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GOSSIP Of THE TUKF. The stewards of tbe Jockey Club met at ; Brighton Beach Saturday afternoon, at which 1 meeting John Dancer was ruled off the turf : under Rule 162, Section 1, of the Racing Rules, r for corrupt practice in offering a bribe to a 1 jockey. The licenses of jockeys R. Sullivan 1 and R, Williams were revoked, The suspension 1 from riding imposed upon jockey Winnie J. OConnor by the stewards of the Brighton 1 Beach meeting was confirmed and extended until August 26. Dancar, who is about thirty-five years old, , was formerly a valet to the late Andy McCarthy, - who was killed while riding a race at Morris Park. R. "Tiny" Williams rode Maximo Gomez j when that usually true running horse nearly knocked his only crmpetitor, Marsian, down in x a race at Brighton on July 15. Maximo Gomez 5 was at 3 to 10 and Marsian at 3 to 1. Tne favorite was disqualified, and somebody in the ring reaped a harvest. Williams had a great reputation as a jockey. Sullivan who only came east this season has been guilty of much rough riding, frequently endangering the lives of his fellow jockeys. He" was not accounted even fair in the saddle. The trainerj, John Croker, William Bocket, C. H. Douglas and tha jockey, Frederick Burk-bolder, wjro restored to all privileges under the rules. The applications of trainers Richard Baker, Walter S. Housa, Gaorge W. Perry and John McAuley for reinstatement were laid over for further consideiation. Tho treasurer was authorized to forward "a check for 00 to Mrs. Martha OLeary, wife of former jockey Tuomas OLeary, and to charge the same to the f and for disabled jockeys. ; 1 : r 1 1 1 1 , - j x 5 UNSPORTSMANLIKE TURFMEN. From all accounts the stables at Saratoga are chock full of horses. The purses hung up daily by the association are liberal. Yet up to date the fields of starters have been scandalously light. That this i3 so is clearly the fault of selfish owners who are unwilling to take a chance unless they have, in their own minds, at least the conviction their horses can win. In the meantime they are perfectly willing to enjoy the hospitality of the club whose interests they are damaging. It is unfortunately true that there are by far too many horse-owners who are in no sense sportsmen. How such men can affect the fortunes of a great race and in consequence of a jockey club was correctly stated by Turf, Field and Farm when it said recently: "In the Brighton Cup, two miles and a quarter, run at Brighton Beach on Saturday, July 29, of the nineteen eligible starters only Bangle, Dou dOro and Latsou went to tho po3t as contestants for the rich prize. In the size of the field the public was disappointed, and as there were throe moneys, the Brighton Beach Racing Association could justly feel that it was giving away ,000 without practically a contest. Tha race between Bangle and Don dOro for over a mile was interesting, but Bangle showed such superior distance stamina that he galloped home an easy winner in the fast time of 3:56g, while Latson trailed all the way behind, with no opponent for third money. Since the inauguration of the Brightion Cup in 1897 the field-has never baen larger than three, which is poor encouragement to the liberality of the racing association in putting up big money for an event which should rank in importance as one of tho great fixtures of the American turf. The only Btartera in 1897 were Tho Friar, Sumy Slope and Ben Brush, and the time was 3:56i. In 1898 Hamburg, Ogden and Howard Mann were the contestants and the time was 4:02i, and the race practically a walkover for Mr. Marcus Daly, who owned Hamburg and Ogden, that finished first and second. Other rich stakes of this as well as other seasons have gone the same way as tha Brighton Cup, yet the horse owners wail is for an increase in the value of races. While the re- ceipts of the racing associations in this vicinity would warrant their putting up more money, it cannot be expected that tbey should give big-money for virtual walkovers, in such races as the Brighton Cup, Lawrence Realization and other valuable events for three-year-olds and upward.it would be well to insert a condition where there are three moneys that at least six starters should go to the post. This would in-, sure a contest for each place in the race, tha patrons of racing would be better satisfied and the association would get value received for their outlay."
