New-York tribune., 1900-09-09
ETHELBERT BEATEN AGAIN
sPENcER's RIDING WAS NOT RIGHT.
DAVID aARRIcK SUCCESSFUL IN THE ANNUAL
cEAAIPIoN sTAKEs

extreme. because
beinont employs A J. Joyner his trainer. Perry
Belmont owns EtheIbert Pierre Lorillard owns
David Garrfck. A. j. Joyner trains Pierre Loril-
iards horses as well as Perry Belmonts Ethelbert.
The Annual Champion Stakes. of a total value Of
S<9ouo, were decided yesterday. The distance
two miles and quarter surely a sufficient space
Tor searching test of the actual merits Of horses.
The official programme, which ought certainly to
be correct, gave EtheIberts weight as 1sS pounds,
and said that his weight was three pounds above
the scale. It gave the weight of David Garrick as
l2S pounds, and said that his weight seven
pounds above the scale. Therefore. by the official
scale OF weights, David Garrick was conceding
four pounds TO Ethelbert. Again and again David
Garrick has been defeated this year in the most
SUSPICIOUS manner by horses OF small value and
small speed
On some Of the Western tracks efforts are made
TO protect the public from steals of the worst
sort, and It Is the rule some OF the Western
tracks that horses owned by different owners, but
handled by the same trainer shall be coupled in
the betting Keep this IN mind! A. J. Joyuer
trains both Ethelbert and David Garrick.
The two were not coupled in the betting at
sheepshead. Ethelbert was tremendous public
favorite at l on. 20 to on etc. David Garrick
was an outsider, at Is to l, and even against
him-both trained by A. J. Joyner. Spencer rode
Ethehert and Bullman rode David Garrick Spen-
Ger on Ethelbert went out and set the pace or
than q mile. II was plain to keen observers
that Spencer was making the pace with Ethelbert
for David GarrCk, as both were trained by A j.
JOyn6r On the baCksIrSICA IN the last mile Spen-
Ger pulled Ethelbert back and allowed David Gar
rick TO go out in front. and David Garrick the
race. with Ethelbert second and Douro third
Never since the hrst race took place in America
more hagtioUs cheating practised than
practised in the Annual Champion Perry Belmont
and Pierre Lorillard are turfmen Of honor and
prooity Both of them must be revoted and disgust
ed with the rascality which sckening in that
affair. Study the record of David Garrick Take into
account every race he ever ran every detail OF dis
tance, weight, pace. condition of track and each
circumstance which throw Hight upon David
Garricks performances Then ransack the COM
plete history OF Ethebert- Ponder over every point
Then II you are not convinced that the Annual
Champion was a ''premeditated robbery as Fox
hall Keene said was the case in the Flatoush
Stakes, you cannot conceive what pEeneditated
robbery really is.
To put the matter plainly in a few words: II
Perry Belmont can tolerate Spencer's riding OF
Ethelbert in the Annual Champion he can tolerate
anything. And IL ne is. satisfied with A J. Joyner
MANAGEMENT of the horse after the many deIeats
which Etheloert has suffered in important contests
which he should have won easily. Mr.. Belmont
would be satisfied with One-Eyed Connolly or
Doc Street trainer,
All sorts of shameful sins have been seen on the
turf in this State this year. but the Annual Cham
piou capped the climax and passed the limit Ihis
writer declares with absolute sincerity and earnest
ness that both Perry Belmont and Pierre Lor1Iard
desire honest clean and fair sport. They IN no
way participated in the wicked joboery which mas
been perperrated with Ethelbert and David Gar
rick this season. but nothing can be clearer than
that is their pressing duty selfrespecung gem
teuen 70 put their horses in such hands and under
such management that the public supporters OF rae
ing shall not be defrauded as they were deErauaeo
in the Annual Champion Stakes.
Ethebert won the Metropolitan Handicap hand
soraely. He outran Jean Beraud brilliantly IN
special contest. He would have captured the Sub
urban Handicap and the Brighton Handicap had
he been honestly handled and honestly ridden He
was victorious in the Brighton Cup in superb style
Later he was sent TO Saratoga and was sWlrdleo
out OF q race there. A few days ago Spencer rode
him in such way that he made a dead heat with
Jack Point, when he should AaEe been first by
several lengths. And he was robbed OF the Annual
Champion through spencer's riding
It IS time 10 talk out. James r Keene is the
vice-chairman Of the Jockey Club One night last
winter IN Delrnonico's Mr. Keene was asked by
friend why he had employed Spencer again after
Spencer had ridden certain queer races. Why
rot?" Mr.. Keene replied. Are they not all
thieves?'' Femember, that was the answer Of the
vtce-cha irnaan of the Jockey Club.
Spencer yesterday rode EthelberL in such way
as to give the race to David Garriek, colt that
has been made a wrerched show of many times
by horses very far inferior to Etheoert. In the
Great Eastern Handicap Spencer rode Couroy, the
favorite an added starter. He took great pains
10 make II sure that Conroy should not be any
where near place. In the second race Spencer
rode the favorte Rockton, and he took great pains
20 make it sure that ROckton should not be first,
second or third. In the first race he the
well backed Roehampton and was not first second
or third
When James R. Keene vice-chairnan Of the
Jockey Club. asked in Delmonico's last winter;
Are they not all thieves?' what class did he
put Spencer? And when FoxhaH Keene shouted
ali over Sheepshead that the fouIng Of Tommy
Atkins in the FIatbush Stakes was ''prenedirated
robbery he sure that Speucers riding had
invariably been free from suspicion of ''premedi-
tated robbery?
The masses at sheepshead were cheated more
boldly, brazenly and more extensively than
it is the custom to cheat them al any track The
frauds were numerous. audacious and profuse- The
meeting which ended yesterday has been spot
ted with Dig. black splatches Of evil on many days
It has been prodgaIIy gainful meeting for the
hundreds Of -Devery-P tt-Y York-A Abel-Sex-
ton-Hess pooIrooms because the jobs have been
much more frequent deceiCfuI than the average
And what can be more reprehensible on the turf
Of an Ethelbert and a David Garrick TWO
horses as widely apart IN s5er4ng ing HJI W9rtn
bert should so out with Spencer on his back with
the express purpose Of making pace for David
Csarricki And that Spencer should pull Ethelbert
on the backstretch with the express purpose that
David Garrick should get the prize! And Ethel,
Garrek was generally desPlSsd as sontsmRtt6ss s
Garrtck took the Champion Stakes from Ethelbert;;
Now. wasn't that pretty state Of things And
what has A j Joyner trainer Of EthelbeFt and
The truth as TO David Garrtck is that in several
DroperIy i5. He never was so much OF a sulker or
gutter as the trainer VINO trained him ana the
once NOR 1corists for tricksters could invent
excTses for reversals Of form because the weather
was most favorable for racing, as it had been on
every day Of the meeting and the track was in
4iTdreth is carrying things with rush in these
food for thought when he Hudreth fourishing
Ike green bay horse and winning long lists OF
prizes When Hlldreth, assisted by 5. Paget (who
l. now busy in saving South Africa from Boer Op-