New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-06
Jockey CLUB URGED
TO D|SQUAL|FY RE|FF
DisCipIining of the Rider Who
FouIed Derby Winner Clam
0red For in London.
RACE CALLED A SCRAMBLE
Woman Who Grabbed King s
Horse Probably Unbalanced
Mentally Owing to Harsh
Prison Treatment.
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| TBy Cable 20 The Tribune
| London. June 5.-Bitter condemna-
tory criticism is heard on all sides to-
day Of the methods of Johnny Reiff,
who sent Craganour humping and
pushing into Aboyeur in Yesterdays
| Derby and made the great classic what
one paper terms "a nasty blot on the
records of our national craftsmanship
! The inquiry by the stewards of the
! Jockey Club is still under way and
there seems a strong likelihood Of Reiff
being set down from the English tracks.
especially as there are some very pc
cular rumors afoat.
Sporting writer's are clamorous Tor
the disciplining Of the Jockey me
| Pail Mall Gazette" saying: whether
Reiff was 10 blame or not is matter
| Of vital Importance to thousands or
racegoers and to a greater extent TO
the prestige of the sport of kings. II
in the stewards opinion Reiff was
| physically unable to keep his mount
straight and prevent the interference
Justice demands that publicity be given
| TO the fact"
Sporting Life" inquiries why Reif.
who must be held accountable for the
favorites weird behavior, has gone free
thus far. and The Westminster Ga
zette" says the Jockeys conduct was OF
character impossible to overlook.
Sporting Spirit Survives.
What seems to hurt and wound the
English public is not so much the act
ual disqualification of the Bower lsmay
| horse but what made this necessary.
| Thousands upon thousands OF POUNDS
sterling all over the British Empire has
! been lost 10 bookmakers. but the people
| with a fine sporting spirit have only
congratulation and praise for the stew
| ards. who made the objection on their
own initiative.
On the other hand. the way the race
was run is spoken Of in scathing terms.
"Hotspur," in The Daily Telegraph.
writ as follows. Presumably the
stewards exonerated Rcin from blame
and we are left 10 conclude that the
horse alone was responsible for the
Wild West incidents. Never was there
a more disgraceful illustration OF tho
| depths 10 which modern jockeyship mas
sunk when a number Of horses are con-
| cerned in Derby with scramble and
a scuffie altogether unworthy Of the
traditions Of the English turf
Rough riding has been an untort-
innate feature Of the present season,
! particularly in the Newmarket Stakes.
recently. but there has been nothing
before like the incidents Of yestcrday,
a repetition Of which. says one writer.
would put an end to public interest IN
| the great sport.
| All the prominent Jockeys have been
very reticent. Reiff. since the incident.
has sat tight and said nothing, and
even Piper the former Richard Croker
| Jockey. who rode the now famous WIN
| ner OF yesterday, is reluctant TO say
anything. 1t is known, however, that
when Craganour damned up Aboycur.
which. by the way, wore blinkers, Woo
! ton, who was riding Shotgun, being
| bottled up. could not take the opening
and yelled to Piper. who answered:
Not my fault. Can't help It. Being
ridden down"
Remarkable speed was shown by the
horse which won yesterday. The pub
lie realized too late that Aboyeur IS a
half brother Of Craganour by the same
sire, Desmond.
An Act Of Dementia.
| Revenge for English prison treatment
that has also probably mentally unbal-
anced her was fully as much the mo-
| tive as militancy in actuating Emily
| Dawson, the woman who grabbed the
bride of the Kings horse, Anmer, at
the Derby yesterday. according 10 an
opinion voiced by Lillian Scott-Troy.
the San Francisco suffragette, in an
! interview with The Tribune corre-
| spondent to-day. Miss Dawson Is a
very intellectual and highly cultivated
woman" said Mrs. Scott-Troy. She
was one Of the first suffragettes the
government imprisoned, and she re-
ceiyed very harsh treatment How
ever. I am sure all militants sympa-
thize with her and laud her deed. and
am also confident that Mrs. Pankhurst
realizes that Miss Dawson has done a
very courageous thing
The suffrage party says the womans
| act was splendid achievement for the
cause and that men and women the
whole world over now hold by only two
| thoughts. the first the tremendous
courage and daring Of the woman who
has taken her life into her hands TO
make this protest" and the second the
wickedness of those in power. who by
their refusal TO listen TO the voice Of
| argument and reason have driven
women to these desperate courses"
The press as whole, while unani-
| NOUS in viewing the act as one OF de-
mentia and abiding TO II as a gro
/ tesoue and meaningless kind OF mar
,vrdom in the fancied interests Of po-
litical cause and at the cost OF. grave
nerf to the lives Of others, takes seri-
aus ground. AS expressed BY one typi-
cal editorial, "the public will be
deepened In its misgivings as to the