New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-30
THE RACETRACK.
cREArLANp SHOULD HAVE WON.
HE WAS DEFEATED BY FOUL RIDING

roon hut the sheepshead Bay track was heas'
from the storm in the early mornine ",.,or.
FIRST day at Aqueduct this year 'he ae'o. "
have heen amazingly fortunate In the "es'"e'
no previous season have there been so man! on
bright days. and few that were We. VI ,s,,
o,.,,dy The rendition OF the track, ana posSio''
other causes In addition. brought ABOUT many 49,
drawals and several OF the helds were cut W
Many Of the Jockeys are stupid oeyoho oe"e'' CO
,o.rv are reckless beyond tolerance Mos' Oh 'he''
,h,,k the stewards OF the meeting Kno" ho'"'"9
about riding and most OF them believe 'la' ,n'!
u,u mot get into serious trouble, no matter NO"
de-elict IN their duties they may be or no" iou''Y
they may ride in order 10 ruin the ohd'0'S -
heavily backed favorte III
In the second race selling anair al fhiie
Michael F. DIVERS Greatland was entered 10 De
ld for q 100 and therefore carried only lO1 pounds
This colt would bring at least s0'Vo at au'uoh any
Jay and would be cheap at that II was "ro's "
nut Greatiand IN a selling race at so low Pi'1''
nut as he was in with so light weight OF course
the public made him strong favorite mat Dull
headed and puuet-headed rider OLeary had the
mount Keen-eyed anatomists who have STUDIED
O'Leary's skull and studied his riding also are m
clined 10 suspect that the lads BRAIN was oSsineu
before birth and that the contents OF MS crdhai
cavity are harder and more compact IMAM ou reu
sandstone and as completely devoid OF inteHec'ual
activity O'Leary got off slowly and olumsily with
Creatland but the colt was so much superior 10
the others that II OLeary had had sense enough u
90 around the whole field Greatlan1 "ould nave
walked in But O'Leary tried to force him through
the field with the facile grace or tuhDe-ous'
This gave TO some of the favorite-killlng FOUL
riding Jockeys the opportunity they were Io0hius
for They promptly fouled Greatland so IV'cioS
that they almost knocked him down. lhese Ia
yorte- killing jockeys foued the favorite more IMAM
once They were determined to cheat the majority
Of the spectators who had made Greatland the Ia
vorte and they succeeded. Their actions had the
look of a base conspiracy TO knock out the laVoi'e
at any cost. They had seen so much mdh'lo|s
and criminal foul riding 90 unpunisheu 'hd'
they felt sure the stewards would not pilhs
them to book. Had O'Learys sold ana os OF me-.
skull contents been Illuminated by any ray % p
ception. he could have pulled out Gteat@hIh 5ors
around the entire helO. and taken hIsl honoiS
handsomely. But OLeaIy did Rot nav ed moo 700
enough to 90 hT ns wb mi Ta some Of The favore
killing foul-rding jockeys were 1iuIls ~ 80 50
m m ge IN ,hroush in the last urlOng Then the
fayorlte came with a swift rush and maze up many
sdsr Ma2srne This whole AFFAIR shameful
and scandalous exhibition OF foul riding ana laRoI
Of the rider of the favore. OConnor is one OF me
Jockeys in persistent foul riding ever KNOWN bsn
Michael +. Dwyer was arpoyev on the tracks i h
riding tGd 6s,b sSnsy msciousiy and
grossly a favorite owned by MI. Dwyer But ne
now feeble invalid shattered in health, unstable
Of fortune and shorn Of sway, II was ineSpresssby
iockevs TO act in such a way toward Mr.. Dwyer.
who has paid 80 much money TO jockeys IN the
EstacS had considerable backing in that second
race, because he runs well Il, mud But Estaca a
had hard race "Wednesday with Satrlst ana
the riderIess Byron McClelland, and he had not re-
coVeTed, rT RAM in the 9rst rae six having been
withdrawn. Kkey Mack was the favorite and an
sounded amazemen, Of every spectator he
disqualified on charge OF touring anon ON aNH Etcb
Girl and Ahom came into the homestretch some
crowding and iostlng took place, but to the i'm
al and teTp ed
pear that Box had fouled either OF the others more
the setting back OF Box which caused genera dis;
satisfaction was due to the evidence oil me pave 10,
season. but had JUS, come to himself and was try
ing TO do something to earn his salary fail,
wagers made by his owner George Fl smth fs
eStFem ti? easy The mud suited him. He was a
strong favore. Milestone, owned by the f!eisch-
known that he had done fast work in private But
the mud did not suit Milestone lie iaoored IN II
The heavy going pleased Bangle IN the j Long
tremely uncertain. lie has temper OF his own
and often sulks when most IS expected from nm I'M
But the weight, the distance the condition OF the
track and Clawson's riding were pat TO his mood,
and Il was no, difficult for him to outrun Maxine.
the favorite Imp, the Suburban winner. and also
Bendoran and Grey jacques. Bendoran could not
extend himself upon heavy track and had no
speed in anv part of the trip. Imp has had too
much racing and needs a rest Taking sex allow
ances into account Maxine was giving Bangle nine
The task was far too arduous for either Bendorsn
is formidable in high class company with lly
pounds up at mile and furlong even on a fast
track. lie is a Splinter and wants either thor
either Maxine or Bendoran hereafter when condi-
lions are 10 their liking Each Will run fast races
When shoreham defeated Mauve the other day
1he race was thrown away by extreme carelessness
lice. Wilson In ten years Wilson may become
Jockey , sT t IN at class thirteen en YET
orleans was the favorite. but was unplaced There
was good reason for making Belle OF orleans the
he
Central Trust Is fond Of the grass He was sec
ond choice to Bannockburn in the last race a
handicap az a mile and a quarter on the grass.
Bannockburn. who second TO Imp IN the Sub
urban. carried l2s pounds to Central Trusts u2
The difference in weight enabled Central Trust TO
outrun Bannockburn handily. Maxine Gomez had
the best OF the start and led for mile. He
Under a strict construction of the law. match
races races may be illegal Therefore Gaze has been en-
entered IL cannot be considered a match race. bot
Gaze will not start. and the contest will be
each. $500 added each 70 carry is pounds dis dis
lance one mile. The conditions call for favorable
weather and good track Here are the summaries:
FIRST RACE-For three-yesr-olds and upward: 500
added: allowances Six and one-haf furlongs
E Betting F.
Esstin & Isrsbie's b. c. Kinley Mack. by
ItiingtOn-sOnsstres.. yrs, 100 n;
&c Smith. Dr. Asom. a. 100 tH1Tss' - 10 10
j. r. Keene' eh m. Nau'ch Girl !. lls
Box. g. i2s.........,.;.... ;;Ssuliivan) 90 6-5
FINISHED but disqualified for alleged foul
Ing.
start poor. Kiney Mack by lengths from Box
who a length and a half in front OF Ahom.
SECOND RAcE-selng s7co added mile
Newton Benningtons oh. &. Ns1arine. by
Fsranooie-Morardo. yrs. li2 D..
(OConnoy) Iz-i al
II. +. Dwyers eh. c. oreaiiand, iO0..
c.. Fls..chm.nn'. Som. b. &. wsI6aT.t
g. los. ................. wilson 81 2-l
bsrdella, =, -tnctueb b-l S-0
Hspsburg q lS- -tbullnsnl 10 Al
Estsca. T. .(Sims o 81
Hsnwen, aged, lla lsorhTs o 3o-1 lo-l
Acrobat 4. III. tNevtle) b-l 81