New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30
THE RACETRACK.
HUMOROUS RIDERS IN BROOKLYN.
JOCKEYS WHO DELIGHT IN THEIR JOKES

Jockeys WHO DELIGHT IN ihH'N
William r Travers was fond of quiet. unoo'ru-
Give sunday cocknghts at his picturesque cuu,,. ~;
seat I, New-Jersey many years ago. several nv.
-. .-,o,As 81 his were likewise fond OF SUNDAY
ckegbts and many a deadly main was "e
within the peaceful borders Of the STATE wiz" ~.
holds out warm hands Of welcome 10 uus ,' ,onsey
most every kind Isn't II odd tnat 49, 1,oro
incubator and foster-mother OF "e"'e -, tho
HE trusts of divers classes. does no, a .tns
r., 1r,s, NJ this state to uplift It's ro"n"e
-. arvwhere between Commun'paw anu Cap
Nav? Ard isn't this odd. also! WIN az ~ 80, cd
o,L Graded trusts. New-Jersey mas ne'e' w $50
ala = came Cock Trust Were there '
cock Trust the present Board Oh ,,.oa,ors
Rrooklyn would be ideal officers trus'ees' -,
- ,,ar,gere In the detection and PUNISHMENT VI
OWL deeds in cooking mains they "ou'u pe ,d
earnest and fearless. And what pet'e' me- -
ne found 10 serve as umpires ana referees i ~
tr,,1s,mmons-J effries encounter? They are wan
t. ,hesauruscs Of erudton In the Iore Vi Nv
.,oa aroma /" and can tell with abundant uhVuoh
oven minor incidents of every rou"u :" 80
..nill' in which notorious sIuesels "a -
nornding each other in either the eighteenth " Wv
nineteenth century. And yet IN the pre'e
ae,octton Of sinfuness on the turf they are prae
.ta,l,. and substantially ciphers. or course they
rnoor VOL In meaning well they are perhdpS' 'iio
master minds of this generation. But III t,
pishng real things of moment IN cieaiii'e ,'e $50,
and making 1t wholesome and repu'ao'. ~ .ho
and
SHOWS which fell in sptzbergen wneh vi.
nolar hear devoured the first seal are III oe"ee"
ba AZ this instant. Wicked owners. ,raih.I' .Sn.
Jockeys Jest about the stewards ana pe"r.. ,,,r
whatever they may do or undo al 'he v'ai,s
,rcI they will not be molested. Upon the ""
Of the stately old Gothic cathedrals o. N 40
..o,ors ard Reauvais gargoyles OF intricate uo
signs enthrau the gaze of spellbounc oDse
Why Is It that our racetracks don i"P. .., ur IN
collection Of Gothic gargoyles ana SET 'ne" tr 90
the stewards stands? They would pe Dc 80, r,ore
the present stewards at BroohlSi an"
entertaining TO gaze upon , ,theun-
q p Morris owns that colossal Titanic Nioelu
Gen I1afnsr Of q racer Lanky Bob. VINO ran So
ond in the Brooklyn Handicap Lahh! Dr o and
win many races but G.. b. MOTIFS mas I" ,e -.
varied assortment of two-y ear-oids cap .be
ting first honors His colt Walter h'hs "1'
fovorite IN the first race yesterday. ana Whe s
cessful He was we'll ridden by Everett - "T -
colt at the weights and the distance was '" ,1,ara
lands Peaceful who ran second bu' ,a
ALWAYS had a craze for employing Jockeys VINO are
wholly out OF form and ride wretcheuE' iie -.
nearly to worship that sooty and sulky Auo'9
Anthony Hamilton and gives him more nouns
than any other owner or trainer gives hin
nut ND Doggett on Peaceful. If Doggeu "ei ~
ing Banastar against the memory oi bai"nl
tinct ass IL would be heavy betting that bai"ain
aes would heat Banastar. Doggetts riding OF
Peaceful was truly peaceful and truly Dogse''"ii
Both Doggett and Peaceful must have pee" p'ouu
of it, And Lakeland also. John DAILY freihaVuie
was second choice and backed weiehtily' 1arai
rode him ably and got out of him all that coulu
POSSIBLY be extracted. Nevertheless, the pest frc-
mature could do was 10 get third place
Turfmen who know what cunning staoe Is
allude TO the Schorr stable as turf star III cum
ming II the running of every SchoT morse ever
started IN the East is gone with care. then
no one car doubt the wonderful witness or that
stable It is so willy that IT often weaves webs
over the eyes of the wisest man who has lived
since the Queen OF Sheba poured tea
for King Solomon. Little children in the
the wisest man who ever lved?" King solomon IS
The infant chorus of reply. And who is the
wIsest man who ever lived except King Solomon"
asks the smiling teacher young woman cT Ul
he children. with one accord "Oh no, my little
dears" the teacher says; you are mistaken; Inc
is the official Handicapped Of the New-fork race
But Isn't the schorr stable even wiser?
Agoi the favorite and very easy o, winner rndr
the second to 6 ss MG s rG fSe
West. Agol runs best In front, and he LED an me
way OConn9r rode King Barleyc1rn the se S,b
out straw. O'Connor is almost miracle OF IN
cessarion, neatly ridden by Clawson was the IA
vorite and very easy winner IN the c nhird race d
Re rode Rer in SO shameful dsgTace
ardy a way that he ought to have been put on
quakng with fear at every stride, II is not too
much to say that every one who risked dollar on
money by Makers abject cowardics. With any
one but a poltroon in the saddle Satin Slipper
came home far back in the ruck.
C1awson has been doing much brilliant and ad-
9oT2b rd Icing on ' the faWoe RSneande BY de-
laying his run too long. and Greatland got the
! Grestland. only five. ran, and Maher had no
chance to get scared Greatland went to the front
promptly and led into the homestretch Rhine
lander could have caught him readily had Clawson
'" saSdmcee run Exhibited effective winning form at
Aqueduct. but he was comparatively, neglected IN
the betting the fourth race, in which Montanc,
an sbor d prces sadducee skfuy ridden by
Spencer. took the prize in gallon. with Montanc
! lands Mike strauss and rode him poorly
Hamilton ever could in his sull.iest moods -,
my-thumbs eerie pixies. In one race they ride
! with sense: IN another race they ride without II.
! on the favorte. The Burlington Route what an
| inexcusable name to innct upon hapless. help
rode The burlington Route Ike monkey on a
stick The favorite was long way S the best racer
fooishness and carelessness He was second.
Maher rode two winners-Greatland In the third
| have won either had Clawson been wldeawake on
Rhnelander. and had Spencer done his duty s,s on
! on Satin Slipper was unspeakable that he ought
10 have been Kissed off the grounds. Everett won
| one race. Moody one Clawson one, Spencer one
a' 10 ' rain fell al the track which dry and
| fast The attendance was fair but the starting
a melancholy MUS
The summaries follow:
FIRST RAcE-For maiden two-year-eids 5000 added
special weights. Five furlongs. -
MS.s ST e s %n'T kes si
w Lake:ands b. c. Peaceful. H.. ;.
John Dalys b. Premature. ~ rFs5s6s al Ii
RED Psih ic' s;so 10 Il
/ marlborough.