New-York tribune., 1900-07-19

Inland airs were blowing at Brighton yesterday
on almost every other afternoon Of this meeting
the winds from the Atlantic but even with
the atmospheric currents drifting from the tene-
Inent districts of Manhattan, even with the blue
waters Of the Lower Bay almost stagnant under
The blazing Brighton was cooler than
CrokeTVille. The daily demand for ice at the
beach Is meagre The place is usually cool that no
case OF sunstroke vas ever known there. When the
management desires to lower the temperature
telephone call goes TO the Van Wycks. A message
IS sent 10 James Rowe's Lake BaikaI-jockey Spen-
Ger. whose chosen playground is above the belt Of
perpetual snow. Spencer saunters up and sits
around for a time He is frosty that arti-
dciaI storage plant would be superfiuous
Several days Of pricky heat have come and
gone, but not one Of them has brought suffering
TO the people VINO have gone down TO Brighton TO
chase the sinking mercury Even yesterday. when
Croker6ora was melting and willing Engenlanvile
by the salt sea waves wondering why it was
not hotter Few horses Of value and mark took
part in the contests. Most of the owners and
trainers in this State manage their horses as II
th4y expected the turf organizations to pursue
them with purses and prizes Of every imaginable
kind heaped up on golden platters. Many OF these
owners and trainers are reluctant 10 do any work
or take any trouble secure turf honors and turf
money. They must be sought out and besought
ana prayed 20 in order TO induce them TO
run their horses, 10 matter how diligently
the racing clubs may toll with the nope OF
devising conditions which may tempt the
light hearted throng of recreation Hkers
passed through the Brighton gates and they were
not vexel by the heat were the hapless millions
on Tuesday Spencer. the iceman jockey, was first
four times out OF six Yesterday he had four
Vac tn the fiTst race In the second he was on
Devil got second money. Prince McClurg, the
fayorite. taking first place, but Blue Devil would
Cue made up his mind that he did not want either
WINNER
number Of other horses Presume bly, he ,ic Is an
on Kinley Mack in the Brooklyn and Suburban
RoFses Which ai he trains @ I If Mn Winner now retains
unshaken faith in McCue it is not difficult to class
IN 'ti The third race Spencer had mount but in
Wan. and came in third behind BombsheH and
Native who ran a dead heat y, Ihe he m9ney was
riding Of the odds-on favorite Vesuvian was spen-
In the nth race Spencer rode McLaughlins colt
First Whip in vertical style Our Board Of Edg-
writing must be abolished and that the boys and
E5i WsTd m slope 5 RePeaftsr Can any Of our ocas
persuade Spencer that the backward slope in
jockeyship which he has practised so often when
his mounts Were strong public favorites, should
be abolished? His ride on Nesuvian Obse-
Quious example Of Spencerian back slope bride
Dayid GaTriGb III in The nth race 9 w2s back action
Nevertheless ne could been first in that affair
had Maher ridden him as gently. cooIly, calmly and
Water Cure rank outsider. ridden by the un-
Epeakable Days unspeakable Slack, was first, and
David Garrick second. with Herbert. First
whip and Biueaway behind him. Herbert and
against P Ba3d q GaFcf 8F e ocai "
vas humorously fast-l:5l5 3 for a mile and a fur.
Brighton this year! Here is that cIownish zany Of
ooFdE to 6uaRns Rs 6a And
was ridden by that little tadpole Slack! Water
Curei!! What laughingstocks people make Of them
eas Of wafer cure @ Is g or a0T mile saa an5 9f fne
q mil he
ofhcal timing is inaccurate One thing or the other
A big field Of broken-winded, pIeuritic. anemc
catalepte choTotfc &C.; PnepmoniG
These five friong sprtnts for horses more than two
years old are as disreputable and nefarious gam
bling jobs as the Chinese games of fan-tan in
Mott-st Is It right that such fan-tan turf gam
the Republic? No conceivable defence excuse, ex-
tenuation. mitigation or apology can be suggested
lowed in this State because it improves the breed
nrove The breed OF horses for a troop of selling
platers more than two years old TO scramble over
Of Juiv? When Nine Roland bowed before the gull
lotine she cried, "Oh Liberty Liberty; how many
saw now ''Oh improvement of the Breed of
Horses, how many fan-tan games are permitted
II was fine fan-tan black-and-tan game which
was played in the last race on Tuesday, wasn't 1t?
When Clawson pulled up The Kentuckian in the
homestretch TO let the black-and-tan Lew Kraft
o. ';g p0Re ERyant,7ckiar He was. He was He was
overconAdent that II was not for his interest that
The Kentuckian should defeat the black-and-tan
Lew Kraft. He felt confident that the stewards
would not worry him. These Jockeys study
stewards. and they know when it is safe 10 pull
their
The starter has about violent temper can
be found IN q days journey. After a long delay he
became so excited that he dropped the flag for the
third when the field was strung out for many
excusabe that the starter ought TO have been fined
81 900 and been suspended for month. The starter
IS addicted the practice Of hning Jockeys ex-
traVagantly and susDending them when they offend
him Why should he not be fined and suspended
when he robs the public with SO reckless, wanton,
hot-headed. careless, wild and unfair start he
gave in that third race? When the flag fell the
starter made gift of the 10 Petra II. Nothing
else fu the lot had the remotest chance.
McCue the first race with the second choice,
8lsike. Van Keuren won the second with the IA
the second choice, Petra II Turner and r. Muir
ply made dead heat with the third and second
choices Bombshen and Native. in the Babylon
Stakes Slack the Afth race with the outsider,
with outsider. Songster ". J. Arkell has bought
Mimic. from arthur Featherstone for $500.
J White, the colored trainer who took The
Phvyaer away Sunday. has agreed 70 return and
deliver him J. Monshan, who the stewards have
decided IS the righ1fu owner Of the colt
Werercure must the list OF record
breakers He was officially timed Isl 10. the
hest ever shown FOR mile and furlong. Trisan's
0I22-5 024 Is. 0:33 25, 0:i9, lol 25 ia 1926 Is
r. nern9itting eighteen horses TO 90 10 the post
81 he last race it IS reported violated
for each starter But Ralph Bayard, the Brighton
secretary. says the track Is so feet wide al that
point. and therefore no rule Has violated.
Tfzher and Maczey who fell in the last race,
could place The blame for their accident; stil
as matter Of caution. the stewards should have
FOF their exclamation before confirming the