New-York tribune., 1901-06-21
THE RACETRACK.
SHAW RIDES THREE WINNERS AT
SHEEPSHEAD-FOULR RIDING IN THE
FUTURITY CHUTE.


II was another Shaw day at sheepshesd yester-
day. This clever Jockey rode three winners and a
fourth mount OF his beaten by only the mar
rowest possible margin. The result OF Shaw's re-
cent remarkable Of victories is that the mere
fact OF his having mount has most marked
effect on the price offered against that particular
horse by the layers. Other things being equal il
Is not too much TO say that nine ten bettors
viii choose shaW's mount any other i'm a
race. His winners yesterday We're Watercolor in
the Swift Stakes, the only fixture of the day; Ten
Candles. in the third race, and Dark Secret In the
fifth. IN each case the successful horse was oh
viousy the best in the race, but record is a rec
ord for all that.
OF course there is frequently room for argu-
ment as 10 whether the horse makes the successful
Jockey or the Jockey the victorious horse and
circumstances alter cases less frequently in
horse races than in other contests. Naturally a
boy who has shown himself clever beyond many of
his associates is sought for by owners of good
horses 10 ride their colts lies and to this ex
tent he has advantage
II seems TO many shrewd turfmen that Shaw is
somewhat overrated at present and they will point
the fact already noted that his successful
mounts Of yesterday Were plainly the superiors of
their opponents. The fact seems TO be that Shaw
is cool boy, who appreciates the value OF getting
CT wei and or placing his mount in the early
stages Of journey advantageously for the sprint
10 The wire when the moment comes make II.
He is expert too. at the hand ride" which con-
sists in giving colt his head sufficiently not to
check the eNertion OF his strength but not enough
10 let him down entirely. and so allow him TO
swerve Or 10 quit. should he be so disposed When
Il comes 10 tight it however. there are several
boys riding N the East who are Shaw's su-
pe-ior. OConnor is one he showed in the last
race yesterday; and Spencer and Turner and even
little Cochran be preferred Shaw cannot
use a whip. and does even try 10.
wATERCOLoR WINS THE SWIFT STAKES
ties yesterday. He the Swift Stakes finishing
strongly after getting of badly. and covering the
seven furongs in the rafting good time OF 25 3D.
only a shade over the record time made the
same course in 1894 by Clifford. Gold Heels was
FIRST show when Mr.. Fitzgerald dropped the flag
bur Demurrer soon passed him, and led the far
turn by a length. when The Puritan. Watercolor
and Dublin came up alongside. IL looked as If
Dublin got squeezed off on the rail here. At any
rate. he dropped back, and Demurrer also died
away at the near turn. while Hatercolor and Gold
Heels The handsome watercress colt
full Of running TO the last. and easily rated
away from Gold Heels. winning by and a half
lengths. The Puritan got the show money. four
lengths back, by nose from Dublin. Landry
lodged a complaint with the stewards, but the
patrol judge had nothing and no change
made.
There foul riding in the dash for two-year-
ods over five furlongs out OF the Futurity chute.
Far Cry crossed and shut in before the
was reached and 81 looked as II Shaw. on Dark
Secret. the offender. The finish between
Dark Secret and Prophetic, and Spencer did
finish with his usual dash the favorite landed the
victory. Mitchell made a complaint 10 the stew
ards. and they sent for the patrol judge. who is
understood 10 have said: Il didn't anything,
and / right there
There has been more or less foul riding in almost
every race run Of the Futurity chute Sleeps
head this spring. and the Jockeys observing that
notice is taken OF II, likely 10 repeat il
whenever they think il TO their advantage. Some
fine day there will be a grand tumble and possibly
some serious injuries and the wisdom OF enforcing
strict discipline VIII be perceived.
THE THIRD RACE SPOILED.
The third race spoiled by scratches and
only Ten Candles and Maid OF Harlem We're left.
Il was maze exercise for Ten Candles. who appears
be much more OF a horse than he credited
with being early in the spring. The time 200 3-5.
was track record for mile and three-six-
Jeenths.
A tip on J. G. Follansbee's Jim Gore illy Lega-
tion had apparently been circulated afar. 10
the confines of Hoboken. Poughkeepsie. Trenton.
Staten Island and Far Rockaway. Anyhow. every
body had it, and great vas the play thereon. Shaw
from. II was case Of " nIte Owi all the way anu
the lnGoldsby hlly won romping in slow time. .
The frst race was peculiar affair and big
and Maiden made most OF the running but all eK-
cept Maiden blew up at the head OF the stretch.
rear and won by a head after a heartbreaking duel
VIII Maiden. The FIRST and second horses were
TIE theory that all the riders Of the best horses
were exerting superhuman EFFORTS TO Win' Tor the
time. ia l-5. slow.
The best race Of the day was the last. only
three horses started and The Musketeer and All
Green almost equal faYorites in the betting.
Shaw sent The Musketeer into the lead from the
first and on the backstretch both All Green and
Double Dummy moved up on him and the three
ran in a bunch the near turn Then the first
two horses drew away a length and ran Ike a
team 10 the wire. O'Connors mount seemed tired,
bur the Jockey rode a vigorous finish with whip
and heel and kept him alive in spite Of himself
The Judges saw All Green first though many
thought il a dead heat. Shaws one weak point
was clearly shown in this Had OConnor
been on The Musketeer that colt would probably
have won Double Dummy was close IN al the
finish and had a Jockey Of the first order ridden
him he would have given even better account OF
himself When All Green's number went up the
hand PLAYED THE Wearing Of the Green
Cochran was set down for one day for reckless
riding The Puritan. o,, . -
McGinn the jockey. viii go TO Chicago TO ride
Sadie s. in the American Derby Ihe sutiliiaiies
THE SUMMARIES.
FIRST RACF-Seng: for three-year-olds ana up"sfo-
SIX furlongs main track ,.
81. Pl.
G. Morris's b. 2 Pleasant san. by Bath
sugtc--TraGe Wind, yrs. - io.; m , @
J. A McGarry's b. e. Maiden. by Lssak m
Mag Rapture. 3. 81 .-.-; .u1owhlngg ~