The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-04
PITTSBURGH PILLS COUP.
THE YOUNG PLUN0ER WINS 100000
ON ms OWN COLT, KING CADMUs.

THE YOUNG pLUNoER WINS sfoo.ooo
ON ms OWN COLT, KING CADMUs.
| Nobody Thought the r ounester Could Wis
the Sapphire stakes Except His Owner
The Booknakers ana Pool 1oss
Keepers win Reaember Kine Casaus-
Tarai Rode the brother 70 King Crab
and woa the Race by Short Head
| Fires.s ana Bermuds both Beatsa-
| I.oasford Defeats Sir John-Another
Race for Geo Jay Jay and wstterso..
That daring young plunger. George f. Smith.
familarly known as Pittsburgh Phil. has In
the past five or six years given tho betting
ring many lively shaking UP. but the Sap
| phire Stakes at Sheepshend Bay yesterday
furnished him with an opportunity to surpass
| all previous records on this continent In the
winning line. He placed about $4,000 on his
own colt, King Cadmus. In the city and out-of.
town pool rooms and with the ninety odd
bookmaksrs doing business at the track. and
whom Taral landed the game little colt winner
by a short head George Smith was about
| 100000 richer than before the race.
The winnings OF various turf plungers on
! different occasions have been greatly exagger-
| ated. but Pittsburgh Phil really won In the
vicinity OF the amount named OH King Cad
mus. He bought the colt at the Belmont sale
last winter for $4,000, and told his friends that
he had secured . bargain. He did not hurry
the youngster who, by the way. is full
brother to King Crab. and sent the colt TO
Saratoga In charge OF his brother VIII, who
trains Pills horses. At the Springs he ran
twice. being third once aud unplaced the other
time. When he arrived at Morris Park King
Cnt,pp m 90 ad aneoi IN hia racea bOt fail0d
to catch tho Judges eve.
Folks thought Smith was crazy whom he paid
$3.50 for tho privilege OF running his handsome
| colt in tho Futurlty. but they probably did not
know that tho young man had pot OF money
on King Cadmus to run as good as third for
| that great event Although he was unplaced
| in tho $4,000 prize. Phil did not despair. and
in looking over the programme he came TO the
conclusion that the Sapphire Stakes. In which
| mnidens had an allowance OF seven pounds
would about suit King Cadmus.
| The shrewd young Pennsylvania. who was
earning about $40 . week in his native city
! eight years ago. sent money to PHILADELPHIA
Baltimore. Washington. Buffalo. Boston. AMI
| other cities to be placed In the pool rooms ct
| those points. Yesterday morning he put his
| money on In the local POOL rooms getting as
| good as 80 10 l for some OF It At the track.
when the betting opened. 1t was 20 and 25 to /.
and Phil went around the ring Offering any
body 500 each way. Ike Thompson grabbed
| 81 900 OF it ut ~ to /. and as consequences Mr.
| Thomson will not make book for some few
days. Jack Mcdonald. Jimmy Mahoney. Henry
| Stsdeker. L. o. Appleby. and others took goodly
lumps OF Phil's money also.
| Lew Weir and Gulindo were the most
strongly supported Of the starters for tho
| race. but the former was badly beaten quar-
tor of a mile from home Fred Taral. who had
| the mount on King Cadmus, was on the e1-
| treme outside. and the hearts OF the book
makers rose in their throats as the hustling
mus ntL Lewis following with Gulindo. 1.swis
| rode Guindo desperately and ho had the
Of The Ta0 sHs the
promised something handsome II he won. and
the Western lad lifted the game King Cadmus
| stand. Not an eyelash, auivered or a muscle
anssF Was Sosa be-
The paddSekh to , his S9t cooled out
Gsorse walked up: "Weil. don' / care whether
fS TSS hsa filled with win
ping tsiSi:; S :, isislns amlsIls mood.
| day he would on some future occasion. and
the odds were bound to DO long enough to get
George f, Smith is q striking example Of
wha, close study and attention to every detail
their form on all kinds Of tracks. aud their
| Starring with nothing, eight years ago. he ha!
Gs eh lost sway Very @ and 10
even by PLAYING the Gutenberg races. He
SS Pusn 0 x b.a e.
sitSoueh he did not have any great streak 81
$500. aSt his own horse When TIL.
tan beat him nose last spring In desperate
King Cadmus's Sapphire, Stakes Tirenze
s the Ss% a.
mile and half Thie Sir John sIcsumbe eo to
gsEss sIS la Ssss
B Bsnns ' Would ihs fssT
ss apseG PIT & sis GOOD colt
o. Hom.a P santa a xn maud an sfIg ns
Ss@s; whGr: TsrS shot through VIZ L
beat Bsrmuda easily for second money. Dor:
muda simpl, had y ~ = speed when Anderson got
| the held In the New York Handicap. the sure
money bettors putting up 500 to win $50 ON FL
lenSe. 80 sonadsnt were the talent Of her
phy took Demuth on In front to make the run:
ming; .apd with Frontenac at his quarter and
ausrter was traysrsed. Then Barnes attempted
to The task. Barnes picked up the whip, but
excitement. Demu!h and Frontsnac raced to
the finish half g length apart. Firenze was
good one m time being 2:s1 10; % Tps irac-
10y. 2I2. ~ :s1 l;5. Ryrnss is going to p run
Gee jay jay was tho favorite for the opening
race for two. year-ods over tho Futurity
course and ~ handy Western colt won his
second race this week in an ordinary gallon.
Rio !irande running second. and Take Back
third. Tho kalula colt was very heavily
played. but he did not run anywhere near his
true form. and inished IN the Tuck. Kirsch
Of $1,000 for Gee Jay Jay yesterday.
Sir John was considered good enough to win
tho handicap swee pstakes at . mile and three
siXteenths. but A bf was very heavily played ~
tho Saratoga contingent. Bergen rode Sir
John. and he cooked the colts goose by Keep: