St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-12
DECLARED BETS OFF.
Judges Reserved Their Decis-
Ion In the Sixth Race at
Hamline.
CHARLEY WILSON'S FITS
Led the Judges to Conclude
He Might Have Been
Doped.
GOT THEIR MONEY BACK.
That Is, the People Who Won
or Kept Their Tick
cts.
GOT THEIR MONEY BACK.

A good many people learned lesson
at Hamline yesterday that may prove
of value to them if they attend other
race meetings. The lesson is not to
tear mp your pool tickets on race until
the official announcement of the Judges
has been given.
The last race of the day was run I'M
der suspicious circumstances and the
judges declared all bets off. reserving
their decision pending an investigation.
Then there was wild scramble OF
players to get their money back. 1t was
a good Illustration as to what proper
ton of the people attending the Ham,
line meeting bet on the races. At least
twO-thirdS of the crowd was packed in
the narrow space behind the book
makers blocks in five minutes. A good
share of the others began an Immediate
search for tickets they had either
thrown away or torn up in disgust
when they supposed they had lost.
They were Joined in their search by
half the tOutS and stable boys, who
ransacked the grounds and grand stand.
picking up discarded tickets and bits
of tickets they might patch together, in
the hope of getting ticket on the last
race that might be redeemed, 1t was
fully Z o'clock before the crowd had
fully dispersed.
The cause of the judges reservation
of their decision was this: Charley
Wilson. the fayorite, at the post acted
as if he was having fits, He reared,
plunged. bucked and ran away for half
an hour. He is supposed to be the fast
est horse OF the meeting for the first
quarter, but he let Dart beat him that
distance FIVE lengths When he came
in he was SO weak he was staggering.
Sam NJ orion, the patrol judge, said
that the horse acted as if something was
the matter with him, and was very
weak. He thought the horse was sick.
McAbel. the jockey. was cross-exam-
ined, but all he said was that he could
not hold the horse Then A. A. Dan
iels, the owner, was sent for. He de-
MED that the horse was sick to his
knowledge, or that he suspected he had
been dOped. He said no one had ap-
preached him about the race. He adj
mitted. however, that the horse made
very bad showing. The Judges decision
displeased the holders OF Dart tickets and
they were very not. J. S. O'Brien, of
Saltwater got in front of the judges
stand and denounced the action as Ian
outrage" and there were other similar
expressions.
There was no doubt that the race was
peculiar one. but whether the Judges
were justified in declaring all bets off is
a question. Wilson. was tho favorite of
the race at to 10, but there was a good
deal Of money Oil Dart At even odds, and
the betting did not fluctuate very much.
although the play was almost entirely
on these two horses. There was an
other race which. if a horses bad per-
Torrance is to be- allowed TO influence
the jud e. decision, might also be in
vestigateG. II the fourth race, Henry
Jenkins finished twenty-fiv lengths
behind the winner Perhaps there was
something the matter with Henry Jenk-
ms or his rider.
Tie stretch was very heavy yesterday
becausr of the rain, although the back
stretch was as dry and hard as it has
ever been. The mud was enough to up
set some calculations on performances.
and doubtless changed things around
BIT. In the first race Buckf1y and
Tom Sayre ran together ahead and
when they came to the mud Prince
walked away from them. In the second
race the mud seemed to help Dutch
Oven. and she increased her lead from
two to four lengths. The heavy stretch
did not seem to bother Commission any,
but it was noticeable i'll the fourth
race, for it seemed to almost
stop Oxford, as it did Cvclonein the
fifth. when the venerable Bob L passed
him as if lie was standing still. In the
fourth race Rey Del Mar with only
sixty pounds to carry had such lead
he only had to gallop in. Little Burns
had driving line to keep the horses
head up and rode a good race. as did
Johnnie Day on Readina and Mosby on
Bob L. In the sixth race there was
block of distance between each of the
horses, so mud nor anything else made
much of & difference.
Tie meeting is to close Wednesday,
and it cannot be said but what the eX-
tension has been quite a success in
events and patronage. Of the six races
yesterday favorites were winners IN
three. ard third choices in the other
two In which decisions were given.
First race. handicap, for two-year-
0lGs. six furlongs.
Prince. third choice in the betting,
with Chorn up. won the race IN
the stretch. Buckfly was the favor
lite. and Tom Sayre next. Some thought
well of Prince, however, as he was
backed from 6 to l to 4 to l. Buckfly
made a poor showing. considering the
confidence that was imposed in him.
He lead clear into the stretch. with Iom
Sayre second, and it looked as though
the talent had called the race, when
Prlnce went by them easily, ard won
by two lengths. Buckfly fell back two
lengths behind Tom Sayre when the
wire was reached. Grammar, who was
interfered with badly at the half milo,
ran good race, and was fourth; Lin
etzin was fifth. Eizbert sixth, Lexing-
ton Belle Seventh, Two Step last. Time,
f:19I. Summary.
First race, purse $500. $50 to second.
f25 to third, handicap, wo-year-olds.
Blk furlongs.
Horses and Weights. Jockeys. open. Close
Prince 81 ...... Chorn. 81 Al
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