New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-18
THE RACETRACK.
.rpoNG HAND IN CONTROL NEEDED.
-sc AND SPORT STILL EXTREMELY UN-

SATISFACTORY At BROOKLYN.
49,. polnont came home yesterday after ar
h't ~ several months in Erope. Mr.. Belmont
sp''' the Unbria. which did not reach her pier
"a ~ late in the afternoon. Therefore he was not
''. -. brooklyn races. Mr. Belmont is at the head
81 ~ state Racing Commission and also at the
Of u" =, the Jockey Club. Possibly lie will take
hea- action when he has studied the condition
.hircs II IS pity that Belmont was com
u "a "a IN abroad this season. When he is away
p c,ata Racing Commission Is geid ana the
the Cl,b Is ielly While he is here the stew
-, ~ the Jockey cub and turf officials generally
81, unon his will Without him they are usually
va" wa" and still and DO not venture 70 act bold
NJ belmont on the turf, is obeyed as I'M
u,,l,. and obsoquiously as Mr. Croker IS o0eyeo
y r-onnany Hail, and most OF our turf ofhciaS
-. nc awe-stricken in the presence Of MT beImoh,
- Nfavor Van Wyck and Corporation Counse'
Vha.en are aWe-sUlCNeH DeiV'e '''N F
ava, Of Fourteenth-st.
while Mi Belmont has been on the other slue
=, tho ocean the turf has been sinking Now -
80. IN much better condition than that OF Nio"-
o,.h Park IN 1898 In November 1893. the voters
- Teu,.Jersey decided that they would have no
..oro racetracks wiki betting II the voters
49,. S,ata could vote on that naked issue 10
o,,. ,hev would surely vote that no racetracKs
,h hetting-rings should be tolerated. Ihroushou'
w. aoson the courses have been afflicted with an
r,,etert starter who does not possess the com
..oc, 70 retire from his place. although he must
49, &c everybody knows that he is the most
.noloeslv incompetent and unsatisfactory starter
bo eyer held the flag for any considerable perloo
d, his State And the turf ofhcials nave not hao
-" - o,,roqe 10 nut him aside and 10 engage com
,a,ent starter. Some Of the personal Hlehus Vi
.h,s utterly incompetent starter suggest absurd
.,sos for him. They admit that he has
- control over the Jockeys. and then they
rocAAd 10 denounce the jockeys and 20 say 'ha'
:, those wicked Jockeys would be lnVariaoN iheeN
a,a docile and would eagerly respond to every APP
val from the starter. and would humoIy VAIN
,he,r horses in perfect line UP TO the starter anu
o,,,a natently walt for the good pleasure OF ''t"
so,,,,v starter all would be well. What KINDER
carton nush that isl OF course the jockeys are UNI
,uv and dsohedient. II they were not uiiruI! anu
disobedent then any ofice-boy at % pr week
could drop the flag 10 q perfect start III eN =! -"
vbv does the starter receive n handsome sala'9
,,ooouso he is supposed have brains ana iorce
and strength enough TO control the Jockeys inns
starter never had the brains. the force anu ',''
.,r4neth TO control the Jockeys properly On '"o
Jockev Club tracks Caldwell could cohrol 'ne''
when he was in earnest III 'he eHue
prompt and even start a., ,a
" s,or,or Who shows again and again his ina
nritv TO get prompt and starts ought 10 DC
kept in his place and if the stewards OF 'he 'ovA.y
Club have not sufficient capacity ana i"'e"e' W
,coco . competent starter. then they ought 10
inf
authority which they now hold. II the Jockey CIuo
edwards and the track officials admit their ma
,r,,v N nroyde fair starting and 10 prevent UlcK
cry dishonesty and foul riding then the Legs
ature ought to be called upon TO protect inc peope
from unfair treatment on the tracks as IL mas pro-
,ec,ed them from the wies Of the agents OF io'-
teres No tickets of the Louisiana Lottery OF any ny
other lottery are allowed to be onereu aqn
sale IN NewYork Meye1t eoISs to the average
byer of tickets a better chance for pronis
each obtains when he risks his money In the oe,I
ling ring while an incompetent starter ana loui
V WbYg houId the legislature lei the betting rings
flourish and pay money 10 the r9ceraChS rt,v
10 bring about reasonable starting and 70 stop iou
riding and racetrack cozening? Cah any peiSS M
one has ever suggested convincing answer yeS'
Why suppress lotteries and smile on betting rlleSs
while The starting is neXcusably unfair ana huGB
Of The WORK Of the jockeys is tainted with eyil?
who vii repy What is her sy to say ar N With
much Of the training seen N this STATE Win mnSh
which is so common; with the abominaole ana 3 Ids
rageous excess Of contests 8fnohg 'snr;rt,ng
scrarbes race meetings. TIE tnrf is man, ~
borses is contempTble in the extreme. With
ccmpetent starter with skilful and upright train
ers with well-behaved and honest jockeys VIII ,l
nure and virtuous bookmakers. with two-year .o !,
racing restrained 20 Just ana proper mn 5enty Of
long races. then in very truth the turi III unis
State might DO something 10 lmpr9VS Sd, s"g yro
Of tRe Brooklyn Jockey Club Study ne horrible
Of }T bsrs for Of all ages Then
viii be clear to YOU that the Brooklyn Jockey Gun
lis track was not laid out with any such purpose
nor mas il been managed with any such pu'PSOste
First Of the aims OF the Brooklyn Jockey Cluo
Inc promotion OF the profits Of the stocknooers
is second a H With 'y fhe Object Of eyyng bic
tribute upon that gambling in order 10 enlarge '"'
ongbt no, the Legislature act IN 1899 70 compel
the tracks 10 protect the PeGPe or start
ers and by enforcing such regulations as 10 en,
bengI9g and and az sa ro sarinr and decent riding
shau he In this State actual things instead OF re
mere baseless fabrics Of visions as they are III"
On, no. savoriie out Of six was successful YESTERDAY
6ne condition The venerable centenariah zen
brush VINO Is said nave been born or ns, be5STf
work As a track superintendent. II Is suspeclea
that Frank Clarke Is al Iehs' SMasion'shng tha,
a man born IN the era o. Hendrix HUDSON ~; St
sbou, lGIol and a Young man OF Clarkes tuven1ty
born say about 1870 should be equally efficient in
rrovdjDg firm fast. safo tracks for the runners
Per PrI7sb a. a trackmaker is a master. AS a
siartirg fudge he is ornamental and decorative
What did he do 10 earn his salary as a STAR
ing Judge? Barney Aaron might; perhaps accom-
Hudson Ben Brush is little TOO prehistoric foi
Philip j. Dryer. presiden; OF the Brooklyn .JJockey
Club, is becoming patriarch also ne ikeS "a
have old men about him. wise men. Aetbnsa len,
whitened with the rhine Of hoary old RIP V9 an
Wrinkles Of the antiquity - Ben Brush ana n ~
Mcintyre The most devoted friends OF Colone.
Mcintyre are filed with grief as they watch mn
accing A few wears ago Colonel Mcintyre was
celebrated for his wonderful memory In those
days Colonel Mcintyre never forgot promise. ~ a
nov m his h0ary decadency he has an amaz.hG.y
convenient memory and he promptly forgets every
thing which he wishes 70 forget tsDechiy M
promises TO friends made before the hrs' Gay OF
race meeting. ...
The sport yesterday did not please ne speccIa
tors Nor AID INC starting. Both distressing
rather than enjoyable. II IS true the delays at M
post were shorter. as rule than on previous dayS
hut the work with the flag was not worth saIafy
In fact the turf would be the gamer by gfea
deal II the tracks would pension this starter io'
life on his present salary and send MN 10 Luzon
provided he would take solemn oath never y
come back Kilt, extreme outsider. won ~, th
FIRST because OF the wreiched starting Ih'
Eihrfar I'M fnrtu nd q rlInE rnclng