The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-29
THEIR LAST DEVICE
How the Frisco Pool Rooms Manage
to Obtain Results.
THE PRETENDING LAME MAN
Teiegraphy by Means OF a Series
OF steps Performed In Conneo-
ton With Mods OF the Head
The Bettors Are "On."


The Bettors Are "On."
The pool rooms in San Francisco are
having a hard time these days getting
their results from the tracks. Telegraph,
| telephone, bicycle riders, pigeons, and
dogs with the results tied to their col
lars and kicked out of the gate having
| failed, they have tried a new one. The
Breeder d Sportsman describes this new
scheme as follows:
| gentleman who had a decided limp.
or pretended to have, attracted consider
! able attention at the lower end of the
betting ring Wednesday, and il was not
long before the wise people became aware
that the poor lame gentleman was sig
| mailing to confederates outside the track
enclosure, giving them the numbers of
| the 1rst three horses past the post. The
/ system was very simple. Colonel Wheel
| er, who was number six on the pro-
gramme, won the first event: Scarbor-
| ough, number seven, was second and
Lady Laurelwood was third and number
nine. The poor lame man paced six steps,
| ducking his nut at each step. and then
halted apparently to rest for a moment
when the hospital walk was resumed, this
time seven steps being traversed. An
other brief linger by the wayside and
then nine mods were enjoyed, after which
a halt, wheel and the same thing re-
BNoNSo III tue OpDOSllt ulTtCllOn. w men
in the second race the artistic walk in the
sunlight, this time near the fence sepa-
rating the grass plot between the lawn
and the paddock, was resumed with rest
ing intervals between nine, eleven and
one. the few who were onto the trick
became convinced that the lame gentle
man was a hireling from the pool rooms.
and after that he was watched with con-
siderable interest. His telegraphic code
was not altered during the afternoon. but
positions were shifted after every race so
that he was not seen on the same spot
twice in succession.
Isaac b. Murphy, who died last week at
Lexington. rightly rejoiced in the soubri-
quet of "the colored Archer" saws the
New York Sun. For many years Murnhv
was undoubtedly the premier Jockey of
America, especially in long distance races
Tor as judge of pace he had no equal
In sprint and 2-year-old events where
there were large fields he was not so
much at home. In close finishes, match
races or small fields few could beat him.
isaac commenced his racing career in the
stables of Hunt Reynolds, and when that
gentleman died he continued in the en-
ploy OF his widow. When she married l.,
+. Tarleton, the latter became his guard
ian, and later on Murphy entered the
service of Ed Corrigan. Few Chicagoans
VIII forget his finish on Modesty in the
.AiSN <AhANilteh lCtTbN run AT w aShtnEtOn
Park In 1884, when he brought the mare
up with a rush and won by a nose beat
ing kosciusko and Bob Cook In 1855 he
repeated his success by riding Volante
and winning the coveted event for
Lucky" Baldwin. In 1856 he again had
the mount on one OF Baldwin's candi- |
oates Silver Cloud. The latter was at 20
TO i. Blue Wing and Ben All being the
faVorites. The riders on those two were
watching one another, and on the stable
turn Murphy on Silver Cloud gave them
the slip, getting such a lead that they
never overlook him.
In 1888 he rode Freeland for Ed Corri- |
gan in his three matches against Miss
Woodford. winning two. one of his hes,
enorts was his ride on Salvador in 1850.
when he landed the Suburban on him.
beating Cassius. with Taral up. by a |
neck, and Tenny. with Garrison IN nv |
Two lengths. Out of this race came the |
celebrated match between Salvador and
Tenny when again the "colored Archer" |
outrode Garrison and landed the son of |
Prince Charlie a winner by a head. Muir |
ply. like so many other Jockeys suc- |
cumbed by trying to reduce his weight. |
ana at Monmouth Park. owing to an nm
fortunate mistake. he was suspended He
never recovered from that. and though
last year he was half engaged TO ride
Tor John Rogers stable. nothing came of
- was married. and leaves |
widow I'm comfortable circumstances. Few
turfmen. especially those who knew him
In his prime, but will hear with regret OF
the death of this brilliant horsenan
There were few big events on the Amer
lean turf that his name was not con-
nected with.
When the jockeys at Lexington gather
ed about the grave of Murphy on Sunday.
their minds should have dwelt on the
lead riders advice to Stoval. who had
lust fallen from grace. "Stoval." said he
YOU jest ride TO win: that is the wav 70
10 II. They have you pull a horse In a |
selling race. and when II comes 10 the |
stake race they come and get Isaac They
knows jockey who will sell ont ~ one /
ran will sell ont 10 another. Isaac GETS
he big money just because he rides 70 |
VIM The honest Jockey got the stake
mounts and the big fees the glory and
he honor; the pulling boy rode in the
selling races, got a standon for his paltrv
ees and was never referred to except dis
'espectfully. Glory and money in hon
'sty; poverty and disgrace in dishonesty
vas what the colored boys words eS-
PRESSED. Murphy's known honesty saved
him when nothing else could. his riae
m Fireazi in the Monmouth handican re-
ulted In his practical retirement from
he saddle, but IL was attributed TO a
ault. not TO dishonesty. His reputation
IS an honest rider lives after him. the
ault which alone marred a brilliant ca
eer lies buried with him