New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-03
THE RACETRACK.
TALK ABOUT THE TURF AND TURF
AFFAIRS.

AFFAIRS
Large crowds. extensive gate receipts. lax man.
agement and abominable starting were the teH'-
ures most prominent in last weeks sport rather
neculiar transaction In the sale of horse aroused
much hostile comment among the horsemen' VINO
are beginning to realize that there are TWO se's
OF rules on the turf-0ne that Is written anu
must be obeyed by ordinary horsemen accoruihs
to the Interpretation Of stewards who are no' gen
orally considered well versed in racing law ana 'he
other GOT for men who above the laws OF
racing and who imagine that their VIII Is law
Extraordinary powers have been given TO the
starter who supervises the entries ana uec'ue'
what horses shall start In the races. JOCKEYS
have been severely punished on account or the
starters 'hideous blunders. The racegohg pubic
has lost thousands OF dollars because favorites
were left at the post. Horses which are perlec"S
docle and have won dozen races OF h'o'e %
been condemned TO TO the barrier 10 give w,
starter and his assistant opportunity 10 pracuoe
on them with a worthless contrivance cAiieu Wy
courtesy barrier. All believe that inc s'a,'el
ia doing his level best with the flag; out 'hey
found out long ago that he was incapaoie' he"'e
there should be change. -
There is n vast difference between racing al New
Orleans and racing in the neighoorhood OF 'his
CITY There never day In the COURSE u
Gloucester's career as a racing centre tha' 'ne
class of horses which raced there. the manage
ment the officials and everything associated win
the racing not OF Il superior sIdue ~ Wv
racing at New-Orleans. SUCCESSFUL starter VI
anything else at New-Orleans can easily De ran
ure here where everything is supposed 70 De hisn
class. How many subscribers to grand opera III
this city who gather to listen TO the De Heszhes'
Cave, Nine. Eames, Nine. Melba. Plancon' Maurei
and other stars. would stand for the manase
ment II they secured organ-grinder 10 IeHu '"e
orchestra and persisted in retaining him IN 'ha'
position? Horsemen OF every grade and class ap-
prove The Trbune's suggestion that the trainers
vote for the starter and that the man VINO receives
the highest number Of votes have the place
There is a tendency among the intelligent morse
men to organize with n view OF aooishlhs 9oi"o
OF the abuses which exist. The Eastern horsemen
are a supne rather cowardly lot and are a al,au
TO Join in a reform movement. The western nor De
men are more independent b9t IN V' ICY are in
clined to restrain their eXuberance althousni :" q
man they are opposed to Imperialism IN ra''''s'
II is painful to observe the cringng attitude OF
certain trainers and horseowners to the men OF
mirbt and mower when the latter visit the pad,
dock In England trainer would De oSt &c az -
II he made such display OF subserviehee ~ any
Echoes OF the special race between Admiration
and May Hampstead were heard e. day yestettu dT}
afternoon at Manhattan Beach. The Western, tui -
men united In conceding the palm OF nf her
sire Kingston. and that same old eS ann on the
Hypocrite her dam They had fost he sSe Sremarks
race, and found no fault except win ,;ie .aThe
made about May Hempsteads gameneiis ne
latter is a good flly. but clearly outciasseu az
Admiration raced her into the ground in the nr r
haf-mile. But If A. Joyner or "a anE Eost other
than Admiration that can beat her the same va!
rugged as In Saturdays race. ne VIII set al ny
comment Of one of the Western men to several
friends on the veranda Of the hotel .. ,,.,,o hoe
raced for many years suggests that the racing
clubs give at least eight races day FOR purses on
made to HooO purses" The dividend earning ca
Gc Of the has per has de-
i1e t6oroughbreds have been increased fully 2 per
afford to Increase their purses. ..-...., .,.,,,
might nave been plutocrats but for something hap
pening to prevent It, Here is specimen: Formero
the spring from California. In the mean time the au-
thorites of Oakland made trouble FOR the IngIesios
the association to postpone the California Derry IN
w w6Iaa Pe2f acns @h Getting he
long after Formero started lot the d rraSti
Corrgan declared the race of to get Formero out
of the way. and that when the race was run cruel
sine A. j. Sieinler and the men who raced In
California become jocular every time they hear OF
There is pn0heE PunseT on the tTTf ThS
known as Little hs i rs Won FOR the ring He
has won upward of 10000 since the opening of the
ASSUMING He is Intelligent. and his knowledge Of
horses. their breeding, form and performance Is
last some time. and not strut for brief hour and
disappear. like nearly all his predecessors on the
greatest OF American plungers. He won more money
on Foxhal in the Cambridgeshire in 1881 than any
American plunger ever won on a whole meeting
Yet he went to the once too often and fell by
the wayslde. Walton is now an innkeeper. and Is
rentting the Victoria Hotel. He pays no attention
to racing. "Punger" Bernhard visits the race
tracks occasionally and bets modest $ on the
races A few years ago Brooklyn contractor made
merry with the bookmakers. He was dubbed The
Ghost" by the iayers-of-odds on account Of his
mysterious methods He invariably bet cash, so
that for long period the bookmakers did not
know his name "The Ghost" attended the races
one day last week but no longer haunts the betting
ring. OF the long list of noted plungers George T..
Smith H'ttsburg Phil alone remains. lie survives
the ups and downs of ra cling owing to his vigilance.
He employs several men who are keen-witted
sharp-sighted and adept in unravelling turf mys-
teries. hence he manages to realize handsome
from H. firf