The evening world., 1902-10-21
RACING PATRONS
NEED PROTECTION.
SIipthrift's Race, a Great Re
versaI of Form, Won Thous
ands for "Wise" Bettors.

OF course II Is not necessary TO call
attention to the fact that the race run
by siipthrift yesterday and the race run
nv the same horse on Oct. 10 were two
,fSyery different affairs from the stand
point of public form. Any one who saw
glipthrlft race on Oct. 10 could not CON
sistent.y back the horse yesterday. Yet
he was backed. steadily. persIstently and
eagerly until the odds dropped from 3
! to l to ~ to /.
Z kBy whom was he backed? BY the pub
he. which has only the privilege ot
guessing. or by some one who knew
Slipthrift would run a vastly differ
4 tent race yesterday?
A Truly strange Reversal.
on Oct. IL Slipthrift WAS one OF a
field OF five starters. on form he looked
athe winner, and as he had been per
y forming consistently the pubic backed
him. Rockwater was in the same race.
s She also was heavily backed. BY whom
The write. does not know. but 1t was
evidently by the smart money, BECAUSE
Rockwater won. while Slipthrlft traiIed
in at the end Of the bunch, beaten in
All bv ABOUT six lengths. Rockwater
in I.41 IA Slipthrtft. according 10 eX-
peits on tiGle, ran the mile In about
Yesterday carrying two pounds more
Sllpthrlft ran seven and a half FUR
longs In I.A: %chopptng a second and a
half from the track record. He could
have gone on AMI finished out the mile
In about 14Ois. quite some difference
between the two performances,
Only One Conclusion
The writer leaves the public to draw
It's own conclusions. There is only one
CONCLUSION to reach. and 1t Is not neCes-
s4ry to ,point il out. But It may be
sid that the two races were precisely
similar 10 those RUN by Merry Acrobat
on Oct. II and Oct. "A.
On oct. II Merry Acrobat. Off poorly.
hurae, heing beaten two heads. His
price was 30 to /. On Oct. II Merry Ac-
roitr. CARRYING the same weight. in
>orcr company. off better. than in his
was favorite
= III" stewards were not satisfied with
fhts latter performance. and so they
waited until saturday. when they saw
Tie horse carry seven pounds more in a
Wg1-rlaSs field and run a much better
fsi2e. LOUIS Smith. h had ridden the
kfiprso ~ MS previous races. was at once
suspended.
Matter for Stewards.
f.Vll the stewards take the same action
~ tH' ease 81 cochran, or VIII they seek
l9rt,ldr Tor an explanation OF the form
CT the horse? The public must be pro
iected from races of this sort. The pun
llc relies on the stewards for protection.
ara there IS no reason why they should
uLl get 1t. $1,000
smith has been referred to the tender
mclcics of the Jockey Club, and the
probabilities are that he will stay on the
ground for the rest of the season.
Rose's Case Pleasing.
Friends of Bob Rose are pleased AT
tnc fact that the French authorities
eite him an opportunity to defenJ him !
;,ifit fTou, the charges which were made
X surh a sweeping manner against all
Americans in Paris.
boo Rose was on the turf on this sida
ol thc water Tor many years, being as
Sotiated with j. w, Rogers in the own
fFslllp OF several good horses. No sue.
ilclon was ever attached TO him In the
running OF these horses and he was
that when he left this country he had
$4,000 on deposit with n NCw ynrk
sanker' or this amount he mas dra WIN
sA-e.VV' which goes to show that he has
-lot accumulated much during his stay In
i,irls. Rose VIII clear himself IL the au-
tfnrities give him half a chance,
Junus Fleischmann will devote himaelf ,
f,ltlrelN 10 racing as soon as his maV,6r.
atty term in Cincinnati Is ended 10
VIII gather an extensive stable together
aud place them in the clever hand az
Tom Welsh. Mr.. F~leischmann is a volne
9nan ana the pleasures OF racing ~
doubt appeal TO him more than tho
cares OF state, so to speak.