New-York tribune., 1902-10-24
THE RACbTKACk
IGNITER WINS THE RAMAPO FOR MR.
FEATHERSTONE.
FLANs FOR BETTER sTEEPLECHAsING NEXT
YEAR-CRITICISM OF THE JOCKEY
CLUB Is PLENTY AND SOME
OF 1T Is JUST


CLUB Is PLENTY AND SOME
or IT Is JUST
oconnor the jockey who is goins to ride for
Baron RothschnG in France next year AZ salary
nj N5."e' showed q fash Of his oldtime form
yesterday when he rode I-niter 10 victory Morris
Park in the Ramapo Handicap But. for an that
Mr.. FeaIhcrstone ought 10 be glad - get rid OF
him i he does not ride better in France than
he has ridden in American IN The last four months
he VIII he worth about 81 a month 20 Baron
Rothschild Dom Pauls fre race Of TUESDAY had
made him a favorite for the Ramapo. Caughnawa-a
being in second favor and leniter in third 10 :
lgniter got tie .ead when The barrier rose but
OConnor allowed Dom Paul and CauGhnaWaEa 10
pass him on the back stretch When it came 10
the anal sprint, however Igniter had a lot left and
coming up on tie rail caught the leaders and won.
ridden out by a length
There was precious little class in the Autumn
Meadow brook Handicap steepechase and its run
ming revealed an amazing reversal Of form, Cheyal
d'or who on his last trip. could not get out of
his own WAY. leading nearly an the journey ana
winning by three-quarters of length from Tn.
Ahbe, who beat the favorite eight lengths Mr.
Harris rode clever race on the winner and demon
strafed anew that the gentlemen riders hereabou
can give the professionals points
me Fordham Handicap resulted in a big surprise
10 the talent who had figured that the race was
m Tor Royal 80 il might have been had Red
fern been alert at the post and had the Caudeuas
inston. who is never he despised with feather
gap Of TWO lengths with J-nmasked closest up
20 tbob foI ~ I2EaI away poorly ana then tried 70
might have expected. Meantime Belle OF Lexington
though Odom went 10 the whip the mare ran true
under hand ride and won by length. When
rush that il seemed likely thar he would have Won
unagr taEoTable conditions A IT was. he beat In
ST Finnan felt like running and amazed most
race He took he Track at the barrier's rise and
was was never headed finishing length and half in
front OF Rockwater. II looked as if LYME might
have won had he not been 50 busy watching Red
The National Hunt and steeplechase Association
has recommended that two steepec hases he run
jarisdction Of the Jockey cub and that % 81 90 he he
added TO each race in addition 70 subscriptions
and Il ought 10 do much for the development =
There has been much written and printed lately
rejecting upon The manageTnent Of this seasons
racing as conducted by the various stewards ~ the
meetings Criticism has been made IN this column
tnat are not 10 be commented, wholesale charges
of dishonesty Of course. absurd the face Of
Of racing in the East are men of unimpeacha be
honesty. who desire the good Of the sport In the
turf's good however. their course is open 10 one
grave criticism. The stewards seem 70 fear that
any radical discipline inflicted by them will start
belief that scandal is rife upon the turf. Conse-
Al least this is the most charitable and in fact.
the only tenable explanation. But the way 70 stop
racing authorities Of England ard OF France
0S 0Sr slow 6 % ndboI 1Te hat f there IS G
scandal in racing abroad than in this country.
There will always be thieves. but overlooking their
donEs Is not q good way 10 reduce their number
THE SUMMARIES.
FIRST RACES wears and over. wihers Nile
Bettlng
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Martin l. 10 and 10 J. Rasfsra - tNfc1selsi I00
H. and 40 20 l. Lone Fisherman loa ,Minderl 100 -
T. Marc-r l05 REDEEM, 10 10 .r5 ~ w,r-,r E1rse
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The Ahbe 6 li'----.-------. -Dehlingl 81 %
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FrierS l-3 pines, i3 70 ana cen ~ an i S.aIt
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| THIRD RAcE-RAMAPo HANDICAP. s-year-olds: II.
| miles. wihers Course.
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