The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-25
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
STEW ARDS REAPPOINT JUDGES
HDOH Ell AND PETTINGILL.
Placing RacchorseS Thnniuess Job
Cassidy May Try Walk Up system
Morris Park Leased for Ten Years
Swimmers Have New stroke.

The stewards OF tho Jockcy club before
they adjourned Monday night. ronppont"d
for another year Clarence Mclovcll and { II
Pmtingill Judges on oll racecour-rs under
the Jurisdiction OF the Jockey CUB. Last
wear these officials came IU tor severe criu'
,i-m on several OCCASION which was not
entirely deserved That errors WeTo com
,uittnd bv them cannot be- denied. but they
were OF n nature liable to occur on any race
track In some quarters there was % clamor
for their removal. with several persons sug-
cestcd as possible successors, hui ln reap
pointing them the Jockey Gun stewards
hive Displaced confidence In and -1tieiuction
= III theft wort, l,acoro"r@ arc too ihnoh ih
,iiuod To cr.Uciec tho decisions OF ihr nd-, '.
although the SPECTATOR see nearly u oi ll'
nuishc. from an anv" In mN iA'lAhc',
" here spectators found f1t' with '!-r rl4oihE
Of the horses last sco-o" persons VINO
-.lw the finish from the upper urr 81 'n'
graudstHnd ia u direct ilue with the "ire'
declared that the rulings were without u
nnw This was the case In the much t2'sed
sfdccision In the Great filly Stakes al sleeps
head Bay, two years Hgo. when August bol-
mout's Bcldame got the verdict by nose
over Senator + II Mctarren'S ocean Ilne
Stood nnor the iudsrz' stand. az an angle
nnny decllring that ocean Tide had won
by "A good head But from the top OF the
stand where -pr-tator5 could look down
mon the two 0llict the decision seemed TO
be absolutely correct
Judge Mcdowell Las OBLIGATED for many
enr. or tho local trlcSs. and also at New
orleans I'm the winter season lie is thor
DuRhly honest. capable aud conscientious,
and enjoy, tive confidence OF an horsemen
Ills Tesponsbilitv d. much more burden
some than that of Assistant Judge Peitinglll.
who IS also veteran Doc lie service. Among
iurfmcn yesterday Murh satisfaction WAS
Expressed over the rcappolniWcnt OF these
onloinls In rccngn gins Mars Cassidy tp do
the. starting on the Jockey club tracks the
stewards hnyr either decided to allow him
TO work through the season without an nj
tarnate or thev have. not vet secured the
right man to an Tho vacancy nude by the
eupa cement of e. j Fitzgerud as the general
manager of the ighton track II Mr.
Cassidy does all of I he starting, lie will prohn-
Alv ask perr,ission to use his Wink up sys-
ycm. which was tried carly last year but
was finall, SET aside by the stewards in favor
Of tho standing start Mr.. Cassidy has
akeays maintained that he could give better
10y tbs way, he is employing with considerable
-dooess at the present Hot Springs meeting
m ~, w., to.l.,,. .,.,,, ,rb,o,, i,. m
I' "" 'V'N VVeN'
7 iod Tor oates 30 coho'ict lh'' m''' 'hSa az
Morris Park, has leased The tIaeh TOT ten
,.l r. at AN annual rental of SIS ODi Cuirles
..i.tt--e,. "a. rl.I.,- ,,f.,
Il 49,, ,f,,,fs ,,j,o
vas iriena oi. n.'lut' 'on' MOTIFS VINO
tiilt the N"-tctt-tsr course says that the
Norris hcir- L4tS' abeoiutely no come ton
49, .ho . ,,,e-,risc NJ. roc-i,.,to,
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seYs also that the m". ,iit 'r"st'd iA tAe vent
llr have plenty OF wealth 10 conduct racing
,n the basis TINT has always prevailed in
vos,,haster and that t1ey believe the truck
~ -. -, o.,,,,otai,,. ,i,I
"hi remain a source Of prolll' fspec'ah! WIN
mi rhich M Wcst Farms.is but a fcw minutes
IN from the rack rates II Is said that
W 40 .,on w, ,,.,s;,,on, az ,I'o
~ tourcey Foroes VINO ~ pre7lueh' 81 thr
"m~Nsw lork JockeE Gun. made formal
apripaiiou Tor dates viii resign. Mr. Forbes
H. .. pe,aona friend OF Isnlc, r. Kccue vice.
pll so''S' -. a. - ~ lI-, - +, - Ia
''eHIlau W tur 'p."p> ~ w ~ 80 -
ioRs DOT l"Nor tHe I'''"'''" % t'e N'sG
g.t- into tho circuit The Jockey Clubs
~ ..,,,i.,.i,,s r., Lo,h
"'' I"n W. W I,, ' w ~"
aicrrls Farh ana Empire w! is causing "'ue.
,Aread interest among iurimen, mahy OF
,,,.,,.rIu hc loni.5
tHH' VIII DC uth'cd'
Two we'll known pin-ers, steve j.. 40 ~
irdieu aud Whitley i@nrdon nave hed
IL game of N-tiCl1, ~ llot springs. Inc
row started over 81 misunderstanding about
a side wager on a game OF "eoli-pooi. which
T. all the rage at the Springs, aud speedily
developed iron, war Of words into an
xhoiuon OF tlie manly art LHnsdou led
I'M his LETT ana landed -t4IlHTelk /. NOM
ficdieu's nose The friends of the N",t ork
llunger instantly laid claim TO ni-f blood,
md twas allowed because tine oHtrt was
,onspiuuousN m evidence Then Steyc
escorted to wrestling tactics nud Lao gdot
.ts thrown. They were az 4 under rough
lulse rules Tor several seconds uhtl sprc-
fators dragged thcrt apart. Vhcrcuppu both
ialligeIcuts hurled challenges ana offered
10 bel from 81 20 5000 thHt thcy coGld beat
,lch other with one hand ted There has
been no further hloodsh et
lorty-c. ght Owners. had each Won 81 900 OF
moro ~ Nov orleans up TO Nicudty NJ LIlay-
ar who has headed il, lt-' from The urg4-
c feuIett Is ,eco, 81 with $3.50. and James
lf'hd.- rs tmrd with - iJa. Then come
;, N ~fIectt. with s5Ili. ". H. snyder. with
Ata.i. Mr. II durham. with sll93. II Gard
t.rA1th ,Lgpo. uui Albert 0imous. with stp,G.
an. M 3 " rode ten winners last week
-rI toos the Iriu with 81 ur-t-. 81 seconds,
q. thirds ana a. uatlatcC Oh. Philips Is
-.roud win ab So .ancrs j. Martin tbiId. with
...I Aicintysc fut,th Nth g3.tal AuJucauu
nth. with ~
Pre-, idrnt johnson Of the American Lea que,
after a short visit iu Washington has gone
10 .Boston TO spend several dars a. the guest
of President John Tuylor ot the a aupion
americans Johnson saws hc believe .ukc
Stabl Mi be- a -u.ces, ~ manager of lie
Watkirirt0n team and has also given ms
,onsen. 10 a trade tnat vim briup pitcb.r
HUGHES hIcli to the Hub ui exchange Ior