New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-23
THE RACETRACK.
o.coNNoR WAS PUT ON THEsGROuND.
PULLMAN AND SOME OTHER ,JocKEYsAMAY BE
DANGER

did well yesterday In suspendlng - NonhOr' my
decided not TO allow that mpudent. ev-minded Ind
mischief making elf TO ride again at Brighton mis-
Sear This was just and sound action. and 1t VIII
DO good. O'Connor richly deserves ruling on tie
hurf for life for foul riding in many races and thar
penalty should be applied TO him. The stewards
of the meeting however, have no authority TO rule
him off. The limit of their powers is the In
iHiction Of fines and suspension for the meeting
O'Connor boasting few days ago that nc
scould make living the stage, If his career as
va Jockey cut short Is there not some Keeper
Apf Chrystie-st dive who will offer this fuliginoE
Emp a song and dance engagement. which VIII keep
him out of the saddle indefinitely? While 1t Is
true that OConnor has been suspended for foul
riding Il may be possible that the stewards had IN
mind also the revolving contrast between the run
ming of CeylOn when ridden by OConnor on
THURSDAY last. and when ridden by Mitchell yes
serday. Several people who watched with thought
full care O'Connor's riding of Ceylon on Thursday
believe that OConnor pulled Ceylon that day, just
as he pulled number Of horses some years ago IN
his early days on horseback. Nobody possessed
of common sense trusts OCOnnor. On Thursday
Ceylon. ridden by O'Connor, was beaten by Her
Iadyship Wildwood Smoke, Mynheer and Nendig.
Yesterday. ridden by Mitchell who is by no means
a brilliant jockey. CeylOn displayed Impressive
speed and ran away from Premature, frellng-
huysen Prestige, Wildwood and others. What good
reason is there that OConnor should ever De per-
mitted ride again?
Spencer was i'll yesterday and did not ride. His
absence was one Of the few pleasant features of the
day Should his illness be permanent, the turf
would gain rather than lose. The mai retirement
of the Jockey who threw away the Brighton Hahdi-
cap on Ethelbert by inexcusabe disobedlence OF
positive orders will be welcome. No one seems 10
ne inclined TO take Spencer officially to task for
.he manner in which ne rode Maribert when MARI
bert was so badly beaten by Montanic, ana ne VIII
probably go scot free. Isn't the turf in this state
"a spotless institution when Spencer can do what ne
has been doing. and escape trouble entirely!
SANITY Jockey whose heart must throb with warm
est svmnatbv for Spencer and O'Connor is william
Martin who is said to be resting at Saratoga. lie
needs rest. SO does Spencer. so does OCohnor'
So do many other strong armed jockeys. RIDERS
who have so stupendous strength in their arms
ought to rest for life.
George Odom, the most trustworthy and popular
,ocke, In the country was somewhat better yes
terday than on Friday night. but the hip dslocaoh
from which he suffered on Friday VIII prevent MS
riding for a long period. McCue, VINO was paul'
injured several days ago, still needs surgical az
3enfion and will not be on horseback specify
PANEL Makers contract with w. II. Clark has been
cancelled. and Maher is expected to begin ridlns
for the Fleischmanns soon
Seething heat, with saturated atmosphere lh"ue
life n burden on Manhattan Island. but at brighton
1be sea breezes, although not powerful were cooi-
ing and consoling No rain fell at Brighton ei'her
ON Friday or yesterday, although there were storms
vt MANY places not far away. The attendance was
well up in the thousands. and the grandstand was
1hicky tenanted. ,
The favorite Premature, was second 10 Oeyloh
IN the first race and Frelinghuysen the second
choice. ran third Some one ought to be ruled OF
hecsuse OF the change between the Ceylon ridden
by O'Connor and the Ceylon ridden by Mitchei.
The great majority OF the spectators was irritated
ard angry.
In the second race Laverock rose from the grave
and defeated the favorite Decanter. Some one
ought 10 be ruled of for the tremendous Trains
formation Layerock. George BOYD had ,,i many
friends. but the ingenious ana INGENIOUS 1 CnnrGe
Lakeland put his stable boy, ClarK' on 1eol &c
Bd and OF par SSoTe6an and TTumpet we're
at TWO TO one on in the Choice Stakes. They ranrst
s S be- MAS puIIed to allow his stable compan
ion. Trumpet to win. Shoreham was ridden by
pair of chivalric and knghtly Elders, in whom the
public puts unbounded eonfdencs Trum hdnv was Vas
value. H. T. Griffin very properly ran nm up 70 ~
a SHoreham had been claimed out Of the race the
u claimer would have had bargain as Shoren"h j.
worth at least 5000 He is far better colt than
Firesrm has improved vastly since he passed into
J. Boden's hands He the Sea Cliff Stakes hand;
sorfley with 1913 pounds up. lsdor Was second anu
Heiobas very close third me d un Hi,o Ma
were backed unfinchingy and pTofpseiyi, i nea's
MONKEY on a stick. as he rides most of his mounts
patrick DUNES beloved pet. William Martin. Is
and d?a Sir Hnbept in The last two
had dunno backed them both heavily; there car
oe n.se Ruf bSth we're ridden by the California
Jockey Bum9n whose ockeyshlp SeeS Ike 's bIeat
ing calf Of the genter sex on theII pi rone
S sn' Each ran third Both races ought
TO have been promptly and e%naustNsif "a a{tt
The defeats of Fiy-By- Night and Sir Hubert were
due taen pullman ought TO be In hot water saght
80 n any one I'm or about the Dunno stable Is
responsibie for the unsatisfactory running OF Fly.
and SIR Hubert then 1ha ReTSo"M eSae
Clancy is in Ireland Had R ne been a. who
trains Maxine Gomez. to put his incompetent staDle
boy Clark the horse. With competent J2S NJ
wood AT the weights and distance, and might per
h9s OF the Spectators were Disguised exaspera
ed and wrathf oyer The dseis Of a ane SIR Hu
bert and were thoroughly indignant and denuneia
tory over the turf msmanagemeRt wnlch iaiIS ne
interruptions manipulation and even dlshonestY
when have been so obtrusive and onens,ye IN Ger
can furnish sport reasonably free from eaTing an'
serious sn I'M rack should be closed Yesterday
showing insufferably ignominious o..o. o,,
OF an Important part of Alaska on the boundaT!
line to which Canada has no rishsinl cam AM ~
Canadians over boundary lines and other maltets
Canada has been n va ise American turf are no
always beneficial TO American sport Kaclhg IN ,n,
Seen allowed to hold starters flag and to spot
famous contests. Suburban Handicaps ana othel
bsye Win An a hs turn IN this state might
chance gain something were rule 10 De auopte'
excluding Canadian owners. trainers, Jockeys ant
horses Look at Tragedan's races In this stat
this year, Charmingy consistent were they not
Look al the performances Of the Canadian MI!
faverock! A few days ago she was SO slow tnS =
a common American mud-turtle could have wad
died away from her at any distance 9esterdal
she outran Decanter, Lakeland. George Boyd ant
Fast Black in the easiest manner conceivao , pc
Close friends Of her owners say positively that th'
stable had no confidence In Layerock and ola no
put dollar on her. Granted Not disputed Bn
crock in a quiet way. Those wise men knew wha
they were about. They made no mistake. The
Tribunes racing column sincerely believes that tht
owners of Tragedian and Laverock are honorable
and upright But II Is evident then, that some per
sons who are not honorable and upright get hold o
Canadian stable secrets Here's 2 simple plan tc
not want an equitable reciprocity treaty. Canada
rs not willing TO treat this country honestly with
regard TO the Alaska boundary or anything else
Canadian horses run Is oueerIy at times In thu