New-York tribune., 1918-10-08
Lyke' S Ride on
Jyntee Poor
Horsemanshiip
Jockeys Show Little Skill
Some Under Suspicion
Stewards to Blame
Bv W. ]. Macbeth

Racing such as that which has char
a,terixed the Eastern turf this season is
nm evesore to and travesty on sport.
II the Jockey Club had as much back
home as the we'll known eel it would
,ut in the stewards stand some one Of
initiative and starch. Day by day the
most disgraceful riding thai ever has
been seen in the East gets by unnoticed
foul riding, pulling" and rough rid
;ne-that the veriest novice can see
with the naked eye from the grand
stand.
II has been charged all season that q
great deal of "boat" racing has been
going on, especially so in the steeple-
chasing. But the fiat riding of late has
been getting quite as bad as the boys
who handle the timber-toppers ever
thought OF exhibiting. Starter Mars
Cassidy and stable owners have been
manned a great deal: even accused of
unfairness. But at bottom the stewards
are to blame They have let the riders
get away with almost anything, and
now the boys are so brazen that they
threaten to put the game on the "fritz."
OF course. there is the usual amount
Of sharp practice from heads of GER
;an stables, and, unfortunately, all
these stables are not of the obscure,
do-the- best-you-c type. There has
been plenty Of sharpshooting on the
pars of few of the big boys. But the
TACT remains that ii the sport were
directed from the stewards stand SO
religusly. scrupulously as it should be;
Il the Jockeys were 'jacked up and
asked for explanations on every ride
hat smacked of suspicion. they would
be afraid to take the desperate Jesse
lanes" CANDLES they now take. And
the sport would be cleansed and puri-
lied As matters are going, racing will
70 to the bow vows before the close Of
the Empire City meeting.
"Boasted of Roughness'
There are number Of jockeys rid
,ne on the metropolitan tracks who
should be ruled Off on general prin-
ciples fo1 the good OF the sport. A
we'll known racetrack habitue whose
word is unQuestionable overheard one
Of the Jockey heroes OF yesterday open
ly boast Saturday night of the manner
N which he intimidated "a few of the
little fellows by his roughness in races
The riding of Larry Lyke and Andy
Schuttinger since the horses went
20 Saratoga. has been decidedly un-
satisfactory in the opinion of close
students Of racing. Both have figured
N startling form reversals, not once
ont many times. Neither has been
esked for any explanation by the self
satisfed stewards. Now, Lyke's ride of
toto last Saturday was 50 indifferent
dii not better at Jamaica yesterday
Al, fovor;ta of the 80 ()0U
belgrade, he feature of the after
rooms card. In both of these races
the favored mounts got away poorly.
But jockeys as good as Lyke are not
always getting away poorly with high
class Thorough hbreds. And it does seem
queer that on most occasions when
such post accidents happen the post
odis aueur such i'll luck.
Personally the writer always has mad
every admiration for little Gecrgie
Walls. But sometimes people are in
Auenced by evil associates. And if
ever suspicious looking ride STOOD
cut prominently IN an afternoon of
suspicious rides the same may be said
for little reds" handling of Mar
chesa II, favorite of the first race yes
terday. But We'll come to that a little
later. And Schuttinger certainly rode
pin-headed race with Barry Shannon
favorite of the fifth. Also We'll talk
of that in season.
And old man Taplin, who couldn't
the first six furlongs of mile and
seventy yards race to keep within
sight Of the timber-topper, Bet. which
won, breezed home in yesterdays six
iurlongs closing event to the easiest
sort Of victory over a lot Of fair
sprinters.
Easy in the Belgrade
AS to the Belgrade. it fell to the
Quincy Stables threc-year- colt,
star Spangled. Things we're made
easy for this one when, after a poor
start, Lyke with Jyntee. the favorte,
decided to make it an afternoon canter
through the park. He played the part
OF disinterested spectator all of the
way. Star Spangled had all the speed
Of the rest. stood a drive gamely un-
Ger Schuttinger when challenged by
fanaman in the stretch, came on again
IN the final sixteenth and won by =
couple OF lengths.
Schuttlngers ride on Barry Shan
non, favorte Of the mile and a GUAR
Ter nth, was not so impressive or in
'ense at any stage. Barry, which car
ried ton of monetary support,
spflnted away to a good lead in the
hrst quarter. But instead of sending
nm out to race the others dizzy be-
Tore the stretch Schuttinger rated the
eelding down the back stretch, permit
ting the lightweighted Star Class to
keep we'll within striking distance all
the way Schuttinger should have been
ten lengths in front of Star Class at
me last turn instead of two. for Barry
shannon likes to run in front. He
DOESN'T like company in the last six
leenth, In fact, he simply shurs il.
And yesterday ne quit in the final fifty
lards. fledra ana irregular, the latter
outrun.
The Meadowbrook Stock Farms,
Golden King, which proved such d;s
appointment to the clockers Satnrdav
came home like Billy Kelly in the
furlong curtain number. And a ,ot