New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-11
TALK AMONG THE TURFMEN.
THE RRGMroN POT OF MrsH Is STILL nuDnLiN

THE BRIGHTON POT OF MrsH is Still. BuBBLiNG.
James Rowe war IN Broadway yesterday He
does not intend 10 visit Saratoga. and IL glad that
! he IL - enjoy four days Of rest
John j Hyiand ia slowly cooling after the
| burning heat ~ the Flrearm Tuesday. A.
J Joyner won handsome amounts the Brighton
meeting aud has gone into seclusIon 20 count his
! gains
brooklyn was Illuminated yesterday by John
Kclly's smile Mr.. Kelly rode al over the Dor
ouRh In \ trolley palace-car on personally con-
Quoted tour OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit system
| This tour personally conducted by Anthony
! y. Brady.
g. T. Mills. a we-known English turfmap ar
rived here on Tuesday He me, AT the pier
by j. f. Mcdonald and John Kelly. He 20
Saratoga on the Albany boat. and will be Mr.. Nc
| Donad's guest at that famous resort. on Friday
Mr. Mills Will go to Niagara Falls. In charge OF
Mr. Kelly. and when the great cataract Is done 10
trip to the Thousand Islands and down
the St Lawrence 10 Montreal will he made. Then
they will return to Saratoga by train.
II has been stated that the veterinary surgeon
who examined Hamburg for Marcus Daily declared
| that he was unsound and said TINT he would not
stand training when he examined him last fail
| Somebody was misnformed The veterinary really
said: Hamburg is practically sound. and has but
one small blemish which Is harmless There Is
no doubt abou, his training and racing success
fully" Moreover, he gave a certificate OF sound
ness. with the usual remarks incidental to such
documents.
| Brighton's closing day Is likely to be remembered
for many years by racegoers II Is fortunate that
the meeting * ended. for II IT continued another
week there Is no telling what might happen. To
that majority of the spectators left the track
In an angry mood would be an extremely mild
statement Of the facts. There one consoia tion
however and that was that anybody who did not
have grievance OF hts received every posi-
bic chance to share tho grievances OF others The
|
eral In the amount OF money given to the horse
men. The horsemen have been selfish and unreal
sonable, and the racing has been anything but his
class Horses have run In and out In the most
fragrant manner Trainers. Jockeys. bookmakers
and stewards were all in fault The starting pa-
chine which was used should be shipped to Agui-
naldo at once TO be used az barrier for stopping
M ana Now In to the Jockeys
are prolitc In framing excuses for Jockeys who fail
Horses are not altogether degenerates; yet train
ers owners and others proclaim that they cannot
betting and defeated BY rank ousides IN rh eee
tho start Is blamed and horses accused OF suk-
newspaper published oneha Of what owners any oy
quoted the Of the men who e make tho a Is
marks, there would be n hot time in the pad
dock. There has been much foul riding at brighton
in addition 70 the dishonest riding which has
smiles nowadays. witnessed the defeat OF BEN Ben
Ronald on Tnes Sh,y without murmur but when
mourniuIy asked: did anybody ever see such
racng? wv N"
The thirty days at Brighton In 1898 have left he
hind them memories which sour and foul
mat meeting was spoiled leaven TO the Amer. can
blown, maggoty meeting. McGraths bar was black
aaS 9f ss Sa Of ~. with
fy-specked and filthy. and the stewards were
almost concealed from view by dense swarms OF
horse-nles. This was not a case OF no flies on
them, There were COMMUNICATING. OF flies, and drill
grounds Of flies. and parade plains OF flies But
when McGrath went so far as to drown a ny In
each one OF many OF his unsealed bottles then the
their sins had found them out, and that the ancient