New-York tribune., 1899-09-17
THE RACETRACK.
FIVE OUT OF sIX FAVoR1TEs FAi'r'
s-zp onAvEsEND CONTESTS DlsPLEAshp I'M
SPECTATORS

- .ars,orrn turf patrons into Anarc'is'7' -.
out OF six favorites were defeated 90 w hocause
,hs, one instance favorite was "'"' a.. nc
his rider had no wish TO win Inc So. -. the
...aed Tho license Of O'Connor for the ies' s,,o.
.nn,,,o for reckless riding and disoroeIN 1,.o,
.s.s the case 10 the stewards oi me
O.. -, .,r,ba- consideration. The locai -
Soo,dad also that the entry ot W. 80 .s
y,.c,rnal should be refused hereafter. ,5
,,ore sound hut the stewards """'" 1
,,n moro wisely ard justly haH l"'H ' 49,.
~ uconse Of Spencer and referred ms case ~ Wv
."o c,,. o,conror is q pest. Nothing can re-
roor,, Rim, or reform him. Even Brock"ay Win 49,.
~, ,.ouid he foilcd should he seek 10 -
o,Connor from the error OF MS way
much more sanity Is spencer .a- &
what reason IS there TO suppose 'ha'
1.,ter than McCue who has been pfac.'0"''' Ca
IN the turf? McCue could nave i'D"'' ,.orsa
,,o,,,es Bendoran and May Heml's'ea" lo a,,
49, s,encer rode them McCue on beh"oi"" az
a., 15a,onstead could have infamed no hoIe ,"e
couId have started no more suspcio"' 'o~' 13a
noued ont no more bitter censure 'hHh 0p'"
,r,,s how spencer with his shftlns l" A,'e u
.,va ewes and his downcast gaze does ho' '00N a., 49,
S,~,,, ,d so,arelv I'm the face. He acts a. 4" -.
'""-' -, o violent bear warfare against brooK-
90 r-ansit and were embiiiereu '"''"'
-, -osner,,v and progress everywhere DO
- ,ha, he g a sore sour. dyspepuc Ue"'' "'''e
oil be can 20 the INJURY OF the genera ~
Ia be riding with the purpose OF eNO'''"A
"a susnicion on all sides. with the H'e"''"
ru,ning the turf Il he can win " IVs
-ra,,o,a unhappiness and misery with "'','
f,.,o- % au the pockets Of The hookmaKers WIZ
- or,one the bears Of the turf, ana 10 vi"P''
,be nockets Of the harmless, Gooo h"'U'''
euspecting and hopeful Masses -.,,s
W. ebo,,,1nt the turf rulers shut the track gates
against Spencer and tell him TO go TO ""'' ''.ee,
ubere he can do a great deal Of harm NS u'S""'
.ne public confidence and tramphns O"',' ,ao .D1'
..aI,es ~ securities owned by widows ana orphans
.-r,o,nl, ,he riding Of Spencer tends 10 'o"oi '"
.,si,ea of racetrack bonds and shares As " "e"
,n Wall street Spencer could STIR up Hls0"'oi ~
larger scale than that Of his bear operations j.. "'
.oddle His holiness bear jockey heh' Oh ""''
ipr the turf and driving people away iIo'" ''' '
ooYrses is truly startling The dominant We" @,
-, :, ,,,, no has q fellow feeling for MERCER and
rs,arhazy. Ask Spencer to get up Doruereau A''
m ent,-honestv dossier, and he might make hose''
13,llot and BertillOn sit up and STARE
o,-nseIr could hardly have done worse "o'n WV.
Sendoran and May Hampstead than spencer "'u
.esterday And Spencers work Win many P'i"'"
5svorites IS evil in the extreme A. " S"''
,u,, values he is as ruinous az the most tur'"'n'
.rd ,o,oc,ous bear on the stock Exchange when
.hs hear sets out TO demOsh BROOKLYN Rapid iran
AZ, and other corporation And isn't spencer ni'v
Mos, tockevs would be afraid 60 roe as he i"U'
Rendoran and May Hampstead and as ne mas ilu"e"
many other horses in California and the East S'"''
na besan his balefu career. He rides as If ne were
.,,re that he had behind him the support OF All 'h'
hears in Wall Street. of all the most sinful OF 'he
nookmekers Of all the Tammany conirivers ana o.
.verv raracious politician in America. VINO can
say deliberately and sincerely that racing Is
worthy Of public favor when such a jockey thriNeS
tcot-free?
,..n,,. h',ronr Sun skv and air were liberal For
IN he
,,o-,oo, bas beon l,rovr Of late Bat the rail-
AFTERNOON mas oe'" N..'"" ,..s,oa,ri,c and
80 a, ,ha I,oers If the Transvaal would have
hrusei anu '"' .,,r.,,), ~ Tho
been amply Justine" III ''e 'N .
Outlanders had the Oltlanders been guilty or any
.vch a~-on.s n civilization Richard Croker sat
a. ,h h,lo,,,. ~ the ro,,so and wondered WHY
New-York had NOT given him warner "e'.'ii'
- to.4s of d,sr,r,,n,s srer, -he chief
IaHin""E "e"'S ' -" . IT.,
part or thS afternoon DID 'i" "''''''H ''''s' '+'
-. t.. ~. No., .rs,.r.as rho nrofe.siona
e-,...,l -oi,.t.i. ..
gambler pluncefed 'ne pIoieSS'o"a'
Aust as they plundered the feeble minded taxpayers
S,bo st,u cling 20 tho deusion tnat the turf is So
managed as 20 furnish clean and honorable sport
The colt Sakhrat. owned hy neinel a Farre.
was knocked into ,Ae 'en.' " ''', ''S' '.,''.s
the Prospect Hanai'"i. l'e .'i''' '",'' anu '''
.-,a S"' ...-,, ..I D.. mas sho, a.
sliAi 'V '''"''' ''- ''-
rectly in front II tie grandstand in fun view o.
every woman present II was liti1l ana paliin
incident OF racing. but il should bee borne in Inln'
that racing abouuds in ytifI. and painful incid,
Ike the riding Of Spencer on t5cit",si, ana 'i".
Hampstead Sakhrat was by star RUBY out o
Falsaara lie was d colt II some speed, ,..d ""i
several races iu The FleisChmaun color-. Sakhra
was sold 10 De'rei & Farrell for s. 200 at the rcc"
Fie.schmann sale. lie had not brougn, IN doiia
him.
In ,he Prosueot handicap for tW0-yedr-ods, a
sly .DriorEs The offc!al Handicapped who = IN
common laughing stock of expsrt 'uTfmen nec-ls aus
% his grote-que all0tWente Of Wegnis. Aal nee
eyer move ridiculous than usual while the start ~
win his pernieious barrier and his Cai4dia
temper was even more incompetent tAaA Ds.4a
THE C3ravesend track a. best s too mario" ana na
too sharp turns for high class racing ~ II
rheap petty trivial. crampei scaniy, o40 iarhlo, ,e
track unat for noble sport More reason t!eii, ~
win such disadvantages The starting, Eandi- -apnn
nrd riding should be above reYroach They axe no
Wontanlc, ridden by Maher was The favori'e "a
-be Prospect Maher rode him as d tiny Tenh ID,
White mouse might ride bg black tomrat