New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
IT WAS A KEENE DERBY.
PETRUCHIos BROOKLYN TRIUMPH.
RAD RIDING AT THE aRAvrsENp COURSE

BAD RIDING AT THE eRAvEsEND COURSE
Current gossip has It that w ]. Arkel has offered
a salary OF $1,000 a year to John E. Madden to
become the Editor Of Judge" Runor adds that
Mr. Arken s anxious 10 secure Mr. Madden's
services for the that he regards him as
the foremost OF hun1orists, Arternus Ward Josh
Billings. Petroleum V. Nasty Lieutenant Derby,
William Nye, Eugene Field. Mark Twain Senator
Depew, George H Daniels. Simeon Ford and the
rsridron Club rolled into one. After the BROOKLYN
Derby Mr. Madden said that he would bet $4,000
that Kilnnar1,ock could outrun any three-yeal-o4o
An the world ct even weights. AS Kirnarnock had
rrawIed several lengths behind that corner-stand
peanut OF cheap Sicilian. Petruchto. this remark
convulsed those who heard It. Mr.. Madden might
be serious once in a while and not be joking all
rhe time. When he sold Hamburg TO Marcus DAILY
for half his value, that fine joke When he
told Whitney that Plaudit would conquer Ham
burg in the Realization, and sold Plaudit TO Mr.
Whitney for three four times his true value,
fhat was st!ll finer Joke. Hamburg, the greatest
Morse America ever saw, cantered over Plaudit IN
nhe Realization and Tsaudit broke down soon after
ward. It another keen Kentuckian joke when
aIr. Madden sold T1llo the Suburban winner. TO
Mr. whitney. Not one of Tillo's legs sound.
1T is true that he had sound spot in his left ear
and another az the tip OF his nose. That sale of
TIllo was the choicest humor Of the blue grass
type. And the sale OF Kilmarnock
The Keene colors white with blue spots They
should be crimson with bushes over the misdeeds
of Spencer, the Keene jockey. American jockeys
at other British oougses. They are in greater de-
Inand than the plost celebrated riders whom Great
Britain can produce. Tod Sloan is marvel In
hs exploits this week Ascot, and the Reiffs also
are wreathed with laurels. The explanation is not
far to seek American boys. as rule, are more
canny, acute and cunning even ip their cradles
than English urchins American lads know
q week with the exception of Odom) than
British stable boys learn l. month
But the shrewd. sharp bits of boys uho learn to
rioe in this country fail into the 1snAls Of the
agents OF the faro banks. in Great 6-.-ain faro
banks. faro bank trusts and poolroons are almost
unknown. Betting the is practised freely
.n every tavern between the Hebrides and Dover
ana IN ruth in every corner Of the British oi EN- M
faro bank agents and no Shiny rascals from pool
rooms are always striving by every vile device to
In his early years as jockey Sloan pulled horses
InoEe than once at the behest Of some professional
who are now riding successfully in England. on
no Longer slaves to faro-bank ''cappers," and in
Great Britain they don't dare to pull horses a as
and many y Of Af ham sf How 5ng woHid Spencer ias
aSSs or piS hs payad
tricks over there that he plays so boldly here? one
Gag perhaps: And then he would have plenty or
@ to ds %bs 25 f26 H p0or TpeE to permit
year. Before his fan and his serious illness odoTn
was not far out Of the leading division of Ameri-
that puts foot in stiTrup He is SO afraid Of an
accident that he pulls his mount out of race
that in the nrst race y yesteftay. His riding at
that he should have been turned oVeE, to TIE care
this neetns has BEEN so much Weaker that Il has
become insufferable The public which supports
shi7eFipg. qaaking pigeon-Vered little boy to ride
again until the doctors have stimulated him wth
viii not act like a sckly schoolgirl whose daily
dos dns Of Honano 'SS IN the @ hrss 'T race was
shoud not be seen in pube again Tn he has
,plucksd up the courage Of sucking guinea pig.
tof Philip j. Dwyer IN the weary intervals between
,,he orders 70 Philippe were deeply Impressed with
he had always been an honest man, and nobody
e few words in choice Partisan, which turned into
nggs say tRs s Y Is sTays Sst eSeqnSS Ing
The old Frenchman nean?
ge ecaed ne or @ a an mho goes f 6boa
did tae Bat6n Rogg s eSaer ntend nsTer @ su
since the Gravesend track was opened many
public. Many a knave filed his pockets there at
o ald 56s dust but The track was fast and and
the state of tho track could be put forth apology
ing was brinmins i over with dishonesty ''s
Ordeal. and Odom rode the second choice Mon
tanic, Ordeal came home second, and Montanic
graceful And 50 vas Mahers riding on Queen
,ons effort on Queen Louise IF Spencer odom and
Sad fd ssa as s eT q6s 3S As0f on @ & r anq
race ali three would have been ruled off the Eng
lish turf Taral rode the third choice, Gold Or,
strongly and ably. and got first honors. The ap-
pause for Taral. who, unfortunaley. receives few
mounts this season, was loud and long and general
Spencer and Odom and Maher ought been
crested with Kisses. boots and catcalls The cheap
riding Of the worst should always be endured
with dgnihed silence. and without demonstration.
practically encourage wrongdoing the part of
: few days ago Leigh's Nansen was at even
snoney in a field no stronger than that which
l1ogether for the second race Turner rode Nansen
then ana seemed TO be so anxious that Cyrano
come up, and in that way lost first place TO Lord
who had dismal MISUNDERSTANDING with the off,
cials OF a certain track years ago and re-
tired 10 his Sabine farm for a period, put little
IS difficult horse 10 ride, and probably Leigh dis
the money, Little RaGsch ala his dutv aIt nobIy %l
and Na1sen was unpLaced- The favorite,
Sa Aa ba, De6 ssa 6ntsag4 nd
The Amazon, smashed the slate and Cyrano. with
but OConnor was of as much use on Sir Guy
wart is on toad The riding of Bullmsn
Hamilton on Ten Candles was like unto the laugh
ter Of fools and the cracking OF thoIns under
path later unless they ride more honesty
Chief Devery's friend Frank Farrell had il trump
Handy Man could not lose the third race Those
trumpetsd trombone tips so carefully all
Handy Man was horribly ridden by o'Conn6r and
unplaced. Commissioner Iantry has charge of
petition that oonnor should be eomnittsd To- the
Tombs for ufe In care of good Commissioner Ian
nor's ghastly riding Of Sir Guy Handy Man Ms
siosary and Criterion. O'Connor never rode worse
Lant.ys cells or KelIer's asyluns would it be pos
slse ns 70 ma an inmate little or big old or young,
every one of his mounts ". c. Daly's Connie
Ia;s5t Ih1 haye haa chance In the third race II
isn't and Connie ridden in true w. c. DAILY style
Tsrl, o~S for