New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-22
THE RACETRACk.
srApr1SG WAS AGAIN MISERABLE.
SPORT ONCE MORE UNDER CLOUD AT THE
Bpoorir.y% COURSE.

BROOKLYN COtRsh-
A resolution for the investigation Of turf a''fS
IN this stare viii be introduced In the l"s'SIa'"''
a, Albany next winCer Such an investigation j.
,seae1 Win a ,I"ir,tteo of the right sort ana
counsel of the -,.,it stamo. such an ihN'S"el'io"
might DC exTe,.si - make s'f somewhat I'm
parab Die to tie q ,itoment caused DN lhc 'NPo
az notice bribery ID b'ickmai due n m iapo'S
Of the LexoW ron'ci;tce n few years ago. Al SUI"
an invesr-s,i,, the stewards and ether oH'r"'S
who have * .rcised authority AZ the m''''SN
which have taken place in 1898 within tn'N H"'S
Of the Network City Hall might nav So.
searching questions TO answer as to t9eH c""' W
nro,eot tho public from rascaIiiy and rs 20 'h'i'
sro,o s,rnreIes IN keen the sport sweet ana clean
epd npre The betting-rng might be put o"
the rack and tho bookmakers mlsh' pe eN
sn,ined as 10 their operations ana As /" ui'
ueoal navments 20 certain persons for their
opportunities 10 practise gambling certain, """
ers trainers and Jockeys might ne oo"'pe"'
,nu uhot they know about certain matters. Inc
stewards Of the Jockey Club might ne aSKeo WY
they have stubbornly persisted IN PAYNE a."
travagant salary to an incompetent starter WINS
,ncomnetency has long been conspicuous ana IN
1urious II Is obvious that "A penetrating anu P
found investigation. carried through IN '.e -,
.n,r,, ny a committee and counsel of the right Rihn
would be beneficial The tracks now ENJOY e'o
nnously valuable and lucrative privileges iho'"'e
the privilege Of the open and energetic ~
81 public gambling in their bettins-rings ana rom
that public gambling In their oetungI'hgS 'ile
,racks draw a profit In way or another' -
a. no, the duty of the Legislature to fnd out anu
20 report to the people Just now Huc" 80
tracks are doing i'm return for their speCidi ~
of promoting public gambling III their oe'''s ms
Just how far they are sincerely seeking u i'''''
the breed Of horses. for instance!
So,s how actively and unselhshy the Brooklyn
Jockey Club was toling 10 improve the oreeu VI
horses yesterday, The first race was ms
weight handicap at the favorltc gambling distance
laffp
DO handicaps for all ages at six furionss III '"1
latter mart Of September tend 10 improve the petu
Of horses? The second race was cheap Se''',N
AFFAIR at a mile and furlong. HOW ihuc" "o
selling races accomplish in improving ''e o'c'u VI
horses? The third was cheap selling ana"
at Ave furlongs for two-year-olds. on september
o, That sort of thing so late in the season noeS
as much to improve the breed OF horses as shahi's
dice does No more.
Tho fourth race was at five and a half furlongs
for two-year-olds for a small prize. with specis
,rs,ob, conditions With those conditions and AT
thai distance on September u that race ala az
much to improve the breed Of horses as PINK
tea or a game Of golf might No more.
The fifth race was at mile. with spec'ai
low scale of weights. for horses Of all ages 'hat
had never won a race. Could that improve the
breed of horses? No i was more ET ge 70 seng
the breed Of horses Sxia c8e whch had
never won a race. This direct damage and
nurt to the nsrfSr oi Was Significance Few
naonle take steeplechases in this State seriously;
e-sns Tsey ns are usually wild Wien gambo ike
those which Faust gazed upon when Mephis'opheics
not indspatabie 'hsn that thOT ,5s st ane
suppose any intelligen, committee OF any Legs
Urban. SPOIL the Fuurity spoil the Junior Cham,
pion Stakes and many other important 1aces; anu
p se eee would not that committee report bili
prohibiting this starter from holding the nag a.
IL, IN, Ms tafp
both houses OF the Legislature pass the bill prompt
and M sSs sSsls which HhH ought be
sharply by the LEGISLATURE ana SontetIbns coning
The starter did fair work MOnday and ans r Tgfs
day but yesterday ne was once more III INC pi IN.
condition of ncompeensy which s2H hsn 1Hg and
many other races the hrsi race his pet nuisance zee
OF barrier worked wofully that Impera b am
Imperator had been more heavily backed than any any
other horse His owner Mr. Calway Is nov De'
race nsnIa IKE to get s s asGSni i nsed
sosKey eTwad Mr. GALWAY TeTysd
This starter has a Vesuvan temper OF volcani
.hmes His Is I'm sxe as the s Nf the
starters who have held the nag IN Ame' nf hem
would Snd be ,I nSd this o s fnq %GT in emp
evident that whi,e-hT temper ,r "G no, the most
Ike dyn ns nnS a. s TO starter Both Nh GALWAY
and his trainer have noticed tnat , 'ne NJ cal
horses nave iSe starter for abusing Jockey
ina, Is state Of bs Jockey Cu6 The sarie!
receives 4 most liberal saary IL Is Md ho b9 q
spoiI.d so many famous races and VINO o'o
wretched work yesterday ,a ,ho snec,ators
were ri,ated and anT5y this season It
had been sstisfactGy ai case taking all the
davs OF the year into account scores on ni
have been sold which have not been sold
- ~
that this starter has cost the racing bn
Of of Of dOsns in ss
anS sensible suggestion that the racecourses keep
twG or Or. 'h been S pubshed frequently
pears TO be simple effective PrSsc' ,Ss m Sna
s s.psOe sen pse Who control starting Racing
50 biz 5hS Te %H%G he to nS or
tSTee or four starters Then pay each starter s ia
kess ise ns c ns the
one after another Arouse feeling o, m0"oT ThrD
Zach OF them will do the finest starting OF which he
IS capable The money nov spent on the s'aT'ns
Ing Judge of great energy and force ard ;n Sta
be pa o"d
10 marked advantage The present starting lrose
Tor usefulness in those places. Stewards and othei
s and VINO men 'T Who a viii dew shenseyss
necessarily to proec, the profile as the pubic ouch,
10 be pro,s tea and to suppress cyery b OF ,Iy
are sorely needed on our tracks. :f,er am qnspar-
ing Investigation by committee OF the lsgislature
and after thu passage OF suitable bill by the
Iesislature tbs snort might he changed ~ TO he
wholesome so'i.,a and adinra BILE in everything. Ii
many things :: 10 no. wholesome. sound and ad
mirahle nj picrsn-
The start des..cred form and fairness in the mrs
race 40 completely tot AZ Is painful to consider
details Had tdere bser ar edui,a table start the con
fest would pr.pably fave been between Imrerator
R0vsterer ara lambert, but. as II was Marsian
with few follower. .iyt frs; place. and Momentum
was second Lam .tft. Is consistent sprinter. ant
can carry weight we'll She Is first. second or .h!ro
in almost every race In which she runs.
Merry Prince the favorite. captured the secont
race handsomely