New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-06
THE RACETRACK.
MAHER GETTING BACK HIS FORM.

BE WAS FIRST THREE TIMES AT MORRIS PARK
Daniel Maher has escaped from the lions When
he failed 10 ride winning horse in any one OF more
than Of races It generally supposed that
ne had become the prey OF wild beasts. This was an
II the lions swallowed this Daniel they
discovered that he was tough a morsel and cast
him out. the big fish in the period when
Nineveh gourds scared skyward even more rapidly
than Tobacco stock has been tumblins in the New
York Stock Exchange, elected Jonah unsavory.
A. J. Joyner who insists that Daniel Maher is the
creates, OF all Jockeys known or ever TO be known.
was talking with his inveterate enemy. James
Rowe. at Morris Park yesterday concerning the
relative skill OF Maher and Spencer Joyner thought
that Maher could ride the worst horse in training
and coneede several pounds 10 the best horse in
training. provided that Spencer was on the latter.
Vigilant experts who scanned the style in which
Spencer rode Buela in the last race leaned toward
the view that while Mr.. Joyner might perhaps be
excessively emphatic at intervals IN the utterance
OF his convictions he not hopelessly mistaken
In his estimate of the comparative merits Of Maher
and Spencer.
Maher in trance for more than twenty
races. Who entranced him? Why not turn the
boy over TO the thorough scrutiny Of a profound
physician. whose mastery OF frances IL ef1cent1
Who threw this modern Daniel into lions den?
Who were the lions2 Why didn't the lions devour
this Daniel? How did he get out alive? VIII the
State ask questions? What stewards in this State
are not DESTROYS Of suppressing free speech and
free press in racing matters? Behind the stewards
on Long Island and in the borough of The Bronx
stand the awful forms of Eugene Leigh and Philip
]. Dwyer Also the portentous figures Of F. Hitch
cock, James Galway and others. Go to Rome Go
10 the Sistine Chapel study Michael Angeles
stupendous painting Of the Last Judgment. Study
it for days more. and weeks and months. Nowhere
will you find in the marvellous conceptions OF
Michael Angelo in the Sistine Chapel imaginings
more imposing in majesty and stateness than the
towering shapes of Eugene Leigh ex-king of Gut
tenburg; of Philip J. Dwyer, the self-sacrihcins
Count Tostoi OF the turf: OF F. Hitchcock. the
worlds wonder in the pedigrees OF puppies; OF
James Galway whose racing friendships with
every breeze as a weather-cocks tail veers with
every breeze and other mighty potentates Of the
turf in this town. Tolstoi is celebrated in every
country for his unbounded generosity. He would
take from his pocket his ultimate kopeck In order
that thirsty friends might enjoy their vodka cock
9 IN m e Wyq2 s smpe Sdka ROCKETS sn
kopecks when his friends we're suffering from
ssrdity in their threats In faSt ME DIVERS pro,
the thirst Of his turf friends is renowned from
GIavesend TO the Golden Gate
publican legislature Will do with the racetrack
For the third day OF the Morris Park meeting the
Eeather was almost as l., mp h as on Tuesday But
the lions had not eaten him. he had eaten the lions.
Anyhow ne had escaped from the lions den in
he dd perform wonders. A. J. ,Joyner was proud
OF him. and he had reason TO be proud Of him. II
last nS to The Of S
that he could make iaG w
Maher to pay him $1,000 year for two years, 10
the Es
half the gross receipts. No answer had been re,
sysa R to Ro hour as tap s 1t. Is I'D
day Offering speneers services for nothing No
Ssy II to efas ss c4 se h Prince s
PRINCE is to take the gross receipts, neither Rove
fishifui intensity Of the rvairy between Rowe and
hurdie charivari in O Which four rusty saun; and
Manchester and Herman the Great took part. OF
course Maher had no mount in that crow con-
But Maher rode the winner Of the second race
A, J. Joyner.s Swamp Angel. who was at an out,
Tyrian, the favorite, was practically left at the
post: But no sensible and intelligent person ex.
rule anything but bad starts from this starter as
In the second race Maher was on Mugg!ns, and
vas unplaced Again the start was extremely BAD;
Orna mental go; much the best OF this TEec Ia
however, as Il she were short Of work and came in
unplaced. The Morris colt Filigrane. in his last
and younsster Of far class. and he had plenty n
several of the others WeTe well backed
,rs os the o2 ras b to OK
ana the dd
and Incsndescent was nowhere near a. place.
Lomity exhibited remarkable speed, and with
s last Tae Mar g lt0 p tae in drive
with Bangle. George Keene. ridden in botching and
Thai boy clawson needs keen and constant watch,
s % is ODD. se ad he dqs and
earnestly than he rides short-priced .favorites;
@ get Who csn doubt Pd oa ase
panes ard shaks;psarss The julius Caesars
treat at them They are colossal ss
f no Julius Caesar once more With u.s.
He has come back from Snad Rome ., sr, And there's
But why llnger longer suhcs IT. to cay that hat
~oae govern naSSs WIZ
vastly more spacious wisdom than that with which
s, who SStSh
great az Philip J. Dryer or =, Eugene Leigh or
among the mighty magnates Of the turf? Perish
heavy storms. and the track was not muddy No
one OF the results was affected by the gloomy
q train leaves the Grand Central Station at 1926
We're to stop at Fordham on every race day. il
would SS co ss aks for
station 10 the trash "a line The jG our by
from Willis.ave is extremely slow. unsatisfactory
and uncomfortable. Moreover. the fare for the
short round trip between the Wilsave. station and
the tracks, cents-is outrageously exorbant IT
is In fact an insufferable extortion. From points
below the Harlem River the roundtrip fare Is %
cents-fye cents each way on the elevated trains.
ys each ths snd
The public is feeced and swindled inexcusably by
slow Irritating na enjoying s he Ky
cessive fare. Here are the summaries;
FIRST RAcE-seling $500 added. One and half miles
over six hurdles. ,..,
81. Pl.
" Z. divers b. T. Governor Budd. by
Fresno-Rosa O.. ; yrs. iSl n %, H dossn}
+. D. Boards b. z. Widower g. l5l penn) o-@ o-o
] W Colts b. z. Manchester. aged, l3l; q.
. w. ~ " (Owens) IS l-3