New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
rrRF CONTESTS OF MARK.
oprx,xc THE RACES or FUTURITY WEEK
MICH, POOR JocKEYsHIP AND POOR STARTING
SEEN AT BRIGHTON.

~ ~ w. ,,as as damn and dismal as many other
-, o.,ornoous have been this year. But the
o.,al fall Of rain was not heavy ana inc track
- IN excellent condition. not muddy AT any time
While the thunderstorm OF SUNDAY evening ana
or,o,, showers Of yesterday made plenty of pud-
-, ,r various parts of New-York and Brooklyn,
.ho brighton track. strange 10 say. was not
eooso5 But the sky was scowling and snivelling
=, tho same time. and dropping occasional tears
.hic the large number OF spectators gazed with
,oorov faces at Pettengills Corybantic gyrations
,,,, the red flag and wondered in a doeful and
Sasna,r,nr way how long the Jockey Club would
uow This confused. anxious aimless. worried,
..ra,,ed and painfully destructive starter to in
Ni,, mischief or the turf How long does the
Io.tev club suppose that Pettengill will require
~ kill racing II he keeps on at his present pace?
No doubt poor Pettengill means we'll But the sad
truth is that he Is now so completely rattled
,hs, he often does not seem 10 know what he is
doing
II was n remarkably extensive gathering for the
Anal day a, Brighton Most of the fields were OF
excellent proportions. and II the work OF the
starter and OF the stewards and Of the jockeys
had been meritorous. ell of those who were on the
grounds would have passed some entertaining
hours But the starter Corybant.c and the
stewards were so astigmatic and several OF the
Jockeys especially Thorpe and II. Martin. were so
yofuy afflicted with hypertrophy that the suffer
iurs of the spectators were pitiful to witness How
long will be before the Jockey Club will open
rs eyes TO the light and that two or three
starters are needed and that these starters should
take turns in starting. as the strain Is far 100
great for any one man 10 endure every day with
out serious danger Of breaking down both IN miho
and in body? How long will II be before the
Jockey Club takes up in earnest the weighty task
Of putting in all the racetrack stands stewards
Of eminent ability. OF an exacting sense OF pubic
duty men Of broad views men OF bright minds. men
OF keen eyes of sound Judgment. of unfinching
courage and of genuine capacity for stewardship
Until stewards and starters and jockeys OF uis-
tinguished merit sagacity and skill are secureu
for American racetracks the American turi VIII
not deserve the hearty, enthusiastic and uns'in'ed
supper, Of the citizens whose support is best worth
having.
j. E McDonalds colt Rensselaer, is a racehorse
Of high speed courage. staying power and ability
70 carry weight. He won three races at MOTIFS
Park in handsome style, defeating several horses
earnest. driving jockey to ride him effectively, II
IS certain that Rensselaer, would have oEertakeh
and defeated The Friar in the Realization II ne nau
had a strong, skilful jockey on ms PACK, bue ~
Hewitt rode Rensselaer, in the Realizat4n. ana ne
was 100 weak and TOO incompetent 70 do RensseIae'
justice. Al Saratoga Taral rode Rensselaer, IN
race in which RensseiSeF GoncedSG Sr Win iq pcnty
n hand And yet Trasedsn Was s iaiT COZ, colt 'ne ssan
anywhere in the poor rides which have ruined his
chances in several races. He ought 10 have won
iee of seeet class @ in the saddle If ara had
been at brighton yesterday Mr. Mcdonald would
have engaged him 20 Lde Rensselaer, If ne couid QUO
Thorpe got the mount Thorpe has ridden .'ahS ny
yoT raccs FscfS he '5 eVer rode in his lie He of
slowly, awkwardly uncouthly and clHmply ,I "a, iie
:isfi :irsaf.iied starts STAR But Rensselaer, had drawn the
ses place he Pacs on "a 'T me % START and snored loudly
rufu after the race was over Rensselaer, would
10 10 ,'Iiy md snoring so loudly he got Rensselaer,
into lot Of pockets and let Sims on Tom Crom,
~y We .ou ,bc ,,'' fou They see few things that they
ought 10 see Then Thorpe made his run TOO late;
ana an ,S SSen noy M'n ana al WITH ali the many bad Sunde
which Thorpe had made R9nsseaer came N 'f,ru. a
a Short head behind the winner Tom Cromwell,
sims often an IN ~ CGi carse Of ai h racns
RS he seems 10 think that he is safe in doing all
,he foIling that he likes to do The race ought
% have been taken away from Tom CromweH for
IL cannot be denied. however. that the Brighton
s,-wards did well when they suspended sooty Penn
CUB If penn has not been at times Black crook
In the saddle then many people are mistaken,
round ali the black crooks and the white crooks crooks
and the chocolate-coored crooks ana the ,h
i4ycnder crooks then American lovers OF sport
would rush & 10 the h bes IsssS dayi n u'" Se''e'
't" II" f., t3dispu;able that Rensselaer, is one OF the
fssI n0rses Inn, N bH beInhg in the class to which
clifford Ben Brush, The Friar; sunny siopc, On On
Ike hem belong lie is sluggsh colt ana neg,
strong boy ride him. but even the W. -weighi a
40, hren 80 stepped in sleep Many racehorses OF
HIN Ciass are sluggish and need plenty Of running
All Marin won the first race Sg wh m PhiP lha wsy u
DIVERS azy colt Passoyer 3y sIircmely hard on
Ta.sSver II H. Martin had been on RensSeaer Sc 4@
sId wqJkSa as nero sncess 9n @ Would have been
eIra1 Bu, after doing well on the outsln55r'
t.rked ellv T9k4nassee In the last furlong OF tie
thirG race and allowed the favorite; Iroieyi , -
fa1 II Il W.. ca.e o. sngularly stupid overcon-
dGen,e by which II Martin los; the race Oh i'""
Jobn F Na5dcn's Benares defeated an extremely
o1Fb H. 5 w In e me- for GeGnS RS Brs6,on BqSs6 ,rSek
P.nss.laer was the fsvorite In the fourth Iacs
ana 1 P%@1 fanke Tas |aery r1i snd condenty E No
Donald put a lct ~ money o.. ~ !rborne's nm
,imely ircwsin@ss Tod sloane rod Damien, well
bat Damien is prone 70 sulk freqnen's ,6nmgb Sn Sa
sloane could not set him into place a''ho"s" '''
,berrer has ridden several races this year which
wore quite in the style OF the riding exhloiteq Oh
,her5n rders we.e smart horsemen of the best
A,henian school Of Acropolis Bu, in ne friezs
he were sinch fast p 5nT ridc the odds.on
:av're isabcv in the hth race as If he ESrTe were
stuck fast in a frieze. Isabey hnaly crawied nome
race lookcl Parthenonan also
and sl the stewards smiled and smiieo ana
Goodhy Brighton, until 1898.
FIRST RACr-sel,lng 500 added one and one-six-
fecnth miles
n.s o1'; Il: 3D. lSs ra'''y', BY "o'1.'H AeAs;
e + DIVERS % @ Rotterdam lO2 tW.hitej =
Poster Br.s b. h. Dorian. 6 ll2 tcar llGil:..... .
McCaTertV 2
sa.aua Honor Minnie Alpsqnss Double QUICK. Ross
0 hawk Prince. Reauf. r md Parmesan als) ran
Time-l.i~ia
',s:eyeF :, E lag .P4 % g l. H'''r1am' to
w'n IN drive hy head. short head between second
sr1 third
SECOND RAcE-For t~o-year-oils, $500 added selling
furloass.
T. z Nsfd~ns br. C HenarNs by Hinloomlione ,
J Hynes * Co's D. c. G.ni ire 100 tcar lO2l $500: .
a. Barr~tD >
AKIN 4 Lotr.dees hr. C. Brier Hll 90 .Cia"S'n' 3
I,re 4 Ern s., Ives sta'hnac. Gardiner spero and
Plrgus also ran. .-
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