New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-09
rwO RACES FOR J. R. KEENE.
EASTER GIFT IN THE GOLDEN FoD
DELAY AT THE POST RUINED THE CHANCES
OF CLEoPHUs-FLYING DUTcHMAN's
STARTLING CHANGE
OF FORM.

,.nes r. Keene holds the second pace, "
Col,vav Is one OF the stewards. MT be'io-'
I-ae,e and Mr. Galway are men OF aia4i9 -.
49, large experience There are several o'hei
.ara-1s OF the Jockey Club In adulUo" ~ a.
,nree ore or two OF those other ste""i -. 81,
- With spacious lnteects OF the qualt! u -, NV
u,,,d % Toots IN 'Dombey & Son. OF 'ne a. w.
9, The Pickwick Papers ana OF ,, pal
I,rench comic papers. Il IS strahse TO con-
,on. and MIR Keene and Mr.. 1ai""! ,,or1s
sa,.ao 70 serve with one or TWO Oh '''o9 - 80
y,verv member OF the Jockey C!uo anu -, .bo.
- =, che Jockey club should bear IN HlAnu '.l''
,nen that organization undertook 10 cO"" 49,
facing In this state under inc e1N,,, no1v
cto,e Racing Commission. IT became " 49, -,
1'a - &C. LEGISLATURE Is a pubic oouy,
o,s every racetrack act OF the JoCN1' 80.
every racetraok act Of every stewart % '.o 1861
80 - aver, racetrack act OF every F1Ne'iooA
aoio, became q proper subject LOT pNO
tam discussion analysis ana co'' r,o,ora
80 and by every voter OF thls STU - .,,,
~ g. -e-nissIble TO ask why the Jockey luz -
arsiets IN employing Pettengil rs s'- ,,n.
pe''" - pn,tenriI say that he was gf,Iiai''
- n me Civil War. Granted but A, -
go War hundreds Of thousands OF sai''''. 49,.
ought bravely Their courage III Oo' o.. 90
gave them no lien on the s'At 'e -,, W., rrera
60 .on,.hearted warriors Of the civil war W.
' -, r,yh, material for success as race'aOA
u - fearless soldier might be compete
-, &C n starter. The CLASH OF arms uo'' '
So \ natrot for mastery OF unruIy JocAeE9'
So, aa,.sr-ies Mr. PettengiI was not holulhs
,,,,s.et nj right shoulder shift he was wv he.
,i,g stable and he then deserved praise ~
OF '"0.'S - aid not run in the unbecomihs
c"u'o - which has been so obtrusive on ti.e
%r4c,n turf in recent years MI
60 ran as # they were governed oy
- That fact should be noted 10 the 49,
~ pettengfll. Many horses Which run IA ~
" 80. lost 10 every sentiment OF propF'eH' ~.
,nr1
% t. clean But luck went against MIN MS
80 faded out Of sight. He had 10 'ii'u 81
o.bar way Of earning a living. lie "'s NV r,o,
,,',b a gold placer IN his mouth a. - .ororo
w and he had not amassed nches. -.
a. 80 wears he acted an agent lot "eS
.'oo,rooros sending the betting quotations. ~ -,
w. parbans this was not the best possiO'e
..o1n,rg for the Office of Jockey Club starter
II YVES not by single step '"o' ..t9,s
~oso from, the task of sending racetrach w. C,,.
% Western poolrooms, to the post Oh Srs he
- I1e was starting in the West ior yeas 'i -
s'af'ei' -, CI,h handed to him It's starring
g. wien Pettengin was the starter at N"S"
-, park Chicago he kept large menu u va
.~ar-oIds al the post III the America" -
r,ora than an hour, in race AT d M ~
half Several Eastern colts were IN ,s.-o,.ed
Na,.se Of all the Eastern colts were ues'. 80
80. ,Doxcusable delay and Western co'' WIS
~ -, THE Eastern colts were heavily o"CAVu'
- .a-a beaten by the !ntolerapIe uei"'' -
-, aasv 10 put TWO and two toselHei IL
con,pete, / conscier tous ana IAN
starter ever kept a field at ire post ioi - g.
o. ro,,r e., any race al nile and nan. Inc III
an noun 49, s, U-hv then did the Jockey CLUB
4.. oa,+enr,u As starter. and why does II Keep
80 II Mr.. Belmont in his banking business e",e
= Iii, y thorough trial and found MIN d Aa4'u
would he persist in paying MIN oIe 'a' .
-oyng almost everything whlch ne '0u0"eN
e. ,f- Kaene or Mr.. Galway pay laViSh
-t~lxp
NV blunders? One or two Of the stewards VI w
49,, Cl,b are such feather-weights in the COM
,,,,rtty that they never had any occasion 10 en-
ploy anybody 10 do anything, or 10 pay any go "a,
- any one except TO a valet MI beiHioii'' WI
r[ane and MI Galway the substantial mem
hers Of the Board. Why do they retain feI'e'e'"
His starting is so poor that his errors "OiN
,-3us+ioe - the racetracks and TO the people VINO
go 10 the ra.s. Probably Petteng1I! means wei
but he has about much control over the Jo'N7''
as Mrs Partngton had over me AI ,t ITnion
or as Thomas c. Plat has over the Gluzehs CniG,.
Ii has happened many times mat "hSi! d N N &c
carried heavy weight Pellehs!H uS ~ ,baf The
has kept the horses 50 4Oh9 d. "a s,,ob an ev
Heavily weighted fayorite was tired 10 such d.. ~
tent that the colt or the ay had no NJ yiiy
weighted favortes by long delays at the posl W.
mere condolences OF course II was colts
cdence when the heavily DacKgd f-aste'H 10
were defeated IN the American DERBY al IhIcdsO
t ~ tH Who had been in previous years
for Western poolrooms. was holding the nag. ~
was let at the post in the Futurty OF course ii
was a mere coincidence when long utIi! oC-
Cured at the post in the second race YESTERDAY,
when the heavily weighted Cleophus was the
favorte.
tective association They are amply able TO pro-
The American turf has always been fortunate in
the spotless innocence and unblemshed purity OF
da such iiusrious Work for Walbaum at Gutten
burg in midwinter An oil painting OF caldwell
sqoarban Would grace the pitoi at Washington:
Ben Ali and Quito were the first ana second
Iaughlin, then the two leading Jockeys OF Amer
lea. 1t IS surprising that painter has ever put
that IMMORTAL scene on canvas. since Ltoiilla t
lost his life at Thermopyl@ few more heroic acts
c sIe SIGGF ge ana chvar6 deed when
he lost both Ben Ali and Quito at the post
gre gTea5 e adw iPI putting he faro BANKERS a, Hot
Springs TO flight. or OF JACK Ch!nn, the peaceab!e
der TO reduce the rebel ious jockeys TO tranquility.
What a gallery Of memorials memorials. historic pictures
tpgt5r 90 crossing the Delaware. Think Of Flynn
district, with high resolves TO start the horses at
ooklng Ike HiiiN Medieval MethGsea6 Caring at
the inpudent rascals who filled the saddles at
left Almost all the popular horses in race with
their heads turned The wrong way; i Tea Clar-
PLATFORM Recolect what DR.. Green ala when he
Starters are born not made and starters
scarcer than poets Pettnei is neither SarteT
nor poet. and racing in this state VIII nc wrecked
hopelessy at an carly date unless the Jockey club
gas competent starter.
Richard Croker was at the Sheepshead BAY track
Yesterday. Around him hoated and huttered several
Tammany moths, midges. grats ana nuggets;
as June bugs and tumblebugs dip and circle ana
dart and dance in the glare OF an electric ight.
Several worshippers hung breath!ess upon croker
Fps Wien the Tammauy Autocrdt remarked una
he would like 70 see Hamburg race some DAY, ms
votaries almost stupchcd by this gracious
oiterance Of imperial condescensiO1 Nj. Croker
expressed the opinion that his FLY Rhoda T., VINO IS
e. daughter Of Hanover might run fairly against
asmburg. who = "A son Of Hanover II the two
could meet IL Is vel known among Eng .ish turl-
men that Rhoda b is a FLY OF considerable speed
5ut HambIrg. l. the two could meet. would MAKE
shoda Il. look like saddle mare useful Tor Tldins
u central Park IN the morning.
Although the sky was scoWling in the morning
.he clouds vanished la the afternoon and the
weather was agreeable. No showers fell The at
,ehdanee was OF gratifying size. Last winter ana
Ss' sprng II generally known that james