New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-22

! as freely and sharply turfmen are criticised
and censured? One class deserves criticism and
censure much as the other. Newspaper boss
| ship is offensive turf boss-ship and news
paper independence is as commendable as turf In
| dependence.
manifest: It was cold. raw, bleak clustering az
ternoon at Aqueduct 1t was autumn IN A PR;
That fact MANIFEST AH NTH was bhas
dsss ana sh and f0ss p the
Other fact oTasso nal in the Fourth
weakly veal ' and feeSy as any stable boy could have
promp; and sure as Pekns Grecracker which has
Since he era rse Of the Mns dyna
glance Al this and that in passing Ing aps sood
hum nor is the Saving salt OF American character
Concord won the last race gssiee pInns, Rnpper
the American millionaire Colonel Rupert Is p'enniil-
fully Of tnr eos S great deal
money He was liberal to fault. He PAD out
nS X Ss Ses Of empe co H5" RUPERT
racing AS the turf IN this state nas 1.ssi
nsances an excessively expensive LUXURY to men
Of Colonel Rgppef ,s t Gass IN hs sate they may
But they been Perhaps Colonel RuRpert o dOcs
when sIs H' he owned big stable Perhaps he might
even deny that he was chea.ea; nore than once
when he owned big stable. Certain trainers anu "a
Jockeys certain
Keepers and agents of poolrooms are dishonest
schemers and when they get cnance 10 ce ea I h,
Seftat,ng the plans Of these mllionaires to attain
honorable trumphs on the turi these sch VEN ~
are constantly on the alert. and they kho" ho" "
pNSy ev ,Tt taking into full account all the
abuses anu nnsb 70 he practicable to employ officials
who can place horses correctly. IN orueT W Latd
the eneDa 81 than that Which exists
rgorous rule should be adopted that no man VINO mo
ce aS as salary for turf work of any kind sa,
It was simple fun for James r. Keene's sweet 81
walk away from Lady sneerwe and Diya; ,r+ Hear arr
Of Midothan was DIM , and the iIsrious copper
colors of Marcus DAILY. ,u,,u,o,,ro,v s,ou,
Pettengil was nexcusa5ly ana aaIa uas small
and the delays were many and long The Start Of he
shamokin ran away twice hd Set %n 'h j Joyner
Big Gun. the favorite. got very bad start ano
handed at the post with amaznE n the so%e
stretch Big Gun made up eronnqb IN Msrp Nitb
Martin redeemed his reputation after MS rye
OF the first part and Big Gun took the nrst PriSe'
However il was a cheap and paltry field which
Big Gun defeated. ..., o,a
Little Moody as a rider Is about as useful and
ornn mental as the average excrescence on toads
tail He rode Kirkwood second choice In me tnld
race Gaze was the odds-on favorite Possibly
Kirkwood might have hustled Gaze an ounce or two
# he had had rider in the saddle instead OF "a q
enhanced at the winged Gaze far in, front until
Gaze had opened gap OF so many lengths that
u T Griffin who Is hopeless victim of the deadly
claiming habit claimed Kirkwood for about silm
Discreetlv managed Kirkwood is worth aDout
eleven hundred and eighteen dollars and sixty-nine
cents So Griffin may he ahead OF the game nn la.eg
T DIVERS Greatland has been sent out IN me rs,
Of probable starters and three times ar anS
contemplate trick and the club ought not 10 IN
suit the public by sending out the name "a, OF Great
The fourth race dismal mess with fe,-
bunders dseracng his position by his ipexeusaple
of San Mateo at the post, with the ghastly fud,
dies OF H. Martin on the favortte. tloronso, ana no
with the chaos in trying to place the horses tor
which a newspaper was responsible, that IT
would be cruel to lnger over the details Is 1t not
enough TO say that such chaos as that WIZ wl,n
such starting. such Judging and such riding could
4 he he ea beers or srusE for
craps has as much Of the genuine flavor OF true
snort as such hurdy-gurdy charivan could pos
But the Tlraculous Handicapped was certainly
good 10 the Bradieys and to Boney BOY. And Mr..
r Bradley and Boney Boy are certainly precious
psir
FIRST RAcE-For hies three old; selling. About
seven furlongs.
81 se''n F.
Kssnss Ss Sw S capS ss.no by IL
Sydney FACETS b f. Lady sneerweII 10 100, J.,
c. Zimmerman. b. f. Diva ss. Moody 81 Il
Heart of Midlothian io3 1yn.i 90 7M0rsan' 80 Il
Start struggling; easily by a length six lengths
between second and third.
SECOND RACT-For maiden two-year-olds: selling.
-Four and one-haif furlones
A. J. Joyner's hr. z. Big Gun. by Art-
leryLinda VISTA 1O5 N. GI. Martini 6-5 IA
Ddward Keily's hr c. Csies los.
Marcus Days b z Mont Eagle 1G5....
Forinel 1os ............cw Martini MARTIN, 10 "a
Her Ladvfhip. 1O5. INV. McDermoo 3O--1 10
Give and Take Joy '........... Becker go 10
Shemokin, 10s.............P. McDermotO 30-i iO-1
Tme-o56at
'Ran away and Withdrawn.
Start very bad Won driving by neck; a head be
tween second and third
THIRD RACE-Selling Six furlongs
NJ j. Hsymans Oh. f. Gaze. by FasAtto
Glimpse yrs. 10i ih....... (McCue) ID Tx
To Barrett & Co.'S ch. Krkwood
H. T Grrins b. c. oxnard. = ii ii.oD i-'o
osonger 2O-i G-l
spurs 3; q 'tMhcheD d5-i 81
Time-l;14S
Start very bad. Won easily by three lengths two
lengths between second third
FOURTH RACE-Handlcep. Five and half furlonss
Mrs. r. Bradleys eh. e. Roney Boy by
Bltzen0sue b; yrs 100 ID lscherreD CT FL
T V. Aiexandres b. c. Tyrian, l. 100. -.
1srva. 3. los .cs sSSsss2 al "a -
panforth. l. ios' '........P McDermoiD Q % Ct
san MAteo. o. 100 ........... :(McCue) 81 2-l
Left at the post.
Start inexcusaby bad is the order OF the Of
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