New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-22
THE RACETRACK.
FIELDS OF SMALL SIZE AT MORRIS PARK
THE PROGRAMME SPOILED BY WITHDRAWAL

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, crawied. In the second scene eight turf infants
forth likely starters SIX sPrawled. y
list of nine performers sem out for the third
exhibition -Four caught the public eye. For the
fourth muster the original rocall included nine
names. the same number as that recorded for the
thiri summons Three came cut. For the fifth bii
OF fun the offcial archives contained nine candi-
dates Four fought Was IT not amusing that The
official programme Of the first five catastrophos
embraced total OF forty-ive enlistmerts. hat
only twony-siX took part In the warfare? The
racing not Of high class. In fact. it was q
,ow class in the extreme, suitable enough FOR New
Orleans IN the middle of January. but not crcGita-
BILE TO the greatest of American cities and the
greatest % American States. Yet who can reason
ably count upon notable turf triumphs when Au-
gust Belmont and James r. Kcene are unable 20
maintain close supervision of Jockey Club affairs?
For months Mr. Belmont ans Nj Keene have found
II impossible 20 watch racing in this State as
sharply il ought 10 I've watched. In their Alb
sence the Jockey Club tracks have been too often
In charge of persons whose waists are thick and
whose heads are thick persons of the FORGE class.
The riding of Spencer the favorite Brass in
tho first exhibition would have delighted ii Hung
Chang could ne have seen it, Ii Hung Chang is
said 10 be backward Spe-cer. II is thought. at in
tervals can ride backward when he likes. and his
exploit on Brass in outward aspect almost as
backward as anything known al Picking for CEN
turtles Brass is owned 10y a newspaper man Of
DISTINGUISHED ability and admirable character and
capacity VIII he care to keep Brass after that
Spencerian lide? This was as clear case as any
for several days on New-York track. The
a.d his friends were Tsung-Li-Y amened.
Blu, the Dowagel Expresses in the Stewards
stand piled their Purple orbidden-City fans.
tucked in their vounlnous skirts. and were
eessivey happy in their Ming-dynas;y adorable
Huber is on the trail of Spencer. The average
jockey is a Daniel Lemtert in COMPARISON with
looks like the mere wrath OF an X-ray: He Is all
hardtish that those VINO look a. him are inclined
10 think that while ne was in his cradle his
WI iote W 81. epA 70 'T enra Is
now razor-edee Of tenuity. And he has ridden
wins Official Turf Guide the facts may be got at
without spending weeks in research. Blu. the Ii
s NC fos ~ S whcn e S emo oi dolfs
Keene arc not in active oversight do not seem to
Spencer said to the trainer OF Brass after the race
Was over that Brass was propping himself al the
Course Yet il was plaza 10 careful observers that
il was not Grass who was proPping hmself but
prop? 10 Chinese stewards can. ''O' 0'e
mSnora third Mr. beard remarked after the AFFAIR
that he had so little confidence in Floralne that he
Gaze played with the second arrengement. She
was al big odds on. and was ridden by Maher, who
also rode the successful favortes in the third ana
fourth races Swiftmas and Cormorant Makers
riding Of Gaze. Swiftmas and Cormorant was ex-
etlien: but his r.dins Of Irish Reel The fayorite in
the nth race, was as conyouted and circ1itous
and proppng as was the riding Of Spencer on Brass
in the nrst race. Tsral RODE Peep O Day; the
John j McCanerjy. who bought Handsel a few
days ago ed TO WIN grea forHn , p on Hap nh
Peat was hrst in the last race, while the odds-on
favCrite. Charentrs. clumsly ridden by Maher' was
Taxing into account all the Withdrawals and the
obvious that the standard OF tho sport at Morris
PARK yesteI9ay Was nOn Lar So0re seh TIand
ball-high ball track at Gravesend. But the mem
btIs. OF Inc Tsung Ii Yamen in The Forget stew
The Morris Park meeting will end today ne
programme is extremely unattIactive ana tne
track VII be deep in mud and water from the rams
When Vii a racetrack in this State get an abun,
dane" Of unailoyed intellect in the stewards stand?
Any racetrack can obtain big Wristbands IN NE
brain in the stewards stand? That's another
Here are the summaries:
FIRST RACI:For madens. $500 added. specs! weights
Five and haIf furongs, Eclipse Course
81 p''''o Fl.
y rl 4 Be'55s nc S vs.! ri''' 81
J. Burton & cos b. +. Fairy Dale iO7.
T. co.,elos oh. f. Emmanora- 3. i%5.;, =,
Brass 3 10. .............. 'srsoctD o - ~
To ana Fr. ,,,c;s JSso5} : al
STAN g. io7 d-.mieyl 90 .,
Tort aged ' ,S, 20 Lar So i0-i
p''"'S 80 Co., Time :oe'e
Won easily BY lengths halfensth between sec
ord and third
sy-oNp RAcE-For ,wo-year-o'ds. selling $50" added
Eciirsc Cuurse.
~ l. Hsyman.s cl- Gaze. by Fslseuo 90.
C. LIiicSS.id RS B. T. Golden DAYS. loa
J. z. Maddcns ch :. Helen Th.Hss -
d I@,'y M % ''91 eSH:oP 81 Il
AmoIita, lV'. No. 49, ,,,,s ''"'''' -
Won easily by lcrg,h and haif: TWO lengths be
tween second AID third
THIRD RACE-IngAveish, handicap 5000 added
Withers MILO.
Deuel ras rel sv F. c. %Tr 10 M by
r-'.,. . s.n..,,.Do, M ~ s-' ID
W. L. divers b. c warren'on. > re n
Buela. !. l27........ .'S"''
Won easily by ha; two lengths between sec
ora and third
roI,RTH RACE-Ygr two year-olds $40 added special
weights Six forlonss, wrhers Milo
Rogers & Roses b C. corrorssSS,t by -, o.,
P$'3ssP ss4Ss: IS sSS Ss; ID
Won easily by lengths four lengths between seoono
and ihhd.
FIFTH RACE Handicap 5000 added One and one six
tecnth miles over the hiL
Nfcor%aSah; y F'' y "a Os 80
J. Mccanerty's q. c Hnndse. s 3 TO- 3, 30
j. W.. w. n s1' i snsso;' "a IS is
"'" '''' TIme-I:4s..
Won IN drive by hall lersth. two lengths between
second and third
SIXTH RACE ceiling $500 aided WIthcrs %ne.
! o d AS1sss5,p 3 Yeas. f'' . car
o. richards SIS cnarentas,