New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-29
THE RACETRACK
aow THE HORSES RAN IN bho'NN' ''

rvREp FIRST CHOICES WERE
..... ,o.,av the gates Of the Brooklyn track WI
=. chm, until 1899 and Il might DO ho ia, 49,, rayar
highest interests OF the pest spoi' =, vhat date
% he -eopened. No one knows no" ras and
-. min he laid out through me e'oU ~
.c,og will stop at this weli-kno"h ~ "a Cor
sooner the change comes the pete ..,,rsrinc
.ha victims OF the betting-ring. hVe'y ,ororg
~. roueo source of trouble. misery anu
"a Ivory racetrack which is no' 80 h'' a., a.,
n spppress sharp practice ana A,oh I.
.,..on 70 tho county and the state IN "i''o
uos Brooklyn's track officials nave - 90 tn
,oo Vveak-eyed or weak-mindeu oi .A4 - cart
,sr,ere with the wicked devices ol NV" - 90 90,
sras FOR work and who are determine ,eIa
hoi'o' 10 -, .hn ,ur, no matter how reprehehsioo
49, ,ha rre,hods by which they get the i"oi'.s
ca Intense and so Unsuitable has nee" Inv - IN
on the part OF the central powers O. -, ,nied TO
Law hold OF every cent which cou'o o 49, ., tho
dividends on tho stock that 'ho iop~ , doalings
-.sr.rsment for broad views for hoeTai ,,o,er
- g. oareful supervision OF the sport mas 49,.
80 ypstrious In fact the managemeh' %
enoken of as parsimonious. even 10 vi. ,.h W
s,,ng tness and as habitually uhco"O "a with
enact 10 the starting OF horses LOT "o plans
,esnect 10 trickery practised by "I'ro a,,,,
tor b,r gains for huge profits. for eHcesSN1 ,.
- sa.,o "a have possessed the minds anu So
aa ,ba action OF the Brooklyn mahaee'"
Puildings and grounds look cheap an" 49, s,or.
-, the stand in the 5O-cent Held an" uO IT.
10 often cheap ard common and eruoe anu -,
And among the men who have ac'eu "s ,o, .ouud
This track at certain times some nave oeen ,ha
-. .r,o,r instances who were painfully neio" 'ii0
s-.oo NJ New-Yorkers IN intelligence ana chei e''
Men who are do,efully deficient In meh'ai ui9
zion and force do not. Of course in'efie, ,. nar
summing OF horses for work. which has always ueon
..rr.d IN so extensively at Brooklyn ana my
rn M, keen enough TO detect the frequent olsho'o
..herras which are devised and put INTO eneo'' '"
.,,. tbev nrefer that racing shall be unc4ed" i"'
than clean. - .-o,S has
40 much that Is Objectionable and "io"e .,
been allowed TO occur unchecked at nrooNy'. 80
go s,d IN nrevious years and so little desire 10
d.al generously with the public has oeeh Sno
that the ending of the meeting TO-DAY -
and acceptable. and the coming OF 'I'e ''' 49,
Che land shall be cut up into building io.s anu ~
.A.orm.rer shall be banished irrevocaoy VIII NC
-oa,sa with satisfaction by hosts of upright anu
honorahle citizens This State and THIS Guy ous"
mot to tolerate the existence OF racerachs VIZ"
those tracks permit evil-doers 10 pre! up
xusnecting dupes and victims In oettuhs-ri"So' o.
-erit certain disreputable owners. trainers tooh
makers and Jockeys to cheat the puphc nS stains
norses for work. and by many other satanic oe
re,ts 20 cover the sport with reproach ana coii-
tumely <-..o.o IN ,,e
Ths club has been remarkably fortunate 40 nv
weather a, this meeting Had the Stewardship
hesr as worthy of praise the weather on most
Of the racing afternoons the track might haSs
STRENGTHENED itself in the goodwin @, n trSsbn
Friends Ses But the coudy as he
weather has been clear In several cases IN 70
~ VIGOROUSLY and in stark earnest they have been
too careless too timid or 100 lhoolent ~ noofv
Iii Tbarefore il has been a meeting "oluiiS
marred a meeting OF mournful mishaps ana ms
rhances a meeting blurred and ootched ahq pun Iii
gied and spoiled 1t is a good thns that 1t VIII
There were races Of striking mp9r o9 6s i a
on Tuesday but he will be at work again IN
he third race La 9 ba sSs Was 50 withdrswn
sera y" 81 me Sookmakers returned the money bet
fher bets but most Of the bookmakers refused TO
return anything In this state the lrachs !roo
:, Sets a revenue from the betting ring in one way
or another. The METROPOLITAN puaf rsa wbnss
and GGssy are ar Bt HP On Wh sse @ hspPn
me backers OF La Penitente were exceedingly
angry when most of the bookmakers refused 10 re-
Doggett did not have a mount yesterday. The
turf is better off when this Jockey mas no mounts
and ANYTHING about Doggetts record and career
knows why the turf Is better on WiTn Tnif in man
races Study all the races IN WHICH ne mas rI1ne en
fhs how has ridden him. has been Of the most
Inconsistent. in-and-out horses ever known, Deh-
Walter won the fourth race. DOggett has ridden den
some queer races on Whipash He did not roe
very Easily Did the stewards Of the Jockey Club
ever besiow patient and thorough stndy upGn iot
Sutv for a ong time 10 study Doggetts rides II
they have not done it, they have neglected Their
nlsin duty They grant licenses to jockeys. Dog
gett got his license from them. II Is their pam
duty to take away the license Of any Jockey whose
riding is such that he does not deserve to keep his
license. e.. A.,
William Martin rode Yesterday for the first time
since his leg injured in race. he Ia sun lame,
however He handled Irish Reel in the second race.
Irish Reel much superior 10 Clonsllla. me
only other starter, that the affair was praetioa,
wafkover for Irish Reel on whom the ODDS OF
90 70 were laid.
Ciawson rode George Keene well on TUESDAY.
when he defeated Macy. White Frost and Whist
George Keene Yesterday Clawson was again on
George Keene. who the favorite In the fourth
race George Keene was leading the held so easily
at the head OF the homestretch that ne seemed
thing occurred George Keene in the lead and
moving easily, while Sir Walter. the second morse
was under the whip. Suddenly George keene lost
E ground and Sir Walter passed him In the frac-
zion Of second. What caused George keene to
lose ground SO suddenly? No other horse was near
him at that point. He did not stumble. What vas
Clawson doing 10 him Just then ana mere Inc
horse clear and moving smoothly. ne dlq not
act as IL he had been struck with nj OF sulking
with the suddenness of a stroke OF lightning. OK
Startling suddenness with which the favorite lost
his speed What they about these things?
Without bettinc-rings there would be no racing in
This State without honkrnakers there would be no
auent defeats OF savorites-no matter how those
defeats are brought ahout-there would be 10"
hookmakers pay money for gambling privileges
Without racetracks there would he no ornamental
decorative and useless racetrack stewards.
some day the people OF this State may grow wise
enough to abolish swnding betting rings. gambling
Yacetracks. and even elegant ana exquisite race