New-York tribune., 1899-07-29


.r,,,xc pAcF WHICH CAUSED MUCH TALK.
To lavmen generally the dissectins rooms OF the
80, ,ned,cal schools Of the Greater New-York
ars barred That's pity AS the students Iast
night explored with their scalpes the Putiiu
corpses of Gaze. Tabouret, Tinge ana the ol"e'
dead ones in the fifth autopsy at Brighton yes'ei-
day. the spectacle possessed srewsone anu n'U
ous but enthralling fascination OF Its own. since
the ere, rror mortis was gazed at many years ago
unon the sand dunes of Brighton, there was never
81 race more plainly cancerous ana gahsre"eu.
norhjfc and noxous. than that hfth paclius Vi
disease which wriggled around the Brighton rlhs'
Did those wise stewards those supernai saee,
Miller. Hitchcock and Bayard. see anything
prohablv not Perhaps their eyes were atrophled'
yybo exnects them TO see anything? Only oeheV-
ers IN miracles Think for moment "hat inie"'
have happened had there been brave men IN t"e
stand and not pallid ghosts OF forsouen aees
strong men in place OF feeble fragments Oh 'ne
lone ago, Suppose the progress OF the betting had
h.an scanned as II ought to have been scanhed'
suppo.e the riding in that btbonic plague OF an
afHietion had been noted as closely as II oueh' "
have been noted! Brighton was charnei mouse
a, the first It is charnel house now Anu 'iio
ufeless relics are not all between the rams 0oie
of them climb the stairs and win sish'ies' e'
s,ora AZ grim things which they cannot see
Tha herd of the Jockey Club is far away on MS
travels toward the setting sun lie - ho' "e"''
unset Conjecture what might nave occuiieu,
however had the head of the Jockey CLUB ooselEeu
that nth stroke OF apoplexy when was ca"eu
,ace AZ Brighton, He would probably nave Deeh
so sbocked and overcome that 1t might perchdhoo
have been advisable to send for phy 49,
of the horses most Of the Jockeys ana mus VI
,na,vidualities concerned with that hfth uaunia
conxu,s,on however, were long past medica ar
,h., ,vere stiff with the awful rigiolty Oh tno
,omh Nothing could restore their extinct Nltd,''y
In simple direct language 1t may be saiu pidiIIy
that no worse looking race has Deeh SCI ., ga go
course IN this State this year than 'he % hl'n -
a, Brighton yesterday and intelhgeHl peopu O.,
know ANYTHING about racing VIII nave no u''''N
TASK In apportoning the responsibility A..
rha nroeramme was poverty stricken III "'o
class quality and size Of most OF the "eiu9, e. =,
the attendance was small. Tne caro- ioi
~, M means brilliant but the Saturday nan non,
a., a, ,ke1v 70 draw several thousand spectators IL
,he weather is fine Long ago II was rernarheu WIN
truth of Americans that hosts OF thehi "eoIl'
love 10 be humbugged and cheated Inc mt" VIZ
- vr and manage Brighton are honest men,
and sincerely prefer honest racing. But they "'e
not strong enough energetic enough inteIse"'
. ana forcble enough 10 suppress dishonest racing
at that track entirely. The stewards are hohest
men and mean well, but they are weak IN mlho anu
will In Brightons early years the pace was over
run nv rascals and a faint Of rascallty mas cIuhs
20 II ever since Everybody holding position Oh a"-
tboritv would like TO clear out the rascals but no
one has the brains and enterprise and tenacty d Od
pp So Seen conspicuous in several at this
Ing oa as at s,gye ete5y ons sadrhg easy going
much enduring kind hearted amiaDe, lhuuIsen''
humbug loving American public still persists in sup
yoring the track generously in spite of the ooVloos
fact that the public is not fairly dealt with and Is
5seUenS0 once euesd again le ii be said thai the
and ocas are honest av ana o ea
thoroughy honest racing any way IL Is Paau hnnet
racing: and the stewards are thoroughly ineom-
FTanc,s D. Beard backed his colt Brahmin
heavily in the first race but Brahmn is misnamed.
lie Is The cheapest Of low caste pariahs3no Bran
or the faintest claim TO consideration The IA
vorte. Dan Cupid walked away from Brahmin
". takeland's Ten Candles was so much superior
put to his trumps, although ne was ridden by that
moonbeam of "a stable boy, Clark.
race. SO clumsiy ridden BY Van Kuren that
ne ran second, instead Of FIRST With average
tockeyshp Wait Not would have been successful.
Graham Bruce had many hackers in this third
IN the manner which has made Doggett SO cee-
brated and admired. Much TO Doggett's con-
dentay got % of in 'front.' But 1 on the backs bacSsrech
Doggett handled his mount in his characteristic
rider have been the front than third but
IL is certain that Doggett did try to get third
w. Hogan. who has handled some horses for ex-
Corporation Counsel William II. Clark. Mr. Clark
lived When he talks With his friends about Meber
e It %oSd good ns for tsf M caps
10 tell the innocent and unsuspicous Hogan that
II he wants TO get second third place with
Graham Bruce Doggett is not the jockey him
to engage. poggett, more than other jockeys, is
In the habit OF pulling up his mounts and not try
ing for third place. thus cheating those who have
made bets on his mounts for third place. There Is
rule which requires Jockeys 10 ride out for
third place. The absence of such rule Is a fraud
on the public. since the racetracks get revenues
from the betting rings and permit third place bet
ting In the rings. Doggett and some other Jockeys
who pull up horses and do not ride out for third
places therefore cheat the public I'm doing. and
In so doing ride for the benefit OF the bookmakers
and the betting rings
That feet. beautiful and graceful mare Briar
Sweet was the even money favorite in the Jamaica
Stakes al seven furlongs. She was ridden by Maher
Taral wisely sent lsidor out In front--Isdor al
ways runs best in front-but Briar Sweet faster
than Isidor in the homestretch and first home
by half length Isidor second and Peep
o'Day last The time fast-1:N is. Isidor ran
one or the finest races Of his life but Briar Sweet
Is the swifter OF the two.
Next came that unspeakable procession Of corpses
with the rfgor Of death upon them. selling abom-
inaton and pest called on the programme the
fifth race Certain weasel-eyed bookmakers piled
up tall profits on this graveyard mockery. Peace,
the rankest Of outsiders. ridden by that grotesque
.Rot-boy ]. Slack. was first The second choice.