The Washington times., 1906-11-28
ROASTING STEWARDS
FOR LACK OF NERVE
Impression That Benning
Officials Dare Not Discip-
line Crack Jockey.
FORGETTING C0NFID ENCE
Their Judgment Weak in Face Of Popu-
lar ClamoT-CedcTstrome Banker
Case Typical.

The remarkable decision by which
the stewards at Benniug disqualified
CederstrOme in the last race yes
terday. and gave first money TO Banker,
ridden by Miller IS the chief topic OF
conversation among raCegOers in Wash
ington today. On all sides the opinion
is expressed that the little jockey prac-
tically has tho proud and naughty stew
ards in the palm Of his hand, and they
play dead or perform cute little tricks
Tor him whenever lle needs little cNtTn
amusement.
Practically every correspondent at the
track yesterday sent out "A roast on the
action Of the stewards In giving the
race to Miller after the rough riding
which has so long characterized that
able pilot. while even people who won
by IL had 20 admit that they were de-
cldedly lucky Some of things said
about the stewards are decidedly harsh,
from The Morning Telegraph, OF New
1Qrk, which can hardly be accused Cr
wishing 10 knock the racing game:
Doyle Waved Aside.
The stewards Of the Washington
Jockey Clubs fall meetings.. s. How
land, Samuel Ross, and Harry Morris
noon which horsemcn to d man declared
80 be unfair, and nine-tcuuhs Of the
spectators concUrred in this expert YER
Dict. II they think this statement Is not
correct let them ask any one OF a hun
dred men whom patrons of the metro
politan turf consider emIneaIy fair per
sons. and men we'll qualified by long
experience 10 intelligently critiC1se their
act
Three days ago-that is TO say, last
Saturday-Banker. ridden by Miller IN
The BenninR Special, a race Of one mile
and a halL Tor horses three years old
and over. crowded Cederstrcme, ridden
bT an inexperienced boy known to fame
as W. Doyle, from the turn into lie
hOmesLrctCH 10 the finish The betting
in the Erandstand was even money thuL
was waved out of the stand by Mr..
Rowland when he started 20 make
protest
Miller's Usual Rough Methods.
This afternoon Banker and Cedar
strome met IN a handicap at one YulIe
and "a quarter, in which Ormonde's
Right, carrying 12l pounds. was the pop
ular choice at even money. Miller again
rode Banker and this time CedeTstrome
was ridden by Homer CederstFOme. al
ways a front runner. stepped out az the
rail- OF the flag and assumed a lead OF
two or three lengths, making the pace
around the near turn out OF the back
stretch and around the uDper turn.
Banker laid back three or four lengths,
and Miller made his run coming into
the hOmcstTetCh, He moved up op the
outside and abreast of the quarter pole
he was a length behind Cederstronle and
four or I'VE feet nearer the rail than
HOruer's mount
Instead of keeping this position, as
he should have done Miller guided
Banker toward Cederstrome and did his
level best TO shoulder him into the rail-,
Miller had done that stunt nifty times.
tie bore Deuce out with HerOdOLus. and
Varieties out with Mintia at Aqueduct.
He shut HOoray Oft with The Clown
here, and. as already related. he took
excellent care OF Cecerstrome when he
rode Banker in the Bennins Special
Stewards Look Foolish.
Remembering these things. the crowd
did not think he would have the impu-
dence TO protest the victory OF Ceder-
strome. Yet protest he did, and Nessrs.
Rowland, Ross. and Morris disqualified
Cedsrstrome and placed Banker uFst
without calling Horner into the stand TO
hear his side of the story. HOrner con-
Sidered tn1L he got away luckily in not
being fined. There was. of course. some
cheering. because Miller is the popular
Jockey here just now and his mounts are
backed by the crowd But the regulars
were taken completely off their feet
1t was the universal opinion that the
pfpmptHrSs with which tCdrrstTomo WAS
dis lualEcd ou tRe protest of Miller was
not calculated to upset the popular no
tiOn that Miller IS the fayoriJe child of
racing and that hC can get away with
almost anything Under q strict con-
structiOn OF the rules OF racing both
Miller ana HorneT might fairly have
been fined for rough riding this after
noon. But IN view of the leuieucy with
which Miller has been treated there was
no excuse whatever FOR the disQualid-
cation OF CederstrOme
Other Peculiar Decisions.
Stewards who overlook such palpa-
bic and premeditated business as Cort-
land Smiths fOuling with Oleroso OF
DiCn Kerr on Follow On in the Chevy
Chase Steeplechase and put back Ceder-
strome forfeit the confidence Of race
Boers- They may intend 10 do what is
riRht but neither regular nor casual
EpIt patrons can repuse confidence in
sngir Judgment and discretion"