The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-28
FIXED THE RACES
LITTLE PETE AND THE JOCKEYS
CAUGHT AT THEIR TRICKS.

In His Ways That are Dark and Tricks
That are Vain, the Chinese PIunger
Secures the paid of Three Famous
jockeys and Rakes in About Hundred
Thousand Dollars of Good United
States Coin in a Single Month-Chorn,
ChevaIier, Hinrichs and Others ImpIi-
cated-Other Sporting News.
San Francisco, March 27-The Ex-
Rminer Of this morning says. The most
successful plot to defraud the racing
people has just been unearthed by the
board of stewards of the Pacific coast
Jockey club. 1t is known positively
that three jockeys. at least, have en-
tered into a conspiracy TO defraud the
public and their agent was Little
Pete" the famous Chinese plunger.
One of the jockeys is Jerry Chorn,
a well known colored boy and the 9TH
er is Chevalier. The name of the other
is not divulged. They all rode good
horses and invariably let some plunger
at long odds and on which Little Pete
previously had been given the tip win.
The Chinese plunger is said 10 have
won a fortune since the conspiracy was
Matched while several old time book
makers have almost gone broke.
AS result of today's sensational
disclosures in racing circles the stew
ards of the California Jockey club
made clean sweep of all those under
suspicion of having been mixed up in
the scheme TO defraud the booI1makers
and the public by quiet fixed races.
Jockeys Chorn, Chevalier and Hinrichs
are almost sure to be ruled off for life.
H T. Griffith, owner of Sir Vassar and
half dozen horses, will not be allowed
to start any more horses at Bay Dis
trict, for refusing to swear to the own
ership Of Fond Hopes. Little Pete
the Chinese plum ger, who is said to have
fixed the jockeys, by which scheme
he has probably won 800, 900 in the last
month, viii be warned away from the
track, as will also Dow Williams, for
merly trainer for Lucky Baldwin. Will
1iams is thought TO be mixed up in the
Little Pete' scandal. It is said that
there are several others implicated, up
on whom the Ratchet will soon fall, as
the stewards are determined to make
a general clean up and put stop to
all suspicious racing.
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clear, attendance good. Two favorites
and four well played second choices got
the purses.
The richest event of the season, the
Burns stakes, valued at $4,000, a mile
and quarter sweepstakes for all ages
will be decided at Bay District tomor-
row and from present indications the
race will be run over a heavy track,
a shower Of rain today having changed
the condition Of the track materially.
While the field cannot be said to be Of
as high a class as the Spreckles handi-
cap Of last year, there are seven high
class performers amongst them and an
immense attendance is assured.
LOydaL, the Burns Waterhouse entry
with Harry Griffin up, will probably be
the favorite as he has been especially
prepared for this event and has hereto
fore shown his class in a satisfactory
manner. CrescendO and Nat DUNES
colt are looked upon as having the next
best chance, but the former horse was
unfortunately injured some time ago.
which may interfere with his chances.
Pepper is in excellent form at present.
Summaries:
First race-Selling, six furlongs:
Road Runner won; Charles A, second;
Banjo, third. Time 1:1SA.
Second-Seven furlongs, mares: Fir
5illa won; All Smoke, second; Nellie G,
third. Time 1:3321.
Third--FOur furlOngs: Lena won:
Roselle, second; Rebekah, third. Time
:51$.
Fourth-Five furlongs: selling: Per-
haps won; Easel, second; Faro, third.
Time / %.
Fifth-seven furlongs: Ike L won:
Decision, second; Tonic, third Time
l:3452.
SiXuh-Seven furlOngs: Sallie Clio
quot won; George Miller, second; How
ard, third. Time :321A