New-York tribune., 1922-09-27

Tufter, receding favorite Of yester-
days feature at the Aqueduct track,
proved the means TO an end of sharp
practice that will give officials of rae
ing a busy time for some time to come
If they are as Jealous in their efforts
to improve the breed as is generally
supposed. Supposing the case Is sifted
az religiously as it should be sifted,
certain crowns are liable to come cat
of the Investigations cracked or some
what bent.
Stable connections closely associated
with the bread-winning proclivities. Of
Tufter noted yesterday morning that
the horse was acting peculiarly. He
was tossing about and pitching his
head and attempting to sneeze and
cough in unusual manner. DR.. Nc
Gully, official veterinarian of the Jock
ey Club, was notified in an effort to as
certain why Tufter was bleeding slight
iy at the nose He discovered and re-
moved from the throughbred's nostrh
q gigantic sponge that had been in
serted after proper soaping and oiling.
DR.. McCully gave it as his opinion
that the sponge insertion---a little trick
that will stop the best of thorough
breds--was OF such recent occurrence
when discovered that it would not affect
the running Of Tufter. For which reason
the stable interests-~which are sup
posed to have bet heavily out of town
neglected the formality of scratching
TO protect outside investments.
Other Noses Implicated
DR.. McCully stopped too short Of his
investigation. He should have iinvesti-
gated Costigan's nose and Amanda
Hoey's nose and Ralco's nose and a
whole lot of other noses. Not forget
ting such Jockeys as Laverne Fator and
J. Merimee. This feature race, as run,
was such as to make fellow wish he
didn't have q nose; there are occasions
Of stencil where a nose is handicap
rather than an advantage.
And tho Stonybrook Selling Stakes
Of yesterday afternoon will flourish
long in the memory of attending per
secuted and continually prosecuted as
ar instance OF laxity or indifference
on the part OF presiding officials. Ex-
pert opinion had it that the sponge in
sertion would not seriously affect the
chances of Tufter. Those interested in
this horge are supposed to have bet
heavily out of town; to have had their
money down in bales before the "cheat-
ing" was discovered. What seems o
fair proposition would have been to
have the thoroughbred scratched. But
On advice Of counsel it was run, and
with dire results to the thousands ig-
norant OF official investigation. For
this sponge case will be investigated
is being Investigated; the Jockey Club
says SO.
Now that It is all over it is really
too bad that DR.. McCully did not throw
his periscope in the noses of every
steed in the field to ascertain such for
otrxva ma nd
Turkish towels. Had he looked in
Costigan's nose he might have come out
with the props for Chinese laundry
advertisement; that is, if Costigans
race was on the level. The smart
Alecs who were in on the know of the
Tufter sponge monkey business
unloaded on Costigan for further or
ders. They might as we'll have fol-
lowed their initial hunch and bet on the
prospective killing.
Good men, one and all, unloaded or
Costigan when the wise fish" bruted
st about that a sponge farm had been
discovered in Tufters nasal tract
They sat back and howled for all the
Costlgan money that could be grabbed
at any price. But they howled Longer
and louder when Coztigan dropped out
Of the early competition. No weaker
fnish nor weaker ride could possibly
be imagined than that which Merimee
furnished on the favorite, considered {
moral certainty after Tufter's mis-.
fortune.
Investigation in Order
Merimee was taking back and takinf
back and taking back and choking hi:
mount every inch of the way, SO thai
every one who saw the race hopes the
stewards viii investigate this race
when they are investigating this mar
ticular sponge incident.
Costigan dropped out of contention
almost Immediately, while the laborin.
Iutter could not improve last position
Ralco, an outsider, stepped out to tn,
iead ana continued to show the pac
tiit well down the stretch, In the meal
time Nose Dive, which had laid off thi
pace, always kept within striking dis
tance. A furlong from home Caiiaha,
decided to make his bid Nose Div
then came with a rush, got up at tn
sixteenth pole and beat Ralco lengtI
and half, though Callahan had hi
mount ridden out at the end. Costipar
despite the frantic efforts of Merimet
was SO good he had to take third none,
beating Coppec Demon three-auarter
of length fo- the consolation end q
the purse. IF ever there was boat
race tins lo0keI like one.
Another queer appearing race ws
the Fraternity Purse, second on III
card, gallop Of mile, which was VIC
fy the Quincy Stables All Over. ponc
came from nowhere in the stretch alon
the rail to grab this event in the astor
ishingly slow time OF 1:393-5.
looked very much as If Ensor wishe
no part of the purse with Sleiveconart
he hauled up like country political
before q country banker about hur
dred yards from home and sacrifice
the place. But even worse was the rid
of McAtee, on the favorite, Pirate Col,
McAtee quit before the race started.
Nevertheless, the long-sufTering pub
lice suffered none so much, as usual
the talent divided the card with th
rank and file. The heavily played Va
lentia lasted just long enSugh to nos
out Cum Sab in the six and half fur
long opener. Cum Sab was off next t
last in d field of twelve and was rusbe
up on the extreme outside around tn
turn. This took SO much out Of hsm n
weakened in the last sixteenth afte
heading Valentia. Furthermore, Rob
inson delivered a weak finish agains
Merimee when the pinch came.
Backed From 20 to
One of the biggest killings of tn
year was made on the Salubria Stable
Tuxedo in the closing dash of six fur
longs for maiden year-olds. Tux
edo, which attempted to run away viii
Jockey B. Parke in going to the post
rushed into the lead shortly after tn
start, forced the pace and held Sprea,
Eagle safely throughout. Tuxedo wa
backed from 20 to to 6 to /. Th,
only other well played contestant wa.