New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-09
GOTTLIEB's MEN NOT DECEIVED.
HOW A SCHEME TO FLEECE THEM HELPED THE

HOW SCHEME TO FLEECE THEM HELPED THEN
TO MAKE MONEY.
The lot OF the man attempts take liberties with
Gottiebs buccaneers is not happy one. Turfmen are
laughing over tho attempt made recently By shrewd
fleece three OF the leoders OF Gotue0s
Tribe The average buccaneer OF the Hilltop does as no
agrees careful about his agreements This trait
was the basis for scheme to victmze the men, Not
long ago a who Is well known on the turf paid o
Visit the Hilltop. He bet on two races that Che
leaders said glt-edged." lie cashed the tickets.
langud Of manner asked TO see the programme
the be later in the week AS he slowly
looked the conditions his manner changed lie
was all life and In animated manner he said This
is honey In the comb" lie looked cautiously ground
and pledged the three listeners to the utmost secrecy The
party adjourned a secluded place and the plan OF the
who sighed for the cnches" OF winter tracks was
unfoldcd lie said II train my horses on the track with
mighty hill that the horses have to climb 1t Is as
you know, the Kind OF test Of horses quality
only yesterday worked colt with 12o pounds his
back up that hill half mile in 80 seconds. and h,c-
ephths in :03 He Is real clinkcr and can get the
other fellows money in country. He can smother
any field OF madens you get together so that we
will only have to put money down and pick 1t up
with the other fellows along with It,"
The three buccaneers looked each other and said :
This looks like tcrapn and canvas back. We VIII
partake OF the feast.'
ITO show you how well think Of IT," said the other
'here's this programme that's walkover for
him. lie Is half-brothcr TO Confusion, who Won
great two.year-od stake at Sheepshead lay. You all
know that l can't take any chances by racing horse
here ntSheh am interested. Will sell him to you
for $500 Just to myself from the rules. You can
enter him to.morrows maiden race. will bet every
bookmakcr in the city to a standsdll on him.
The buccaneers said they would take the horse Iheh
the mln from the track with the mighty hill unfoided MS
plan lie said II will start the colt OIL tonight, 20
tha he viii arrive here this track in the morning about
daylight. You must he on the lookout ior hh' anu
send the boy that ctches him over right back nome 30
that there will be- chance for him TO Tell onyoous
about the colt 1t would be better 20 have somebody see
him ocr,ss the ferry and on the for home then there
will be no chance the uOus 10 know about inc coV
Everything was arranged satisfactorily and The man
with the good thing" Departed The three buccaneers eo
suited with each other and was decided not 10 e' "o
leb In the combination 1t was an ouside issue "he inc
man who had good thing reched the Terry, ne sa'
apart from the other racegoars ana assumed ioon VI
secrecy The patrons Of Gottlebs menascfe iooAeu ~
him and Whispered each other: LOOK at the WISE I"a
from the track Of the mighty hill behold ne Is iu vi
secrets and cnchcs" lie would not talk to the persons
who attempted speak to him about any subject ou'
honesty aud the evils Of winter racing Wien ne ie'
the boat h, followed by a lynx-eyed tout 70
the lair OF the "Owl," maker Of books ana Il lover
OF cnche." ITO named tie "ow' becauc he can SEQ
good thing in DARK. Faithful yassals OF the owr
were messengers for expert "ernpamers WI"
knew just how TO handle "a dead one" as morse Is
called which Is not meant 10 win
When the entries appeared the unnamed geldlns was
I'm the maiden race The OF these entries inquired
anx.ously Of believers in the dope Book" a. the
records from tn. daily papers and pasted In scrap
book are called WhO the owner OF oyster Geding!
80 that all the pans the shrewd manipuators would
work 10 perfection The Owl" asked the man from the
track Of the mighty hill II ne thought everything would
work smoothly. He said. "Yes; why, those buccaneers
don't know much as the sorel-topped popnIay thae
thinks for Gottlleb."
Tho horse arrived the track Just ~ daylight The
boy was accor back by OF the buccaneers who
carried bet In the rooms which infe't the neigh
borhood Harlem Bridge In roundabout way the IN
formation conveyed GottIcb that the half brother
OF Confusion was "goOd thing" and his commissioners
peppered II In the downtown rooms. 50 that the ODDS
which opened at Is to rapidly cef.d until TO was
the best price city Tho buccaneers who remained
on the hilltop looked closely at the woudcr which ran up
steep slope OF the track beyohd Harlem In % soeoncs
One Of them said "IIe looks riher full TO run trial
like thai our friend may be oil right. but will Just
run that through the stretch to take the kinks out
Of him. had rather him run than take anyboiy's
word for my money"
The colt was sadded boy weighing eighty pounds was
mn, ON his back and sent on track. The boy was
Instructed TO let him breeze quarter on his courage 10
the establishment the buccaneers, with much urging
and punching he worked quarter OF mile IN 1872
seconds At first they thought their friend had sent over
trotcr by mistake in few minutes they realized
Tint they were 10 be the victims OF scheme TO
cause them 10 part with their money
The man from II 'rlcm returned having placed the
200 at odds OF about : to J. When he was tod row
bad taken III ne SET MS Heh W "oih' A'N
the services Of leading jockey 10 ride the apology
~ ra,chorsc lie consulted with bookmaker from the
p,cine slore who is not named Chrysauthemum. aud
loccd $40 900 IA hands 10 lay against the world
lca,er from the track OF the mighty hill The "O"i' IN
Tho ueanm, had commissioners all the city placing
orov an horse that was sent from the track at
,iloucestcr in the jungles OF New-Jersey.
Tbe owl" and his friends succeeded In placing 5000
-, mo ,;louce.,er horse. When the betting came In
from tho track the betting the good thing wa.
= -, tho second was 4 TO which startled the 'Owl"
He was consolod however by the fact that he hai S4VCo
an tno Gloucester horse, but he did not know mat he
uceonccr arranged that the Gloucester horse wos
In q stau whore there was stored lot OF canned frut
and that a can.oponer left conveniently near III
the betting ring the four em'aHl'r' began oy betting
<oh other $500 at a clip on the "good thing" In the
,,n,,ue t;oteb had heard that the good thing" camo
tom the track Of the mighty hill AS his ynX'eyed tout
- M, Idle so his cohorts bet him. The man fom
-oor ia ever gave the 'cmbalmers' chance 10 taKo
IN any money as he always had point higher odds
Tim, they When horses came on the trscR one
-, ,he ..ovl,sn commissioners was cheeieI by nearing
~ the buccaneers say the Gloucester horse gii-
famed nv There GO horse full OF California aprcoI
Tho race was started and the 5000 worldbeacr had
,,os nn for the last place in the race with the
'u''O'' 49,, ,oro, ,nr,co,s Tho buccaneers divided
iao each and the bookmaSor from tie Slope retained
,oo n, conrse Gottieb and the public furnished IT,
'r,, man from the track of the nifhy NH fecciNeu
.c,,,n informing him that If he wanted tha' S-o ho
.rd 90 TO the hilltop ana collect II. but ike inc
- ,,ho yi,ted the Bowery, "he never GOES mere any
moro The htrse sold for sloo 10 a Nan WIN
' hor.cs that show half miles in ~ seconds over
,oc q, which the half.mlle pole has been mo'ed ninety
five yards.
WHAT THE RowLERs ARE DOING.