New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-06
TURF NOTES FROM A VETERAN.
COMMENTS on INCIDENTS AT THE RACES


"rod" Sloan Is unhappy because he e rot per-
mitted 10 select his mounts when horses from
sydney Pagers stable are entered in races. Sloan
desired TO ride Zen Holiday in the Twin city
Handicap yesterday. but Buea was entered and
as Mr. Paget and his trainer. Hogan. thought she
could win they insisted upon S!oan's accepting the
mount Sloan was angry, and the bungling man
ner In which he rode Buela was anything but sat
isfactory.
The joyful bookmakers and the bettors, with
sorrowrui countenances witnessed Mlrthfuls JOY
Gus capers yesterday and compared them with his
dismal doeful antics last week. Comparisons are
odous for M!rthtul's running In hts last previous
race was accounted for ms follows: Somebody's
horse interfered with Mirhful at the start. and
the poor colt was cut n three places; hence he
WAS beaten" This is not joke; 1t is merely
mirthfu statement.
Jean Beraud's defeat for the Flatbush Stakes
continues to elicit comment from all classes and
GRADES Of racegoers. Jean Beraud's running on
Saturday and the true nwardness q the race are
feat for the Belmont Stakes was one OF the unac-
countable Incidents of turf history: Mirthn,s de
feat last week WAS like the Scotchmans DENIM.
ton OF a phenomenon, which was as follows; II
you COW climbing tree, that's phenom-
enon." And the Scotchman never saw race IN
richard Croker was at the track and received ,,
cung to him closely that some OF the Tam.
leaders became alarmed as they fea rar ina,
pur T; New Jersey. Nj Croker subscribed 50
sass He won handsomely over the victory OF
Scannel In the Autumn Stakes
Hugh J. Grant is likely to return to the turf. as
he Is devoted the sport derived from racing ana
Views both selling paters and s'ake-winners with
keen interest 49,. 49,,
Eugene Leigh grieved because Great Land
was so badly beaten In the first race All his
friends lost their money, and not one or them
found fault Leigh. however. grieveS because some
Of them may have their faith In his Judgment
shaken he felt sure his colt would not be
ST. clair Is both -peedy and game. and is danger
with light weight up and with competent
Jockey.
David Gideon. Edward Feakes Sydney Paget and
everybody associate with the colt Jean Beraud
say that he Is In perfect condition, and that when
he went 10 the post IN Saturday he was In as good.
II not better. condition than at any ume since he
II il likely that the Metropolitan Turf Club will
formulate n list OF betting rules and thereby end
the number OF disputes between bettors and the
lnyers OF odds. A subscription OF $500 for the Sass
benefit Is said to have been made by the governors
of that club
and gazed mournfuy on the scene. Tod
alone There was nobody to cheer his saddened
soul with honeyed words OF praise, for oil ewes
were on Tammany's chief This sorely' wounded
the vanity of the little Jockey. There is save
for "Tod's vanity. because there many
other prominent men for the public to consider.
There are Dewey. Schley. Croker. Roosevelt and
others who receive more attention than the Jockey
that once the colors Of the Prince OF Wales.
Thomas Burns. the lightweight Jockey. Is likely
to ride In the East next year.