The morning times., 1895-07-12
Ike Jones' Alexander Island
Gang Rob the Talent.
TWO STEALS IN ONE DAY
Paris Won by Head the Fifth Race,
But 1t Was Given by the Judges to-
Valkyrie-TrincuIo, the Favorite in
the Last Event, Was Almost Too
Lame TO Stand Up.

The steals that have been successfully
put through at the Alexander Island track
are legion and many Of them have been
on large scale and rotten TO the very core
but ii remained for yesterdays so-called
sport" 10 furnish the worst case. The
place simply recked with corruption, and
those OF the talent who have held on and
attempted to beat the game in the hope
that things would grow better threw
up their hands in horror and confessed
themselves beaten.
The Jones gang, headed by that past
master in jobs, Ike Jones, might just as
well hold the patrons Of the track up at
the gate and relieve them of their spare cash
then and there. This would be a quicker
means OF robbing them and would save
the trouble of concocting fresh schemes to
get their money by means OF the horses.
TWO RANK STEALS.
There were two particularly glaring
cases in the course of the day, the first
being the placing OF Valkyrie first in the
fifth race, which Paris won by good head.
Those in the know must have been down
good and heavy on this filly OF they would
not have dared, corrupt as they are, to
have perpetrated such an open, daylight
robbery.
This was bad enough, and those who had
been robbed out OF their money raised a
big howl, but it was not drop in the
bucket to the last race.
Long before the odds were posted the
whole ring seemed to be permeated with the
conviction that the race was fixed"
and whisper went around to be care
full as the dead ones We're out.
Just after the betting opened with HugAey
McCaren's horse, TrinCulo, favOrite at
6 to 5, Washburn came out on the track
TO warm him up. TrincuIo was lame
that he could hardly stand up, and after
going little way turned around and walked
down past the judges stand lmping pain
fully.
CRIMINAL NEGLECT.
Ike Jones stoud on the steps of the stand
and watched tue horse go by and yet made
no protest against having him start.
Jones knew perfectly well that he did
not have one chance ia a thousand TO win,
bat let the public go on and burn their
money up
Afterthe betting had bsenonforsumetim time
| and he was an 10 favorite the good
money" came in on the one selected TO do
the trick-Woodchoppe The association
money went OIL in humps, as good as 4 TO l
! being procured at the start, but this was
quickly cut.
By this time it was all over. The entire
field with the exception of BeIiSarius went
dead to the good thing" and poor, crippled
TrinCuIo staggered in a bad last. fresh
melon had been cut and the Jones Golfers
were the gamers.
THEIR DAYS NUMBERED.
From the indications yesterday, how
ever, they will not last long at the present
rate. Only five books went on aud the at
| tendance was a mere corporars guard.
Those who did go over were mostly regu-
| lars, and even they confess that they have
| enough of Alexander Island. 1t is safe to
| say that there is not one OF the poorest own
! ers at the track who would not jump at a
| chance to get away.
| The opening event furnished a pretty
| finish between Watch Charm and Head
| light, the latter getting the decision by
| nose
Harris was made the choice in the second
| lace, but could finish no better than sec
ond to Siberia, who won all the way
Cody, the favorite, led from the fall of
! the flag and won the third race very easily
| from Paymaster.
Forest should have won the fourth race,
! bat Parsons waited too long before making
| his run and Levina won by a head.
The finish in the fifth race was par
| ticularly close, four horses passing under
race was given to Valkyrie.
The closing event went to Woodchopper,
| who went to the front on the far turn and
won in gallop from Belisarius, with
| Traitor third.