New-York tribune., 1897-01-25
Talk ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.
,prsENr FORM OF SOME OF THE
HORSES.
-,o,osrr,ox TO HAVE WINTER RACING IN ENG

.,oposrrIoN TO HAVE WINTER RACING IN ENG
land
,r,r,or form Is not an accurate guide Of racing
..,m II Is amusing to hear trainers who have
s..n more or less successful on the turf predict
.,,,,.nt futures for horses that have been highly
r,.a rs yearngs In every stable with the single
san,ion OF George f. Smiths. which contains no
urss,ers the hopes OF the trainers are almost
.Eho,lv centred in some promising two-year-olds
r,a average quality Of the all-aged division last
.r made IL possible to secure large fields in handi-
.ans a majority OF which were arranged on the
,.rr, indicated by the weights carried in selling
races.
. MANY racegcers have almost forgotten Hastings
ard Handspring and estimate the form OF Ben
p,ush on the showing he made In his Eastern
races Ben Eder is In the same category. and so
are several others that showed fair form IN the
sarlv spring races. Now. take Belmar's form. with
hs record OF victories at the close OF the season.
Rennar is not OF the class measured by the form
.xhhited by the crack three-year-olds In the early
.nr.ng OF last year. but in tho fall pitted against
,hs survivors Of a severe campaign. in which SICK
,ess played a prominent part, Belmar was Veri-
,ahle Hindoo 1t Is to the all-aged division that
racegoers look for some stirring racing to arouse
,na enthusiasm Of the masses Two-year-od races.
no matter how valuable the prize may be to the
ainner have never created one-half the interest or
enthusiasm aroused by races between well-known
,orses which have raced in public and given people
OppOrtuntty 10 form an estimate OF the VI
each contestant. No decided effort has been MADE
70 preserve the staying qualities Of the thorough
bred by curtaing the number OF scrambles and
dashes at short distances for two-year-olds. In
England the best friends Of the thoroughbred In
weigh against excessive two-year-old racing. but
owing 10 the fact that leading American turfman
was told by English breeder that sprint races
were desirable because horses could be raced more
frequently and that short dashes for two-year-ods
were excellent for betting purposes. the American
turfman returned filled with the buncombe Of one
Of the chief shareholders in a gate-money race
track not far from London When 1t is possible
for a three or four-year-old to win in single
season upward of 100000 in this country and in the
all-aged division to win fully much. the quality
and quantity OF sound aged horses that can stay
distance will be greatly increased. Nobody desires
wholly TO suppress twoyear-old racing. Far from
IT, but intelligent. thinking turfmen and racegoers
do not advocate races in which one man can win
$1,000 in single race. while dozen others
abe meet the obligations for their forfests with
stable of crippled two-year- ruined in the vain
attempt to secure the coveted prize.
There has been overmuch weeping and waing
about what might have been If the epidemic OF
sickness that ravaged the Eastern stables had not
occurred. The sickness that prevailed furnished
multitude o; excuses for the notorious in,and.out NJ,
discussion INDUCED in by turfmen whenever they
@ Se ened by ." sombody to the
in-and-ovt running OF certain horses and attribut-
"5 One 81 great i'G beneft may be derived from the al
sed disaster Of last year and that s far purses ;ss
sact that the best Ea' 4ern three-year-olds were
not raced to death last year. ,,-
in which ostensible boxing. matches. which are IN
reality prizehghts, take place that comPetens ert
hey permitted to enter the ring This This state IT.
81 ns aa5T Whsn the Humber Of
horses that Sere reported dead to all intents
d ss %rs f 1 tss SoEy caS
precautions to have horses that are sick when they e
a competent authority before they are permitted
70 start in races It is the solemn m nra aq thai nS
epidemic affcts the thoroughbreds in the coming
year. o.u,,,o,s Gov ~.
Eastern turf one little cloud, however, is on the
IN the most energetic manner what they call
The voting propensities OF racetrask keepers, s:
turf is aware OF the fact that certain men who
have paid single dollar to support ,ne hnp iur
the ives Pool law made such tribute iesi,mt1u sr,,aftns
are never sassea h ,ans dh about Grievances imag
Men OF standing on the turf who desire the general
r-osnerity of horse-owne-s. as well as the racing
assorations, detest the mischief making agitators
S5S in pSblc PAGES some Of the horseowners be
iieve that the jockey Club has the power to make
rule defining the amount OF every purse oHereo OIL
the long list tSsn Of %sn sH, ~eG S he turf IS
rsmey doubtful Be named ,nss ssye
Some turfmen who are considered wel-to-do are arr,
acusiy in debt From this il will be seen that & az
ered as severely men in other % eangS lrs the hest
This Is rho no nqmen mf tTr shoud be- united and their
support to tne SGfSSey S per cent dividends
ownS5s should p pc assu bs first N mortgage bonds Of
Srest corporatons pay TO the holders Every penny
per &c eens b s0ned sed BE By he Jokey Cub
the racing season opens there sn1ud tbs O Of
odds All arrangements should be cornpetea oe.oat Sa
the season befns p2ryfas FOR rs rscng law reatins
revenues derived from betting VIII oe repeag5I at
request OF the men assoeasea soc Sta, WIN '"e
uT'nf ba trottns horse admirers desire hold meet
ngs but 10 90 Ion 10 sources other than the gate
In Engand there less agliati9n about the
s6sG OF Sa wHIsT p4osb fasns The old
object in vigorous terms rscns 70 me during
the winter months in England has been -a6 am9st hy
occssionsl dashes Of five furlongs on the fiat II Is
nroposei 70 arrange for races at longer distance zee
the fat and to easy aaye distance Of Iondn
friends the winter racing pro}ect asse bat are not
rsgs.sred ss.s si' as "thforoughbreds. .. the
owing frequent aed n sescpbng horses
sod a. Tattersas in London the toowing M ,esiie
'ues foT al salss must be sound in wind and eyes
o,,,e, 70 rida have been hunted. and be capable OF
Good nod barks must be sound in wind and eyes
quiet TO ride and not lame ,.. % r,aa ou,et with
Good chargers must be quiet 10 roe oule. @ WIFI
troops sound in wind and eyes. and not lame, ian
Good erougnmm Se Se sound in wind and eye, quie,
ers or leaders must u' oOr''
In the harness specified. and not lame; - A..
Good polo ponies answer the descrlpIiom II he
will 20 10 a ball can be played ana are "orha"''
sound =, o.,o, horr.ss
Hunters hacks chargers. polo ponies, harness 81
horses hrougham and buggy horses. wheelers OF
leaders without the word good. are NOT warrantec
bevond that the animals so described nave oeeh 81
used .,, .,,s, M, ~
Horses described with good action must not DC
lame 49,. ..o, ara o,,,a
Horses sold with warranty that tney & are au,e l
10 ride or drive must also be workaby souho, am
not have any infrmity or disease thai rehue'S ''i
.ncapable Of rea sonable work !, -. .rs,.o,
Horses that have been unnerVeo 90 not an an ~ ~
swarrantv imposed under the description sood al
above defined l, 80. xr,,,, al
"A veterinary certificate must he sent With al
horses returned for not answering any warranty o
toUndness" ,., .,,h oa