New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-21
REFUSED TO RUN 1T OFF
THE RACE WAS THEN GIVEN TO VoLLEY.
SINGULAR ACTION ON THE PART OF THE TRAINER
OF SIR WALTER

SINGULAR ACTION ON THE PART OF THE TRAINER
OF SIR WALTER
In Stanley Weymans story, Under the Kea
Robe" Gil de Berault, bookmaker OF tho time Oh
Richeueu had a run OF bad luck and fell INTO
trouble. Mr.. Weynan even goes so far as 10 say
tina; for a time, at least, Gil was ruined game
ster" This IS not the era Of Louis XIII, ana the
bookmakers OF to-day are more fortunate ti,a''
those OF the period Of the conquest OF La fNochee
Modern bookmakers are rarely ruined ana 'Ne -
dinals Of this century DO not send them oH any
rrn,sasan. missions 10 Cocheforct or elsewhere
The chief proprietor Of one of the most ceieO az
.aro-banks known in America oeoial W
the play which has been made from 'Ne i"'.i'
romance is the best play he ever saw, oeoaus7
1.-The gambler comes out on top bu' mo va ~
per,n,ts OF the betting rings Of this state are OH
ton all the time Most Of them give such scahty
odds tina. their customers are not ia4ii'
II Is true that few OF these layers oi ouu@ .
some sense Of equity. and are willing 10 give '.e
speculative visitors to the racetracKs ch"IiOo ~
80. ,ha ,r,nc,nlA Of the survival Of the httest
But most of the members Of the Metropoh'an iuii
Association treat the average unsophsticd'cu wan
derer who asks about the prices as the lurhS' 4"
.hetr ferocious moods accustomed 10 treat IN
no,ent and helpless Armenians. The pam truth Is
tho, many of these bookmakers have no more ieei-
,nS Of p,ty and compassion in their Souls IMAM
Nero had when he lighted the gardens Vi ms
Golden House with live torches. Unless the racing
bookmakers 10 ply their trade with some approach
a. ta,r,ess aod 10 stop acting like sneaktheves
,t.-a are breakers ahead. Look at New-Jersey'
Every racetrack in New-Jersey is closed ana Is
Ilh.,v "a remain closed TO the crack OF doom.
Why Because the honest men Of the turf In New
Is-Scx did not keep the turf thieves in checK
-. m Yesterday this Morris Park meeting was
,o,n,ar and successful but unfortunate thing
occurred yesterday. Sir Walter was suoNs Id
vorite in the last race. He was backed all over
the betting ring by the general pubic. W. -
Da,v,s volley and the Oneck Stables Sir waiter
crosse, the lire so evenly that the judges SAID ~
was dead heat Sir Walter is six years old' anu
O. .ho,oucblv hardened and thoroughly seasoned
He Is not a sprinter. He has had plenty OF eN-
perience in long races No eood reason was mp
no,en, why Sir Walter should not run of the dead
heat and give his hackers chance for their
,,onev 90 far as was clear TO the spectators. Sir
Walter had not broken down, and he was not lame
nor was he disabled. But the dead heat was nor
run off The report was that the trainer OF Sir
Walter refused TO run 1t off. Think what that
meant. 1t meant that every dollar bet with the
bookmakers on Sir Walter to win the race tand a
great many thousands Of dollars had been bet on
Sir Walter TO VIM lost TO the bookmakers II
Sir Walter not sent out for ihe ruh-oH' Inc
decision Of the trainer Of Sir Walter not to run on
the dead heat and TO abandon the race TO Nohey
without any struggle meant that every bookmaker
on the track would make money by that decision
OF course. the trainer Of Sir Walter never thought
OF that? OF course. the bookmakers never th0ueht
OF that? Both the trainer OF Sir Waiter ana me
Sookmakers were pure. too conscientious; too
scrupulous and too high minded to permit a
The bookmakers and the trainer Of Sir Walter are
the Mugwumps Of The turf. They are holsr-than-
thou lot. No Of them would ever take any
thing which was out OF MS reacn: ,,,,,ro 80 Civ
walter to run off the dead heat, when he was the
favorite and when the betting ring profted largely
by his failure TO run off the dead heat Is serious
" C. Daiy Is the owner of volley, and he also
ODDS DAILY has been ruled off the turf twice and
he mas been under suspicion more than Twice II
Tho management O. the American turf In the East
considered the best and highest interests OF me turl
and nothing else 8 o Day g @o and kent in Danish
ment there. No sincere and honest man DOUBTS
The weather was fine and the attendance was fair
But the racing did not leave Wholesome ast dard
any hean mouth aR d 7 f meeting ler
Doiando won the first race. Amer ana SIR assar
ran strange races not at all what was Justly ex,
pen,ed from them 4 high wind was blowing. and
me time IN most Of the contests was extremely SLOW,
so1,. 10 more than high wind is required FOR
nYoper explanation of some OF the extraordinary ana
dent Yonaparte was well backed by certain i'm
petuous impulsve and unwse persons IN tne sec
Taiv's BIali was very easy winner. Billali, IN
certain previous races was a. SION vas gs neciiay
ipu'' OF some kind with racing off1cials IN 1872
and perhaps he keeps ii still $500, .-.o,.o.aroa
almost equal TO the pluck and perseverance or pr
Nansen who endured lrlghtiul prlvHtlohs III HE
eeearcb for the North Pole. Mr.. Clason endures
,,riyations from his trainer welnlgh as severe hs
hos suffered Of Sy the P NorS Pole almost trivial
,indnr,a kinp in comparison with the task OF md
inc ont the true responsibility for the amazing SLOW
, OF the horses which ne owns Just now Mr..
CIosoT srerns 10 he entitled the unique dstinc-
,ton ~ owning the sIowest stable of the slowest
horses 10 be found anywhere in the universe. H.,
The Brookdae Stable has a neat My III odsaci'yys
she Won the third race deftly and gracefully. II
Rowe had started Bastion in the second race tlo
Brookdae Stable would nave won Two iaDes as
Pastion has more speed, class am Hu,i s,ion
fro,n the second race which he could have won,
and started him in the sixth, In which ne was riu-
den without skin or }uq by vn,ey and Sir walter
j. r. Mcdonald was frank canda anu sSt ~ ni9
In telling all his friends that he thought ms cor
Rensselaer, would win the Baychester STAKES ftei
selaer was heavily backed and won inc race Mltn
striking ease. But the time was SURPRISING 10"
III for the Withers mile. Voley ana sir "ai'er
II was pleasant 10 see Arthur White win the nitn
race with his colt On Deck. Mr. White had great
6e o. iafortIne last year ana ns ne the favorite
IN this race. and he well FOR SIX lurIongs. ut
bis wind Is touched, and he could not stay OUT te
mile.
II is much 10 be hoped, in the best interests OF
the turf that W O. DAILY will not win any more
races this year or any other year and tnat 70
bookmaters in the way in which the trainer OF SIT
Walter enriched them also that the racing at MOT
lis Park tomorrow will be more satisfactory imam
~ was yesterday:
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RAcT-Purss 500 special weights; selling Seven
furiongs Of Withers mile
s Betting F.
TT We,ss's 9. Doiando by powhai, a, IN
d. Gide"n's b. c. Kaiser Ludwig = d. ~
y. stssdss b. Sue Kitns 9. its.