New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-08
WEAK FIELDS IN THE RACES.
THE PROGRAMME BADLY sLAsHED.
,,-xcr TIE SPECTATORS AT sHEEPsHEAp BAY


80 ,ockev Club. however. was most uniucky
4"- a., .ha character Of che sport which II
.. tho considerable gathering or Wit
- 1na track IN the best possible s'a,e
- s,est achievements OF the horses IL Is
-, L,ourn 10 everybody that thoroushoreu racers
~ =. .hc;- he's; and run most swiftly wheh 'he
o. -. &C .; was yesterday but not exhausting-
: -. The temperature was JUST hish enough !"
" Nv 49,, owner and every trainer 10 start
- No strong Mind married the perfect
- oor sitions Of the afternoon NO extreme
sr,1,ess coalo be felt In fact the air was as
- &c q eve : on the Atlantic coast IN Iuiy' ana
~. most * otins and fauit-hndihg OF owners or
.~airers could discover no poss'o'e excuse III 'ne
.5,.,o, ~ nc track in the condition OF the air
- a., - ~, si,ior Of the weather for keeping
-. ., ~. stables And yet the programme was
ruined hv IRE Withdrawals. So many horses were
,aken on, that all the spectators were angry ana
nire-. ard they had abundant cause for being
4ngry snd bitter
Ce-tsin owners and trainers constantly lament.
s,s because the Coney Island Jockey Club and the
Ts-oos,vn Jockey Club. they say have not given
enough money 10 be raced for this year And yet
these same voclfcrous and rebellous owners and
trainers arron; and offend the public. which sup
ports the turf by Withdrawing their horses from the
lists OF probable starters which have been sent out
Nearly all the Withdrawals which made yes
,e-day were seemingly without sufficient justifica-
ton Several thousands OF people spent money for
railroad and paid 81 each for grandstand tick
cts in the confident belief that all almost all the
horses the names OF which were published in the
nsts Of probable starters in the NewYork news
papers. would take part in the six contests the
programme. The plain blunt truth is that those
owners and trainers who withdrew their horses
W hOut sufficient reason or excuse were guilty OF
.nexcusably unfair treatment OF the people who
went TO Sheepshead Bay with the expectation that
those horses would run 1t is not intended in this
cri-i and
who had a proper for Withdrawing their
horses. But it is intended 10 say earnestly and
smphaticaly that those owners and those trainers
who took out their horses without any shadow OF
proper excuse were guilty of insulting the general
public which supports the turf and that owners and
trainers Of that type do not deserve TO have even
Decent stakes b. purses TO run for. No one need
put this cap on unless this cap fits him. No sensible
and reasonable person will cast the slightest blame
upon any owner or trainer VINO mao AWNING any g dP
prOachng a proper excuse for Withdrawing ms
..c-ses The list of Withdrawals will be given in
Is column without prejudice 10 any one. Every
owner and every trainer who had proper excuse
for taking his horses can make that excuse
public to-day and escape the reproach Of dealing
Unfairly with the general public which supports the
In the first race Michael F. Dryers colt olney
the only one taken out
In the second race the Hazelwood Stables kebo.
c. Jacobs's Set Fast, c. Fleischman x Sons VOL
hurst and William Laimbeers PoetesS. were with
were withdrawn and the race was damaged seri-
ously.
in the third the list Of probable starters orig
tnally had seven names Three We're Wltndra"h-
W. jennings Dutch skater and W. {. DAYS pair,
Nolley and bastion Ihe people VINO pougns grand no
Dutch skater and Noey and BastiOn run In that
Took out Dutch skater. voIley and Bastion?
But byfar thcworst disaster was in the fouTth race
the club and published in the newspapers had eight
names only TWO horses actually ra1 DID the
owners and trainers trea. the pur chasers OF two
6 6rss fr6 AID o ciSbg The actual starters
l.-g,f II hr1ar nd
Dwyer' the supreme ,' Head Of Ali American Plung
George T. smith Second in Supremacy among All
American Pungers took OUT Belmar W C NJ Bar
Hay Seeds. took out Maurice II. II; HUM mark
The three rs ~ al bdIf in TCw3 oGra'ene' anu
Gentle reader don't forget that this was perfect
fect track and an attendance of several thousands
@, spectators who had paid = each IN the expecta-
ton that they would see good helds OF good hofSes
In the fifth race which was for maidens, for
never won a race. only one horse was taken out.
The list OF probable starters had thirteen names
and a dozen horses actually went 10 the post. But
;ntelgent Americans are nG S5G ,ikts re see
dozen cheap almost worthless. brutes that nave
never won a race totter over the course. w @ B.
Macdonough's Orestes was the one neast "nl na
was taken away from this field or Wretched cred-
lures which had never won race.
Only horse was taken out OF the hurdle race,
mar d nTs, oI ea ,n FOR grandst6nd tickets
90 emnbasis Colonel Kip president Of the COney
island Jockey Club; John G. Hecks her, vicepresi-
DENT and Cornelius FellONcs the secretary, nave
devoted themselves with great energy and ability
20 the promotion Of the best and highest Interests
Ing is chiefly due 10 them. 1t was rot in any way
their fault that certain owners ana tarrs sPo'ieu
A cooling and refreshing breeze from the
blowing al the afternoon at the racecourse. ana
none of those who were present suffered from the
son of the famous Morello, exceedingly graft
iylng to all true friends Of hgh-class sport. 1t
supporters Of the choicest racing II Mr. Follsnsbees
Muri.lo would improve so much as 10 equai the
Domitor has been poorly ridden in several races
this year Bur YESTERDAY he had Tod sloane EN- IN
lin lin in faultiess style. and DomtOr won. w.t.,
c i9 na HAT ME- Gideon has become thoroughly
tired OF his unsatisfactory work Thorpe rode Mr.
but ne rode one OF the worst races OF his whole
career on Leedsvile. Domtor ran SO well that
with any Jockey up. but Thorpe threw away second
place in the most stupid 1ashloh lfnasl5D,.,, ana
sas aga''sss Money Thorpe deserved absolute
bungljnc In losing second place with Leedsville
Fvery inie ligeRt owner trainer. Jockey oiicia
ana spsctator Who saw Ciawson's riding Of Lincoln
threw away the race Lincoln IL properly ridden
could have won me race on Monday by a dozen
lengths. He carried only 100 Pouh1s on M cIl
yoSA Joe Miller on Monday and rode him superbly
II it had been for sioanes mag1ce Hnr FGs
Clawson would have won the race with Lincoln
IL Yesterday Lincoln II carried seven poundss
more ,han ne carried on Monday. He had lU
pounds up Thorpe rode him Thorpe rides many
weak careless laundering races But even win
I11orIa on his back Lincoln III won the third race
YESTERDAY defeating Haphazard. Peep o Day and
beleport Sloane rode Belleport; and solely pc
cause sloane was riding him Belleport was made
The favorite But Be.lepor had no speed. and never
had a chance lie was beaten very badly, III must
be admitted with sorrow that Taral rode one OF
The worst races Of his whole life on Peep Day
.ls lack
Peep o. Day. well ridden. with good judgment OF
pace would probably have been frst at the emu
and third. 49, 49,
Nothing Is more certain on the turf than that
Clawson is thoroughly incompetent lightweight
bow and does not possess a single OF the qua J.
ties necessary FOR really effective jockeyship II
there were no other evidence against him MS rdihs
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