New-York tribune., 1900-08-28
- -zr STEWARDS DRowsED AND DREAMED.
AS USUAL

head yesterday. but the stewards patted Z -
s-ouachs auiabIy and brooded benevolently 1r.
o=c,aI programme says that H K Knapp
lanes Galway and F R. Hitchcock are the stew
s-ss q the meeting Each OF the three is broad
- beam but not OF brains Each Of them was
ha-kbaIied unanimously At the last meeting OF the
ws-,s Shirt Waist Club because no one Of them
ooula -ake reef II his trousers Fat the belt
rvs and ta1 n The wits also. No one OF them has
a. OF lor OF profit in turf frauds, but when did
s-v one o. them display fiery zeal boiling energy,
-.os-t enterprise and razor-edge in detect
- - stopping turf frauds2 Saratoga was soaked
sr6 sodde- with turf frauds this summer. The
-s.klocks and pickpockets who did much steal
tur a. Saratoga are now swarrning on Long Island
Who Is trying hard 10 bar their thievtng? The
stewards look as Il their pet aim has been TO get
The besr food eat and the best wine 10 drink,
snd as = they had got al they wanted.
Z xas rtotously hot az the track The architect
WHO drew the plans for the grandstand was born
n, Al iceberg, Graded n an icebox aud weaned on
,osc-ean Re never imagined there would be q
hot afternoon IN Kings County. The grandstand
< almost as c-a1erlike as the furnace room OF
re-of-bartle-ship when naval fight is on by the
edge Of The equator and the coalheavers are blind
81 bv The heat OF Geheuna- Brighton has the only
r-s,5s-snd n The East n for racing when the
mercury scars above 50. Then. 100, Brighton has
bathing pavilion big as Battersby within a
ssw hundred feet q ne main entrance. The
sheepshea6 track has only howerbeds and sprtnk-
zrs with which 10 cool OF the seething victims OF
ire periteu-ia-y betting ring Why doesn't the
--e-azemer- AZ sheepshez6 expand the betting ring?
?. - @s- stewards were compelled 70 spend three
hours w1-h The min booknakers IN the ring every
Hc- afternoon the roo1 would soon De raised, the
boundaries would soon be spread apart ana huge
electric fans and pneumatic blowers and mountains
os ne Van Wyck Trust ice would speedily make
IRE ring refreshing as the refrigerating rooms IN
which John Z Madden caills his rnatchless saddles
q Kentucky mutton FOR shipping 70 the Kaiser
The Car and the other familiar friends OF the
IT, ,E-aT
Rous. AIaddeu's knowledge OF horses sur
passes that OF any admiral who ever lived.
me true merit % Madder's Hamburg,
RE ucblest racer the sun ever shown upon
7 America surpassed the true merit Of Mr.
Whirney's BaIIyhoo Bey. M. Madden sold Ham
burg 70 Marcus DaIy for 1d0 cents than $4,000.
That was one Of the few turf mistakes which Mad
den. the zbesr American rur1nan o. the genera
ton and the century. and truly patriotic Ken
-Uckzl-A-ner1can, ever made Il he had wanted IN
II sitter Hamburg won the Realization IN q canter
could readily hare got $1,000 for that Titanic
-acer- n fact. Hamburg worth much
Flying Fox, who, after the death OF the Duke OF
Westminster. was sold at open auction Tor 1000
gui1ezs 10000 worth OF good Kentucky coon
EkilE Some people say that, while Madden IS an
expert IN Bauyhoo Beys and saddles Of Kentucky
mutton and smoky. fiery Irish whiskey Of the Baly-
hoo Bey brand. he knows nothing about the favor
of the most delicate old Kentucky rye whskey al
81 per gallon Sore people say that Madden
wouldn't know Jhe difference between that and
rhe ordinary McGrath racetrack blend IF that
we're true Il would be much Mr.. Madden's credit
Tesr1nz aparr Mr. Madden took an oath IN his
infancy that no alcoholic srimuIants, brandy.
rT--n. vhiszey gt1. ebstuthe. wine, ale, beer
cider should ever pass his nps-nothing with the
fznrest ttnze OF alcohol in Il He deserves
snted praise that he has kept his pledge faith
fully. But Il IS whispered about that he intends 10
give a Bauyhoo-Bey-FU -FUrur--y dinner n the Vile
re-VraIdorf-Asuoria. IN Sheepshead Bay. next
Sunday that VIII excel and eclipse the r7ost costly
lz7-- --F--H-
Every plate. cup spoon, fork and finger bowl viii
- q solid gold Al Is 70 / Clans viii be lai6 for
one hundred. Tod Sloan viii sail for Euro5e on
Tuesday September 4. The night before he takes
snip gossip has Il. he viii endeavor 70 outshine
NJ Madden by z supper al Vtllepigne's for one
hundred and one guests. Every clam VIII contain
Al enormous irish pearl. and the guests will carry
ire pearls away with them souvenirs. They
VII also carry away miniatures Of Tod Sloan set
n South African diamonds. each one as tall
To6s head
Sloan did not ride Yesterday. L was rumored
that he vas 50 busy IN exhibiting 70 New-Yorksrs
ne face and form oF the only Jockey who ever
crossed r1e ocean 70 win the Futurtty that he had
n tine 70 ride. Several American Jockeys frankly
admit thar they don't Ike Sloan They say he IS
-oo cold and distant toward them They pay
1iul back n his Own coin and revenge themselves
effectively They can Join the next expedition 70
ses & % r. Tsgos e5d get themselves % ss 1F0zfn zen @ TO
-e-4 snd distant 70 Sloan, and the American turf
American T--F s1<.s1e5 ls-s Vf-b 50 many
-n5ev1s5 r-a.-l-= a-z +ccirzrs and ne Tear+ mo-
EoLoEy Ct tae slIglsh scenery OF North Greenland
would Be 50 varied snd diversified by rows Of frozen
eners and jockeys that The party ought 10 sail at
American Jockeys and trainers and bookmakers
s7c poo-reonn sT1ndlers and cheap politicians and
--9s1y lobbyists and faWuing Crokerires are not
distant recognition from Tod Sloan. the jockey
&no V7cn ne Fqturicy. and the Jockey who shook
s1nae q these fellows don't deserve 70 be recognized
= n
zL1eces z practical suggestion, SneePsheeao sho
5 c -a2o 6r2 6g 195 een 5Ees5 be % o 5G f2ackz on
1cr days Ine racing should be z Brighton where
ne hea- IS never torture. and every spectator
without extra charge On cold or rainy days the
fzclIg should oe A. Sneepshead. ana every specta-
photograph Of me three fat stewards sleeping
pesceaby while poolrooms steal jockeys pull and
The attendance was pitifullv small yesterday and
the entertainment was pitiabiy poor The first race
wss a. six furlongs the second ar one mile the
third a. Only five furongs. the fourth 81 six FUR
longs. me fifth e. only I've furIongs and the last
81 nile ard sixteenth On the grass Two races
o-- of six ~ i've furlongs. and two out ot six al
- Ilrongs ana one out o. six at petty sixteenth
.=yel q baecaratE Wy should the legislature
slnk 70 the standard of trente-et-quarante nte
ne way 70 improve tae breed Of horses2 Great
ErltslD mas been buying thousands upon thousands
r1orz .-L- -. - I-7 III I,,,- 5rzs-S 1d
---I- a1c cLlet coutLrles VIII DIV coLenss 80
scores ot thousands provided can supply horses
quality may improve me breed Of horses in any
country But does the poolroom. shell game mis-
q SIX ar i've furlengs and two our Of six at six
I1rlongs improve the breed Of horses2 No, thou
- tne Racing Commission, the Jockey Club and
ne Legislature that such things are allowed
s-ca so-cslle6 racing not only hurts the breed
of horses. i even lowers the breed OF gamblers
DETAILS OF THE VARIOUS CONTESTS.
n the first race only four ran. Mr whitneys
flly ViIlAshandra was ar odds and took the