New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-14
ALL ASKEW AT BRIGHTON.
QUEER STARTS. RIDES AND RACES.
OoMrcAL AND DIvERT1NG ANTICS BY THE EDGE
OF TIE SEA.

extremely
ruent, -thir,-st. there is Chamber of Horrors.
pc,tcnrl's assistants ought TO be put on exhibition
n that chamber. Where on earth. or elsewhere
could those freaks have been founde The last racc
Yesterday at a mile and the start was JUST in
front Of the grandstand. Every spectator could
sae clearly that PETIT sngill's assistants were as
faint-hes rted as any poltroon in the Chinese Army
who fell IN a faint when japan captured Port Ar
thur These Fals.aflan caitins were afraid TO take
any horse by the bride No other starter ever had
SO plceon-livcred group OF aids. Pe;tcncill Fought
bravely In the civil War. II he Will extorminate his
present SCI Of helpers and get fresh lot. he ma!
regain a part Of his ,ost reputation as starter.
petiengll fell into bad company when he let those
fellows coagulate about him. He should shuttle the
rack cut the cards several times and then call
for new deck. When hot-hcaded horses pranced
around at the post. those scullions who sneaked
about with scared looks on their pnched faces and
were too much alarmed 70 ;ake the lively beasts by
Their heads were OF no use At all
pu. the starters eroors were Of Just as much
,se as Hamilton was Oh Mont Dor, in the hfth
race and as Thompson was on Hurry Up in The
ars- race and as Porter Storm King il:
The fourth race. In the South mer Of color ana
boys Of color are often ynched or mere suspicion
Il 'mobs IN the North should march through the
Miners Of color ana Jockeys OF color would
low be alive? The African in America is natural
GaucaSau Congo Compartments were stupefed in
nerve and muscle by The horrors and cruelties Of
scendants Of Ethiopian princes have never been as
agile and alert IN The saddle the descendants OF
an irish Jockey or against sucn Dutch jockeys
IS Taral Is and as Shauer once was The Africa
i slow at the start and slow all through the
v,,g,ch The plain blunt truth is that the Africal
blood /. on, Of place on the turf. Africans arc
extremely successful In many fields OF usefulness.
They are excellent students in Harvard. Yae and
in other celebrated institutions Oh learning. But
no African was ever a football champion or a base
s,atesmAnship. many colored men have proved
their fitness But a. trainers and Jockeys, the men
and the BOYS whose faces are OF the swarthy tin;
Of Othelos brow are far Inferior TO the pae-faced
trainers and riders, Even Isaac Murphy in his hes,
days extremely slow in getting horses away
from the post. and was an extremely Incompetent
i,Ckcy except in long races.
The racing at Brighton yesterday was so thor
oughly unsatisfactory IN SO many things that
great d fsu % Brighton has BON trying i TO- bfea
into the sanctuary OF club lie with jimmy. II is
S az, Br-hjon viii always be scorned by wealth
and fashion William G: DAILY Will always be the
slnkers and beer will always be the suitable bill OF
fare farm al ana 6S chateau MareauS is the Widest folly
brighton can never soar above It's swamps and It's
sand qsnes cbdrmn 1's and Sharasferse sam sandduhe
affair Did any ever hear that far in the back
game ss2a'd % sS@ ana p Sr5sSe merry NUE.
Mont Dor, goi second place in the mn race
B 9 aTG e 49d iha Non; @e paSs
R oT a, the SG 6Stte Of PaTa nearly fouT hundred
iv ChsTle. Of spain He stood by the side of The
great Duke Of Marlborough at Bienheim He
Agy z"0IH In the Mexican Var he was the
front in he deSperaie assault Hpon ,cid Mafsha
Simmons is becoming little too antique 10 1' -.
close finishes with perfect precision Genera S'I 4e
m No longer in the rs bloom # early youth
a is ockG J2 Of PeP ns4e e2STa smmens
generous pension 20 be paid out Of the fund Tor
Non, Dor was certainly second But what df-
Sreoce d9e , ha1 M Mont Dor? They don't
- win races They are too exalted. 100 famous,
TOO distinguished TOO eminent a i5ov 700 pu Up on
thejr horses the very worst jockeys who can De
races They not on the turf 10 YIN races ,ber
Trey cared win races they woHla star ',d '' Se
6C oTT9 ocKSTs 10 ride them Bui They don't,
Brighton j. SIN trying to hTeE ak o,fciaIs and the
Prighton management succeed in Some way , IN
making the racing there 3ok IeS1 r,.,0id forms of
1fc tho jimmy viii bee manipulated IN vain
FIRST EACE-Sellng. 500 aai'd. NN iu'''"sS
c = Johnsoas en-. Rossif@r Boy Tossing IIirsGh,
r yr...olag,t' e. rsisman 2 lco.,A Harretu
tei1 ,a-cnus Sir M,ltke BiazeWooi Live Oak and
. po..,,.- TIM ,s sI az to >. ralisman to
ar5 : O. . hurry Up. 20 and even. ,.... ...-
Won 81 a drive by a length. same distance
onl and third
ois: valae $1,000 selling SIX furi'nEs
Al & - H. Morriss 3d. c. Cherry Picker 4TiX,s ~,
"arin-rAoiiye l s', X,.ey 90 cIaws,n,
6 Ii,,leaeid rs ch julius Caesar 100 "a baF'e'V
Iaci and viEen'a e as ran -.
7,,..,,r-C,er-y picker - ana . /; Nosey to
~ . rs a julius Cesar . 70 I and 90 .
v-n IN a drive 10y neck length between second
and thr3.
THIRD RACE-sGoo added selling. One and one-siN-
tenth miles.
" NJ Barr.cks ch h. sun Up. by BuchanaPmss,qn7
Z " Pursers b z E T,r1s, g.. :
Be,,ng-sun Up to and out Bick"a' 10 AM
Won ha7dily by length. -.
FOURTH RACE-IighWeigh, Handicap $500 added on
nile.
J Rupert, RS Concord. by
N,rrs yrs ia s,o-,o King ? ie7 " porter,
A,varaao Il and Bra2ayyinse Al. si;o ran.
t? j, a.a ~ :: = 70 S'oT" King to
Won in a drive by length. two lengths ue'"ee" ST
oni and third
FIFTH RAcE-Handicap tor two-year-olds: 500. ST.
DIVERS ch c. Michael III. by Islne'on-Jess.e
C. rlei--hmann sons NJ. Batter los
Sensation stables b. 6 Mon, dor los am'on "a
squire Abingdon. Kenmore queen sensational i'i'
Cooper and Sir Dick az ran ,,
Won under a pull by TWO i"he'iS MUM q - -
on place hut The judges mistakenly gave 1t 10 Nj
Batter. a., p,,.
petti,g-Michaei III. 20 . ard % ~ MI ba''e'
- and : - ;. Mont DOr. 10 ara 10
SMITH RACE-sioo added selling one anu o"'
tenth miles. -, ..o
NJ Barrioks b. h. Maurice by Rayon nps d4T
Iaur.ne yrs. IL ID. ,is,,ssss 2 a6 49,.
l. : & W. = l"""'P' (ClawSon)
Dars BY Gs.an I,.,, and ST. p nn3' al.
Time -i.4Siz
,,..,,n ,for,,ce 70 and Manassas . 10 ] an
2 =, / Bastl-a 10 - / and 20 J.
Won easily by length; same distance between srco'
anl third
SEVENTH RACE $50 added special weights penai'i
and allowances one mile. -
= l. suuivan's b. n Campania. By HAYDEN 70
vards-Virgn Wright. Yrs. ~ 10; .....''O ,sns,
G Morris's br h. L>Gensu'a . w ~ fScherreri
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