New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
JACK POINT AND DEMURRER DISAPPOINTED
THEIR FRIENDS

The boo+bIacks are bankrupt. Jack Point, winner
cr -he Brighton Handicap IS owned by the Boot
black T--st. and every wielder OF The brush within
ff-v miles from the track received the Zip early
T. hack Jack Point in The fourth race yesterday
JACK Point vas rhe first choice in the betting in
every pool-oom n America and in the Brighton
betting ring. He E0- second place Maxine Gomez
taking first monev The tine was very fast Of
course. That Brighton track is TOW fast that
q softsheIed crab fried in batter could crawl
--Ie backward over IT in less than 40 Few
things are more lauEhable than This incessant
breaking OF records al Brighton No trainer thinks
-ov ot entering tor selling purse any Ole cripple
which is not ready 10 break g record al mo-
uen-'s notice.
Another entertaining feature IS the swift accu-nu-
fz--r of riches the part Of the Hi!dreth-Taylor
confederation and their allies. They have 80
much money now that TO VIII be surprised II
they llgE- q bonfire o. IhouEand-dolar bills in the
middle 0f the grounds before this meeting IS over
Where did they get tr7 Not many centuries have
passed since Hndreth's personal property was not
generally believed 70 exceed S2.0oOOpn- Il IS time
for The Tax Commissioners TO summon Hlldreth
and TAYLOR and ask them how large q percentage
q -ha- vast fortunes Is subject 10 taxation under
TIE laws OF this State After First Whip won the
second race the EIIdrerh-Taylor combination raised
r-e bidding 10 $500. The colt was entered al
5000 T can hardly be presumed that HHdreth
and TAYLOR would have bid up First Whip $500
above -1e entry price unless rhey We're both mill
soma even # the Taylor Hudreth colt Precursor
dc -u- second 70 First Whip James Mclaughlin
bought ID First Whip for 800 and tAen retail
at-d upon the Hidreth-Taylor soda!ity by claiming
Precursor Lively incidents IN the selling race war
;hese we're As Precursor was entered at 5000
a-r tie added money was 500 Mclaughlin paid
nr- much below $500 for Precursor. handsome
price for r1at colt.
After rIarcy's Maxine Gomez had defeated Jack
Point Eud-etn b0uEat him from Clancy for 5000
Is r1e-e any doubt then that Hidrerh IS now a
millionaire Only ulilllonaires pay such prices Tor
slen a horse as Maxine Gomez is a fe~ years
ag0 before Hidreth assumed charge of the Whit
Icy stable ne was not paying taxes on personal
property valued more than S1g1yl The headiong
plunge into arllence which some trainers have
rsk-r WITHIN short tine is somewhat perturbing-
GrLa-EElr must be wealthy now. or he would not
have refused 10 let First Whip 20 for $500. and ne
Tol.d nor have claimed Precursor
As Tie -ribune-s racing column has said be-
tore. some trainers and jockeys get money and
Perry Belmont eot experience when Maher rode
especially ir the Brighton Many admirers OF
5seng are s-il unhappy over me i results OF OF me
Mo- -c- -- ey.5rf-e Wa the winner IN The
slllr1a1 Etnelberr the popular hero OF the turf.
&C start and was the favorite. He was ridden IN
ki1-rg Mack In the Brighton Handicap Ethel
Der was again -hC faTorite 5uT he was ridden IN
ht-- more peculiar style 1y Maner. and was no
E-ere near place KinIev Mack winner Of the
y A-T1 ard Suburban, was ridden peculiarly ny
-c-1e. and was nowhere near a place and yet
important ~ e in this State honest through and
Efo-aa. and that al the jockeys do their pest al
JACK Point. a patcaed-up cripple and a selling
Izts- the Brighton IL fast time. and another
selling uia-e- The KenrucIHian. was second. What
Coz fas- rtrlz az Brighton amount this year2
= seems 10 be a circus springboard Of track
ms aeas7r. Suppose the hTpoDotaTnus family
u Central Park were % be conveyed 10 Brighton
a-- prevailed upon o Wadce over the course -
ao1- ne Official time hgng. qp would be mile N
eslsro9ra--c nickname for bedbugs II Great BrlJ-
-eIld travel nile AT Brighton faster e man an
aae.--f1- ran mile IN his match asalnst tiine on
ne straight course Monmouth Park
--nna is no consequence. But as me paLcLt,.-uP
-lE r-a-er Jack Point, owned by the BootolacH
s.-st won rhe Brighton Handicap, an1 as me ne
Eer7 behind a.n7 CctheIberr and Kinley Mack were
aH .7El also 70 a boy put their pennies on JACK
Fsnr ll the fourth race But the selling piateF
-l1t met better seltnR piater IaIleL t1 ,I,.1
ee,-a-el r IS true that Jack Point carried only
- -- tre Brighton. and he carried 10 yester-
-y Nevertheless. ne IS a selling platter. ana ne
5s oa---n by a selling platter. and he Pecu.iaTT
.-.g - Mah@r on FthelbeTt IN IN bTlghtetl @ al1
lcGle on Kinley Mack when those TWO famous
.,fs came IN 20 f7r behind TIC seIlne Pl4,tIs is
80 POiH- and The Kentucldan. should nave
,-snt grave and lasting trouble upon lHoS7
Haarao Gomez acted diabolicalIy at the post. and
s-ar vas delayed for long , nm, IN ne "a hark
r1ez sHot out into long leao On ter N IarIl
.51t could gain upon nir. Nothing IN the star
- resa.s A. ne weights and the distance Maxi
Gomez clearly the best morse oi lIe .iS .1L
rse uaGEht q him Jack Point ran secon6 and
49, MS was very bac L mr. Ia Iotr Fright
ss' " ooFter Boy ran miseraDiy' ana Joiiil DIS
5g co much better. ,-.. - raining IN
bert Is one OF the best horses ~ Zoo T5 won
ftsFca He has raced four times n 80 ne Ter
- Metropolitan Handicap. ne defeatea ~,I J5.aL
SSsek IN me Suburban and he was beaten far I on
lnK paters IN the fsrie a. 81, -lS SraceT is
sssishec with 8fahers riding Of Etheioeft N ''''
--9llrhan and The Brighton ,-. - an. from,
- - track was extremely bad yesterday. as y mao na1
0A every day Of the meeting II"