New-York tribune., 1899-07-07
THE RACETRACK.
BRIGHTON WAS COVERED WITH GLOOM
BAD RIDING AND MANY INDICATIONS VI
TRICKERY.


look. and some of the Jockeys rode caprciousiy
In no one OF those winter days was there worse
3ockeyship than that OF which Spencer ana lara
were guilty in the Brighton Handicap and the FIRST
Attempt Stakes yesterday, and In none OF thoae
winter afternoons were the visitors TO the track
made poorer with ingenuity and tnoroueh-
ness W. A. Engeman, president OF the assoc'"
tim Is a gentleman OF the noblest intentions but
he doesn't know anything about racing or T'uihs' l.
NJ Croft the secretary knows much ABOUT I"o"'s
but he has no authority 70 stop the sche'es Va
turf tb,mble riggers. The associates OF Mr., Enge-
man In the stewards stand have minds so ihnhi'esi
NAL that the point Of the tinest needle ever 'uieu
out nj Sheffield would afford almost HhmitaoIe
space for those minds TO dance about upon 1"'se
associates OF Mr. Engeman In the stewards s'a"u ~
are Ike unto Mr.. Engeman in their piehtilui
eov,nnent Of the noblest conceivable Intentions IN
accomplishing practical results however tno
Brighton stewards are about as ehcleht as N'
Partineton was when she strove with her broom 10
check the rising of the tide, and about as sensie
wben ex-Corporatton Counsel Clark put MS
Jockey Maher on the ground and declared 'I'"' "o
would nav Maher his salary OF 10000 per year lol
TWO years the time OF his contract but that Manner
would not be permitted 10 ride any horses WITHIN
t,s, time Mr. Clark did the bravest and best thihs
for the turf which has been known LOT Nns
time Now II James r. Keene VIII loHo" W.
Clark's excellent example and put spencer o' nv
Ground for the term of his contract because OF ms
az, arrbatic approval from the advocates OF soou
snort free from reproach. Moreover II Johh h"lI
will compel Taral to stop riding up 10 'he C''SV W
his contract then there may he reIlei from S"O'
uhastlv laundering that with "hich l"'"i
raSed the hackers OF Mesmerst and Marumas. l"
eve out OF the six races the favorites were oeiea
IA a,d in every one Of the five the riding OF 'he
favorite was Of sort to provoke justihaole dehuh
citation. -, r.,b,o,
Consider the chief race OF the day. the Brighton
Handcap with 5000 added. On Iuesda!' j."
Realization at sheepshead Bay. Spencer roue H''
Gilbert Iudiciously and ably. Why ala ne ho| rue
,ba coli Yesterday I'm similar style? Etheibert hao
the position on the rail and was wen OH AT NV
start Ethelbert could have led every yaIu vi "
mile and a quarter had Spencer kept lhe ran anu
the lead with him. as he should have Done. Inc
colt was equal 10 the task. II was the iau'' o!
the Jockey that Ehelbert lost the race imp passed.
Ethelbert and went TO the front soon after 'he S.
Quarter mile was Ethelbert retained se.o"u
place for a time. but on tho backstretch' "i'"ou'
excuse or reason while Ethelbert was iulI OF couI-
age speed and staying power Spencer aiio"eu
other horses besides Imp 20 go by Etheihert III
this way Ethelbert lost the advantage OF his place
on the rail- and when he moved up later ne was
compelled to go around the horses tha' hau passeu
him Spencer careless -lth us HiVuh' t""'
he lost much ground by swinging far out with Eth-
ebert at the turn into the homestretch. Iheh
when he called on the colt to cut down lmp.s iead
IN the final furlong, the colt was Ieeoe anu az
peared 10 De without elHCtIlNs VI
riding all the way gase the tbr iniSiv and GROSSLY
overconddent and negligent that he was not eN-
tremey frantic TO get hrst pace: IN r seT TnsS
by his jockey, and that well and wisely ridden
Ethelbert would have been first in the Brighton sa
ter than spencer's riding on Ethelbert u.
,mps ns i,me in the handcap II has become mad
craze TO fool the public by announcing raster uiLe
tanees ns ' Witch II appear on the pTogrammes The on
cia timer is upright and careful bui II cannot pe
SESppSg of the inning ass or win the
1t Is preposterous 10 suppose that Imp actually ran
In 2O5 20. Plttsburg Phil backed Imp heavily and
On Tuesday, at sheepshead Bay. Taral rode Mes
merist over the Futurtty COURSE, which is nearly
pounds. Tsral rode him hard for the entire Futur
Y Course. and solely by his hard riding got first
The First ATTEMPT Stakes at Ave furlongs and he
car carried S I pounds But this time TaTal Tara 6 DID not
idisd with him: he loafsd Win hin, he s}Tolied VIII
Piucky caught Mesmerist in the last stride and won
the na race S BY nose i Is probable pro that Mesmerst
and his trainer backed the colt most lavishly and
With qnstinted confidence. Taral made them lose
ported that TaTsl owns a billiaTd-room in Mount
70 It is nG fGa hm to aanSa no a the psS
the drinks. After his ride on Mesmerst he is not
ride that. so woful ride as that ought to keep
him on the ground hereafter. How does he expect
70 get an engagement next year after such a per-
May HempStead ran wretchedly In the Brighton
Handicap She seems 20 be a vastly overrated
hly. She was never dangerous.
Il 50 5e.S1s Sd Fsns E g sws.
he avore na In Inc TSt rage Turner rode her
third Bsnnockburn had an easy viotorv tyen pOH5
though he ridden by Spencer Evidently Spencer
second Clawson rode the favorite, shrove Tues,
day, skilfully and successfully in the second race
and that was the only satisfactory ride which any
Imp ran some most peculiar races between her
viz In tbA
Brighton. is anybody inclined to suggest any ex-
Fly BY Night, the favorite in the nth race was
ridden queerly By Turner Ridden as he ought 10
prize. Captain sissbee. an outsider defeated him
The riding OF Spencer on Survivor looked ugly as
that OF Turner on Fly BY Night. and that Is say
veloT al ss Ss. Sa s sy GsTs9" M %
dsy YeslerdSy At the same distance and with
and was unplaced.
doom was in the worst possible luck and the
but was unpaccd each me except in IN the Iery ss
one, in which he was third on Zanone'
Only few drops Of rain fell at the track which |
was dry and fast The attendance was fair but not |
50 large as has been seen at Brighton some. pre-
astic hereafter unless the riding Is better II is the
WT racing 'an at r6Sn RI Sa Wa sSG o m the ezra
than II yesterday
he e ookeSg eS hs nod des, b
as certain winner, as he had every reason TO do.
Spencer rSDed m ohance BY o@n Of Se
stranRest riclng imaginable as Jaral ruined Mes
merists chances in the First Attempt Stakes
Hero are the summaries:
FIRST RAcE-For three1yesr-olcs and upward; 5000
added: penalties and allowances. ono mile
ST. ss''''nE f.
p DuEp's br. q. Bannockburn. by Hayden
Edy ards-Bette Blaise, yrs. l21 10.
(Spencer) b-2 t
Easton q L<rahes b. C. Kinley Mack
W. D. Jenninss's ch. {. Briar Sweet T.
iIe .........................,..CT CTurnej e-5 i-2
Firesrm, is....,..,....,.'..( (0LNary) i2-i Al
John b. Dosrr jr. g. io4. ....., Wilson eo-i 1o-i
Time-i;40h.
Start bad. Won easily by length; two lengths between
Iecond s-d third.
lECOND RACE-For maiden two-year-olds; $500 added;
selling Five furiongs
S. Gardner ire. br Z. shrove Tues
day, by Quickme-Semaphorel l03 10.