New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20
RACES WITH BAD SPOTS.
CONTESTS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAN.
,oME UNPLEASANT FEATURES IN THE SPORT IN
BROOKLYN.

uoME UNPLEASANT FEATURES IN 1hE eroNA A'
BROOKLYN.
The closing day OF the first meeting OF the Brook-
,r Jockey Giro In 1897 was gratifying In weather
and in attendance But the racing was somewhat
..an,rtc A multitude of spectators who had con-
.,,,,aa generously TO the support Of the turf saw
~. contests The Metropolitan Turf Association
was dominant in the betting as usual A rev OF
cha members were courteous ana amiaoe III thuT
a.o,,nss with the public and were willing 10 aiiow
,he,r patrons a faint and remote chance OF carry
,np home little money for Sunday expenses But
nos, OF these bookmakers were like Sician brig
ands IN their methods. Most of them did not in
.end that any man who was bold enough 10 30 INTO
the ring should have cent left to pay Tor his din
ner Racing cannot last in this State unless some
strong man comes 10 inc iio"' OIL" '""" ''' o"'"
makers in check.
And this strong man should give little atten-
ton 10 the Handicapped also. The present handi-
capper has apportioned the weights for consid-
erable time His face and form are familiar at the
racetracks Would any one who sees him get the
idea when that face and form appear that Daniel
webster lives again? Or any mighty intellect OF
the past or present? Dig into every hg-
ure and every particular Of every race
which Don De ORC and Octagon ran last
wear and this year. Then study every point
as 10 every race which Voter ran In 1895 and IN
,so7 Next weigh thoroughly In the balance and
peer sharply every circumstance OF every per-
formance Of Buddha in 1885 and 1897. And tneh Il
Won think that the weights on Don DE Oro anu
Octagon and Voter and Buddha were eQuitaoy al
tusted in the Boulevard Handicap for three-year-
olds Yesterday you ought to get prize OF a hano-
vomelv ornamented paper mitre and go and sit
with your face the wall for a week Columns
might be written on this theme But the great
American people Is intent upon the tarlH ana inc
revival Of prosperity. and the annexation OF the
Sandwich Islands and the atrocities OF Weyicr anu
other things of genuine weight and moment In
few weeks no human being anywhere on eai'.'
whether he is in America or Java or Corea vi MAUI
agascar will care jot whether Don DC oro ca,
ried lH pounds or 2S pounds in a miserable httie
Boulevard Handicap -
rhaea ,rtees do not alter the course Of civfliza-
,,or and nobody will weep about Don De Oros
weight In after ages Nevertheless. IL the turi mas
a Maid Handicapped. who draws a salary TOT pu''ihs
,us, and fair weights horses. it might be well
that he should earn his salary by allottng weights
which are really just ard fair. This the present
Handicapped does not always succeed In ooihs'
The weights which he persists In tackns upon
n II p Belmonts Brandywine are out OF HI
,,ason And he cannot defend. to the satisfaction
Of open-minded and impartial persons. his handi-
cerninr of the three year-olds that ran IN the
boulevard Handicap. Take every race that Don
De orc ever ran. Take every race that oc'asoh
ever ran. Study every race wnlch Noler mas we
taken mart in and then bestow long ana carelui
thought upon all the contests IN which nuuuia
has been a starter. After exhaustive research DIS
% ever1, contest in which these colts have been
seen since they came out. If you or any one else
can discover any reason why both Don lie oro anu
Octagon should not have been required 70 cohceue
. considerable number Of pounds both to voter
end ruddha mot three or four pounds only) in the
boulevard Handicap. at mile and furions' you
mus, be an exceedingly ingenious and imaginative
person The present Handicapped appears 10 nave
a bee in his bonnet. Seemingly. ne Is ho. ai'oee
Devoid of prejudices and whins ana whiinsio'
ann ouiddities and oddities His handcapping Is
puzzle - - .,o
Generations ago II proverb that OH INC
6nal dav Of a race meeting all sorts OF strange
things might be expected TO occur. Many s"ahee
things happened yesterday. Mr. Gaiwa!s trainer
was wise enough engage Sloane 10 ride Lyman x
in the first race and hyoan To By ' Sloane Sloane
trainer had been wise enough 70 get sloane 70 nave
won the second race as We'll the frs; L. Ell,
highly meritOrSr lou, person he IN bro ms
sorpe E. East m he was we out of pamb
to sd Sr0q ser to wa ass no
jockeys on the Atlantic Coast would have s been
Jockey who could make more mistakes fhIn
delS on Buddha. in the Boulevard Handicap and
Sims on Falernian. in the nth race almost sur sur
pperator in appalling ineiicieney. 1850, .,,,. or
sensible ought TO vase seen ' on the
Rrooklvn track yesterday Some of the bookmak.
KEPT their bs prSSSeG ali
thai were so unfair that they were without excuse
of the Of
form Of horses The riding of Thorpe on I'm
perator. Of Lttlefeld Varus. In the Tremoni,
Stakes of Iittlefeld on Buddha in the Boulevard
Handcap and OF Sims Falernan In the hfth
race was as slovenly and distressing as the weak
est and worst riding ever seen at iron tlI or New
orleans Ii was amazing that Jockeys OF expert |
ence could ride so clumsily and so stupidity since
racing was begun in America many unsatisiactory
days on the turf have been known, but few so
thoroughly and completely unsatisfactory as yes |
terdev was Rarely have the bookmakers been so |
ravenous and so rapacious. Rarely have they |
been so piratical and voracious as they were |
Yesterday even Gutenberg. Rarely has the |
handca piping so unwise anywhere as IT was |
s;erdav Rarely have several trainers and sew |
eral Jockeys been so dense and dull as they were
yesterday. Rarely have racerack onlcials IN Amer
can been so blind as they were yesterday.
Can any fool Americans all the time Ger |
tain bookmakers and certain racetrack ofhcials. |
and certain turf tricksters seem TO think So Wait
and