New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-31
THE RACETRACK.
TALK ABOUT THE STARTING PROBLEM.
A. FAR FROM SOLUTION A. EVER SOME s'G
GrsrIONs MADE

~ FAR FROM SOLUTION - FFEh sow N''
GEsrIoNs ,iADE
rho starting problem ~ as far from solution %
over ana Is likely to remain The huEh'ar " racirF
TIE rresAnt s,er,er has had everything IN his
favor since his appointment. but his best friends
admit tina, he s. I disma! failure and docs not pos
soss single qualification essential - man WHO
holds = place that decides tho posse ~ 'n""-
sands % dollars s'x times day. j requires
nracficaI horscrlan 70 start horses. ln InSdh'
TIE starters are men who have ridden races ana
who have had years of experience on the ilrf
A veteran Trainer. who IL Just and honest. man
who would not speak badly If anybody IN ''KlnE
soout the starter said 81 am sorry for MN. w
tros his hos. hut ~ IA not a horsNman. In the
first place, II n irrro ti-ahle n start fhoronen
hrede from 4. .iaudstni \ century 90 experiment
Ing by the foremost men I'm England t' breed
horses with the sole ambition {" 70 Rh,du ha'
produced an animal fI NJ nervous energy WINCH
4, almost unable to sand Ike n statue for I'M
and then suddenly break away ~ top speed " II"
horses were lined nj and had chance 10 va"
toward the barrier 1t would he an improvement on
tho present method. but II is impossible for "
man who has no practical knowledge ~ horses
which are intelligent animals 10 upset tho Instincts
which have becn bred into them for many genera
lions"
Nearly every trainer complains OF the starting 10
raccgoers They IN turn tax about tho uncertainty
OF racing when the starting is good. and th"n oan-
crate on the evils % the racing under tho pr's'N'
conditions Thus many persons remain ~ nome
and lessan tho receipts OF the lacotracks Near"
everybody who attends tho races desires the AN"i'-
ton OF the barrier and many believe That TIC pres
cnt starter would do better work x he ahand'n'l
the contrvance and trusted to luc%.
John J. McCanorty las no fear ~ tho conse-
quenccs OF bidding horses IN selling ra'"'' ana
intends 10 bill on claim any horic which picases
his artistic eye. - .
The arrival OF Thomas Burns "a reicf to m nm.
trainers who object to giving . 'hart ol tn,,H
horses form 10 jockics when hey ASK t"fn 20 no.
Kentucky Colonel has been tho su,j'ct OF Wuch
common; among turfmcr. some ~ ne heavy pr'-
tors who employ men 10 watch o." races ana W.
riders lost heavily on the race but they 90 no.
think Il was truly nm. asserting that hch'u.h',
Colonel was repeatedly foulri In he race. \ pti'pl
fudge in the nhcd might as wei ne III NOM v
Point so far seeing anything thai o. ,.iH ~ ~
elbow OF the chute is concerned. sfahI Sl"ul. ~"
erected AZ The elbow n the outsif" ran Tor p"."I
fudge who can sec things ana report ilen Z" .he
steward The patrol Judge in tn" inlr.i 'li.'o.
ACCOMPLISH the Impossible. Win laIoI J"'s' ~
Tho right place tho croTdnc and 1ostHnS ~ lh'
turn Tor the run-in both on ~" main rack ~
tbo Futurtv Course could he easily seen. ana inc
fourkiing jockeys punished. ,., ~. .,s ~
II Is common report In tho hotel cares Hnu IT,, ~.
uppcr Broadway that handsome rcv"nu" = h''s
eorncd hv Jockeys who take caro- or me o,'uSY..ii
favorics verify. the way %, m" he'''' i "''"'