New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-04
THE RACETRACk
..o,,v FAIRY FIRST N THE NATION.
srryrrR RODE RUSH AND THE BooKNANFRs
WE'RE JOYOUS

,s,sr Fairy take the N@lil" '--'N'
80 with Jess chill in the air. might have en-
V'~'.' ,, t~.y,de ~ observers But the chief
'o.s. ~, .,a s.antv showing was Tie general con-
- mat the turf has been pitiahly m.smanase
49, avn chat The public has not been irea'ea
- s,er-sr was riding and Manner was i"''
~ r,ok,v club lc.s Spencer vide and Keeps N'"'''
- .ts ground Mahor deserves MS punishment,
-. ,s Suencor's record stainless Name 80 '
.....r,tre and incltes commissions but Spencer Is
..,,,c a.li and his turf touch is death But
o.s,,sr.s ,uu is dynamic, while Maher pun j.
-. therefore one sobs in exile WINE 'e
cher snorts with nose upliited
10 the clubhouse reigned the deS2latloh sPoNe'.
p, tv Daniel the prophet, aithoNEh 'I0.'"'
49, urho scorns Shamrocks and spurns Column
- ..ll.a 10 and fro isolate and icy. In the
rastsrd the loneliness wcs 50 dense tha' LIS
g. ~ the hittorn would not have been strange
sorns Under the gr1ndstand the exceeding d.
49,, ~ tho bitten 4 the hookmahers smo'e Inc ''
M. INTO the walls OF lost souls one pIe"s".c W."
g. - I'M, few who forced their way TO MOTIFS
PIX That was the keen October weather Oo'u
T. IS That's true But not so cold as the tehuo'
tee II the booknakers, those Ictted uAII'''sS
.or whose qualification and enrichment Tace'fachs
srs ks.t ,,,. and TO whom the public pays u!ou'7
with inoxhaastibe patience and goodwill
rear iu mind THAI the bookmakers WaX lt'' pS
picking the pockets Of the pHohc' al" .''"' ~
origin of every turf fraud can be traced TO tAe
h.,,ing ring Then take note that no bookmaKeTs
e-a r,ile9 off although some Of them are worse
thieves than Autolycus or even BaraDDas. lsH -
nrec.ous state Of things when Maher. Williams
Martin Turner. McCue and other jockeys "lo
thrust from the saddle, while Spencer Is '''o"e" ~
RIDE and while every predatory bookmaker Is per
r,i,tad 70 plv his cozening trade! The pubic Is
smart enough to understand why Spencer iIes
and Maher does not. II is smart enough 10 uhHe'-
stand also that the turf officials are too 'Hid 10
fight influential bookmakers. lest the revenues 81
rack treasures may be diminished II uoV' .'o'
fsn 20 see that certain members OF the Jockey CiuD
49,. 49, intimate friends the constant and familiar
s..ori. ties Of professional lawbreakers Nor ever!
professional gambler, who has no other means o'
s,,,,nor, +, professional lawhreaker)' YES ''"'
even stewards Of the Jockey club rejoice 10 be
,e,9 In the closest and most friendly conpahloh-
,tt, with professional gamblers IS II surpTis-
j~c then that Intelligent Americans gene'aI4y De-
l.,e that racetracl betting rings exist chiefly tor
TIE protection Of fraud Is well as the promotion
Of gambling. and that the turI IS is' ~, -
rotten with dishonesty? And this belief Is slreSo-
ing everywhere 1t is spreading 20 fast ana 50 lar
that racecourse dividends vii Dc sinai i'eHr E'I,
unless certain Looh'a Ners, owners ana trainers
Spencer was fined and suspended at GIayeseni
last werk Re rode tle odd--on faFoilte iLsn ~
The first race yesterday. Isldor went out ana s.
the paee. Rush passed lsdoI quarter mie OF
more from the end. and had nm sOuI!aE p,dtgl1,
Then Spencer looked around and saw the oulsld't
Charen;us alprot hing. Instead OF gong On WIN
easily. Spencer took Rush in hand ana allowed
Charvut.s o. pass her. although ituSh Was iull OF
yunnn- After CAaIentus had Obtained a geo, good
lead Spencer apparently went 70 work on on h ia,a
but o. course. his work Was tnen 700 4atsy'
TAarei.trs won t"e rae S. , i1uS va" " a.. rieb
IN The stand thai ride might have put spencrr
To- t5r ,hat losing ride How many shares Of
brooklyn Rapid Transit VIII spencer sell short
to-day out of his profits on that race
The Bromley entries WinCmeTc and lnilan + airy,
had done so well IN their private trials IN adG.usa
that ths Bromley stable led the betting on the so
r. Nag" s sa%5 b Dor ust Belmont but run in
Mr. HylanG nama) was the second chOlce. Inalah
dnIs meg Ine pon Nj But he is an old
fashioned trainer and very unlucky Shouid the !
hcrses traiIcs by Hyiand It Would soon be com,
PEELED TO suspend payments After Br.gaoier s Ii |
stables az sheepshe9d Bay ana Gravesend az rs
mercy but Hy.and decided 70 reserve MIN f9r tngg
ga not win a cent In the Marion. Most Anei-
lean trainers constantly spurning easy money |
which IS just their feet in order 70 shin Up moon
beams with the hope Of digging up pots OF goid al |
The ends Of lunar rainbOws.
Srigader would surely have got a place in ne |
Matron. Was ne well trained? He certainly got |
eiculous salary for spelling starts with his ridiculous
carrier gave wretched start FOR the s-Ov" Mattoh
and important stakes.
Green B. Morris is another well meaning. Ola
fashioned trainer who knows little or nothing |
about the latest devices IN handling stable and !
training horses lie ought TO go TO school 10 James
Joyner are up 70 date. and also up to SNUFF Rove
puts Spencer 10 bed every night and sings MN
ana eroons lullabies 10 the squaling urchih. no
T re can teach anything 10 Rowe or 70 J9yner'
Long ago the two trainers and the two jockeys
Taught their erandmothers how 70 suck eggs Now
Morris Pc,cr WINNER Samuel Hidreih. Matthew
alien Francis McCabe. William Lakeland and
Those venerable white haired. medieva trainers
hhsed a lot OF lessons and Rowe and Joynor know
rt.i-ts Mftlff q
last colt named Modrine If either Rove or JOY
,isr had Modr.ne the colt would win many races
many has Brirader Won for j. ] Hyland? How
nave ne colts and FLIES been running reccnly |
s an, hiiareih. WINNER. Allen. McCaDe' Lakeland
TSs starting and the qanqcqppng Yesterday were
little common stn 1 Is.oenber Imn'@ Gendicaps,
, James Mclaughlin kindly warned everybody tnft !
Jsa not care for any part 81 the mQney IN NE
s ashhS,an Handicap. He put Ryan on Lady Lind
~; " hen he sets Ryan In The saddle II IS ialr
aouee all around hat ne does not want first;
serS or third place Isn't that tnoughful ana
Lay iy.l Lindsey wa. not placed.
81. rEeearIn the winner OF the Manhattan Hanai-
, raAt does that amount to- ANY old cow break
s az az d TShg + o ma dg nov" 60 Door that
stun Port Is likely 10 be lamentably dull tame and
Fn ro,er Ethelbert. Chacornac winner OF the
md 'py 1M llskadine. Gu.den Gen'alon, PteviioVs
These Withdrawals st,rTei W much comment and
esii a1 and murmurs about padded programmes
ygs,t-eai g who rode Red Path second in me
,esiav.. stakes. made unfounded claim OF foui
sfo.ss, .nlan Fairy, the winner. II was not
sa,rstH The Matron Stakes however. did not
Dids ~ lall test OF the merits Of the two year
is.r TAG s'"'t Was ab"minably uneven anu "'
.p @sSe'e cd. 2. Dare colt Of class and
how D-t feter WINNER does not seem TO kh."
vas 20 ualn him properly RIDDEN by oLeary, ne
was ds sttIong favorite for the Jerome Handicap he
slso t cei,satea not only by King Barlcycorn. but
In S,nain or Harlem and Sir Hubert, and came
tcreu' Mlchael Ciancy's Maxine Gomez q CORK
munera,saHi -9sierF Maxine Gomez at hiehiy 70 70
ever n Nv, oods won the last race. was tneIc
mo ro norse In-and-outer in the world thar Max
ey were ,ni. would 1t not benefit the turf !, an
1orr>s soio 70 Iuy milk route 10 drive NANNY
0@ae1 essh Atsasa 70 lhs niIk cart ana