The morning times., 1895-07-26
FAG|H SPOILED THE STEAL
Jones Gang Defeated in Effort
to Rob the Talent.
THE GOOD THING COLLAPSED
1t Was Intended to Have KaZan
Rushed to the Front and Win the
Beaten by Lensth-yery Slim
Crowd-Ham's Fast Dart

The bunco game at the Alexander Island
track did its usual good days business yes
terday, but for once they were thrown down
in one of their schemes and the patrons OF the
track were the gamers.
The last race was the one selected to carry
out big coup, and but for an accident 1t
would have gone through successfully.
Fagin was the favorite at even money West
Side was second choice, at twOs, and until
the horses went 10 the post Kazan was an
to l chance. AT the last moment, however,
the money came in, and Colton's horse went
to the post strong second choice at S to 8.
West Side had but Que mission in the
race, and that was to kill off Fagiu. Those
who concocted the scheme knew they could
not get at Frank Wier and therefore took
the chance of killing off his entry. And
they very nearly succeeded.
WAITED FOR FAGIN TO DIE.
Kazan laid back aud never went 10 the
front until West Side dropped behind,
when he went UP to the leader, and getting
his nose in front, was gradually drawing
away when they struck the stretch.
Fagin was dead tired aud those in the
game were lining up to cash, when suddenly
Kazau commenced 10 swerve and coming
clear from the inside ran, finished bang
up against the judges stand a full length
behind FaGiu.
The Joueses must have felt chagrjDed
to see the good thing fan down, as OF course
they got their little bit out of the deal.
Possibly they viii learn some day that
honesty is the best policy and that no matter
how far they carry their high handed at
tempts to smother the press they VIII
in the end come out OF the little end OF the
horu.
CROWD VERY SLIM
The attendance at the track was merely
handful and the betting was consequently
light The number who daily visit this
robbers roost is constantly growing less
and it is safe to predict that before the
summer is over there viii be no one left
but lot of stranded touts and owners and
jockeys who have been ruled off respectable
tracks for fraud.
The first race, which brought field
OF ten pretty rank dogs TO the post, was such
an open affair that nearly all of them re-
csived a play. The winner turned up ID
an eight-to-one shot, Finance II, who Won in
a hard drive from the second choice, Me-
linda.
1t was said that Finnw ater was not quite
up TO a race, and Paris was therefore
picked to gather in'the second event. With
Duffy in the saddle he won at the end in a
gallop. Oporto at ten to one took the place
from Belisarius.
WON GALLOPING.
The handicappers simply grabbed at three
to five against Sir William, and the bookies
kept wiping until he finally closed at seven
to twenty, with takers at even those odds.
lie galloped in front of his field from the
fall of the flag and won pulled up. Char
ma, the second choice, was beaten off,
while Baccarat at twenty-five TO one got
the place, with Monolith third.
Harvest was installed favorite for the
fourth race, but could do no better than
third to Belle of Fermay and Major Nc
Nulty.
Willie Hams Dart came out for the first
time and made monkeys OF such good
sprinters as Forest Halcyon, and Tammany
Hall. He won in a gallop at the end, gonig
the four and a half furlongs on a muddy
track in 0:56 ga.
The closing race was the one selected to
make the steal, but Fagin dumped the
whole game by winning from Kazan, with
Traitor third.