New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-15
PROGRAMME OF SPORTS TO-DAY.
THE RACETRACK.
JOCKEYS NOT IN EARNEST AT MORRIS
PARK

Morris Park sank toward the level of Aqueduct
yesterday. In its opening afternoon this spring
the Westchester course glittered with dazzling
sport In most of the days since May the
Jockeys as a rule, acted with suitable docy and
zeal and few scandals of corrosive vlrulence were
discernble. Five favorites Of the six were put
away I'm cans for future last Saturday. Still
the riders with fewexceptions convinced the spec
tators that they were bottled up and sealed to
sin. Alas! alasi Satan entered yesterday into
several riders who had swept and garnished their
souls in order entertain him Hospitality Five
OF six favorites failed as on May IL. and in
every failure the rider at least to some extent
in fault Morris Park Saturday last was far
above Aqueduct's standard, although every favor
ite on the fiat collapsed Morris Park yesterday
a Majuba and Modder River in one.
James r Keene has gone abroad. Had he been
in Westchester and gazed at Spencers jockeyship
Voter the odds-on favorite in the last race. Mr.
Keene's physician would have fallen in a swoon
and abandoned hope of restoring Mr. Keene's
health Yet Spencers riding of Voter was not
much worse tnan Bullmans riding of the favorite
Pupil in the first race than Makers riding Of the
favorite All Green in the second race. than Lyne's
riding of the favorite King Bramble in the third
race and than Makers riding of the odds-on favor
tie Approval in the fifth race 1t is not too much
TO say with emphasis and deliberaton that in more
than instance jockeys did not act earnestly and
Loyalty with their mounts. The return of McCue,
who plainly the tool Of certain people in 1899
did not see n o have a wholesome effect
The air not above the Harlem, but not tor
mentingly So and the track was in sound condi-
ton For Monday the attendance excellent.
Racing has a strong hold public good will this
season but that hold be broken if Spencer,
Maher and pullman to be allowed TO do here
after they did yesterday.
Only three horses started in the fifth race,
condition affair over the Withers Mile The three
were Approval the odds-on fayorite ridden by
Maher; Wait Not. strong second choice, ridden
by O'Connor and The Kentuckian, the outsider Of
the three ridden by Clawson They had not been
long the post when Fitzgerald. the idolized dvin
ify whom the Jockey Club worships. dropped the
flag ineXcusably fragrant a start any one
has seen for many day A high minded, honor
able careful fair and impartial would have
sent off those three horses on terms at least ap-
preaching equality But this starter, with his
atious botch of a barrier first devised in Gehenna
full speed far in advance of Approval and Wait
Not. This starter is extravagantly fond of fning
omniscient and omnipotent highness He ought
have been fined $500 for that start. He draws
and when he makes inexcusable that
ne ought TO pay roundly for it. - ,..
fully hstless rdlng on Approval, and The Ken
tuckian defeated both Approval and Wait Not 1t
The starting and the riding 1t will smell for weeks
Mr.. Featherstone's swift and graceful FLY Indian
Fairy won the Matron Stakes most brilliantly over
the Eclipse Course last autumn, and she seen
Ia public in the first for the first time in 1900
O'Connor rode her ably, and she easily vic
forlous in charming fashion. This is a beautiful
and dainty belle of the turf. and with light weight
he can glide down the Eclipse hill with velocity
which few runners in training can excel Mr.
Featherstone backed her copiously at ! TO ! and
Jared the betting ring like Krakatoa eruption
and earthquake Some people had taken great
deal of pains To spread tin on PTpil in every nooI
room in the various boroughs OF the metropolis in
the poolroms in other cities and also the track
placed. BY the way do Police Commissioners York
Abel Hess and Sexton. and Chief Devery, and