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BASTE KN TUR TALK TALKMuch Much fault has been found during the past week at Saratoga with the riding of certain jvokeye Water Color J B Haggins magnifl o nt three yearold which showed remarkable term whon he galloped away with the 10000 riffhton Derby has been a big disappointment aVHlio Springs He baa started twice in the Saratoga Handicap and in the Travers Stakes BY Saturday and yet has failed to run up to fermt In Saturdays race Water Color was in oiinpotontly ridden by Spencer it ia alleged Ttiis ia not tbo first time this year that Spencer Itaa boon aoouidd of incompstonco by racegoers it la freely admitted by almost every turf mam of prominence that Spencer when he wants jipiia the best rider in America MItie generally conceded that he can ride any ltUi otan animal that hi POBBSSSBB good judg imemt bnowa how to finish and is a general among the other boye In view of this there oreritBMms odd to hear that Spencer has rid dkn a horse Improperly and incidentally some lUayily banked favorite It ia a matter of record that Spencer this year has ridden more losing fayotUoe han ever before in his career It baa jtottwi to bea eaying in the betting rings of Ipoanracka that if Bpsncerhas i the mount it is a wise thing for bettors to stay off It ia not inferred that Spencer Is dishonest but it is meant Probably that he has deteriorated in skill 88 a jockey and la no longer reliable JKaioe Spencer was reinstated he has not ridden the same as the Spencer of old Boys of no p ntattom at all have actually outridden the woo great jockey with ease BO that his friends iiaveoome to wonder what alls him The ice manVapvears to b hoodooed or is not in proper ky ioal ponditioa to at and the strain says the lf w Xork Snn A In nine cases out of ten long delays at the post are caused by jockeys who deliberately 1 prevent their mounts from breaking with the others and in that way help to tire oat a heavily weighted favorite It was Danny Maher who was accused of killing Banastars chances in the 1899 Suburban by such methods and other jockeys have followed in his foot ¬ steps It appears to eome tnrfmen as if there should ba a more eoriona punishment for this offence than the mere set down of a couple of days or a week Thore is nothing more exaeper ting to btttors who have backed a topweight favorite when they see him faesing about at the poet for half an hour or more than that and then to hear after defeat that the delay at the poet killed him Often the delays are blamed upon the starter bat in nine cases out of ten a jockey who has private reasons of his own is the one responsible responsibleThe The charge of dishonesty lodged against Jockey McGinn by Trainer William Karrick for the formers alleged crooked ridqs on Lady Radnor at Brighton has been dismissed by the stewards of the Jockey Club It was shown that tha filly bolted and that the boy was in no way to blame A close examination of the bookmakers sheets disclosed nothing that could excite suspicion of wrong doing Ear ricks charge was nothing if not hasty Because the fillys owners bet 1000 on her and she was nowhere they were naturally perturbed Mc ¬ Ginn courted an investigation and his exonera ¬ tion may prove to Earrick that it ia well to first get the evidence before making the charge chargeWater Water Cures perf nuance at Saratoga last Monday when with odds of SO to 1 against him he finished second to Rockton in the Saratoga Handicap and incidentally beat a highclaes field does not reflect much credit upon his owner Green B Morris During the last week at Brighton Morris allowed Water Cure to take part in two races in each instance the gelding being a favorite 11 to 10 and 11 to 20 respec ¬ tively On both occasions Water Cure was dis ¬ gracefully beaten by horses that did not class with him at all Yet the excuse was set forth that Water Cure was not quite fit His remark ¬ able change of form however when the odds were long and juicy shows conclusively that whatever was the matter with the griding at Brighton there was nothing the matter with him at tha Springs SpringsThe The news that Clarence H Mackays noted Banastar has resumed work is a source of pleasure to those who havo always followed the noted eon of Farandole Blessing It is said that Banastar has lately jogged off saveral miles with an easy stride and that he bflgina to show signs of a recovery of his old form Banastar was a surprise to the talent when he won the Metropolitan Handicap last spring and under the care of trainer Hill the horse may again make the pnblic open its eyes wide to the fact that ho is by no means a back number numberOf Of the Saratoga mooting Starter Fitzierald said while in New York Sunday It has been immensely successf al The crowds have been large and the racing especially that on Satur ¬ day has been cf a high order of excellence Those who are interested in the Saratoga track intend to make many improvements before an ¬ other year The turns are to be widened as just now they are a trifle narrow Saratoga is popular with racegoers and appears to be a fix ¬ ture In the Saratoga Special j ickey Burns cut up so at the post and delayed the start in such an apparently intentional manner that I set him down for four days One of the stewards was at the post with me and he said that Burns behavior was outrageous Goldsmiths victory in this event was very popular in view of the liberality of Mr Whitney the colta owner Goldsmith is a splendid animal and a consistent performer There are BO many attractive feat ¬ ures during the balance of the meeting that I believe we shall see Boma fine sport
