New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-18
THE RACETRACK.
rrur1.RERr FIRST IN THE DIX1ANA.

.,,nrx.Ry opoM. HE DEFEATED RAFFAELlp
IN A cANTER
p.,~.r,s noble colt Ethelbert won the
y,x,ana Stakes at Morris Park yesterday IN super
.,,. put he WAS not ridden by spencer ne was
y66en by doom He carried l2s POUNDS over 10
withers Mile: he took the LEAD pronhp'N az
all the way Just he liked and ne VanoulS"vu
p.ra.no IN a canter The time was l:+s. hanae"o
carried u5 pounds Last Wednesday h'he'oe''
~,dd., nv Spencer was defeated by RanaeHo over
IN. Uithers Mile in 1:4ll2 Then he ca''ieu i'
nouncs and RaTaello carried 10 WY was .""'
r,thelbert ridden by Odom carrying UNI =
,,ounds OF lead las Odom weighs only about ninety
.hrn. nounds and conceding eleven POUNDS 10
p.~a-,lo outran Rafaello in a canter yesterday III
u4os. and with Spencer in the sadoie was CoN
ouered by Ranaello over the same course iH''
"wednesday? This is no puzzle fes'eru"' O
rod. the colt as he should be ridden. and fro" 'he
Arst stride to the last Odom intended 10 win VIII"
,,r, sn.ncer's ride on Ethelbert last week was
ehameful in the extreme. Spencer can r'ue e"o
lively when he 10 do his best tie o'o NOT
do his best on Ethelbert last week. ana MS
riding was disgraceful Spencer has oohe n.oie
injury 10 the popularity Of racing in this State 'his
v.ar and moro damage true sport than any
oxher Jockey. But he Is stu riding while W. Mar
tn Williams. Turner. McCue. Maher ana o'he's
are on the ground. Why? Because Spencer mas q
mull. spencer's riding OF Ethebert last week was
n
oe heard tho chant Of the cheruos tho hymns OF
n,rs,s4 10 Spencer sung by the apologtsts who
have persistently suggested excuses TOT every 'u
rascal Of this generation. the swee-souieo seraPs
who devoutly insist that Martin. Williams. IurneF'
'McCue and Maher angels without wings Of
course they all hold that Spencer also Is fea'her-
less angel with stainless white pinlons These
spolog!sts admit that any Jockey ever pulled
a horse since Perseus rode Pegasus. They sturdy
assert that every owner every trainer. every JOCK
fsy. evsry bookmaker. every keeper OF a pooroom
every professional gambler. every tout. every tip
stsr every rubber. every valet OF a Jockey. every
nanger-o Of a stable is void OF guile.
Among people OF who have
watched Spencers riding this season the verdict as
70 his character and record is unanimous No
entity containing atom OF mind could fall 10
class Spencer he should be cassed after his
many perverse rides in 1899. What jockey has
sacrificed more on horses OF high speed and
fine quality than Spencer has sacrificed when his
mounts at short prices?
Three Of the half dozen contests at Morris Park
yesterday were selling affairs. Is that the way TO
improve tho breed Of horses and the breed or book
makers? The first so-caled should have been
oec faT below what is seemy on the turf ii was
selling bit Of Glowing confined to riders who never
never won $50 Such ridiculous contrivances are
Ire n Mas fH 2 the Of
the runners. and she could have been frst by
wiiiess oaf setey who rode her. She was the odds
favorite. Scotch Plaid was in front for about
three furlongs. Then Belle Of Memphis passed
Scotch Plaid If ne were shacked and romped
S ss2 6S wG sa s and dn 5e ho
Ing Belle OF Memphis could have danced mazurka
far in front But this setley. this unweaned baby
calf. decided to Ill the srandstand with wonder
looked around at Scotch Plaid again and again and
pulled Belle Of Memphis again and again back to to
Who rode Scotch Plaid kept steadily at work and
was playing no idotic FRANKS as setey was When
Scotch Plaid reached the Bellies neck setley tried
call her by Jerking her head violently straight
Belle OF Memphis second. The hackers of
T bo OF M b. hoses Sa such BY do IS
as mischievous as q knave He ought to have been
ruled off the turf for incompetency II for nothing
Most OF the boys in the first race knew nothing
horses when the flag fell No decent track should
insult It's patrons hereafter by giving for
0Connor rode the favorite Oiea ably in the second
and she fd Wss hr mr. BY SAFE argn Emors
six furlongs before the. race one of his stirrups
for ns race Them M the Ss ees Of S
runaway and he was unplaced at the end
There many scratches in the third race
Tsring Precursor. Mage Light; First Whip The
taken out The favorte. Oneck Queen. second
S 10 Soours ihs third choice Affect the second
Lawlor. and came in last.
oConnor rod three winners HIS jeckeyship on
on The Pride, favorite and winner in the last
spencers riding Of ST Cloud in the fifth race and
OF Bangor In The last was poor. ST. Cloud runs 50
badly with spencer up that James Rowe s..
Clouds trainer ought 10 try the experiment Of
putting Odom on 81. cloud II might be that the
change from spencer 10 odonl on ST Cloud would
bring about wonderful change in ST Cloud as
II brought about I'm Ethehert.
Sadducee Is entered in one of the races to-day
Spencers riding of Sadducee Saturday was az
bad as his riding Of Etheberi Wednesday. II
~ 10 be hoped that he will be allowed 10 ride
that good two-y ear-old. Sadducee. to-day. II The
price IL short he might ride him in manner sim
lar n that in which he rode him on SATURDAY. iust
tho way in which to lose the race with him
II IL now understood that William G. Whitney
intends TO have strong stable each side OF the
ocean next year. and to race extensively both on
the English and American tracks He has turned
over eighteen two-year-olds 10 w. {. Hayes. the
we'll known owner and amateur ~ider of steeple-
chase horses. In few days Mr. Whitney viii
sell at auction number of horses. including lilo
WHO has not run I'm public since he bough; him
from John r Madden.
James r. Keene. John f. Madden. Green y Nor
ris and others will sell number Of well known
horses at auction In the course OF this Morris Park