New-York tribune., 1897-08-19
IN THE SWAMP AT BRIGHTON
PADDING THROUGH THE PUDDLEs
VIOLENT SHOWERS MADE SAD MESS OF TIE
SPORT

SPORT
rr,cb,on is in bog this year The reservoirs OF
the sky seem 10 have stored up all thclr "oSe ""
t., ordcr 10 drop II on Brighton. The first meeting
" -. a.. -,,,se track was submerged almost ron
~. Gre, second 10 the last tick The clouds "aNeu
,rc,lv well nigh al. the time from tho opemns ii'".
of The July meeting to tho teaTful END " i'' .n,o al
rod bccn arranged for yesterdays con'eS'S' ING
water supply up above was In excess ana o'"'
came torrents Brighton is in the Greater BROOK
-, 7, &c = dry truth even on Damp day nara
r., avon I. \ soft track IS the ,heme. that broad
areas of Brooklyn were almost rs a'iu "S NV
r,oeert of Death near Gold Creek. yesterday "''"'
c1oudbursts and watorspoUts were VIDE open al
Brighton BROOKLYN IS a "ily town never was
ouainter spot When Brooklyn is hidden under
~ ,o,eo folds OF tho dense. clumsy uncouih coax
of Greater Ncw-YOrk. perhaps Brighton "hich II
q mart of Brooklyn deeply TO The com aston an"
ds,rcss of the pious City of Churches' may cedhSe
,,self with corrosive sub,imate. or some other germ
Killer For many year the virus OF Brighton
uss so acrfd that the Brooklyn Board of Health
uas forced to use the strongest anti-venom COM
,ounds The germ-kng serum. which has been
used lavishy this year. may have overcome lhe
r-ovalent alarm lest the Brighton Infection might
,o,,, Williamsburg Nevertheless. the maleh4
mower Of the Brighton poison still causes ahNe'! III
various parts Of the country.
Casting aside medical terms. II Is the plain SAD
,ru,b that for many years brighton was the plague
snot Of the American turf. This year II mas b'eh
the Dismal Swamp of the American turf-uhdtr
uater week after week. But some plungers IKE 10
fish in marshy waters. "lfttsburg fhil mas '"'iueu
come heavy fish nj Brighton in 1891. Michael r.
Dorvar Is an expert Izaak Walton on the beach
po,h ..pittsburg Phil" and Michael the Angler FISH
10 some purpose in the Brighton puddies. lheE
catch suckers princpally-and the suckers are the
broad -mou,hed ygobblers who support tne rnGe
fhe alluring bait which those eXptit "nSi',r9' ~
i;hu'' and Michael D.. dangle before their nun
Nba
y nrosnorous in these days. ana It's ahSIhs !,
hishy suceessf@ dsbermfn heS9 Sho oiied all night
and caught nothing: 1heSe iit!i.1Il ISL l'slc' ,i,, nv
catch a whole school of kitten-hsh whenever 'heS
Some e1' day possibly some Eastern racetrack BY
sseGsihle inteeent pubiicspiri,cd Board OF Stew
ards And Board of Stewards OF that Sort Hill @
tlnd Il aIv racecourse in this STATE should erer get
Board Of stewards brave enough ana ,han the
enough hold certain puneers in cneck tnGn i ,r,
abattor Industry and the cork-cuiiinS r ndns,rE
The copious showers spoiled the raSinE ni1,,ra "'
Brighton Yesterday. The track Was MAS duasmire ai,nS.
Inire His starting was like the early efforts OF a
centenarian who tries for the first time TO ride a
INST now. Why moi form a acknowledgement
Company for the especial purpose o. semGhS Ieto nd
man Few better. But at his age MS proper "0iK 2
is in washins out gold in Grnde at yeyy frend
OF the turf ought TO subscribe handsomely ior a
to send band Of Br9peGHIrs sgb 70 'He ne
haed tho troon and most OF the racetrack stewards
MON wnT racetr9ck Jobs and frauds in this state this
wear ought to enlist under Pettengills banner
in front and most Of the racetrack stewards of the
Atlantic Coast to follow In his footsteps WIN WIN
Jockeys TO form the rearguard Of the expedition
Voter had oT,b w%EqVe G6 H al eicrvad wako1Sr If
any colt ever deserved walkover Iut Brighton
ess ths Brgh,on races What sort Of racing has
Brighton provided FOR the prodlsal sons who have
waikovers. Too many bad starts. Too many bad
riies TOO many mpi-pridlss 10, mnch poor d Iao 81
stewards that could not see a pull II Rchard
Croker himself were leaning beck in the sandie % ana
irack ne Gv dfcias @ ccldnt see pull if the total Of the
electric powcr of tie universe were harnesscd to
trolley-car and trying draw it back These race
mil Of The sugar Trust in the United States Sen
ate the Chicago Gas pull of Roswei =, rfoWgr we,
nois. on the Common Council Of Cook County and
on Governor Tanner OF tie sac OF n'caTo' ruc
don't know the difference between Jockeys pun
and wSman pnh9Gk In f2 mqt yt o' B%t Snf nfer
al, that's not amazing. Few OF them are realy
Do the owners OF Brighton sincerely think that
the walkovers at their track the had Starts inc 2aa
ard. full-weight ful-valac American dollars on
every race day? No. You can fool many Americans
American racetracks persist IN charging $2 each for
grands;and tickets they must have few walkoveTs,
race,rsck management which will compe. owners.
trainers and Jockeys 10 nay little attention 70
hold Of racing and manage It in the right way IT,, T.;
IS not managed In the right way at presenD ~"
show beggary array Of empty benches for tho rest
Of this season. and dividends on racetrack stocks
John F. Madden has wonderful racehorse in
Hamburg-a grea; champion. But he has also IN his
stable large number of the slowest crawlers ever
seen on racecOurse. Why ShreWl a man as
Madden should keen such broken backed crab as
Benares in his stable is mystery. And MNrue
Harkness and Oxnard are no better than Bcnares;
J. Is always puzzle that any intelligent man should
waste good. sound rich oats on such things as
Renares. Oxnarl Myri.e EIarkncss Hnrr% Up and
which they drlnk-ruch less the oats which they
eat. One Of the conspicuous causes Of the hard
times in this country from NoyemHer Nv TO Jmy,
lS97 the waste Of vast quantities o.. nourishns
food which consumed hy such wrotched hrli"s
Hurry Up. Oxpard. Myrle Iiarkness. Benares
and other horses like them.
FIRST RACE For three year olGs special weights $500
addci. one and sixteenth miles.
I,eac6 %. RS b. Tnli@man by fn11mril GJSgsldo
G Foxs b. r Xay Nay. 11i.............. PERKINS 2
AMI ridgss C. scarG,ronsh ,I lG S'hereT
WINGED Foot s'moninR 2ns ana hss''on 9i also '"n'
Ta:%sn '% %T4 5rS %yGn !, Toy io Nay to
Won IN wax by Two lengths; four lengths between
second AMI ihirl
SECOND RACE-For maiden two-year- -cds; special
weights. siOO added Five furlongs.
c. IA,tleneld rs Junior, by Sir Modrsd- Nonase.
io' r car iS 100 ~ War2
Con5ver & COS ch Beekman io2 Gar. lo3, .
Back Dude Finkler Carb neer. Long His Majesty
Frsi Fruit domestic Governor Bushnell Pangus Louisa
Degnan and Resie May also ran
D,.,ing Juncr and to j: Isen .Daly's statie).
SO end 2 to .; Beekman 10 70 and 3 toi
Won handiy by two lengths; a neck between second
and third.