New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-09
THE FALL OF THE PLUNGER
BooKMAKERs LOOKING FOR WALTON.

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makers and has failed to pay up. In 1882 and 1883
Mr. Walton was the heaviest better on the American
turf. aud it was no unusual thing for him to win
s25 600 on race and to hand $500 bill to the sue
cessfpl Jockey. 1t was well known to all trainers
ioekeys and stable-boys that he would pay more hb-
eraly for stable secrets than any other man. and the
nova of every trial and every important incident Affect
ing a race -hstse conveyed to HIM promptly some
times horses that the public backed against MT
Wo,top,s iayorites ran Gueery. and i'll 1888 James h.
Kelly the bookmaker, brought charges OF corrupt
proctices against him. These charges were lnVest-
gated by the Monmouth Park Association ana were
dismissed but so much scandal was caused Oy
Woltons peeuliar operations that the Eastern jockey
clubs made new and stringent rules concerning the
buying OF information from stable employees, and the
Giving of presents to jockeys without the consent OF
owners Walton reached the height Of his prosperity
when the famous mare GirOfe was winning victory
inter victory Snedeker the trainer OF GlroDe, ana
Donohue her Iider his devoted slaves, ana uld
all III " could to swell his gains When she deleaeu
Barrett and Bootjack at SheeDshead BAY ~
1Ss3 Walton won S37 900 the race, Sl4,OOO OF IL
from the bOOkmaking firm OF ke6d q liausntou;
Reed was formerly the partner of John MoTrssey ana
il now one OF the chief owners OF the SatatoS"
course and clubhouse. HaughtOn was Il iuouA i 9
Enolishman who dropped his Ia = ana came over Heto
TO Teach Americans how to make books ne "ent llo
with Reed but after the CHROME race ne re
inrned surrow-slIicken to England, saying sadly tht
the Yankees were TOO smart Tor hi1. loco ,,i. ,, o
In 1882 and the early part OF 900 W d'toh "pn
great deal of money the English tm1 ana he laid
bis plans to make himself millionaire thero ls' year
He bought Girofe, took her to England, anu lau
avcs of bets ON her in various that would have
brouqht him in over 81 000OOO II she mad Oee sue
cessful But the English trainers dld not kho" no" W
oct her in proper condition and she failed coEpieeN
though she ran well aud won two races ater noL re-
turn TO America Walton lett England without sctms
all of his turf accounts there This year ms operations
Lovo been small in comparison with his former ven
lures and the Sheepshead Bay September meeting saw
the end of his cash assets. lie bet on creGlt win inc
boonakors as long as they would take his bets but
they nut a check him soon. as they had taken "aIl-
ing from the unhappy eSPeom mG Sroten reneated
PROMISES to paw He says that he has some gas STOCK
which is likely to rise immensely IN vaIae II certain
political schemes succeed but the anxious OookhakeIs
Sont like TO wait Walton formerly kept the ~ James
Hotel in this CITY, and some famous poker games were
played there For year nc helu .o olo Four
teenth-st He spent weeks IN the west last
spring, and talked of running hotel IN St LOUIS. 49,
DR. Green, the starter was staring straight at the
fayorit. Wandering, when he dropped the nag Ill the
selling race yesterday, and deliberately lel nm AT no
post. Mclaughlin rode wandering lie oven pUit
starts purposly, but yesterday he was not III Iuut
DIR. Green met Berry Wall and j. g. IL. Lawrence
after the race with grin on his lace ana began loke
This young needs to learn mat the puDlc naNc
some rights on racc-cOurse. and that Is no JcSthg
matter wantonly to leave at the post morse iiat
carr;es tens of thousands of dollars of the pubhcs
money There was shadow OF excuse Tor his action
and he justly Kissed most heartily Oy the mug
nant spectators. ID, 4,o.
rain and n tack deep in mud but the atteLdahce was
LARGE The mud beat PeTices and Pontiac. the hrst
two favorites. Blackstone and Bon Solr, winning ID
slow time Then two favortes. Alta ana Fonuac were
successful. Dir. Green beat Wandering IN the selling
race and Hoachmie won laraqlh thS l1noIig h Wiz
easily fist over the hurdles, bnt h. ID. Morgan shod
get another jockey TO ride Schoolmaster Blutes per-
Pierre Iorard has given Parole to DIR. Green but
the transfer does not take place until after tins meet
ing Dr. Green will the old hero as saddle Lorse
only. Parole ran yesterday but hau no speeu'
THE RACING IN DETAIL.
The first race a handicap at l 3 miles Six ran
eniott's Pericles a, 1O6 W. Donohue Preakncss
Stables WallHower Is, 100, Kelly; Witherss Blackstone
Is lOs Green); Rancocas Stables Parole aged 1906
Oney); Summit Stables Royal Arch a. lo4' Fouepi
Roberts's Girofa aged, 81. CovinSton).
Observation-Disclosures to s. Parole to l. Blackstone 4 TO
I Wall1ower to l. Royal Arch to l, Giroha ; to l.
Blackstone led for furong. Then Royal Arch was
first but Blackstone again went to the front IN inc nome
stretch and home easy winner by -FOUR lengths
in 2:O2la Perlces second half length before Royal
e second race was for purse $780, for twoyear
I Gai 'p Ten"witHers's unnamed King Ernest
Revolt FLY 92 RaertyG kaneoGas saDeS rIn or
iards Fay 92, Gerhardy itefeiG go B9nGas ,92,
Lttlehed Preakness stables Regna Rp5ce Ben or
VR.ii,DS"Pontico and Mile to EACH Bon soir to
I REGINA 8 TO l. 10 TO 10 to l against the others
After long delay struggling start was finally gwen
with Peticoa first Bon soir second and Pontiac third
The y was left at the post and over the
course Bon instantly took the lead ara soon spread
eagled the field winning the race by a dozen
lengths in 1:2Ol2 Bandala SECOND, neck before
hind Petticoat Mile and Pontco seemed outpaced
from the start in the heavy track. o 49,,
came next: distance SIG miles Five ranAshes colt
Alta Il pounds, ridden by Kelly Le6lgs COT Col
Sa1d oS OIneyI Preakness Stables Ally Hcartsease
600 Covngtonl and Kellys My Naief CO. Ranery;
/ Greenfield to l. NatIlee 10 toll ,,
Natilee long lead in the first furlonG COoheI
Clark running second and Heartsease third Alta was
close fourth and moved up to second three 1nriongs
honestre CHI and won. hard held by three lengths in
233 Natee second. length before iearsease Green
field good fourth and Colonel Clark iast ,,, rc
was 1900 aSe q s5 G to qqI e second
1anoieap az miles This left only two to run-Ian-
cocas stables Imported colt Pontiac q, 1913, oneyI and
BeItingMi to on Pontiac, 8 to l against Caramel
Caramel led up the alquarer mile, Pontiac being
Went TO the front in the hOmestetch and won in can
ter by two lengths in 2:2Gl9 .... ,u,so =, s5oo
one mile Ten ran-Horn's Wirdsail o. So Palmer
}s5npg Tony FNs5r r 1S oSy o. 1S
Greenl spenan's Wandering o. II. Melaugninl
Pat g. li3. Fitzparick Preakness Stables sapphire
(S 95 Covngton) MCCORMICK Valiant a. W. fotter)'
"RR,etttiSs-WnnderIng to 5, HotachmIe to l. Sap
phire to /, Sovereign Pat and Valiant to EACH 10
Dr. Green deliberately left the favorte WANDERING at
the post The start bad rs could be- HotachInIe
was first at the start and first at the end, though Ten.
fellow was leading by neck when the race was hair
HatOcnlmlc won Dy neCA III l'oO' "iIN7'N4 81
CnS a neck before PoOnia. Sovereign Pat came in
fonrth and Tony Foster fifth. No bid for the winner
The last race was 81 miles hurdles. Nine ran.
Wynue's King Troubler "a. 12S, Rowland; Helnpstead
Stables schoomaster %. 1872 Blutel kellys Marshall
M 40 NJ LYNCH Dawcss pair linda t6 10 Blllngo)
and Mammon.st aged, 142. Venable Shields Bally
Jagged I3s Callahan) NOlan's Glenarm Is, 143 Cana
Yanl Essex Stables Tarqun a. l47, Hope; Clipsana
Stables Sandoval a. 1873, Ncrpank).
Retting-Tarquin to o. Glenarn3 10 l, SchoOlmaster
to l. Marshall 10 l. Bally and Kinda TO each, 10
10 l againshihe others. ~,
Glenarm fell at the third jump when well up. The
horse was not hurt, but the jockey however was car
Tied OFF badly inured Sand0va led up 20 the last fur
lang when TarGuin passed him. and Tarquin with
great by length in 3:20l2 Sandova second -FOUR
lengths before Bally Marshall bad tourth, Schooihas
Ter fifth, MammOnist sixth