New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-01
BIT TIE BooKMAKERs WERE EXCEEDINGLY



There was little 10 commend at Sheepshead yes
terday except sloan's incompatible skill with Lazy
Massey IN the last contest Sloan has many enc
mics and many faults. but he is the greatest Jockey
lof the century and has revolutionized the
methods Of jockeyship both sides Of the Atlantic
eErudite pundits whose studious nights nave peeH
enpIoyed in the revision Of the original Hebrew
rext Of the Pentateuch say that Spencer, Aaher'
Turner and few others ride as well as Sloan.
SO they can on the top of Pisgah in the BOOK OF
Deuteronomy. but not in actual present day flolis
on actual present day tracks. and the man VINO
sincerely believes that any living Jockey Is the
equal OF Sloan knows much about riding as ne
s5oes about the fifth story of Noah's ark as oe-
scrsbed in the sixth book of Genesis. NO
one who been saying that SLOAN
As not superior to Spencer and Maher and turner
as 2 Jockey has ever read the sixteenth verse OF
that chapter Sloan is as vain as a guinea hen
and likes 10 strut around He IS only a weak
3rail, erTtng mortal, a miserable sinner hhe Tue
rest of us But by some mysterious happening ne
discovered certain things with regard to the roins
IF horses and il is as foolish declare that Siean
Is not 4 more intelligent and competent jockey
than Spencer, AIaher, Turner and the rank anu
file Of our riders say that John D. hockeleiIer
knows no more about Standard Oil than Cnerry
I4fl grocer vino sells kerosene by the gill Sloan
Is no saint and no Shakespeare. but he has reVo-
lutionized jockeyship both in the Old world ana
the New. and he knows a great deal more aooU'
riding than certain newspaper men who have Oeeh
N, whitney was not III advised when ne per
sna5ed Sloan to come over the TO ride Baiiyhee
Bey in the Futurity. and Mr.. Madden was not IN
error when he put Sloan on Lady Massey IN the
last race yesterday. Might it not be suitable LOT
these newspaper men and other persons who have
been attacking Sloan savagely TO try TO convince
ahe world that they have concealed about their
persons somewhere one-tenth of the brains pos
Eessed by the Jockey who has revolutonized riding
in Great Britain and America? What did Spencer
and Maher and Turner and the rest Of the riffrah
and refuse that ride races in this country ever do
to approach the distinction gained by Sloan in the
Tnited States, England and France? When some
OF Sloan's critics earn much money in year
he earns in day. then they fttingly
their sqHilgee bomhardment of Sloan. The
batteries which they use are charged with envy,
Jealousy and spite
Jockeys are full of human nature and 1t is not
surprising that Turner is furious with rage because
1Ir. Whitney sent Sloan oyer from England to ride
.Bsllyhoo Bey in the Futurity, thus depriving
Turner of the opportunity for getting first place in
the richest Of American stakes. But MF. Whitney
acted witt prudence and discretion. Turner is not
a trustworthy jockey, and the Jockey Club put him
on the ground for a long time last year Had Mr..
Whitney allowed Turner to ride Ballyheo Bey in
the Futurity he might have pulled the horse.
Turner is Teyenseful. and must have been frantic
&er VENGEANCE eysE since the running Of FutuTtty
~ Turner N the second race. shaRIlcleer nae
Se 6ost wei ur5e na a @as esekfq heay dS not
E.sh to get oft ana after the flag fell
again and again, searching for and finding pocket
after pocket a skilfui and loyal jockey could have
won that very easily with Chanticleer by sew
eral lengths. but Turner took that Chandelier
Annoy ran 1iTsi in very slow time, and John J. Nc Nc
9hoe %4 ana accaery" HOW o4 Ra[
snentaIl end useful they would be in place Of Cog
ton CRsptieleer were immense. Suppose that Mr..
ton With s c Hdreth and S Nash gaT Tn Hl He
would strengthen his popularity on the turf broad
80 peeuiiar that M whitney wouid have been
amply justified had he discharged the jockey in five
As The Tribune has said repeatedly the Keene
ODDS Commando, Tommy Atkins and Cap and
Bells have won several important stakes, while
have been successful IL minor contests Yester-
victor ssppha Stakes he Rad
esr6 Who ran second pm" had l ponhd wh o
his back C9nroy got first money readily
ieas tea bonnd a Is sn f9nefge e1 TO n MIN a
paifry gold brick when he bought King pY LEI sI
Phe sci ch2ese Wa Should bp bG m M
II KS esd ' 70 cheat he Noheah mRH nah v s
ing them colts WOth $3.50 for $1,000 should T..
lens with 6oraes 70 sell in The Ndrt are oE
Ssngerogs e he Bsaee aGd prosperity of the pluto
organs rolled into one. Didn't Murphy get a I'm
o s R G th7 e SDs Pa bsbd Kpg Lief
In few afternoons for years has there been $,
day. Shaw on the fgyorite Bombshe in tn
fourth race rode 50 yiiely that he ought 10 hav
been ruled of. II makes difference whether h
was dishonest or incompetent. II is the plain dutr
o. the officials TO rid the turf of so exasperatni
and inteerable a nuisance. A hopeless fool doc
almost as much harm in racing nalignan
knage. That has been shown many times in m
stewards stand. Shaw be a knave blT
Fny he is so pestilential fool as a locke
that he ought be ruled of fer life. Bomfshei
properly ridden, could have won that fourth rae
b. several lengths. He came home third
II s reported that the Republican POLITICAL
sae0b Worth. Of Brooklyn. owns Philippine VIII
as the fayorite in the NTH race, but was an
J fcsd. Philippine orawled as If he had bee
7Fk ed with tons of water before he was sent /
cost Jacob Worth Republican politician 4
BROOKLYN, might Well understand that ii Woui
h. aGiitie for him to try clear himself proTnptI
rom al responsibility for the Philippine scanda
III that fifth race. Perhaps he does own IN
horse, Perhaps he never had anything do Wit
Ehe horse. But II he had anything to do with IN
horse there Is a nasty scandal right sta bic
poor. and prompt explanation is needed. Mos
Brooklyn politicians and most New-York politician