New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-04
THE RACETRACK.
BAD STARTING AND WRETCHED RID
ING

nRAvrsENp CONTESTS DESERVED BRIEF NOTICE.
Al Morris Park this year most of the Jockeys IN
MOS, ~ the races rode as II they were in earnest
and the starting was at least. endurabie AL
rravesend at the current meeting the starter acts
as ~ his mind had gone away on leave OF absence
while the Jockeys ride In many cases as ii they
we're victims OF demoniac possession Inc weather
Yesterday was as fine as June can bestow, ana 'ne
track was fast The Brooklyn Jockey Club TOOK IN
great deal OF money and gave out little Slx eH-
,remely bad horses won six extremely bad races
A ninety-cent alarm clock could have started the
horses as well they were started by the gro
.esquely overpaid starter-yes, far better what IL
the Brooklyn Jockey Club doing for the improve
ment Of the breed of horses? 1t seems TO be main
tanned chiefly 10 hll Philip J. Dryers pockets
With its excess of short sprints with its excess OF
selling races with its excess OF twoyear-oid con-
tests with It's excess In the promotion OF oettins-
ring gambling this club is not public beneiactor
It is as worthy Of the support Of unselhsh citzens
as the captaincy Of that unapproachably impu-
sen, hackguard Price In the Tenderloin precinct
as the chieftaincy OF Richard Croker in the city
rovernment-and no more. In these days at
C;rayesend the turf Is disgracefully mismanaged
and the starter and the jockeys act as II they were
anxious to stir up much dislike and disapprova
On the part OF the community as they can. 1t is
amazing In the extreme to note the strange pre-
dominance Of emptiness the turf In this state
Most of the racetrack stewards and officials efaced
themselves long ago, and for years have been
toundless utilities and mere echoes OF dismal va
guilty.
Six strange happenings miscalled races fitted
unisty by the puzzled gaze Of the spectators at
the Dwyer track yesterday. These faint shadows
Of thoroughbred battles gainful 10 the book
makers. To look upon the Dryer grao-an track
Is racecourse Of lofty class would be comical, and
the performances which were carried through yes
terday were not worthy Of more than casual al
and c,1Cbr Ing md am
mismanagement of every kind were conspicu-
BUS at Brooklyn yesterday the series of six mis-
takes which the spectators saw does not deserve
any detailed description. Why is II that so many
thousands of people go to Gravesend and bet on
the horses when most of them are intelligent
enough to know that the average person who bets
on horses has as much chance Of success the
buyers Of tickets in the Louisiana Lottery had OF
getting the capital prize in that fraudulent con
oaier a lev nays ago Fsrsn the best colt
Of his age in America The selling platter nan
Yesterday How many common sense persons take
the view that the starting. the, r1dlng ana I
The turf in this State has plenty of pits and boys
expectation that he will starting, riding and
stewardship worthy Of generous support VIII soon
find out that he is In error. How many citizens OF
substance and merit in the habit of visiting
that track? The average of daily at,eneance n
rlude among the spectators? About as many as as
made practice or visiting the brighton course III
Its early days A frequent remark IL has been TOT
years among NEWCOMERS who are fond of sport
Yes / often go 10 the races at Morris Park ana
Sheepshead Bay, but l never go to the Dwyer
track ! have TO draw the line at that" Never
theless this track is In the Turf Trust-mores the
pity! And II will remain in the Turf Trust no
doubt until the grounds cut up into building
lots Speed the day when streets are put through!
AS the Dwyer track has been mismanaged this
year, much Of the starting and much Of the riding
and much Of the stewardship have been so OBJ,
jectionable that bitter reprobation has been heard
on all sides. Ask the members of the principal
clubs of New-York and Brooklyn how many OF
them 20 TO the races at the Dwyer track. Then
ask them how many blackbails Philip j. Dryer
would get II his were up for admission to
certain clubs in New-York and Brooklyn: How
many OF the men who act stewards at his track
and associate with him in the racing season would
consent 10 propose or second him for membership
in their clubs? II might amuse Mr. Dwyer TO ask
these turf friends and associates Of his II they
would be willing 10 propose or second him for
membership in their clubs Would Frank Hitch
cock do It? Would Andrew Miller 40 II. Would II
Here are the summaries:
FIRST RACE-HIGHwEIGHT HANDICAP, for all ages
$50 added SIX furlongs.
Betting