The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
RULED OFF THE TURF
The Sentence Melted Out to
P1unger " Little Pete and
Two Jockeys.
A CHINESE CONFEDERACY.
CHINESE coNFEDERAcY.
Jerry Chorn, Chevalier and Hinrichs
Pulled Horses and the Willy
Celestial Cashed Tickets.

After reverie lasting over period of
months the officials of the California
Jockey Club finally concluded that some
element stronger than luck figured in the
phenomenal successes met with by the
Celestial plunger, Fong Ching, or as he is
more familiarly known, "Little Pete" in
landing on winners at the Bay District
track. Detectives were detailed to
solve the system, and as result Jerry
Chorn, the very capable colored rider under
contract to ride for Bookmaker Barney
Schneider, and Hippolyte Chevalier, a
clever lightweight, also colored, find them
selves ruled off the turf for life. The same
sentence was meted out to the cunning
Chinaman who caused their fall. but to him
that matters but little. Jockey Hinrichs,
the "St. Louis Garrison" who during the
summer months was the Chinese plunger's s
right bower, was treated most consider
ately; the board of stewards directing that
refusal to again ride horse over the
Bay District course would about fix his
case. Dan Williams, the colored trainer,
and owner of the horses Venus, Midas and
Sport McAllister as well as being the
guardian of Chevalier, and who it is
claimed was pretty cognizant of the lads
wrong-doing has, together with his racers,
BY many 1T is claimed that the Chinese
confederacy has been operating with sue
cess for a period of many months, but that
it is only OF late, when some of the asso-
citation books at the Bay District track
were getting hard hit. that the
officials decided to probe the mat
ter. Then it was found that certain
,iockeys were in the habit of visiting China
] town at night and at a rendezvous were
met by Little Pete, where the next days
Trcirs rsr.f ~a- ~s,te-.AiE.et After liberal
decoetions of China gin, q highblndere cigar
aud few broiled rats, horses were picked
out TO play and the riders received their
instructions. The following day the pub
lie played the horse in a certain race that
figured TO win, the plnngers had their
choice, but after the race Little Pete was
found i'm line.
Finally, the stewards claim. one of those
in on the know" and whose name they
refuse TO divulge, let the cat out of the
bag, and the whole scheme was Iaiu bare.
Ii was corroborated by Heinrichs, who
admitted pulling horses to the gain OF th e
Chinese plunger. Others are also under
suspicion. aud may be compelled to Quit
the turf before the stewards complete their
investigation.
Coady, who rode the fayorife, Cabrlilo,
in the run won by Sir Richard on March
Is, has also earned a rest, the stewards
suspending him indefinitely for failing 10
ride the horse according to the orders
issness from the judges stand.
The running Of Fairfaith has also got
sseepIechase rider Andy Blakeley into
difficulties. The first time ont the horse
ran last and ut his second appearance won
handily, SO il was decided by the stewards
TO refuse any more entries from Mr..
BIakeley. The ownership of Fairfaith
is in doubt and as IL was thought
tom" Griffiu transferred the horse to
Blakeley's name merely 10 escape run
up in event OF bis winning selling raee,