rich dishes and fine wines II 49,
few people have ever discovered ITS acn'cN e"-.
1t was funny end-of-the-centui9 ,,oyor
xhe heir 10 Engands throne ana me i- '~.s
pf London made so much ado over inc We D.,
C;organtuas of Beacon-st and the Back BAY pu'
Il was almost as much OF a rib-spiit'ihe !,' WY.
che foremost turfnen of England accep'eu f'i'n
ard Croker and Duke and Wishard as uu's .rr
sentative American turfmen Inc iu' ,a.a
xept I'D on the English courses, ana 'ie u -
w several
sinister, and Of Charles the Second ana 'he iou
x;eorSes whom Thackeray delighted 10 oes1,i1e
are still ready to heap honors on Orohei am
nnd Wishard as representative American ' 49,,
Yet a ong-felt want exists in England, wa I'm
bevond the sea mot always knd-hearted KIN s.'''
lack the bengnant and beneficent presence vi 'o''
7 McCanerty and Of those stewards OF the Joche9
Club who voted for the reinstatement Vi h"',i0 80
WHY should our sweet cousins on the o,iei ', -,
the Atlantic be kept in suspense! "h! s"o"Io
they be compelled to yearn with emp'! ana
Send them McCafferty by the fastest Oh an ''e
ocean srevhounos Don't linger longer. Metal
ferty You would grace the Enghsh 'uii ioN
would shine at Newmarket and at EPSON ny 'ne
side of R. Croker and E Wishard You are vast
3ng YOUR time and talents here Hasten over the
.ov,dng foam Don't wait And pray take your
whole stable with you and your riding boots ana
riding breeches and all your accounts with INC
bookmakers England has not been conquered since
,be ba,tle of Hastings in 1866 Here's to the new
vrhe NcCarerty Conquest will far surpass In glory
vhe conquest which the illegitimate son Oh 'he
pretty daughter Of the tanner of Falaise acmeVeu
over Harold thirty -four years before the cioSe VA
1he eleventh century. Chaise' McOaiAe1'!' N''"e
On McCafferty. on.
These were not the last words Of Marmion Ihat
formidable combination of John L. Sullivan, James
II Corbett and Robert the Devil whose name Is I'M
rnortalized in the trumpet call OF SCOTS strrlng
lines. said something about Chester and about
'trnrn n -
Narmion In his death throes Flodden Field.
wanted Chester 10 charge and told Stanley that he
was .'on" Some sceptica sciolists say that
Chester was a bookmaker, that Flodden i1eld was
the Brighton Beach Of that period. and that Mar
,nion was q turf commissioner who reported 10
Stanlev that his commission on Winged Foot had
been taken In the betting ring. But possibly this Is
a strained Interpretation OF SCOTS verses How
that may be- 1t is nevertheless plain ana clear
that John j. McCafferty is needed on the Engilsh
turf and he isn't wanted here. He is wonderful
rombination Of owner. trainer, jockey and turf
plunger but when his fast FLY Winged Foot runs
fourth to Cleophus. Miss Prim and Lady MITCHELL
there's something wrong in McCarertys training
riding betting. If there were thoroughly
competent board Of stewards in control at brighton
Beach this affair would be probed to the bottom
Look al Winged Foots record Look at the races
which she has run. Look at the fast colts which
she has beaten! Study every race she ever ran!
Then ponder! Winged Foot. at big odds on. was
defeated by Ceophus Miss Prim and Lady Mitchell
and McCafferty Is still allowed 10 train and ride
horses Oh the turf in this State! .., Tho
.Iacetracks in this State have cost some money
certain evidence should be put before the District
attorneys and the Grand Juriss ana the SoIce De
facts have not YET been LAID bare Is Wosa o 70
be 70 cOc
that certain laws OF this State violated on Ger
slficulIy in collecting such evidence?
~ MC(anfrfV Winged allowed
TO exhibit such antics hereafter as they exhibited
What WINGED foos c do Is
properly trained for race AND how S,S McCaneMIty
&afrertys friends sly that he pet s2co on Winged
persons say that he bet 1900 on her. A friend
OF his has betting book with entries in it to show
English Jockey Club has strict rule that jockeys
shal not bet The Jockey Club Of TINS country E
State of New,Yok has law on It's statute books Sls
deineanor ' 10 let on race And yet Mccanerys
friends and certain bookmakers say that he bet
f on on hin Feo has hs
9 a lice nG oed If he
has no one ever heard Of racetrack bets with a
selieSe thst Winged Foot exhibited her true form
when she WAS last in a field Of four; beaten by
Dd se how MISS wng r o in the big
later II she is allowed TO run on any Eastern race
DAY. The plain truth is that after that so-ealed
stewards Of the Jockey GLIB ought 10 advise Nc
Cafscrty 10 take himself or TO England and to
take all his horses with him. But Mr. Belmont is
abroad, and what is 10 be expected OF those stew
erds of the Jockey Club who voted to renstate
Hamilton?
ISM i possible, However, e touch Mecsrertys
Can't McCafferty be persuaded to take pity on the
American turf and TO do noble and generous act ?
Can't he be prevailed upon TO ship himself and all
Ills horses TO England right away, and take with
him those stewards OF the Jockey Cub who voted to
reinstate Hamilton? Now here's chance for Nc
caftsrty to prove himself public bensiaetor end to
England has treated America badly several &C
casions and here's A chance 10 even. Then no
for England. oh. McCafferty and Winged Foot
Ier's revenge ourselves on those arrogant English
men. Separate them from their money McCafferty