New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-08
THE RACETRACK
srRANGE STEWARDSHIP AT AQUEpUcT
AND AMAzIxo RIDING BY DANIEL MAHxR

STRANGE STEWARDSHIP AT AQC EpCCT,
AND AMAZING RIDING BY DANIEL MAHER.
The Queens County Jockey Club has been re-
markedly fortunate in the weather at It's autumn
meeting and most OF its afternoons have been
mellow October and ripe November. with golden
air and sunlight. Its meeting will end to-day. and
thoroughbre6s will not be seen again In public In
this State until next Spring. keen. melting
breeze the wing yesterday the sun was
pure Of spots and the sky Of clouds The track
was sound In thick battalions OF ticket-buye:s
the club had of JOY, and the oookmaKers
were busy. Throughout the grounds the belief was
general among the Democrats as vel as the Re-
pubcans. that the voters OF this State VIII eject
Colonel Roosevelt Governor to-day, and VIII elect
IN effective Republican majority in each house al
Albany If a Republican Governor and Repuo
ncan LEGISLATURE are chosen It will be their duty
TO bring about q sharp investigation OF the mis-
management Of the turf in this State in 1888 An
investigating committee Of strong. stern, earnest
men ought to be appointed. and that committee
ought TO expose the abuses which have been so
grave this year. That committee ought TO find out
why certain persons of narrow minds. OF empty
heads and hollow hearts have been allowed to act
ss stewards on the tracks IN the Empire State ana
why Illegal betting rings have been encouraged 10
flourish When Colonel Roosevelt was president OF
the Police Board d former University acquaintance
of his. who held influential place on the TURF
went 10 Colonel Roosevelt and tried TO get from
him promise that he would not send policemen
20 enforce the letter Of the anu-betting law Nsor-
ously at Morris Park. Co.onel Roosevelt tod his
University acquaintance that while he was at the
head Of the Police Department the anti-betting
law would be enforced just faithfully, diligently,
Loyalty and earnestly other laws were enforced.
Colonel Roosovets University acquaintance. VINO
was d young man, after that talk with Co.onel
Roosevelt was Ike a young man who Is
mentioned in the New Testament. He went away
obi ~nNff f TfinFo N
doubt to the precise verify Of this anecdote be-
cause Colonel RooseYelt's University acquaintance
told i, himself TO the writer Of this article. T
with Colonel Roosevelt Governor and working
majority in each house at Albany do the trick
steIs and schemers and manipuators and other
lawbrcakcrs on the racetracks expect happy days
ind peaceful nights and wde-open cities, and vide
open dives and wide-Open rasca.ities, and wide
open temptations. and wide-open faro-banks, and
w.de-open betting-rinss. and wide-open racetrack
The stewards at Aqueduct and Brighton and
Saratoga and some other tracks In this state this
year have been wide open at times as vide open as
The spacious ocean or the broad crater Of Kila1ea
Inc stewards Al Aqueduct VINO TOOK no c,lon wneh
Spencer rode Sanders on "Wednesday OF isst week
Ished he facts concerning that ride on Ihurs9ay
November :. After that race Spencer was asked by
lie replied that Sanders had no speed in any part
Of the race After the last race that day TIE
and Sanders was worked six furongs, over the
A9ueduct track in less than l;i6 Ihe trainer bnf
told him the truth Re found out
spencer dd not ride Sanders yesterday. o,Leary
rode sanders who an added starter In me
last race. and Sanders won the race. +, 5000.
The stewards who have sat in the stang III many
races at Aqueddct have been Philip J. Dwyef
Francis T Clarke and Handicapper Nosburgh. IN
private lie those three &c Itltnen ooze and exude
piety and righteousness and other noble qualities.
IN private life Mr.. DIVER declares with unctuo1 ,
emphasis THAI he WoG'c rule his own brotneI on
h f me taught HIN Int d S ye4 has never
caught his own brother doing wIons. ana nc mas
never betrayed an alarming ANXIETY 10 qe,ee i
phyluctcry and he is passionately devoted TO the
practice total abstinence in regard to paying for
the pernicious and abominable habit Of 'treat ting
At lone intervals, however, he has been known TO
fho1mpsoon and ysrious Grfmen can supply enter
taining "reminiscences as TO Mi Dwyer customs
with respect to hospitality. ii they care to DO 50.
Mr.. Dwyer has talked freely on many occasions
about clean and square and fair racing What has
purity the turf? What did ne do al Monmoth Park
in 1888? What owner is more adventurous than Mr.
Dwyer in running such horses a Gonoine for work
when Glonone is unit aud has no chance to win?
A Mr. o Csrk IS fei3hf.. oyai jealous and able
superintendent of a rsc~course and man Of many
a steward ever DO 50 nuch as to raise even his
ltie finger 70 TTisp any joooery on t"e turf :
Bandcapper Vcshurgh Is an asceuc turf devotee
who stays W. nights studying pedigrees and cal
Sulatlns %Sshts; and VINO believes that Il the
Garden Of Eder had been lait out as racetrack
Eve would never have eaten an apple sin would
me- have e, tereq he woIid and man would Ii
exhibit a. consuming aVdor for supprcssine turf
abuses anu castins- out wrong-d doors? When? AT
When the Turf Committee Of the Legislature Of
1899 begins wo,N the Aoueduct stewards should
stewards should - called ana Questioned Then
some other Steve tcs. Then certain owners train
ers and Jockey. Ten certain bookmakers agents
touts and go-beiweens And don't Forget Spencer
gentlemen. Don't forget TO ask Spencer about
that ride on Sanders. IL tina: investigating com
Inittee employs counsel OF the right sort and does
its fun duty It will turn up the turf in way
which will reveal to the light OF day the worms
and bugs and creeping things which now infest II.
then,
Flecting Colo tte favorite ridden by OConnor
O'Connor were trying. so were Bonnie Gem and he1
rider. little J. Weber. The distance was one mile
and the time was very s.ow-lA5. Ruby Lips rldder
Maher was last Both Ruby Lips and Ssgacit!
ran strange races They were ridden IL II were
their mission merely 20 Shoe IN the 'Tigh
money favorfte Fleeing Gold. Did the stewards
wake up? OF course not. They slept and snored
The second also looked like a striking In
nv m, right money" with ferOcious and almos
ffcnzed zeal. Compensat:on's recent races he'
right money which made Compensation slronl
favorite The colt was ridden by Spencer poggett
on SPECIALIST IN front at the start ana leo To-
a quarter mile. But DOegett rode Specialist a.
fhoI.h third place We're ali ne cared for He go
that third place Compensation was first and Tip
caIlant second Maher on Hold Up. Sonee
e. on Iadv Exile CIawson was on Karma an
Jones was ON Crown. All OF them rode as II thel
only desire were 70 ''shoo IN Compensation. )
any ever seen at Gloucester Perchance II was a.
right but II certainly did not look 50. Do IN
stewards wake up? OF course not Itey slept ah'
snored. 1870 ,-..,.. -
The ingenious and INSCRIPTIONS manipulators
who have been manipulating Dan Rice At TINS
meeting thought they could win the MIRO rae
turf that they lost their money. Dan Rice ran
old uyfT he ia L.