New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-03
THE RACETRACK.
MAHER AND TARAL AGAIN RODE DAbOi
THE BRIGHTON CONTESTS ENRICHED THE

.1o.a rho eeak 70 provide sport OF merit 1alI
so sorely in their efforts. Every person II, au'"O
a.. .. brighton means well. but, alas. now III
nractIcal and ineffective they all are Inc! ""
mot the ingenuity and resourcefuiness 10 oai''e ~
,r,cued schemers who are fleeing the pubic anu
'.sa.,,c, refarious iobs Well meaning persons
81 wavering wills as things go In TINS haue"''
world are usually unable 10 hold IN checA nv
rascals and Adventures who flock 20 race 80.
yvuItarn II Clark is a lawyer OF mastery ao'iS'
exceptionll penetration and important
He was Corporation Counsel for tuii 'eiiii, a-e
he has been impressively successiul III e'ei n.,s
he bas taken in hand Mr. Clark knows men anu
- thoroughly and it is not easy 10 mislead
htr, ue is not secretve In expressing his opiiiol
-, Makers honesty He tells his friends lIdHA'S
what he thinks of Maher Perhaps Maner wa"
,rulv good at one time Perhaps But Ho"
Makers work in the saddle on TUESDAY anu 20
,ordav was hard to explain. except upon one sipe'
obtpsive theory He hurt the popularity OF raIie
ra01,, IN Tuesday and he hurt II again yesteruaS.
T. enc Arst race he rode John Days well pacheu
A,lv Iiebe and came in last lie hao no hiou''' ~
the second race. His absence was an auN
,h,, race In the third race he rode Big lnuiaH'
and was nowhere near even third pace III '',
fourth race he was on st CAR ana wa" 80
% Mitchell on Galathee. in the fifth he rode ,he
Ia. -, favorite Rox and was beaten by the stable
nov shaw on Maxine. In the last race ne rode
the favoritc, Rinaldo. and was unplaceo. Inns
hoy was guilty of so many glaring fauits III NE
.ockeyship on Tuesday and "Wednesday that II Is
an arront 10 the public TO permit him 10 rue uh'i
he has brought forth fruits meet Tor repentance,
and has given convincing proof that ne VIII menu
his ways. and do the best work OF Which ne -
canablo IN every race in which he takes part III
the last two days the riding Of Maher and Iarai
has been so tremulous and uncertain that many
of their friends have lost faith in them.
Taral was on Laureate in the first race. ana was
nowhere near a place In the second race ne
was on Gold Or and came in bad third IN neid
of four In the third, fourth. hfth and Skin ne
had no mount His jockeyshp has been gong
down hill this week with frightful velocity.
fellow named Brosnan, who Is connected win
the management of that Satanic mare imp the
Sheo queen of in and cutters tried to assault al the
track a newspaper man who mad written soHe
criticisms OF Imps outrageous in and out running
President Reilly OF the Queens County Jockey Club
and w n. Vreeland the well known turf writer.
were standing by, and they curbed the turbulence
OF the impetuous Brosnan. President Reilly pos
sesses remarkable strength and is an earnest pc
where He told Brosnan in singing words what ne
thought of his conduct In seeking 10 resent criticism
wan wave frobe II he resorted to violence on any
Tacetrack Brosnan may well ponder ON me b lesson
party has received. II Imp does not run more con-
seny hereafter than she has been running h hen In
ought to be ruled off the turf.
A few days ago Lady Uncas won race IN
gallop by a half dozen lengths or more. There,
fore 1t might have been expected that she would
be at a short price In the betting on the hrst race
Yesterday. But the bookmakers acted as II they
had received inside information from some one that
Lady Uncas would not be dangerous First they they
Increased their offers until to We're the average
figures, and some bookmakers invited bets at TO
not near a place Doggett rode her the same
%eS Sqs T f nd hed Her
ship the favorte. but Mitchell, through stupid
and carelessness threw Away Ava Is
chip when he thought he had the victory in hand,
and Lady of the Vale, coming with rush snatched
Only four ran in the second race. Cheesestraw
Gold Or. Elm Conig and Kentucky The betting
as mat against Lady Uncas in the hrst Al
sn the they Sead rad their offers until they
were begging for bets at to ] or more None OF
in a very bad last. The wretched four were strung
out for long distance The time was c &c MI
in 80 horrible a condition that he could be beaten
of by Elm Conig Cheesestraw and Gold or In
many more put up Jobs and ''shoo" races do they
intend to ignore at BRIGHTON this week. races ar
and the fleeing Of the pubhc'
After the second race violent thunderstorm
rest ., the day As the start for the thi5d race
took place when the storm was at It's height tho
M S n ssea as at h hove bad s h.
he dropped the nag The9 the horses scat
was an abominaby unfair start Peace Florence
Clark. Big Indian. Athy. Tallahassee and 1mpera or
Outsider a Star Of Bethlehem second and Tourane
third. The riding of Maher on Big Indian was
hsd ne method o pvas s good
Several other jockeys rode like ourang-o utanss In
Gaiathee was first choice in the little field Of
three In the fourth because Of his light weight
.h MS SE iSe' and s Clair
taking the prize by short head
s2y s9 ods Bos on
Jockey. up Maxine would have been the odds on
in mud Box was the ODDS on favori,e e." Maher
rode Box poorly: and Maxine was successful; -,
LHommedieI. the Brooklyn plunser. was BACK
Ing Maurice heavily in the last race. but the public
Rnsdo Was ridden in he most
style by Maher, and came in far behind the placed
dieu was conspicuous on the outlaw tracks Tor
considerable time; He has been doing wonderful
quoted as prasins the sport at Brighton in LAVISH
terms after De Courcey Forbes. George T. Smith
and dishonest jockeyship which have been so fire.,
Quent and offensive at Brighton this year. All turf
ouTh to be- cast out Wers the ss Stewards S 9.
enough TO ask questions and to seek to nnd out why
50 dlssraceiully defeated and why Maurice. backed
by SnSsr was was so s easy
day in naming Mariti IN the list Of probable start
fSr a to al Mn
ran at Saratoga yesterday. while Marito ran at
Brighton. More care should be taken to avoid such
annoying bundeIs
Mitchell won two races. Dupee won two Van
Kuren and Shaw
Scrutnize the fields OF starters at Brighton and
Saratoga yesterday and note the miserable quality
OF the sport. In the first at Brighton seven
cheap two year old FLIES In the second race
at Brighton four almost worthless two year ODDS
took part. The third affair at Brighton was a
pstry selling scramble at Ave furlongs. and dozen
petty sprinters Of little value made UP the field.
Only three horses went TO the post for the fourth
race. and two OF the three, Galathee and The Eec-
tor, were OF insignificant worth. Only three came
out for the fifth contest and one Of these Kappa l.
hammock. was In no condition to race He was a
great space behind Maxine and Box all the way.
The last race was a selling nuisance In which
eleven trivial and trashy beasts waddled through
the mud.
seen In the first five two year olds ran. Sakhrat
was the odds on favorte and the winner In the
ond race only three ran, Don de ORC, Azucena and
Laverock. of course. Don de Orc was an odds on
favorite and the winner Only four ran In the third
race. May Hampstead so outclassed Country Dance,
Lady Lindsay and Todde Ladle that Of course,