New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-12
THE RACETRACK.
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.
ARTHUR BARRETT. TIE JOCKEY. DIES FROM THE
RESULT OF INJURIES RECEIVED ON SAT-
URDAY-THE BROOKLYN JOCKEY
CLUB MEETING


CLUB MEETING.
Arthur Barrett. the Jockey. Is dead. He died Sat-
urday evening at the Kings County Hospital from
the result Of injuries received from the ran OF 'he
horse ST Lorenzo on which he had the mount III
the race for the Great Eastern Handicap on Sa'ur-
dav nj the Shecpshead Bay racetrack Inc au-
topsy on the Jockey was performed by Ut fa"A
hurst the Coroners physician Barrett uea'"' TIC
said was due to a fracture Of the Skull ana
hemorrhaEe Of the brain
Poor little Barrett popular Jockey. ana was
extremely successful In the West last year Foul
riding has been the rule and not the exception on
Eastern racetracks this year The attention OF inc
stewards has been called TO the foul riding OF sew
eral Jockeys time and again by The tribune WIN
out avail. Nobody appears 10 know now the acci-
dent occurred as those who should know, ana re-
ceive salaries to watch the incidents or the race
,rere looking at the leader when the accident nap
nened As a consequence the death OF Jockey bar
rett is an Incident Of the prevalent foui rios Inn
has caused so much dissatisfaction during inc
present year. 81. Lorenzo was so badiy ih)ureu
that il is doubtful If ne will race again this year.
and he NAV be permanently retired from the luli
There have been so many disasters to the high
class horses on the Eastern turf that there IS A
general outCry against the senseless high scdie Vi
,eirb.s and the whlms Of the official Handicapped
who delights in placing high weights on sooo horSes
and in exper,menting with horses whose owners
possessed
horses legitimate racing form. Ornameh, Is saw
IN no on the shelf owing TO suspicious ankles ne
&c a victim of the scale and the Handicapped ben
Brush was effectualy settled last year. Do ""'
HANDSPRING Ben Holiday is likely to prcak uo"i'
AT any time Mrthful was not UP to CARVING 10
mounds successfully. and his tendons ana ankle
gave away urder the strain. No horse ,ha' races
CON carrv inward OF 100 pounds and stand the WORK
essential 10 train him for long-disance races over
the dirt tracks OF this country IN SIX races anu
retire at the end OF the season souhd anu III ~
race another year. There Is surely a olleiehce vi
fourteen pounds between the turf courses OF bns
land and France and the hard tracks IN America
porhons ~ &c all right for men who never trained
ho,ss mr. owned one to arrange the weights 10 ne
carried Theory is all right, but al uleS II 70 M
practicable so far arranging the sca!e Oh "e's",
10 be carried on the American turl is coH0e'i
The conditions on the English ana America" -"
are wholly unlike hence the scale OF weights ana
a. ho,dicannine should be arranged on an Ameri-
can basis
In regard 10 Jockeys. no matter no" successiu
a Jockey may be. when nature broadehs ms hps
and shoulders and he gains a "Gabe case Dleau'"
of beam 1t is high time for that jockey 10 re.Io
rom fa, ION 70 make successful jockey as the
centre Of balance Is more likely 10 De 10, ,h
There * NOT a single licensed jockey riding IN tne
Est who does not nave TO carry lead to make up
his weight in all races where the co"ui''o"S '"]'
io TOD +s Sloan sails for England tomorrow. where
he expects to add TO the aures ne won Ias' Se, a.
His last day on the American turf VIII iohB De r.
rnembered He is said TO have engaged TO he carp
every trainer that had an entry in the GREAT East
ern HandicaD However that may be- he exercised
excellent Judgment in selecting Black Venus VINO
was clearly the best OF the lot at me Welshts
Several Young turfmen intend TO follow sloan 70
England and to follow his fortunes and Dy Dack
ing his mounts they expect 10 become wealthy. IL
is possible that OF them VIII reap harVssl
and II is also likely that others may be competed
10 make the best of ;heir way back 10 the AMER
can shores There IS no record That anybody ever
made the journey by swimming c9nsr ,ld Ri, III,
men who intend TO follow Sloan TO England should
secure return tickets. ,,. .
The brooklyn jockey Club meeting begins to-
morrow Philip j. Dwyer is determined 10 max e
a radical change in the methods OF racing followed
By some of the smart set on the turf. MI; D"yer
intends to improve the starting by compelling an
the contestants to back up 10 hurdle or barrier,
and when all in ,ine 10 drop the nag IL Is pos
sible that a change of starters may be made I'M
less the present improves marvelously over
his work at Sheepshead Bay. Everything has been
put in frst-cass order at the track. ana colonel
Brush Is prepared to accommodate the CROWDS
The grandstand il clean and neat every chair is In
Mace The track IS in splendid condition. and
everything augurs well for successful meeting