The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-24
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
SHIFTING JOCKRYS ia CATSE
FORM RETERSALS SCORED.

Practice Drowned I'pon m the west Ma,
|, ne Chechra Here -tFayesehd OHer
$40. OOO IN STAKES and Purses VII
hickard Protect Moving Pictures
. Turfmen Nho have been IN the habit o
changing Jockeys for the purpose OF sud
denly improving The form OF horses, a prac
tlce long since fFOwned upon In the West
may step beyond the bounds % pFoprletl
10 such an extent that a crOss-exaninatioI
by the stewards may b. ln order. Az lens
that Is the general belief al the Facetrack
where glarlhg form reveFRals due 10
change In riders have been seen since ID,
opening Of the season. The manipulation
Of the horses Berkeley and King Olymplau
may be used a. an Illustration. say many
| regulars
On May II King Olymplan. carrying ia
/ pounds and ridden BY y. Dugan, made
/ sweep extend himself 10 win handily by a
couple u lengths over a seven furlOnR route
m lie is. Three days later King Olym-
plan. with the unfashiOnabls Ural up aud
carrying 81 pounds. was nowhere On the
CrOtOna Handicap. won by Mary Davis.
hut on Friday last came a shift back TO
y
handicap from such shifty three-year-olds
a. Prstsnd and Marines. Of course Dugan
could not make the weight for the Crotona
Handicap. but why was King Olymplan
ridden BY Ural when other more competent
lightWelghts remained idleP
In the case Of Berkeley Il may be said
that on May "a he was ridden By Moore,
an inexperienced boy. who messed him
Al In 40 a
DandeliOn. each IN competent banda, easily
disposed OF him. -Four days later Berkeley
started again with ButyEell up and the ex-
pscted Transformation took place. which
naturally prompted the query why did
moore have the mount In the previous race
when several first class Jockeys we're avail
ablel- On the Western tracks the manip-
,iati0n Of riders on thess lines has always
prompted action Of some Kind In the stew
ards' stand. but In the Eat there has never
been q disposition 20 question the motives
Of owners INDUCING On this practice. but
In view Of the gossip among some Of tho
more influential turfmen here II will not
be surprising II oficial questions are asked
In future. even though Il Il disclosed that
nothing h wrong
The racing on the metropolitan tracks
40 far has been remarkably free from
Inconsistent performances. AZ rule tho
horses have run close 10 public form. with
tho result that raregoers are not without
plenty Of confidence. The sport has re-
ceived - many hard Knocks that u l. the
prevailing wish 10 keep " above reproach.
aud for that reason the slightest Indication
Of sharp practice calls forth Strenuous
protests.
II h regretted by many that such star
N ree- year-Olds a. The Turk Grasmere,
Prince Imperial, Waldo. palmatian and
10 be run next Monday. With tiu.OOo la
added money the Belmont. II would @eem.
should bring together the best thrce-year-
ODDS In training. but unfortunately this
able 20 start. % bs sadly lacking In quality
Run for tho FIRST time IN isgi. the win
ners Of the Belmont have included such
great racehoraes a. Harry has-ett. Duke
Hanover. sir Divon. Henry II Navarro.
Hastings, dean Aeraud. COMMANDO. Afri-
candeT, Delhi. Tauyn, Burgomasier. Peter
Pan, Colin and Joe Madden. Last year
notch for ihis event. bui the added money
has since been rgduced one-half From
present Indications N sweep goes he will
meet Duke Of OrnOnde, a fair colt star
two others IN the selling platter las
The brooklyn Derby. worth 5000 gross.
on the other hand, has a splendid lisi u
saesp. GraSnsTe faunt f prih.s q i im
uerial. Fighting Bot, HockFO Brtrn barley ]
thorp~. Martinez, StariOftls and charlie /
iargraye. Inc BROOKLYN lockey Club by |
The Aay, has announced ~ entire pro- !
FfamWe Tor the GTave--nd meeting. in, .ud- |
Ins 81. 10u ia stakes and a. etu in added I
money for overnight events
The appointment ~ Tex Hlckard a. 4
referee % tho Jen Johnson night Goa /
ttnurs 10 -tif up adverse oommsnt in sport
ins ytrUlez oil over the country hiCkard. /
stung by CritiCism. insists that he will not 4
step aside for another refrree. bat the rimoT /
Nii not down that POlise Supervisor John /
J.. HerRet Of frisco will h. the third man in ,
~ ring herEet, once lighter known a.
Tor he lob. snd a. he holds the Ship hand
u h believed that BE- can have 10. 10 he saws
the word Meanwhile the story has been
revived that kickari has been aEr-e,i
upon M order 20 project the moving picture
INTEREST," h i common gossip ihat Kirkland.
burked by the moving picture people
ID Cumpeiled 20 live 40 10 = promise that
the night will last ten rounds ~ least aud thar
ihat his prerence IN the ring vail prevent
should De- selerted 90 referee aud should
conclude that the men were not trying
their level host The FIGHT might be stopped
and declared q fake Ia Que 81 the early |
rounds. In vhich evsn' q chance 10 cJean 10
a fortune With the pictures would b. lost /
selecton therefore " CharitHblv
Termed unfortunate. and critics OF puGi-
liam are anxious 10 see q shin In The plans
Just now there seems ~ be- good reason
% believe that the nEht will take place ln
frisrO a. The District Attorney has rendered
4 favorable opinion and the promoters
have begun WOTk on a huge pavilion within
he city limits. But there remains q chance
Tor clash between the promoters and the
politicians on a division u the s3Oiis. EEd
i n believed that II the latter'a demands
lre exorbitant Richard will be compelled
10 PLAY hls trump card-a change % opera
ions 10 Nevada soil.
Jefries will give n public exhibition In
FracO on Friday night When the right ,
rifles viii have chance 20 look him over
md Judge whether he N nearing his best ,
condition OF not. The fact that The big
ellOw u willing 70 submit 20 public nspec-
ion IA a source of enCouragement 20 his ?
ollowers who have been Disturbed hitherto .
" many unfavOrnble reports johnson 4
oOk n siK pounds laat week and noW / .
Weighs rs He ngtires that by sticking |
. hts present system Of work he will re-
luce 70 about ioa pounds In The next month !
hat Was his weight when he beat ketchel :
md he insists that be was never In better 4
rim than on that occasion.
WOODMERE COUNTRY CLUE
. Ne ODeRed On saturday for Tennis '
ami Other sports.