New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-16
THE RACETRACK.
MORE WEALTH FOR THE BOOKMAKERs

sAT7-RDAY SEEKERS OF Fun LOST MONEY
was agreeable. but the track sticky. soft and
cllrcing from tho recent rains. The racing was
once more unsatisfactory In the extreme. First
vas hurdle "a &C IN which the favoritc For
get ore OF whose owners is F. r Hitchcock.
steward az the Jockey Club 1t is not unreasonab Bile
70 expect stewards OF the Jockey Club 10 be
careful than other owners Of stables In regard 10
the running 81 their horses II Is not unreasonable
70 expec, stewards Of the Jockey Club above other
owners Of stables 10 know something about their
horses and 10 refrain from stirring up scandal
and offending the public which supports the turf
nv starting their horses when the horses UNI
m or when the condition OF the track is such that
the horses cannot DO themselves justice. Many
times this year Forget has exhibited exceptional
ability in hurdle races and therefore the Saturday
multitude Of mer-y-rakers backed her eagerly.
She carried 100 pounds. and the track was
deep in mud But II the weight so ex-
cess,ve as 10 ruin her chances. II she was
Incapable OF showing her speed on muddy
track II was the obvious duty OF +. X
Hitchcock one Of the stewards OF the Jockey
uub 10 know something about her prospects
Asd 10 keep in the stable II she had no chance
- not steward OF the Jockey Club supposed TO
know more about his horses than William = Day
Is supposed to know about the DAILY horses? me
running Of this public fayorite Forget was so bad
as 20 be thoroughly discreditabe TO every one In
q
way and was beaten off so disgracefuily that the
talk about the management OF the Hitchcock
stable which heard all over the track. was oy
no means Pleasant Ben Eder won this RIDICULOUS
hurdle farce. and the visitors to the track were
exasperated over the unbecoming and indecorous
affair
Decanter another Hitchcock cravler. was made
The favorite In the second race. He was unplaced'
and the visitors TO the track were stu furfher
Irrltatcd over the management OF the Htchcock
stable.
That second race was for horses which had never
won $1,000 BY a stupid slip in the stable Of Nj r
Stephenson who owns Hanwe.I that horse was
entered. and TaTal was engaged 10 ride hlnl nan
well is six years old. aud IN the course OF ms
quaint and checkered has won several races
worth more than $500 ca n. II was an gorgeous
and hsxcusabie error in the Stephenson stable 10
enter Hanwell Before the matter was cleared UP
betting had been In progress for some time nan
well was declared to be ineligible. and WAS Win
drawn but number OF bookmaking buccaneers
who had taken in money Hanweil declared that
-hev would not return the bets These pirates
xxe-A forced by the stewards TO give back the
money The race was won oy the outsider ina
rina who on Friday bol,od IN a race. The plan OF
-unnins horse two days IN succession WORKED
vel in the case Of Chlrina. as it has worked wen
n the case Of George Keene. and in the cases OF
several horses owned and uained by the supremacy
astute and austeTe :. c. Hildreth Charna. no."
ever Is owned and trained by A. CovinS'on ana
IS not in the cunning Hildre;h stable Charlna was
an easy winner
William H. Clark is a superlauveY popular
owner with vas, masses Of friends His FLY, Inc
Rose was backed most lavishly 10 win the third
race and she won 1t handsomely SLOW Beginner
Imitation Is particular pet of the bookmaKers'
He had troops OF friends In that thiId race anu
carried A great deal OF money Spencer rode him
as a cat might ride a comatose COW. Imitation
could not probably have outrun The Rose anyway,
as The Rose flyer in that lot out IL rlu9en
message in order to pich pennies Imitation could
not have failed TO get second place ms JSu,
however was ridden by Spencer, VINO ollel' rlIes
Wei ms I,p''' ~ sS0".ing pitch-penny class
speRcefs ride OF Imitation this time was one Of
Ae slowest rides in his caresr SOW T'e powers
with regard the Armenian massacres anu anu m ~.
Sultan Of Turkey Therefore TomP9sS1' iddn nv nv
Taral got second place from m9'qh' & an ny
SPENCE sometimes the slowest Of the , SOW ana
But slow as spencer sometimes Is ne ne Is az ns
Stoves, far swier than the electric nas1 IN eSa
Saa, NAM n, ,,,r,s Now he has few. He rarely
rides in these days Most trainers think now that
efcicn, in lie sadie as Ll;tleaeld is The suns
OF Lttedeld. - Sims. Of Dogsett ana OF heH T
Is a.so b,4 Cor he wo-se But LittlefeId and
sins and Dogscj and Hamiton-and TO melan-
rbs3n9[ far-dff things and battles long ago. As
Jockeys they are mildewed and moudy. and Of all
DECIDE. The ride o. Littiched on Fnigrane in the
Champagne Stakes was among the most mlde"ed
ana moudv How glad those Morris boys are
ma asl tng "llrgeay tSrift economy prudence
diligence Industry end toll in the Loqisana k l5[
inss how could the Morris boys afford 10 employ
~ one who knows the difference between race
horse and Erie Canal mule could dotot mat We
i5at ran in the Champagne stakes The star,
disgust ngly bad and unfair for so small ne!d put
average intelligence could not haze !ost ne pIdae
Fqlisrane is certainly one 81 the oest OF american
den as he was ridden. and 70 see the races tnroWh
away by the bunglng OF blundeTng Ideri Lit tl
frame 10 catch Inc lightly weighted Lotharo. and
made Amos and fEer foolish der could possibly com
nit And yet with all his inexcusahle 3gnderng
end ridden BY Mahe15rs got dgst money IRON f5on
L L5nq on fothario Filigrane could have
Won the in cpn,sr by d hslfddo1s sT
,bat lovely par OF saints Rogers and Rose
A 6 sseb 1Uen Of eGhnv slopes they are They
play upon their oaten pipes sing me r tS "a
ana MARBLE 10 their mid-faced lambs. Could either
one indulge in mischief IN poliuo nc, I'LL TN
are as pastoral and guileless and truly ru,aI as
Joseph vendis himself And aren't those MTrIs
millions to spend. They have so much money ' ma,
ihsE a9 9d OK En hat Tn 5e colt 5G IS Fgrand
c O'Reilly il one Of the abest OK an the con
.e'oTs who eyer p1 uprirb owner Who is gen
syail,, iiked and esteemed. But Mr. o'Reily knows
Infinitely about railroad contracts rhan ne
knows abou, the proper way in which Nnistine
Cor sr0l'd he trained and ridden. - Kelly
trainer will never become famous for LIS trlumphs
N training Properly trained and properly ridden
Whlsilng Con might perhaps win several races.
Trai.ed In the manner IN which he was trdlned ioI
tn Nrn.corl Handicap. and ridden az ne was rid-
den bv Spdncer In tho Municipal Hand ap. Whist
ling Con is = pi,ful failure and nigh as wei ne
used for Nilinc M A hole IN n dump IN one o. MI
Pslli6 J 6wyer has believed from boz hood that
vbisLev IN heroic doses frequently repeated II
exceedingly bepeacia both for , man n an4 o Pfaf BY
he works Handball has been dosed more thah
once with copious "high-bas" before races yes
:. cas "a - ~ 1,,aitv OF whiskey Mr.. Dwyer