New-York tribune., 1918-08-06

Eastern season.
Jockey B. Haynes, who rode Reddest,
the favorite in the steeplechase, at
about two miles, was the victim of the
stewards unexpected act of discipline.
1t was announced late in the day that
Haynes had been set down pending an
official investigation of this race. Red
dest was backed from to to 8 to 10
because the old geldng looked pounds
the best of the field of four. He didn't
run fast enough to work up a sweat,
and the dav was pretty muggy at that.
Haynes evidently took no chance of
being interfered with. Until the very
last jump was reached he never let his
mount get within gunshot OF the rest
of the field. On the second time around
he was saving off Reddest's head to
keep him off the pace" in tho words
Of one Of his friends.
But the big joke was there had been
no pace. This race was run in the
painfully slow time Of 1882 2-5, the
slowest steeplechase for the distance
that has been seen in the East this
season, and this in spite Of the fact
that the turf course was lightning fast.
So slothful and snail-like did the lead
ers run the first mile and a half that
q horse of Reddest's speed and jumping
ability might have been fifteen lengths
in front at that stage of the journey
with the weight he carried without in
hA loo Aov wiz no int h hIcH
all jockeys should conserve for the
pinch toward the end.
Little Excuse Is Apparent
Haynes made no attempt until it was
far too late to get within striking dis
he didn't appear overanxious. Unless
it develops that his mount broke a
blood vessel on the way, contracted the
pip from long exposure to the sun or
threw a couple of shoes, the least con-
sideration Haynes should be given is
expulsion for life. 1t is just such
trifing as he apparently was guilty of
that threatens to consign our handsome
racing plants to the moth and rust
along with the steel and concrete base
ball establishments.
The prompt action of the stewards in
this instance is most commendable. 1t
is no more than they owe the racing
public. 1t is just such action as should
have been taken on countless occasions
this year when quite as grave situa-
tions were overlooked. 1t is to be sin
cerely hoped that the stewards will not
consider this one act of discipline sop
for the entire racing year, or the pres
ent meeting, so far as that goes.
1t rests with the stewards to purge
the game Of the parasites. Let us hope
that the action against Haynes is only
the beginning. And while they are in
vestigating Haynes's ride let them also
investigate the ride of Henderson on
Bet last Saturday afternoon. The
stencil of this apparent offence irritated
the racing public even more seriously
than the questionable performance o.
| Haynes to-day.
Hats OF to Mars Cassidy!
No one should be condemned for try
ing, so hats off to Mars Cassidy for
recognizing his false start in the
fourth race. Had he let the horses 60
the public might never have known the
difference. 1t would have put it down
for one Of Mars's fair starts and let
start couldn't have been worse for
Wyoming, the equal choice with Bu-
ford the winner, in the second start
which went officially.
Wyoming, which had the rail, was
away we'll enough on the false start
and galloped about a quarter mile be-
fore Sande could get the notion out of
his head that he was running for
money. Wyoming was wheeling at the
bing the second time. He was lla,
footed, got away almost last, and be-
cause of his rail position had to race
around the entire field.
Had Wyoming got away to anything
approximating an even break with the
others the Wilson colt undoubtedly
would have won the race, for he
showed more than any of the Other,
and was running over the leaders at
the end. Nigel, off we'll. cut out sio-
zling pace to the final sixteenth, where
he Weakened and had all he could dc
! to save the place from the fast coming
Wyoming. In winning, Buford tied the
track record for the mile, 1877 2-5, set
by Woodford Clay's Oceanbound, the
last day of the 1910 meeting.
Two More Records Lowered
So far as that goes, it is nothing to
tie, or ever break, records on the won
derful track which Superintendent
Myers has constructed here. Two new
records were established in the closing
races. R. r. Wilson, jr.'s Corn Tassel
raced in the mile, fifth, in 1887 1-5
This accomplishment was the more no
ticeablc in that it transpired in the
running of the Mechanicsville Handi.
cap, the feature race, if there happened
to be one.
Corn Tassel ran an excellent race
for Robinson, working up gradually tc
a commanding position by the time he
| reached the head of the stretch anc
IN 11, ;p
Sensational and commendable as was
Corn Tassel's race, it must be con.
fessed, nevertheless, that he would have
had to extend himself even beyond his
record breaking performance had A. l.
Astes's Eyelid got off even so we'll