New-York tribune., 1896-06-06
HORNPIPE THE ONLY VICTIM.
THE OTHER HORSES IN THE HANDICAP si'o" NJ
SIGNS OF THE SCRIMMAGE

THE OTHER HORSES IN THE HANDICAP ai'O" .>O
SIGNS OF THE sCRIMMAGE.
Hornpipe. with his left hind ankle carefully BAN
aaeed and his right ankle covered with pas'ers, Is
the only victim of the crowding ana Jos'"ls t"a'
took place in the race for the Brooklyn hanaicap
an Thursday afternoon. The race did not aHect
clifford TO any extent. and as for Sir waiter 'ha'
bunch OF nerves and snews is ready Tor aho'"e'
battle Turfmen continue to talk about 'he race
and the manner In which Clifford was defeated
The general verdict of the racing expert Is t""t
CLAYTON Is not a capable Jockey and that iara'
clearly outreneraNed and outrode him In the race.
Every unprejndiced raoegoer comedies tha' some o'
the Jockeys that receiving hgn salaries 'o-oa!
IN this country not much better thsn 'he eA-
ercsing lads in England
some breeders are greatly alarmed at the low
nrtces paid for yearlings. The large crowds that
attend the races the heavy betting and air OF
general prosperity that prevails ON the racerachS
in this neighborhood do not seem to increase inc
value of yearlings. Breeders should remember '"a'
the breeding OF thoroughbreds has Deeh srea"9
oyerdone In recent years. There Is no longer any
outlet or back door for the moderate class OF
racers Moreover, the earning capacity OF thor-
oupbbreds has been materially reduced, owing 70
she uncertainty of racing In the last three years
Then too Chicago, one OF the best racing centres
IN this country is out of the running owing 10 'he
ayarcious propensties Of the Corrigan ana HAN
k,ns clioues who desire 10 have continuous racing
an tha Harlem and Hawthorne tracks. The Wash
tny,on Park Association the leading racing associ-
s.ion IN the West was practically forced out OF It's
dates by the opposition or Corrlgan' Ha'hi"s n"u
horde of political vampires that infest Chicago
In Cincinnati one OF the principal racing points
in the West there is a firm opposition TO con-
tinuous racing There are three racetracks In 'he
Immediate neghborhood OF Cincinnati. 30 that there
,s racing from early spring until the winter storms
set In and force the track owners 10 close their
gates The average attendance at the races run
In the neghborhood Of Cincinnati has faHen or
and there are not many bookmakers 70 contribute
20 the support Of the racetracks- The value OF
tha purses has been reduced until 1t Is now almost
impossible unless a owns stake winner. 70
make anything like expenses with a s'aoe OF
horses Of moderate class.
All of these facts aid in forcing the prices OF year
lings down until It is no longer profitable to breed
&horoughbreds Many of the wealthy turfmen have
breeding establishments OF their own. and are Out
Of the market unless a reasonably attractive colt
or flly is led into the sale ring And last but not
the least of the items that cause men to shun the
yearling market Is the fact that certain racing ex
pepses have been increased since the new methods
have been adopted The entrance to purses is high,
rents are collected for the use Of the stables on the
ractracks and jockeys fees are as high as In the
SS days Sa Mhe IN the re period Of low
900 purses. The breeders. like everybody else,
sSS sse nn s @
hsnssaPs ps and 1 the sscR for sell
There is altogether too much two ar-old racing;
MANY breeders do care about stamina and all
that most of them are looking for is speed Their
youngsters boxed up and pampered and fed for
fhe market Few OF them possess strong constitu-
tons The rule In TO breed sprinters that can run
a haif-me or five furlongs IN fast time. but will
not eat a good honest feed Of oats for week after
ward The selected youngsters will fetch fair prices
mi the punched up, sta-fed yearlings. which have
> nothing but a pedigree TO recommend them. might
iust as we'll have been left at home:
the Ejerslie yearlngs. the get Of Eolus Charaxus,
Tim Gray Eon and other wel-known sires. are TO
be sold in the paddock at the Brooklyn track oe'ore
the races begin to-day.