The evening world., 1893-10-18
GOSSIP OF the TURF.
Ed Corrigan Again in Hot Water
on o Gambling Charge.
Excellent Racing Seen at Linden
Park Yesterday.
Father Bill Daily Fined go Tor
Carrying Overweight.

Ed Corrigan II In hot water again.
He wal arrested yesterday on the charge
Of maintaining a common gambling es-
t%ablishment. John c.. Burke. John Bran
mock and Joe Ullman. bookmakers. were
also taken into custody. The warrants
were issued on complaint OF George /"
Robinson. who says he gambled at the
Hawthorne track, and that the defend
ants did not object. The prisoners were
released on $500 bail each. and the case
was set for hearing on Oct. 81.
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Excellent racing was seen at Linden
yesterday. Six favorites won on the
reel, and the crowd went home happy.
Tho day was far different from Monday.
1t was warm and pleasant and there
was an entire absence OF the raw. colu
breeze that blew from the west
. It Is astonishing that the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company should permit
such disgracefui scenes as were wit
messed on one Of their Brooklyn annex
boats last evening. Any number OF skin
gamblers were on board and they car,
ried on their operations with n bold
front. one OF INV SdlilDI'lN i'}u''''
the passengers not to- stand on, the
seats. stating that "he had assured the
Company that he would keep the crowd
from standing ,SdaIs on s the he. seats ana from
This individuals. cntreaties for the
crowd to come and bet on either one
OF the sevcns'' could be heard all over
the boat and tho deck-hands must GER
I, tainiy have been %cognizant of the mat:
ter. Another OF the SAMPLERS Invaded
the upper cabin and forced the ladies
TO seek another portion Of the boat.
reply to Mr.. Jones's refusal to accept the
challenge OF McHenry. says that he Is
sure that either Directum or Pixley
would be backed for any amount to
Jones is afraid to trot his mare against
.Pixley In a fair race.
A Chicago special says:
Secretary Brewster. Of the Washing
ton Park Club. is a warm advocate Of
the scheme to form a National Jockey
Club for the mutual collection of for.
feits. the general stamping out Of fraud
and betterment Of racing: During his
over with a number Of Eastern Turfmen,
and the result VIII probably he n meet
ing In New York some time during the
Winter to discuss the scheme. No one
doubts the value Of such an organization,
but It seems hardly possible at the pres
ent time. Racing In the West is n grab
bag game, and that in the East is not
agree to respect the others rulings, and
thus stamp fraud out they. would ac-
complish a world Of good. That liz
tionsi Jockey Club as can be hoped FOR,
THE entries to the Washington Park
stakes. which closed to-day. continue to
pour IN. When the last mall was opened
for the eight stakes. This eclipses any
previous year up to this time. and the
full entry received promises to be the
largest In the history OF the Club.
hve-year-old Gascon, by Falsetto. dam
Molly Wood. from George Long, for
Matt ByInes Yesterday disposad Of Sir
Matthew. by Sir Modred. dam Embroid-
cry. to Robert Smith. OF Chicago. for
1000. The price realized by ByrSes was
q good one. for Sir Matthew is a most
run like a record breaker and the next
will hardly be able to get out Of his
own a
Father Bill DAILY was lined SEE yester-
day. Somehow everybody feels pleased
when Papa BIZ gets the worst end OF
II. but why. no one knows. Perhaps It
Is because the Hartford turfman Is al
Ways upsettlI1k Int CUT anu uTle1 HOpl
things, Yesterday 1t seems that Jimmy
Lamhley weighed out to ride at sc
pounds. When he returned to the scales
he was found to he two pounds over
weight. II turned out that Father Rill
saddle.
There was some talk between Faith
q match between Count and Aloha, l
did not amount to anything, however
From present appearances there ar,
2 lot OF selling %platers that can hea
Aloha doing anything. 1t Is feared tina
the Snapper" has been fooled on thi
horse.
Mike Clancy says he has sold Bostor
Wv gelding. but he II 80 little inter
ested In what becomes OF that great rae
horse that he forgot to ask the pur
chaser his name.
c,n Meia M went up to 9 to near tn
ment. however. n lot OF money came |
on her and the price dropped to . to
She won easily.
Bowers certainly has a bad heart. VI
was meeting a very poor lot yesterda
and. though he got ali the best Of IN
start, stopped badly when 1t came to
Denny Mclaughlin bet heavily on To,
Skidmore all three ways. He landed So,
ond and third money. but could nc
catch Melanie. "
The two-year-old colt DESTROYER n
i,eceiver. dam Caroline, died at IN
kentucky Association course al Lex
ington on Monday, from lung fever. II
was valued at 1900.
Wi Elliott Will hardly do in nv.
furlong dashes. At six furlongs h
day. ' 'S''
Smiling John Kelly couldn't lose =
the fourth race. He got 10 to | again,
.Watterson and laid 1t off at 8 to l..
Even money was an extraordina,
price against Stonenell In the last rae
considering the lot he was meeting, NJ
Dwyer did not bet a cent on him and n
public held OF, or else backed son
one OF the good things in the race.
Flatlands has developed into ute
@ Cable Rrevitiss.
The Spanish steamer Donata has arrived at nj
boa with q case OF cholera on board.