New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-11
sLOANEs TAMMANY ADMIRERS.

John Daily went Europe several weeks nRo
II he had been at Morris Park yesterday he would
have been vastly pleased with tho graceful agility
81 h,s pretty chestnut nlly High Degree. who IS
by His Highness Of Nettie. Prestd!gitatrce.
the long named daughter OF Springfield and Active
who Is owned By A. II. & u. II. Morris. was
strong favori,e for the Fashion Stakes OF 5000
for two year old nlos al hail mile. but High
Degree was focter than Prcstidgiiairice. and de-
fcated her fairly on her merits IN contest that
was fascinating to look upon. August Bemonts
Lady Onward was third. Lady onward was ridden
boldly and stoutly by little r Burns. There was
a great deal Of crossing. and jostling and foul
riding in this John Sanfords Nell Dale. by
Favcrdale Nell. who Is hal:-sister OF the re-
nowned Splinter. Stonenell is nimblc. and with a
competent rider would have been close 10 High De-
gree and Prestidgitatr!ce AZ the finish f'ut
mule iOleraby II the mule has all his legs chained
together with short chains his tail reefed and his
pinned down with safety pins. but as an
Spencer is no Archer II Mr. Sanford. however
pfefers to have his trainer spoil the chances OF MS
swift lilly In stakes by putting Spencer on her well.
trainer So much the worse FOR NcI Dale
Sonser rode James Galway's Belle Stuart with
plentiful lack Of wit and plentiful misuse Of
3s the whi So a ooHSly S@ysarousV mnd
cruelty that they ought 10 be dashed themselves
and none Of .hem seemed to be troubled because
Richard Croker through the Corporation Counsel
and tho Mayor had been seeking TO damage the
credit OF New-York in the financial centres OF the
world by asserting that this city had issued millions
OF dollars OF Illegal bonds. All OF the Tammany
chiefans were vociferous in eulOgy OF Mr. Cookers
dauntlcss valOr in going TO England to aid this
country in its war against Spain and TO meet face
to face with tger-ike bravery all the people who
are moved to wrath by the stopping OF public i'm
provements here and by the failure TO provide
schools for OF thousands OF boys and girls who
pense Wel-informcd Ncw-Yorkcrs generally be-
ieve that this action on the part OF Mr.. Cookers
agents who hold public Office has been taken in
order to fulfil the beforc-elcction Tammany bargain
with the elevated roads and the surface lines when
the Tammany leaders promised the managers Of the
elevated and surface lines that rapid transit should
elected office II is generally understood that on
the basis OF that bargain the elevated and surface
paign fund and did all they could elect the Tam
many candidates. Moreover. the Tammany leaders
into Wall Street and bought heavily OF the
stocks which might be expected TO rise If rapid
transit were get aside completely. Mr. Croker went
>Spaniards but chiefly to escape the tempest OF
wrath which he expected when mis- agents In public
office made public that scheme 70 prevent rapid
transit by declaring that the city debt limit had
been exceeded.
The Tammany politicians at Morris Park wcrc
vorite Jockey both Of the Tammany politicians and
OF the chorus girls. When High Degree. with Sloan
up reached the goal first in the Fashion Stakes
mighty the tumult and tremendous were the
shoutings from Tammany and the chorus.
VARIOUS INCIDENTS OF THE SPORT.
Sloan was the jockey John Days Jean Beraud
the odds-on favorlte in the fourth race which was
at four and one-haf furlongs for two-year-olds
which had never won race. with special scale
OF low weights for this particular race. Jean
Beraud showed startling speed but he was ex-
tremely raw and green. He had never been out be-
fore and ne swerved all over the track. II he had
run straight from the start he probably would have
token tax rst place Gounscor wfrnberg the winner
tests. and had run Mr.: Belmont's filon dor 10
head on Saturday S,% There:o5 s counseor we5n
Jean Bssaud can hardly tan 70 vanouish the