New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-02
THE RACETRACK.
SINGULAR INCIDENTS AT GRAvEsENp.
DUNE SUCCESSFUL TwIcE-A DEPLoRA1LE
PLECHAsE.

The last thing on the card at the Brooklyn 'racN
yesterday was a stesplechase. Only -FOUR Jumpers
tried to jump II was at $40 each. % forfeit VIZ
$500 added Every dollar wasted Such ahair
are unwholesome No association should tolerate
,her II is improper to permit such things IL is
time for a law TO stop them.
The four Jumpers which hobbled In this hotch-
nofch were Frederick Gebhard's Ollndo, the raVor-
ite ridden by Mara; Sydney Pagets governor
Rudd ridden by Owens; F. r. T. Hltchcocks
ROYAL Scarlet ridden by Cochrane. and A ..
Rlakely's Colonel Bartlett ridden by Finnegan'
rverv one Of the four carried many bets rsked by
melancholy victims OF a mad craze for gamonng on
horses no matter how discouraging ana UNFAIR the
conditions of the gambling might be- Such s'eePie-
chasi,s was no more admirable and praisewortny
than game Of craps might be. II lowered the
lofty standard Of noble sport which Philip j. Dwyer
has been uplifting so CALAMITY lot SO many yea
Thu standard of sport at the Brooklyn track was
n,gb hail standard until steeplechasing crept In
Now II is a low-ball standard
Roval Scarlet carrying the Hitchcock coiors'
Inst his rider but was remounted Ths stump III
the quotations of the hrst-mortgaee bonds OF the
Hitchcock Jumping Trust excited unDnoleo en-
thus,asm. and the applause was deafenng. When-
EVER Hitchcock horse comes to grief, the popular
delight is exuberant But the gratihcation OF the
lockers was chilled when II was seen that the
,,der Of ROYAL Scarlet had climbed upon the apex
~ that sorry beast. who was shamolns ana STUN
bl,ng and staggering after the gttering prize OF
ATTY dollars third money. And Royal scarlet GOT
that fifty dollars third money painfully topping
and tumbling home about quarter oehind
o,,ndo and Governor Budd Three times three for
that hftv dollars third money for which Royal
scarlet the horse with the majestic ana resaI
name wabbed and waddled and tottled so oisreSs
fnlIv But cast glance Of pity at the unfortunate
persons who backed Royal Scarlet. spenbound oy
the glamour OF his kngly title. and lost 'heh
4 he had
"a the most unfit to go the full steepiechase
.our.e inst as Forget the Hitchcock mare. was
,ent "a the post unfit when she was an eVen-mohe9
favorite at Morris Park last autumn
Now perhaps stable that sometimes senos hoi see
y, che most in jumping races when they are unit 70
rive their hackers satisfactory run ior ther noe!
r. managed in a high-minded and truly commend
able manner But some people don't think So
co,on4l Bartlett had many deluded hackers ne
ran out Of the course. and the wagers OF his oaeA
srs melted into thin air. But the worst iea'uie VI
this nauseating steepechase was the iouhhs Vi "pN
srnor Budd by Olndo as the two came IN upon tn'
regular track for the finish 0indo Is unaouo'eo'S
a better steeplechaser than Governor puuu W.
hs4s thoroughly seasoned by plenty of racing Gov
a-ror Rudd was lust on edge. Olndo seemed 10 De
short Of work Because Olindo was seemingly shoIt
Of work he was tiriag as he and Governor buH 40
turned into the Ss soSca Governor Budd So
he forced ondo against Governor Budo so iS rom
that Governor Budd narrowly escaped n 5seS seem
for long time Solely by means OF that foul
defeated rd BSdd by hef Budd made
claim of foul Il vas MS S9ty Mara aG 40 and over
5sd ,Se Ssm OF foul Rarely raeersck de
cison been plainly unfair no oouou 'l Heo1son
I v1 some of the stewards are intimate friends Of
Frederick Gerhard. who owns Ohnoo no O EVuG
they int ended 10 be impartial Nevertheless OlhuV
foued Governor Budd. That is as certain as tha'
the ocean will ebb and fow Whlle the W9lu ia ircb
Steeplechasing and hurdle-jumping SOIL ana sIrcn
the American turf. 1t is time 10 put an END TO
them AS The Tribune has said many times steeple-
ehssns and T beT sarred on here as
they ar carried in England and France NO time
Brookiyn track troubles and sorrow enough OF It's
own with its fiat racing without casting upon bns
scandals to spare. The jumpers as they usually
jump in this country are Beelze6uos pet lhs
Chase them into the or lose them somewhere
American Intelligence and American common-sense
weary of them Get RID Of tnai Fnrrane Is the
best Of his age in America, ana ne dehe5 ma; an
Of age o h ny sm It posi-
bic to arrange race In which Filgrane Jean q, BE
\ sands upon thousands would gladly 20 a long way
10 see t. But It is probable that Miam =; Wn M
owns Ethelbert, and P. J; Dwyer. who owns Half
Time. fear Filigrane. and look upon him as , ne
Il likely that the narrow minded and grasping man
agement of the Brooklyn track will be liberal and
fssns esn sTau I'D TT
Reports are that H. M I has Wren
when Filgrane was defeated by Half Time on
Tuesday and expressing Mr. M9rriss contempt for
riding Possibly the ne%spaPer writers S may I've
hem Most Of them have as Hh little liking for Mr.
Morris as he has FOR them. and most OF them think
as a blind kitten just born knows about quater-
terday. In numbers the attendance pleased the
stockholders. but the quality of the attendance
sip has it that the president Of the club has resolved
20 exclude from the clubhouse every person whose
ancestry cannot be traced back for dozen gener-
ations unless the unfortunate non-owner OF an
sesg Is willing to buy oo Gubh @"Hs tS That
almost as exclusive as the Hofburg OF Vienna: The
6S, is bs not 50 Of n yet club but + II
DIVER VII set up rule a. future meetings that
%ss Se co SnDs aimcrsi bearnss e@SazCn
ments. escutcheons. insignia, ETC. etc. etc are not
the gates a not even to the Sooens eld Mr. pwyor
has. chosen the right time for his edict of
racks in Or near NssSork were at Jerome PARK
sheepshead Bay and Monmouth in those years be
sss a s Tss Mf b p~S sS
lain awake nights and wePt bitterly as he medi-
track attendance and upon the deplorabe fact that
in the face Of all his rigorous precautions a few
, sees in %eh the s ersndstand Of his club He is
Tesue for reform As turf n he 1so T
There may be no change In the rules at this meet
ing but at future meetings any man or woman
whose moral Qualities are not acceptable 10 Mr..
DIVER NAV perhaps be stopped al the gate Mr.;
Dwyer appears TO be inclined TO take the groun,d
ought 10 enjoy the privilege of betting on race.
Patrick Dunno is one OF the smootnest tntimen
Egyptians When Dunno brings his horses East
the betting rings tremble. Durne is Westerner'
but he has been almost always a coRqueror In loot
ing the Eastern turf He won the first two races
easily yesterday with his colts Bannockourn and
" Martin rode both. AS rule, ne
rides better for his friend Dunno than he rides for
apy one else The Feschmanns pay him O gener-
Gus salary but he does not ride for them as he
rides for Dunno. And oConnor and several other
Jockeys are like w Martin in that they do their
worst riding. as rule. for the employers tosw HON
thco are un9er con.hcI ana VINO pay Ineii pe IN
creatures that get extravagant pay for wretched
riding on American racers are ungrateful and can
not be trusted do their duty for those who treat
them best and TO whom they owe the most.
Harry Reed, ridden BY Maher, was the favorite in
the fret race. 81 Lorenzo. ridden by McCue. was a
close second choice. and Bannockburn a close