New-York tribune., 1918-08-16
Lord Brighton, Startling and
Viva America, Three
Favorites to Win
By w. I. Macbeth

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. 1S.--Abra-
ham Lincoln, had he been unfortunate
enough to be sentenced to a season
of such racing as has prevailed in the
East this year, might have had the OPP
timism to declare that it was impossi
BILE to fool all of the people all of the
time. Our racing stewards so far have
furnished pretty strong rebuttal.
But even the purling waters will
wear away stone if given time. And
the stewards of the Saratoga meeting
have begun to show crumbling away
from that hard Indifference to repeated
form reversal which had made public
resentment a Niagara torrent rather
than any purling brook we have ever
SEEN
The stewards Of the Saratoga Rae
ing Association to-day were so stirred
by the courage of conviction as to take
Jockey McGraw by the scuf of the
neck and those supposedly associated
with him in questionable performances
and heave them right into the depths
of racegoers' hell-the outside of the
little merry go round.
Sentence of Stewards
Here is the sentence in the terse
phraseology of the stewards:
"The license of Jockey S. McGraw
is suspended and the future entries
Of Thomas McElroy and the horse
Dancing Carnival are refused and fur
ther consideration of the matter is re-
ferred to the stewards of the Jockey
Club"
Large bodies. ss rule. move slowly,
especially at the start. Yet the stew
ards of the Saratoga Racing Associa-
tion are to be congratulated that they
have shown signs of life at least Sus-
picion was fast cementing into belief
that said stewards had fossilized into
concentrations. But now that q start
has been made it is to be hoped that
momentarily. There is enough going
on daily to impel real speed if the turf
is to be saved from these blood suck
ers and parasites that would sacrifice
its integrity for personal gain.
The McGraw episode referred to
above is not one unfamiliar to. "The
Tribune" readers. In the fifth race Of
Monday last McGraw pulled Carnival
so boldly and deliberately through the
stretch that racegoers were simply
thunderstruck when the officials took
no notice of the disgraceful procedure.
McGraw, with dancing Carnival. hit
the stretch g good second to St. Quen-
tin, two or three lengths in front of
stragglers. Then McGraw delivered an
exhibition of strong arm stuff never
surpassed on any track. He arose in
the stirrups, took triple wraps ana
bowed his mounts neck until Dancing
Carnival was racing with her head oD
her shoulder, almost.
Finishes Away Back
1t should have been the easiest thing
in the world for this boy to land the
place. He was not content to keep the
tilly out of the money. He finished
away back sixth
Yesterday Dancing Carnival in the
opening race furnished the medium of
one of the killings of the season. With
McGraw again in the saddle the filly
bHeezed home an easy winner of five
furlong dash. And to-day the local
stewards acted. McGraw and his asso-
clates will doubtless find short shrift
at the hands of the Jockey Club. The
Saratoga stewards have jurisdiction
over the local meeting only.
The future of McGraw and McElrov
rests with the Jockey Club, an august
BODY which seldom forgives or forgets.
In view of the fact that the local stew
ards nave meted out the sternest dis
clpline possible, it seems safe to saw
tnaC the turf careers of the parties i'm
phcated henceforth will count about as
much as plugged nickel at subway
booth.
To-day's card was a rather cbeap
one, though the competition was ex
citing enough in the second to 90
long way. Lord Brighton, one of three
winning favorites, took this event from
Sticking by a scant neck. Sticking
was only head in front of Ginger
for the place.
Romp for Startling
The fourth race was just rorop for
Starring, the favorite Viva America.
hammered down from to 5 to 7 to 10.
had quite as easy time OF 1t in the
mile fifth in beating Memories II and
Dorcas, the only other starters.
Reveller, long shot, won the third
at mile, when Dandman II, Harwood
IL and Judge Wingield were all
sloughed at the start. First Ballot,
backed from 20 to 1 to 10 to l, tow
roped the field in the opening dash Of
SIX furlongs- Sun Dial II took the
closing event at six furlongs. Rodgers.
which was favorite at post time. fin
'shed a good third despite bucked
shins, an ailment which was evidently
unknown to those who made TIE big
plunge on this one.
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