New-York tribune., 1900-07-22
MCUE ON BRIGADIER.
THE BELMONT HORSE BADLY RIDDEN.
RACING AT BRIGHTON WITH SINGULAR INCL
DENTS

DENTS.
August Belmont seems TO care more fer yachting
than for racing this summer. No one need be as
fonished by this preference Mr.. Belmont has an
honorable and hon est trainer in J. }. Hyand, hul
Mr. Hyland sometimes does silly things. Yesterday
he put on Mr. Belmoats Brigadier the Dry Dollar
;ockey NcCue whose pull" IN the Albany looo'
and in the dives Ct Nsw-York is exceedingly ehe',
i've And McCues ,sull RriEader was extremely
efficient in the Seagate Stakes Five three-year-
olds ran. The distance a mile and quaI'e''
and II was a matter Of weight conditions not
3 handicap By these conditions Mr.. Bearu
Prince Of Melbourne carried 126 pounds. DaViu
Garrick also carried l25 The black and tan Bar
rick colt Lew Kraft. added starter, win
III pounds. Brteader at the weights and the dls-
tarce was the best because he had only los POUNDS.
He could have taken that prize by several ensths'
but McCue did want first place. He rode
Brigadier in the way T. make pace for Prince OF
Melbourne and repeatedly in the last quarter mile
he was looking over his shoulder to see that the
Prince would come up at the right moment anu
get first place. McCue acts as if he had unboundeo
confidence in the Albany lobby, and also IN SIale
Senator Sullivan and the other legislators who
spend at least $4,000 year on salaries or SLOW
Perhaps McCue knows something about the plHCh-
mail Of the pooroOms and faro banks ana per
haps certain persons are afraid that were his lips
unsealed some disagreeabe revelations might be
set before the public.
Last year McCue was suspended from riding TOT
several weeks. He ought to have been ruled OF
Dollar and some other influential politicians have
brought about McCue's restoration Did those
friends Of McCue reap a harvest IN the poorooms
when he rode Brigadier in the right way to insure
his defeat by Prince of Melbourne? What was
Richard Croker backing in that race? Did he lay
any money against any starter. Mr.. Croker was
at the track. Did he pocket any money in the
pooIrooms or elsewhere on that Prince OF Mel
bourne victory? What does Mr.. Croker think of
the relative merits at q mile and quarter of
Prince OF Melbourne, carrying 126 pounds. ana
Br!gader carrying only los pounds? OF course, the
time fast. Jack Point or any other cheap
cripple fast that circus track at
Brighton this summer that every person of com
mon sense Is sure the track is not full mile, or
the timing is Inaccurate Half witted dolts may be-
lieve that the track is full mile 10 the inch and
that every breaking of a record is correct. No
Prince of Melbourne winner of the Realization
Of 1900, is fine colt. But he IS no miracle. and
to-day Ethelbert winner of the Realization of
1889, is excellent colt, but he is no world cham-
e hIS & WIN Won ISe % riTon 81 T sHandicap and
- - r., - 80 f5-i~a,5ieT yroI,I5 have
won the Seagate. Maher took good care of Ethel.
Bahastar in the Suburban of 1885 McCue took
good care OF Brigadier in the Seagate. he eaSed
Brlgaoier again and again with Prlnce OF Mel, lei
bourne carrying l26 pounds, the weight when ne
is Brigadier could not probably defeat Prince Of
Melbourne al mile and quarter But with care;
can 6utrun 1i1--'s sPTfnge q Mel6ourne with Is
any time in canter a mile and quarter.
When did Prince of Melbourne become an Or
hs EsneIPsF f9E oSa hat s9 81: not s.S, one
How do the Belmonts, the Whitneys. the Marcus
Days and the other milionaires enjoy the game
which certain people have been giving them on the
Americans are not fools People who suppose that "a.
The riding Of Ma6er on Banastar last year by the
riding Of Maher on ft4eIbert in the Suburban and
which the turf in this State is infestedthose people
people may think tie masses Of Americans are
numskuls and nincompoops. They are wrong
70 the turf schemes which are so prevalent and
fragrant In the West the officials take pains to
What are the oficiais doing in the East? Letting
the revenues OF the Poolrooms, of the Albany lobby
anq the politieaI b5ackmalters, 5a . . ..rao,, ~,
the people Manhattan Island. but at the track
ly. At the course discomfort was felt from
temperature or moisture, and the attendance was
ever that the majority of the spectators was at
of cool airs, rather than the sanguine antcipa-
0n OF IN honese TaGne fheTe Is pIeny @ OF hones nes
deal just now in this State because the sport is
jobs with gambling frauds. with lobby pulls and
Bemonts the Whitneys and Others Sell p out their
stables stables and retire from the sport altogether?
the lowest class. while it is constantly blackmaed
is the prey Of pooiroom adventurers and gold BRICK
buccaneers why should American gentlemen wish
In the TndeTgTaatgate Stakes for tw9,ysar-ods
hurry him. Handwork was. Of course, strong
dra IN the ssagats Stakes s five 6snPEnee Of Mel
Kraft The black and tan 8a Lew Lew
KRAFT. was an added starter He was unpiaced- as
tan codneTfeit Of the vilest sort Motley and Brig
adler vent out and made the pace. but McCue on
as II he were determined not TO win the race
then ccue could have gone ON With II {8s Bfgade e anG
could have won the race easily but that his pool
room connections were tugging at his heart
at the weights and distance should have been
strong taHoIl6e IN IN me betting until Prince Of Mel
was second and David Garrick third. Once more
let it be plainly stated that Brigadier is by no
weights the Prince can run away from Brigader
only Jos pounds on Brigadier 126 on the Prince at
mile and a quarter. Brigadier can outrun the
Prince safely and surely unless Brigadier gets a
pooiroom ride from jockey of the McCue type
resentatiye Of the black and tan stable ought al
ways 10 be: II was also gratifying to note that
Lakelands Motley was not even third Lakeland's
license trainer was suspended last wear for
several weeks because OF mis- queer dongs with
stored "ee" re-
Another gratifying incident of the day was that
keep Maher of EtheIbert for the rest OF his life
ne agmireTs Of Ethelbert viii present to JOyner
they VIII offer Illuminated vote OF thanks for
past services. signed by every pooroom proprietor
Boards Charagrace. the favorite in the steeple-
Barry the rider. received depressing but not NOR
tai hurts. A large field Of penny-ante tramps took
nothing 10 commend and much to condemn
When Plat and Croker and the Albany lobby and
the Dry dollars are dead-may Heaven speed the
day!-an honest Legislature may stamp out these
and cancers. They evil altogether There is
nothing good or tolerable in them, about them
VIII America ever have truly American. clean
and estimable turf free from steeplechases. fres
Mabers McC1es and theF ike? T6en n6Isd 6SPenceTT S
he Gtora1