New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-16
-F4E VICTORY OF THE CELEBRATED MARE WAS
EXCEEDINGLY POPULAR

Might Perry Belmont possibly find out
why his colt FtheIbert lost many races
which he should have won: Perhaps he would be
willing spend q few thousand dollars in detective
inquiries concerning Ethelberts numerous failures?
Should he wish o so Il would not be his wisest
course employ the Pinkertons, who did so
wonderful work 1T Homestead in 1892 but VINO
never have hcapeG uD r9ounta'ns OF glory in the
disclosure q turf frauds After all. the Pinker-
tons. TO matter how memorable their eX-
ploits al Homestead. are human beings. They
derive large from various services
which they perform upon the New-York
racetracks- Would they like TO racing
stopped by the Republican party in this
State, it was stopped by the Republican party
in New-Jersevc OF course not To close the
courses here would or a big percentage of
their dividends Since they are human beings and
neither seraphs nor saints. reasonable person
expect them 10 be nerciIess in exposing turf
trickery. Shutting the New-Jersey tracks because
Of the laying bare Of far reaching evils reduced
the profits Of the Pinkertons to a lamentable
tent Sealing the New-York tracks would lower
their gains even more extensively. How. then. can
they be fairly expected TO excavate the bottom
truths concerning turf sins in this State when
the result might he 70 interrupt racing here and
10 end one Of their chief sources OF profit?
Should Perry Belmont therefore desire to grasp
the entire truth concerning EtheIberts failures he
would be ga cioUs in employing some other agency
than that Of the Pinkertons whose business would
be damaged We're the hidden facts certain turf
matters be revealed 10 the world with the
sequence Ct suppressng the betting rings the pool
rooms and the racing. The Pinkertons hon
orable men. as Mark Antony said of Brutus Cas-
sius. Casco. CHINA and their friends And yet dead
Cesars wounds did cape. and various Romans
were reused TO mutny in spite of Mark Antony's
protest against disorder and rioting. Poor Ethel
beTts wounds are gaping now. VIII Perry Belmont
be reused TO mutiny against the Cassiuses and
Cascas who have been stabbng him the turf?
VIII he employ detectives and put the blame where
it belongs? If he VIII do that he will do much 10
cleanse the sport. and he may become Secretary Of
State in Mr.. Bryan's Cabinet when Mr. Bryan is
elected Presdent-say in q century two.
At Gravesend yesterday the air and
agreeable. the track was dry and fast. and the
attendance was considerable. No rain fell until
evening The New-York Police Department ap-
parently had allowed troop of colored women
who were possessed of easy consciences to escape
from the black-and-tan quarter in the Tenderloin
precinct, and some Of these women We're often
sively conspicuous in the grandstand in seeking
TO attract attention and in trying to ensnare VIC
tins. 1t was not a wholesome thing TO see. But
TO what base uses has the turf been degraded.
Fifteen twenty years ago many thousands Of
reputable men and women. thousands of members
OF the leading clubs of the metropolis went to the
races frequently for recreation and enjoyment. In
recent years tho character Of the attendance has
deteriorated deplorably. The reason is not diff
cult to discover. Talk with intelligent New-York-
ers. thousands Of whom willing to help sup
port the turf freely and constantly in
and eighties. ard what do they say now? They
talk in this way: We have given up going to the
races Once racing a sport. In late years il
has become TOO much Of mere gambling game
fun OF trickery and deceit. We take no interest
in IT nowadays" And the people who say these
things are justified in saying them. The writer
Of this article has nearly all Of the important
races which have taken place in or near this
city in the quarter century from 1875 to 1900 And
he asserts deliberately and with emphasis that
never IN any season in that quarter century from
IN has he l11fF.-
injurious wrcngdong practised on the turf in and
near this city he has in the season of 1900.
Columns might be filed with descriptions of the
deceptions and wiles which have been put through
with that marvellous old mare Imp. Were the
turf in this State judIclously governed every one
responsible for the sinful iu-and-out running of
Imp would have been ruled off long ago. In no
State I'm the Union was there holder turf
imposture exhibited than with regard the in
and-out running Of Imp Time and space alike fail
FOR the OF the wrongdoing which has been
repeated so often with respect TO Imp. But glance
for few seconds at her rnisdeeds On
August at Brighton she defeated by the
cheap seing-plater Belle of Troy. On August 4
at Brighton she dazzling race for the Brigh-
ton Cup, with brilliant speed and staying power.
although she was forced to yield the palm to Eth
Gilbert who has in and out almost as badly as
imp But Perry Belmont, the owner of Ethelbert,
has had no share part in the outrageous inland
out running Of Ethelbert. He has simply been I'M
fairly treated and wronged the American turf
n
fairly treated and wronEed, including William L.
Scott. Marcus Daily. D. d. Withers A. ]. Cassatt
James R Keene, J. B. Haggn. Pierre Lorillard
and long list Of others
On September Imp a race al Sheepshead
neatly and deity. On September IL at Gravesend
ridden by Odom she beaten disgracefully by
Kinley Mack and McMeekin. Yesterday ridden by
Burns. she outran Kinley Mack. Ethelbert and Nc
Meekia a mile and half in the Second Special
with much distinction Of merit of speed of
Of Of staVing hat
upright spectator felt pang of sorrow that this
empress of mares. this sultana Of runners this
czaTina OF racers in the hands OF a conscience
less clique that has been frequently misleading the
public without a touch of honor or scruple Now
TO EthelbeTt. The owner of Ethelbert is high
minded and laudable as a turfman although he is
a Bryanite in politics this year. Employ the right
detectives. Mr. Belmont. this Ethelbert turf
scandal and you may get something. If you don't
believe that you have been unfairly treated with
regard EtheIbert pray announce that the colt
viii be sold auction the highest bidder within
fortnight. Advertise that sale literally please
Let every turfnan in the world who knows what a
good colt IS understand Ethebert is to be sold
Then let your detectives watch the men who have
been betting SO boldly against your good colt the
6etting rms and the poolrooms. Note who bios
You have not hecn fairly treated on the turf with
some people have been so silly as 10 think that
the prize5lghts in this State have been honest
shaEpers IN the country, have arranged and man
aged these ounco prize1ghts and have made great
many poolroom piclpockets have had much 10 do
be thought that Gambler w Snoq pc Is
pockets on pIizefghts will be honest the turf?
gamblers Of any type The who gets his lfy-
heart and must always be bad lot at heart ' 4 =
professional law breaker win cheat if he thinks he
This principle rules in racing affairs Professional
they cheat without danger OF bringing trouble
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