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IN VINDICATION OF DANNY MAHER. In relation to the race which led to the migration of D. Maher to England, James II. McCreery of Oceauport, N. .1., recently sent the following communication to a contemporary: "Doubtless not since the hour when the black mare Imp won the Suburban Handicap, has there appeared a turf article showing a charitable disposition towards vindicating the late jockey, Danny Maher. for his riding of Banastar in the above race. Nor of several published notices I have read since bis death, not one cleared the atmosphere of niiju. t suspicion that arose over Maher that day, and it appear.-; to me the time has arrived for belated true facts as they happened, which should be open to the light of those who dont know. "Being a spectator of the race, I had a clear view of the breakaway, and Banastar began last, with his roguish ears laying nearly on his neck. This, coiqiled with his short propping strides, caused Maher to resort instantly to the whip a necessary demand. "Thus, the whole trouble brewed In the erratic and sullen temper of Banastar, And Mahers re -ward for doing the proper tiling at the right time resulted in his forced retirement from filling his contract, and driving away a first-class jockey from Ids native bind to the British Isles. "Temper of the horse, his rider, and owner played their parts unthinkingly well for Maher, which proved a blessing in disguise, and little did the unfortunate jockey realize, that when ho left his native shore, what a brilliant future awaited him in a great fortune and social position to ride into and his adopted country. There to be honored and mourned In death, whilst asleep in his earthly tomb."
