New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06
THE RACETRACK.
onp THINGS SEEN AT AoUEDUcT.
GAMERS INExCUsABIE ALARMs-srow AND
POOR STARTING.

n, all the timid and unmanly Jockeys ever con-
.,cvous IN America Maher is the most timid and
smanly and OF all the careless starters Pettingill
j" .r,onC the most careless. And among the sleep
-, ~ stewards who have dozed racetracks
,... Cain slew Abel have been the stewards at
a.. current Aqueduct meeting. Francis ]. CLARKE
., one Of the stewards. Clarke was wakefu in his
,,,sncy and then he cried aloud when any thing was
tee As a racecourse superintendent. a Horse
r.or nuctioneer, as the undismaSe6 holder of n
ho,,ow and empty poker hand as a timer who Is
- r,erciful TO land crabs thlt he gives world-ex-
o.,,ng records TO the slowest beasts at Brighton.
x,-oncis r Clarke owns a reputation and celebrity
,,ch II would be troublesome to approach. But
= q steward whose duty II is 10 take action when
mar Rice IS handled as Dan Rice has been handled
:, this Aoueduct meeting. Mr.. Clarke is not likely
"a 90 laundering down the ages with the distinc-
,,cn belonging to a steward who is jealous 10 pro-
,.ct the public from the underground borrowings
Of sly turf moles. To any person of ordinary in
,e,,sence the manipulation OF Dan Rice at this
r,ee.,ng has been repulsive. Were the Long Island
-ac,ns supervised and cared for II ought 10 be,
.v.rv person responsible for the outrageous in-ani-
ont running OF Dan RICE AT TINS hee'inS """u
aeon be in trouble
President Reilly Of the Queens County Jockey
rluh Is a man OF the world an infuentis, poll
,,c.sn Yorker of liberal views. and a
.,rtman with a stalwart preference for Just.
..ra,ght and sound racing. But hydraulic pressure
&c brought TO upon the president OF the Queens
county Jockey Club 10 select handsome stewards
- matter whether they are useful stewards
NOT, SO President Reilly picked out Philip j.
Dwyer Francis T. Clarke and Handicapped Nos-
,r-eh for stewards Mr.. Dwyer was chosen be-
ceuse he looks so much like compromise between
The King OF Italy and the Emperor of Austria
Mr. Vosburgh called upon to serve on account
of his amazing resemblance to the ex- Ahkoond or
swat Mr. Clarke was selected because he Is so
similar 10 the young Emperor OF China that no -
frequently mistaken for the nephew OF the DOW
ager Empress OF the Middle Kingdom. .,,. o,,
But it must he admitted with sorrow that any
nrehistoric board Of mandarns exhumed from the
mud aats on the shores OF me nahs o ',
could have exercised more vigorous controi oEel
,bmbe-rigeers at AQueduct than Dwyer. Clarke
and Vosburgh have exercised me SteW SrSi,ai
Aoueduct have been about as useful ior prao Ia
R pO'e stewards and had president Reilly ms9sgef
the sport would have been whittier than II has De4'
M Belly : s sens,Die has ,I round buttons at
the tor. Those buttons remind Observers 81 we
buttons OF Picking IN me caPtai Gl ,e n'r in fhem
Peking buttons and AQueduct buttons are not uil-
IKE yet & Sesd or the Queens County Jockey
club II is a pity that he is hamPered ny 49, 1"
fhe weight of a mustard seed upon the scales or
The air was full Of fog Friday night and sat
urdav morning. hut i'm the afternoon the W'dthtI
was Indian summer in an amahle mo0o, |' fsitiis
gathered to see the antics OF the Tulmv tI 49,
Aqueduct was trimming over ana spnnns l UIS
With spectators had mtre NqI Inv how 10 start
horses and Bosrd IF Stewards bright enough
and brave enough " care me CP0GSS and shouted
With gee. Bu petcnsir could sell stale iish IN
manifests in -tarting horses. and the Board OF
stewards c. "a bob for eeS in the Dismal swamp
"Msher rs on Mana II in tn. second race. Eleven
and Mana r. was near the oq h6nS no hvrt IN
the crowding. He j. the most cowaIuX 5oCN S
cam overcome his bahyish tremors before the sea
son of 1892 Incorporation Counsel Hiark VINO ma.
pav will find that he has been prodlsalE IaH ~
Maher shivered, shook and trcmbled 1n N"n S X
His face was All colorS-at one tiine M VoiioU Viii
a. another time green purple nlu. a h Hcio~ arw
because Of tho ridiculous PAM N.Y. ,, b ' con 4 NOT
this boy poltroon TO c9llaps so OF heraIse az The
wotui Incompetence Of the hopeessly incompetent
fn he last race Maher rode Harry Reed in field
Of eleven His position was neal the OUTSIDE anu
again he Was b Almost ,Tnos fell out Of the saddle The
rtarters work throug me dis 'operations had
been SLOW and ansns tha int r wS amd it was
NECESSARY 10 send them away speedily because unp
laws OF this STATE MAKE it RoGd ws we up with
the Others when the flag feL In taci' III s wsS
fair start and was direcy in f GSar V ne Mshcr
iSs5 not been so fearful he could have taken gGC9
place with Harry Req oo B so ne NE ST S go bad FALLEN
snd after Harry Reed had received iaI Sa' Ied
Snd hurt No racetrack ought 10 t@ict6r' o Hnit
lcowardce on the par 81 from riGng for the rest
~ he year on account Of his inexcusaoe oo"a'o-
Zee. .,o- 10 had been pulled up Harry Reed had no
chance lie was never prominent ana WAS , !nS,
f %nn Or Rice rushed to the front took long ,fHI
and won at his leisure. ; Hc o., - o r in hat
genus ,c VIZ s,ahi" has much more courage Than
Maher has but nSini9E CAP IN oid Of dozen
Sorsoe in race AZ five furlongs one OF The gozIin
should win ny fun fup'ons eG t ' Stewards
would prohahly ask no questions. he InaI'-"oe
5qnpng c cf P easr Rle ana turf scandals of
1SoS What has ben done , sn"u tho United
SAL took possossiou 81 Guam in the l@droneS
Frou ind heneacit, much nor, than The climate
Of Havana Santiago. Of fonce or San Juan ,U ~
valid Harry Reed is an invalid Dame Mah so u
afflicted with heart failure r5ltengi' h"T n'" ~
o ,nolrsI@d ~ ,ske larry Reed and Maher and
Pc,,.ncin and tho Aou'duct stewards 10 Guam ana
az , nc[t SON would bloom like green bay
tree Lei Reilly rin Aquednct and don interfere
with him Reilly can run Aduod"c,, Wei w,th" h
steward. Without them Reilly would make Aqne-
duct palm garden of delight. WIN them Aaue-
TIE fav"rt,e Z9nome and the we'll cked Blarney.
seg IN ' psray s race reversal Of
form was comple,e and doefu' As 10 o.; 9e no. no.
snH %sc np OF coHr@c not, They
wake up Takarasseo. an outsider won 'H L nSi,
stable bids Takanassee and finally boRgn,
her for mGdera'e SUN 5aso sn So Is re Wort"
Maurice owned by q stable with artistc gold
brick linee IN It's colors was bet on profuSey Tor
the second race. The third choice. Lady Dsdain.
crashed Nrst honors Maurice was second and the
copously supported Dagretu was thiI". Whcn
the jockeys were weighed il was found th3d Jam
who rode Maurice and rode him with less ski
ana Judgment than the average bump on a, ioE
might exert had three pounds overweight Whl,l
he'd no. been declared Therefore Maurice was DIS
qualified and set back to last place. TINS Was a
Jus, and righteous judgment. and in strict &C
cordance win racing rules. and II was acc'pillhe
% tho general public. which had seen ne gam
and glitter 81 gold bricks In the Maurice S'abc
more than once Maurice had not run before ms
year. 49,