New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-27
QUEER STARTS AND RIDES
wRETcHED SPORT At MORRIS PAFN
rr17zSciA.s UNFAIR WORK WITH TIE FLA5--

k..p,ng him. His mistakes have been eAceen'hsN
numerous and extremely serious on maj! -
sIons Is & not possible 20 discoFer COMP. -
s,ar,er9 After the election Of Seth Low rs Mayo
-, ,hs c.-sster New.York next week. and AFTER the
overthrox ot the Piatt-Croker political a1.anoe o.
political biacklnal!ers will IT not De p0ssl''o ~
gone man o. energy 10 find somewhere co'ilu".
sense starter? Why not Try Foter De Lacy W
"AI' Adams? Suppose that some oojscuon go -
a., m 10 either OF those two WORTHLESS, might II
not then De judiclous 10 give trial - ohs'in
Tarnscn or Coroner Hoeoer. or Patrick DVNef' o.
-Fatty" C-oie or Fatty" walsh? Any one o.
them could start as well as PettensH S'sllS II
many races. - l.,
Affer Mondays storm tie track was deep ~
mud but the weather was gracious and osFeeaoIe'
Even before the Withdrawals, 81 when many ~.
recorded Ire programme was not "ohoeI!~'ls
fascinating and. taking all things INTO account
the Wescheste: Racing Association mao '''''e
ne proud % IN he racing. First came worm
waste OF 5000 for 2 field OF naidans three years OK
more CT age Any colt FLY that has run several
races and has not prize mp 70 Oc;oosF w
three years old older ought % De usea lo' Ia
work or shot To offer 5000 for such G. atures 10
crawl for is 10 encourage the breeding Of "s''"O-
beasts from stations Of no value out OF mare
which are practically worthless. The etendAhc7
was not large Not many thousar'f o. 6eVP'e
cared 20 30 10 the track to see 50 poor pro pro
sramme carried through, especially as fe''enslI'
one of the uniuokiest one Of the least sagacious'
The annals Of tire was the othcial olunderel 20
throw form into confusion ard chaos. as ne nao
been doing on previous racedays this year.
II was sorry lot OF lean kline, misoaned race
horses which hobbled for six and half turionss
over the Wthers mile n that nrst affair. Master
James. az an outside price. was the winner.
Eleven snails TOOK part in that grotesque Dill Oh
Glowing Put them all up at auction. ana any
bidder who would offer 800 for any one OF them
would be looked upon by reasonable witnesses as
scattering his money wildly. Is there any souno
sense in encouraging owners 10 keep such ours
alive instead OF killing them7 To stimulate the
breeding OF such scaTecrows Is 10 lower the stand
ard Of horsenesb-uot 10 raise <.
The second race was a mile handicap for two
year-olds No one Of the seven starters was an
overwhelming favorite. This part OF the enter
tainnent was chiefly noteworthy for the delicate
grace and cfHorescent and exquisite charm Of
Bergen's riding o. Mont Dor. Bergen on horse
back reminds the patriotic New-I orker OF the
statue Of S. s Cox near the Cooper Union The
statue does not stir. II IL still and stern. Bergen
on horseback is still and stern, and he rarely
moves until after the race IS Bergen's riding
belongs 10 an antique era. In the excavations at
Nneveh stone figures Of jockeys Just Ike Bergen
we're dug up. They were motionless In the
saddles Of sacred bulls they sat and did not stir
Bergen should now be sitting In the saddle Of a
sacred bull az Nineveh. with Pettengin pulling
.he bull by the tail. II IS fine thing 10 be calm
but " any Jockey III me carry axes Nau DrNl! O.
calm and ulotionless and unrufled Oh the banks
Of the Tigris as Bergen was on BluSaway wheA
ssEsse The Kng Of NineveS Would have had him
brcked up promptly. In those primitive days u
around any rash mortal who dspleased the King.
How the Emperor OF Germany would rejoice i lie
And II certain jockeys ana certain starter and
certain machine politicians and heelers could be
feeling of reiief would spread through the Nation
Scotch PLAID is as puzzng as the Gaelic dialect IN i,
Wild ana Tree rover and in-snd.outer as Rob ROY
rush AXE a Mos6y guerilla raid The petrifed
Bergen on S Non, R'or saw that rush. But what
Philip Mont Dor ara scotch Plaid ~ers. backed
S5 onsy was pS Oh P6a Psa f0E aSs ana s9
Plaid knowing Iha. fact ala his duty. Mont Dor
mat boxed ike petr!aei ride '' ''a' '
Bergsn's ride on Biueavay in the Champagne
Ss ride on Mon p Ss Many e Ame
TsG large rs1se to 81
often ride wretchedly. unsa,sfac:cry races, and be
cause great deal OF the starting Is outrageously
John E MADDEN owns Hamburg. the creates,
by Mr.. Madden, is fine raceT. Mr.. Madden is
marvel among turfnen in ais genius for picking out
Champagne Stakes at seven furionss With supers.
i've ease Maddens co'ors will be IN the van many
and Plaudit and many other horses.
.er James, among the maidens was backed boldly
AZ over the ,bettng-rng. The woodburn Selling
sn ihI EadS MsS snd La Only on s
Lady Mitchell was slow a. the start. and
II, was fsrce--no race At ali Trolley was at big
Dolando vas a; ODDS on IN the Nth race. but Re
GOULD not haye Won 1t L Petteng,l had taken pains
to give Good Times the second choice. anythirg
great deal Of bitter and angry tak. And If was
Il would be Useful thing in the prbcs ges ss
II the Legislature would appoint committee next
lorty OF tie stewards OF the Jockey Club appears
- be determined 70 stand by Peter gill. no mat
Times was lar behind the FIELD when he aas feii.
Neyertnsless Dolanao dsIeated him by bead only.
Legislature would have passed the Percy Cray ov.
any SsS ear psesS to raetrsGs i
he d.sg-aced By tho hideous starts which Pettsnsll
start as Re gave 70 Coed Times yestsrdsSy, ''' 4"
Unless fair starting can be secured and unless
;nore zeal and energy than they nave shown In
number of races This year. the people Of New
xH5S WI e 0s hs arr f fT on @ Tsc
Is ne prolific .opyce Of ersaches Of rus o. EN-;
he piek:n,fS, o. SoS I il great many easss
Of Dishonesty m IN any event But ceS fs i
people OF THIS State have a right - demand that
rs f and M poo ross ss %
betting rings or the raee-trscks are tolerated she
Sro sns ors ia ,s .aTng ane up
members Of me Jockey Club seem to think thai
they please without regard 10 public sentiment
Such would-be autccTats might well take trir
70 Monmouth Park and gaze az the ruins there
And then they might ponder over various things
The people Of this State do not get mao CO silv
But wnen they DO get mad thew get very mad
The people cf New-Ierscy get mao few years
ago. See the results az Monmouth Park To
people of New-Yo-s ere mad over ps.tinsilrs
starting and they are getting madder every day
Tbs Jockey Club should take warning
The famous Woodbprn stock farm, ono OF the
mos. celebrated breeding farms IN America q I,
be sold at an early date
DETAILS OF TIE CONTESTS
riRsI RACE $500 .doel rsiaens: spstis. weights,
Six ans aalf turoazs. wiihers mile
Be.t.,y.
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