The Washington times., 1907-06-02
COMPLIMENTARY STEWARDS
ARE FOSTERING BIG SCANDAL
ON GOTHAM RACETRACKS
Prove Utterly Incompetent to Deal With Tricky Riders
and misunderstanding Inqusitive About
Profits Made by Associations.
By J. S. A. MACDONALD.

! ipulation Is assigned. are men past the
middle age and who scarcely know rae
ing from strictly practical standpoint.
Not Up to Snuff.
As to being up on the sharp practices
Of the professional paddock element and
the betting ring connections, they arr as
completely lost as would be a brick
layer trying TO report the FMS and outs
OF a Wall Street panic. AS an actual
fact. not one OF the stewards at the
recent Gravesend meeting had IN his
possession form book. None OF them
ever handle the dope" The extreme
speed OF their activity being a reprimanc
or set-do1n Of Jockey for rough
riding.
Already this season three dsgraceful
form reverselS have occurred, provoking
a torrent OF criticism from the press ana
public, without the stewards paying the
horse Dolly Spanlzer was pulled IN a
race. to come right back and win after
being backed down four points The
Athlelng colt, Athlete. also sprung
/ bad-looking somersault-
Stung by Father Bill.
On last Saturday Bill Daily disguised
all fair-minded enthusiasts BY knock
/ ing down Go Between, Yankee Girl.
! Ampedo. and other horses which looked
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/ with Sailor Boz a 100 70 ! chance. Just
/ three days previously Sailor Boy Dad
| oeen beaten a quarter OF a mile by the
/ merest scrubs That a certain line OF
I money was sent In on Sailor BOY was
pretty well established The trouble
seems TO be with certain jockeys and
] trainers who maintain an understanding
! Win betting ring interests. That such
/ now that Jockey Jack Martin is riding
again through the influence OF his
/ strong connections the ttlrf govern
ment IS iOuted and disregarded on all
sides.
( Just now past performances count for
/ little The smart men OF the ring can
/ vass the betting sheets 10 find out where
the money is centering before commit
/ ing themselves Until the Jockey Club
adopts the Western idea OF engaging
absolutely fearless and practical racing
experts IN the stewards stand instead OF
complimentary friends OF the sport OF
| no particular ability. scandal and ugly
talk are sure to menace the decenCy OF
racing
On next Wednesday. June 5. the
Eclipse Stakes. for two-year-olds. az
nVe and oHe-half furlOngs. will be run
at Belmont Park down the straight
away. The best OF the lot which con-
tested the National Stallion Stakes and
me. juvenile will go here, so that a
juveniles VII be Afforded
Chapultepec, the son Of Gerolstein-
Graciosity, therefore a half-brother 10
De Mund, for which Fred Burlew re-
fused SIS, 000, viii 60 SO viii Charley
Ellison's Sir Navarro. a half-brother 70
Salvidere- Ellison thinks a lot Of this
Sir Dixon allie Of Navarro colt. Tor he
expects him TO beat some OF the leaders
snd win the Eclipse Stakes. James r
heene has shown some mighty nice two
year-Olds this spring. but he has a
couple OF surprises awaiting his friends
Tor the Eclipse Stakes EarTs Court. By
Observation-Disclosures. and MasQue. by
Disguise RhOdesia. are tOuted every
where as quite the equal OF either
TransVaal or Sepoy, TWO clever winners
so Far.
Senator Pat" NcCarren has a very
clever colt in Gold Heart. a son OF
Golden Garter HeartlesS, who Will take
up cOlCTs in the Eclipse He started
once a Jamaica, where he showed green
and rank The Brooklyn senator bet
world OF money on him because OF eX-
ceptionslly fast trials. He'll be a better
educated colt on Wednesday, so Il be
hOoves anybody betting on the race 20
have an eye Cor him Though all the
rich stakes Of the Westchester meeting
have been run. there is still a doubt
about the ability OF the best colt or lilly
so far known TO run with NOtaSuiga.
Ancient. John Mars. Firestone. or other
good Western twO-year-olds- The
Raineys think the world Of John Mars