The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-05
Gossip Or fHE RACETRACK
STARTER GASSEDYS P00B work
CAUSES FAULT FINDING.

.. F . 30. N.Y. . ETHIsFTTE Hs.Nr.
Rassed senaoHs FursBsr. the Argument tn
Favor efg the Iengagemept o. an Alter.
I uste-sDP. Garaaeg Picked u van the
RrppAlyn -salae Betting Transaetions.
StaFtar Gessldy caused a continuous howl
Of dISspprovai from the big crowd at Jamaica
yesterday became OF his ragged work ct the
post. For ssveFaidays the starting had been
very poor. but yesterdays sepdolfs capped
the climax, lnlthe fFst race there was only =
fair break, Royal Onyx getting much the
better Of y. But the start IN the second event
vas Q positive fright, When the barrier went
up CAV 6FyselIp vas left standing with her
back 70 the taps. while Blue Ban. the favorlts.
was practically LETT too. Then In the third
race Frisette beat the barrier and was
under fun headxay before any Of the others.
winning the race. then and there, Il seemed.
Wheh IN A fpun horsa event PhtIander was Rs
good IS left In the Montague Stakes there
Vas no end Of grumbiing. In The 9th event
LADY Anne was OF flying. while Jersey Lady
was laft, Phen e. q climax oraouium beat
the stertsEip the last and got such an ar. SaH.
tAgs that the Others never had . cl1ance to
overtsks him.
There b talk in certain adArters that the
Jockey Club should ..oSlrurats the walk
up systew . essis.. ar. Cassidy In his work,
hut thtse iee.po real demand for o chan &c Of
vas edstr ~ \ matter OF fact kIr. Cassidy
1seo vs. Standing start all winter at New
o'feAafs and hs work was excellent. Since
SSeuinu the season here, however, Mr.. Cas-
l@dy eseehs to have gone back. Whether his
pooF starting is due to overwork or 10 some
eSher cause nobody seems TO know. but the
tact temalnS that the public Is finding fault
and u also demanding an Improvement. II
the Jockey Club had decided last winter to
etntiay two starters for the Metropolitan
tpAeks II 10 believed that there would have
bren much more satisfactory work at the
barriers. II stands to reason that q starter
who works all the year round without so much
Is q vacation Incomes stale at times and
u IA need Of q rest.
II starter Dade had been regularly engaged
blythe Jockey Club to he on hand from day.
20 day ~ would be possible now and then to
relieve Mr.. Cassidy from the constant strain
10 which be 10 subjected. Dade Is q first
aRss starter. as his work at Brighton last
year and also at the Fair Grounds last winter
proved beyond a doubt. In the West the
SRarting Is divided up between Dick Dryer
and Jake Hoffman. who have given sattsfac.
tion Sof. many years. Taking this as q basis
FOL an argument. many horsemen believe
that the starting on the Jockey Club tracks
Rhenld ha divided between Cassidy %
DRde. u only 10 satisfy the public demand
Tor good bendohs at the post. Patrons Of
the races have much 20 contend With. What
with ~tneompSteHt or foul riding. mile ira cks
with sAatp turns and other obstacles. Il 10
p1jng OF the agony In earnest when bad
etGrtS mar the sport. 30 that 10 why the
crowd Rtuubled audibly yesterday.
Il thought / had o chance TO beat Or. Gard
her With Philander,r said Trainer James
Rove o. the Kk6ns Sfabts after the running OF
the. Montague athkeA. but l'vs changed my
mind. DR.. Gardner 10 certainly q fine HORSE
RoMo voiced the opinion Of nearly MI the
trainerS and expert turfnen who saw the
BR~nnOck6ufn colt win his race % easily.
When the Doctor went To the paddock 10
cool out be was surrounded by an admirIng
crowd. He vaa net tired q bit and seemed
able ID Tdn right over again.
Il Hueas ! was more tired than the horse
eatd Jack Martin. I had ell I could do to
hold; him IN check, for he wanted 10 run the
moment we left the post. He is n great race
horssaAd viit take Q lot Of beating"
II Ii already predicted that Or. Gardner will
win tue Brooklyn Handicap. He will he
pointed for that rich event by TrGiner Weir
AID will not be q starter In the Metropolitan
hext Thursday, for which he would have TO
take up ap eight pound penalty. When the
horse hfeezed to the wire, bic Tim Sullivan
And bic hshehuaeh reared with delight. They
hacked him heavily. nc did Frank Farrell and
Dave johnson, for any price seemed good 10
them. Before the race there was some doubt
al 10 whether Or. Gardner could run In the
mud, but Trainer Brandt, who handles Barney
sohrelbef's horses, settled the question With
the remark;
NE can run on any kind Of a track and In
dry or colt going. He'll win In a ronp!"
The books lost big money on the result
OF the Montague. as the crowd went to DR..
Gardner with much confidence and also Toe
FhllandAr for the place, okenite. however,
Tas an anchor to wlndward. The race was
worth 1900 to the winner. It was run for
the arst time In 1908. Yellow Tail. Ostrich
and lnauisitor being the winners OF IL.
The sullivans met a reversal. however, in
the First race. for they backed Larry Mulligan's
Sir Toddington heavily for the place. There
was q selid play on Aletheuo. however. the
crowd eashins all along the line. A club
house commissioner backed Royal Onyx from
II down 10 10. Rosemount burned up q bunch
OF liberal place waeers.
The smart people backed Thomas Calhoun
IN the second race. playing him down until
he was practically an equal favorite with
Blue Ban, Il was believed that Sussex could
not run 80 the mud. so she was allowed TO re-
cede from 5 to . to 0 to 2. But Sussex fooled
everybody by running right back 10 her
previous race. The result OF this race was
an effective cleanup for the layers.
4RAtn the wise spectators went wrong in
the Roeedale Stakes, With Jack Martin
UP and Ella O'Neill carrying two pounds
overweight. the combination looked 20 in
VIting that a heavy plunge sent the Burlew
htiy 70 the post n hot f~avorite. Frlzette,
meanwhile. reeeded from s 10 S. original fav-
orlte, TO 5 20 2. although the reason was not
flnih. Tea Leaf, an added starter. got a
play that backed her from @ Town 10 5, while
Half sovsrelnn and Tartan Maid we're well
taken across the boards. This race was also
y source OF profit 10 the price makers on the
high. etoeit. Previous winners OF the Rose
dale 6tahes were Julia NJ, Suzanne Rocka-
mora. Lady Valentine and Doilie Dollars.
Tokaion's splendid victory in the Afth
race made ttappe4r that the Tammany mare
wnf make n extremely interesting in future
eyeptt.' She will start In the Metropolitan
and Will bent. In yesterdays affair she con-
.eeded aine pound6 TO Lady Anne. twenty to
Beiis Of Request, t~wenty-nine 10 La Jonde
and twenty-three 10 jersey Lady. Because
of the taak imposed by the Handicapped aud
the belief that she was not ready for a bruls-
ing race. the smart players let her 70 up in
the betting, Moat OF them took Lady Anne
because r. @; Mcdowell said that the Kinley
Mack mare was never better. Belle Of Pc
eueaf. who warmed VI finely, was played three
wtYh, Vhiie La Londe, because OF 0 pull in
che !welShte and Der fondness for heavy