Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-13
WHITNEY AFTER
RECKLESS JOCKEYS

NEW YORK. May 13.-At last raceGoers
have steward who will look after their
interests-a man competent. fearless and
| energetic. In Harry Payne Whitney, the
young multi-millionaire turfmen recognise
the man who will place in operation the
principal Of the old saying. "All men are
equal on and under the turf"
whitney has been a steward Of the Bel
mont Park track since its opening on
Thursday In that short space Of time he
has clearly demonstrated that he can see
many things. events that have been of
common occurrence daily and observed by
raceGoers for years. but which the other
stewards have neglected He has taken Q
ne s.s.n i,s stand against foul riding no
with few words cast more terror into the
ranks Of the roughness OF the race tracks
than any other official who has held the
Jockeys Miller and Shilling have long
been noted for this tendency to ride rough
shod over the rights Of other Jockeys. Mil
breaches Of the riding rules. and on numsr.
GUS occasions the best horse in a race was
defeated by his reckless disregard OF any
body's interest but his own. Time and
capped. and his rough work In the saddle
was permitted to 60 on unchecked In the
east until this spring. when he was sus-
A score Of times he came under the
eyes Of g. g. Rowland. and his tactics
were % crude and plain that every race.
goer thought surely the boy would be pun
ished by that oficial No action was taken
against Miller. however, and habituss Of the
race track began to believe the lad i'm.
mune from punishment. But this was not
August Belmont. who was in the stew
ards stand at the Benning track. sus-
pended Miller. This gave the latter's bump
Of conceit . shock. but a. he subsequently,
N lima M lar nj ut hal IN io1 he
thought he could work his old tricks with
IMMUNITY. Fortunately for the best inter-
ests OF the turf. Harry Payne Whitney was
delibsrately pun Dolly spsnHers head in
front Of Holscher and try TO prevent the
latter from winning.
took he ,o LEAD ~, IN the Sco1
plainly that the day Of rough riding had
passed and It would no longer be tolerated;
that no Jockey had right to interfere
that II Miller persisted in his foul Hiding
he would suspend him and suggest that
his license be revoked.
On Saturday Shilling failed to take warn
ing by the lecture read to Miller, and he
rode in such reckless style that he placed
in Jeopardy the limbs and lives Of Jockeys
also and talked in a similar strain as he
had to Miller.
These lectures to the two rough riding
Jockeys promise to prove lessons to the
owner OF horses or q patron Of the tracks
who has not praised Whitney for his
prompt and energetic stand against foul
riding. They say he has the courage Of his
convictions and Is not bound by red tape.
as his fellow stewards are. He Is rich
and Independent. and Is not forced to rely
on friendship to hold his Job It's a pity.
these men declare. that Whitney cannot
spare the time to act as a steward through
out the racing season. II he did 1t would
give general satisfaction and the sport
would be well served.
Foot Ball Coach for Cornell.
ITHACA, N. T.. May 13.-Eddie Gibson.
the well-kpown Cornell foot ball player.
hailing from Brooklyn. has been appointed
coach Of the Cornell foot ball squad for
this fall, this being in line with the gradu-
ate coaching policy. Gibson has been
back on the Cornell eleven for four years.
Last year he enjoyed the distinction OF
being the only member OF the team to play
In every game without receiving an injury.
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