New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07
THE RACETRACK.
OGDEN DEFEATED BY MISS TENNY.
FAST TINE BUT TANGLED JocKEYsH1P


Racing Brighton Is almost over. The ralfreys
will prance again In McKanevillc on Monday and
Tuesday. Later they will go TO Aqueduct. Perhaps
they will scamper with less self-respect IN the
Borough OF Queens than they have been scampering
in the Borough OF Brooklyn but II they do. their
lives ought to end with A short shrift No finer
racing weather could be thought OF than that %
yesterday. and Brighton welcomed a merry COM
pany. whose numbers well up In the thou
sands The racetrack treasury was dripping with
drachmas AMI the bookmakers now burst
ing with filthy lucre. 1t afternoon OF
stupendous profits for the betting ring. But
August was amiable. The air was suave
and soft Summer not unkind. From the near
Atlantic came gentle riprles Of ozone. 1t was not
TOO hot and 1t not too cold. Any one who
can recall a more agreeable afternoon In sun and
sky and breeze must exchange memories with
modern Mcthuselahs. The track was In condi-
ton which could not be improved. Brighton was
becoming. Just then and there was the occasion
for this racing association TO earn the praise OF
the people and TO please ali reasonable friends OF
noble sport.
But William Lakeland put Hamilton on ogden.
the favorite In the most important race of the
day. How long would William Lakeland and
Hamilton last at EPSON or Ascot. at Auteuil or
Longchamps? Those two are. precious par
Richard Croker TO give them Tammany nomna1
tons for elective Offices? Then they would ma
think Of them both. Lakeland knows AL about
Hamiltons habits. and all about iiamiltons riding
which would win RAGS with skfu idy Sc On ld I9s
races with Hamilton in the saddle Ii Is IN
excusable and shameful for this trainer to lose
races, by employing Hamilton. rider whose
ngs Of supplementary nature, when IL IS
this jockey has sunk low. through dissipation;
that IN many Of his races he is as incapable or
helping his mount as Moody is or Hothersal IS
William Lakeland, since he became a trainer. mas
done many bcld things. He did some bold things
Withers IN the presence OF several witnesses, IN
GLIDING the writer Of this article made SOD
might possibly have caused Lakcland's ears TO
Monmouth. i.akeland was no toiucr .ir.n MI M,
lie Is now. For him Hamilton has no secrets, ~
has sci forth in a number OF painful. exhibitions
this year Nevertheless, he put Hamilton on Mar
Is any graduate OF 1bat k"I IaEkeaHd after
recent nut Haion On ogden with
ne purpose Of IMPROVING the breed OF n1rses
because II Is said. they tend to improve me bI.su
SabIiS Of Sims tend TO improve the breed OF horses?
ogden was the popular fayorite in the Iest
da aGd ds M9 seeond to Miss Tenny BY
Colonel Ppsifer whose eare5i dtbnrst Of
goo COOS in favor OF the Improvement OF h dne
breed OF horses. And Colonel fuisier mas O zen
55roveHene Of the breed OF horses ever since And
Ia Is al
at Brishton especially. And arc TIE bo9kmahc
ers whose every bet Is In VIOLATION OF 'he NV %
ibis Se a Tmf G %aoneT Pue G and William
Lakeland and Hamilton and sims ana W
arproachabo handcapper se So1.ds win he
to impI9Te thG R 9pes IN the Jumping hippo
Gromcs Is inexpress0ly admirable hsety no"h-
may IN This state is indisputaby lawbreaker
The statutes Of NewIoTk are pam ana Gear III
re nlain and clear In foroiding any Organization
whatever 10 derive any revenue irom t"i =, i,
a revenue from the bookmakers on ~ grounds. anh
in so doing violates the law 80 one can . ut"S ~,
the state lawbreaAer in taking money rno b fG2m
the bo9kmakers for m msb oo 9St be iaIcos
for the Brighton raGk and al tss oiher iTsgki
70 mitigate and Pa ed@p thf o" every S%neT
trainer and jockey over whom it can exercise any
pubcg At saratosa disposition has been show
10 take strong meesures IN 9rHer u@on,n@i horse
iexinst"n d. Rnt the handicappcr-stcward NJ
Ior seVera va" iione inost nothing W to YESTERDAY
although II is certain that thc numDcI ot pI,t,n
T GUS year has been large but the Burcsqge case
yesterday was too audacionS u" ne v ana Win
90 much in hand that no one c9u.a RossnS "yuoI
that trickery had been practsod win MN am Pr,
1nn at Bfiehon on Monday or Tucsdayhe last
two days q the meetns,9nRd ihc gss W5' DC re-
This Brighton meeting has been stained ny my
which
ards have done an immensg amount "i '..' men
racing In this country. Th'y arc nom iu,,r',ii
undf ard incornre;cnt to act stewards, be
cause they don't know a s,'" wen I'M tio A.
Brirhion this year because the stewards. al
though personally honest are not DIsd ccct az
Tbe nnblIc was not treated fairly nj Brighion
Yesterday. Lakeland dld much mischief to hon
orabe sport when he allowed @" nrcn 20 out Of
LsRelands hands hand nm over to JOIN j. m ,5j
land, let yland haye Inn s,nd ir" ,ockey ' on
his back. mitch Ogden AGAINST Nl.s Ten,
ny at mile At ogden 4e would %if make Miss Tsnny
look IKE dump-cart ,..,no. s,oo,h training NJ
pC,oG SfS,, now isn't he? And he got superb
ride on Royal Stag from Dogse" yesterday now
Rarleaaue and his owner arc IN trogtlc But IS
there to be no inquiry as TO Mari,o ana her o"I'''
"O'Connor's riding II the favorite Sir floran In
ne second 4o TsGe IFf He wore a% wooca leg
II was wooden-lcg ride. and this boy o,GS,%nnot
has hccn doing great deal of wooden-leS riding AZ
BRIGHTON this year and that woOden-lcg riding APP
pcarcd 10 be done IN several instances IN me l'rr
aet % tho bookmakers' combination IN the bcttHg
ring O'Connors riding Of BlIssfil In the hFst race
"rhn steeplcchase was one more Hitchcock BENEFIT.
WIN do the Hltchcocks own lumpcrs' for thelr
health That steeplechase was full OF funny LhnFs
There was about much true. genuine hsh-c'a9'
sport In It as IN game 81 craps
FIRST "N'A '''' "'''' ~ 81 Re''"f F.,
NJ Hsymoq. sa u II'F Il rr'fst ,ns3 y al !,
" j. Daiys cl,. r. Frohnan. =. - it,, a, IN
william divers ch. &. Lansdale, g. 8 III, ~ ~
m..,p o,.................co @ connoo d Il
Tan Is9i AXE K aged 90 Yood i5-l &
woodranrsr g. C nr,cs' % e
coIIa,erai. !. io2 ccar ioD. coyre lS-i 81
Won in a drive by haf length; Same distance be
tween second and third