New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
THE RACETRACK.
FOUR FAvoRITEs FIRST IN A SERIES.

ycrHELBERr MUCH BETTER THAN MARTlMAs'
Does any one doubt now that Etheloert is inc
BEST three year old colt In active training IN Amer
sca, lean peraud and Fgrane are on the sheli AT
present Only Marmas. first In the fu'u'iy "
lsss had a title to dispute with EtheiDert 'he ie"u
ership among the three year old colts, slhce 'e""
Beraud and Fiigrane were put aside Tor rest anu
change. and yesterday at brighton f1'n.'0e,' ,
proved indisputably that he is superior 10 Maru-
mas He also proved convncingly that the capper
fongued magpies who have been ming 'he al
with senseless apologies for Spencers rldhg oi
Ethelbert in the Brighton Handicap Know niue
more about jockeyship than is known by the 'o"-
path brat who is hired 10 throw stones AT cahai-
boat mule in order 20 keep him moving 10 tno
~,ewards of the Jockey Club intend TO ask Spencer
why he disobeyed orders in the Brighton Hanolcap
and threw away that race by his disooedience oi UT
uers? Spencer rode Ethelber; in the Reahzaton eA-
actly as he was ordered to ride him. and Etheloert
won the Realization He rode Ethelbert in the
Brighton Handicap not at all according 10 oroers'
and he was defeated. He rode him yesterday as ne
was ordered TO ride him. and Etheoert was nrst IN
canter. while Martimas was weak ana weary
and distant second Now, isn't that lurid turr
scandal What does the Jockey Ciuo oessh 10 W
with sgsnsfsb gs s,bsbe, wa, owned by James Galway
anG William J. ArkeI. and was trained by l.. FL
more He was good colt but more than rto once anS ns
Mr Elmore-all three-told the writer Of this rs ar ar,
ticie last year that the col, mao oeeh a5 assured
him that Ethebert was a better colt than most peo-
pie thought him TO be. All three said more than
once that Ethelbert would have won lmportant
races which he did not win II he had been properly
ridden by Jockeys who would obey orders Mr. Gal
way Mr.. Arkell and Mr.. Elmore were right. Ethe11-
bert would surely have certain races IN 1898
which he did not win. II he had been properly Ilu-
den according to orders: -, ,, =,
All. these jockeys! These Jockeys! Limbs on
Satan, most OF them. Limbs OF satan, WIN more
than the due share OF devlltry which suitably pc
longs TO each Satanic limb. And II Spencer had rld-
den Ethelbert according to orders In the brighton
Handicap. Ethelbert would have outrun imp aImost
as easily as he outran Martimas yesterday "ha'
will the Jockey Club do? -
Those youthful persons recently escaped ler Irorn
prattle to the effect that Ethebert had no chance
10 win the Brighton Handicap because ne was d
three year old running against older horses hTke
Brighton Handicap run in this month OF July:
in the spring three year olds rarely win mportaht
handicaps at a mile and a quarter against oiuer
horses but the cases in which three year oius nave
England against older horses In July are numerous
IT is amusing 10 note the bumptiousness with which
certain primary school hedglfngs chatter about
Fhandicaps and 5ockeyship. when they have never
and other countries. and know little or nothing
about the elementary principles of riding. The
Tribune has declared deliberately, and II now re-
peats the declaration, that Spencers riding OF
Ethelbert in the Brighton Handicap with Its mex
cusable disobedience OF orders, ruined Ethelberts
chances and gave the race to Imp. The result or
Etheberts race with Martimas made that clear
beyond Sa 10 de his 1T IN
order TO defeat him. then there might be some
question TO the sacrifice Of the Brighton Handi-
cap by Spencers disobedence OF orders. But Ethel
bert outran Martimas he liked. with all conceiy-
able ease. He had Martimas so safely and surely
beaten full quarter mile from the end that
Spencer eased Ethebert. and he came home at a