New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-22
SOME SPORTING GOSSIP.
SATURDAY A MEMORABLE DAY FOR CHAR
PIES-THE JOCKEY CLUB AND
THE H. p. A.

Saturday wns a memorial bic day for the chappies.
Harvard went down before the prowess of Penn
sylvania and Yales gameness and stamina num-
bled the pride Of the giants Of Princeton on the
football field. And then the Horse Show came 10
n close
Yale covered herself with glory. and Princeton
with Connecticut mud Blue was predominant ana
the aJ-nght places did big business
Some OF the exhibitors at the Horse Show who
failed 70 win ribbons complain about the Judging
In several classes II might be good plan TO per-
nit the leading exhibitors at the Horse sho" 10
have something to say about the appointments Oh
the Judges. A..
The (;agnon- Beard affair the sensation OF the
week and wa. the only thing TO mar one OF the
most successful weeks OF the National horse oho"
Association There is no likelihood Of a duel. for
DR. Cagnons choice OF weapons ts the forceps "hlle
Major Beard insists upon pie-drivers
There is n lull in the warfare between the Jockey
C-lub and the Horsemen's Protective Association
The latter has had ample time TO retire gracefully
from tho position Il has taken. The refusal OF
license train horses from the Jockey Club Is GER
tain to prove n serious blow to a trainer NOT 70
get license does not deprive trainer OF the right
to ply his calling but II is almost certainty that
nobody can train the grounds under control or
tho Jockey Club without the latter's sanction. II
might be well for some of the bumptlous HIN
formed overpaid trainers carefully 70 digest the ue
cisons in the Riley Grammar case BEFORE expehoihs
their money In securing mahodhuscs oAu "'ui@
tions.
The Jockey Club has absolute power over the
grounds under its control Moreover. the desire OF
some OF the members OF the VI. J.. A. TO muzzle the
press has not raised them in the estimation OF non
GO, borxernep and the public. The showing made
hv some OF the trainers when they were called to
testify as TO the objects and aims OF the H. a. A
o,used some Of the soft hearted stewards 10 pity
them on account Of their Ignorance and the man
ner in which they were hoodwinked into bhhdi'
following designing leaders.
A rnce meeting ended at Washington on Satu'-
aav A steet,echase Jockey and two western turi-
mon were the victims OF the arguS-eyed stewards
who presided at the meeting. Baltimore VIII De
the battle ground this week. and historic f1m"co'
whore the wealth and fashion OF the city OF Monu-
,nents were won't 10 gather. will be opened To inc
public. with the admission reduced 10 ~ cents,
such meetings as the ones held Mt Washington ana
baltimore are supposed 10 elevate the tone OF rae
ing After the close OF the Baltimore meeting
Large number OF horse-owners intend 10 ship their
stables to New Orleans. while far sprlhhhhs VI
horsemen will 1ourncy to the Pacinc Slope -.
In England Sloanes name Is printed on the III
examines as James I. Sloane. and some. Oh 'he
Cnrllshmer call him the Yankee Jimmy, az nc
hss beeu 80 successful in opening the strohs
wins a handsome percentage Of his mounts ana u
the only foreign Jockey whose services are e9srg
soueht BY the English turfmen Edwafu n a.,es
rms won heavily by betting on sloanes mounts,
winners American horses continue TO win races.
and I'm proportion TO the number IN uithns ~
there the percentage OF wins astounds even Inc
most prejudced OF English turfmen.