New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-30
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.
ECHOES OF SATURDAYS GREAT RACE-THE CARD
FOR TO-D DAY.


FOR TO-DAY.
II IS essy TO distinguish the Brooklynites IN
crowd owing to the aggressiveness with which
they push their way On Saturday at the race
track there was large sprinkling OF men ana
women from the Brooklyn borough. The men
could squirm through the crowd In the betting ring
10 n dozen different bookmakers. merely 10 ASK
the odds against certain horses. In less time IMAM
the man from Manhattan required to reach SIN
gle bookmaker to accept short odds on the morse
he desired 10 bet Brooklyn sports love to go
shopping SO as TO secure the best odds. At other
times they will make circuit OF the ring without
making a single bet, so as 10 be abie 10 'eii inc
persons who do bet that they got the worst posi-
bic odds as Mr. Blank. IN the dead line oHered
10 to l. whereas the bettor accepted to d on the
trains the Brooklynte always secures seat. whiie
others are compelled TO stand Long continued
practice in reaching trains on the Bridge ana doug-
ing trolley-cars has given the Brooklynites &C.
cided advantage the denizens or the othei
boroughs Of the city.
The crowds at the Gravesend track on SATURDAY
were extremely good-natlred, although many OF
them complained or the treatment they received.
Complaints were largely confined to the Tree heiu'
The sooner the bookmakers who prey upon inc
"iO-centers" realize that they only exist upon
sufYerance the better It will be for them Now Is
the time the racing associations to protect their
patrons from some OF the vultures who cause repu-
table bookmakers to be looked upon with suspicion
1t is unfair for d bookmaker TO dispute bets ana
afterward give the man who bet with MN one
half of what he Is entitled TO. "Welshing mas not
been frequent on American racecourses. but is
sure to become common II the racing authorl'les
do not prevent the presence OF irresponsible per-
sons on the racetracks.
Ornaments brilliant performance was genera"y
talked about In the hotels and cafes yesterday
I-npreiudiced turfrnen concede that Ornaments
performance ranks with the best on record IN
America Sloan. the jockey, IS staying al Sheeps-
head Paw He is now ranked tho foremost
Jockey that ever sat in a saddle on Thoroughbred
Method a brother TO Ornament Will be shipped 10
England with Knight Of the Rose on Saturday.
A large number OF turfmen visited the racerackS
on the island yesterday afternoon. 1t Is the Gus
tom of many hOrse-owners to visit their STAPLES on
Sunday after they have attended divine service.
The track at Gravesend Is drying so rapidly that
Colonel Brush believes the track Will be lightning
fast
There are no casualties TO report about the con-
testants in the handicap. There was no crowdlng
tostlinR or interference throughout the race IL
was truly run. and every Jockey DID his duty Inc
absence OF ire ponsible lightweights- by fou
riding have caused intense dissatisfaction IN the
nastHfrom the list OF jockeys VINO rode IN me
bondcaD on Saturday shows plainly that races
On be run without the favorites being inter!tred
with H.. =. a..
The entries in four OF them were liSht; hence ,he
0ye-furlong selling divided, when makes
up for the lack OF numbers in the other contests