The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-25
Butte Department.
RILEY In KENTUCKY
The Young Plunger Tells About His
Big Losses on the Coast
ABOUT THE FALSE REPORT
Western Union Officers Trying to
Find the Leak Which Proved
So Fatal to Pool Rooms
Horse Talk.
ABOUT THE FALSE REPORT

Grammar was in the city yesterday. He
left last night for Louisville. Inc
young plunger came in with Charies
Dexter and Billy Pinkerton, who nave
also been on the Pacific coast. Dex-
ter has been making a book on the
San Francisco races, and Pinkerton
has been on the coast on a pleasure
trip. Grammar passed the greater part
of yesterday with his friend, John
Roach, and a party of bookmakers
who had come from New Orleans,
among the number Maxy BlumentlhaL
Grammar will go to Memphis after
passing a few days in Louisville and
at his home in Lexington, KY, and
may put in a part OF the time this sea-
son on the western tracks, dividing his
time with the eastern. On the dates or
the big meets on the eastern race
courses Grammar will be on hand.
Regarding his losses on the races at
San Francisco, which have been esti-
mated at 500, 900. Grammar said he had
lost heavily on the Pacific coast. While
he did not give the sum, IL is probably
far below 500, 000 1.-The reports that
i went broke out there are incorrect"
he said. "They probably arose from
my going along the line and betting
markers / settled all these, and
am a long way from being broke 1
have a goodly bank roll and when
get ready will be found doing business
as of yore."
Red Root, the race horse poisoned at
the Bay District race track last Mon
day. died at Legett's stable Thursday
night from the effects of the poison.
AS yet the perpetrators of the crime
are unknown.
Superintendent West and other New
Orleans officers of the Western Union
Telegraph company are busy trying TO
discover the leak by which the pool
rooms were informed Saturday that
Royal Nettie had won the sixth race
at the New ORLEANS track, by which
false news the pool rooms were so
heavily caught, those at Chicago for
$4,000. 1t was reported at first that
the wires had been tapped somewhere
between the race course and the tele-
graph Office. A careful investigation
showed that there had been no tapping
of the wire. Mr.. West is convinced
that the false report was sent out by
his own operator at the track, whether
through accident or design he is not
prepared to say. The president and sec
rotary of the Jockey club called on
Mr.. West, who laid the blame on
James Conway. one of the operators
in the telegraph office at the track.
Conway declares that he sent away
Plug. the real winner of the race, and
that If the name was shifted the work
had been done after IL left his hands.
Conway has been in the employ of the
Western Union for four years and for
six years previous worked as tele-
graph operator for the Illinois Central
railroad.
Judge Murphy writes from San Fran
cisco: Mr.. Marlborough will only
take Santa Bella, Orestes and three or
four others East with him. The filly
il being pointed for the st. Louis
Derby. but / do not give her a ghost
of a chance. Orestes is the Ormonde-
kissing Crust colt that so much has
been written about. He is said to be
real clinker, and everybody in Cali
fornia hopes that he will sweep all be-
fore him. His owner deserves luck.
But Orestes has not shown champion
ship form up to the present time"
The great international harness race
on the Var track, near Nice, on the
18th, was won by the American stables
bay mare, Autrain. The field was a
very strong one-the best, perhaps that
has ever come together on any Eu-
ropean track.
Howard Phillips. Pennsylvania
reinsman, who trains and drives for
the American stable, prepared his
mares on the Neuilly-Levallois track.
near Paris: and as there have been
some weeks OF fine. open weather there
he was enabled to bring them to the
Riviera track in first-rate condition.
Until this morning he was undecid-
ed whether to start Helen Leyburn or
Autrain, and they were asked "the
question" early to-day, and as the lat
ter showed the better in the trial she
was started and won the two-mile
heats necessary to win in clever style.
Autrain was sired by Princeton. a son
of Princeps. dam by Cuyler, he by
Rysdyk's Hambletonian.
Curly Brown. inventor OF the start
ing machine in use at New Orleans,
has received a telegram from the own
ers of the Kansas City track practically
guaranteeing his reinstatement and Of
fering him a good salary TO resume his
old position starter at Exposition
park. Brown was ruled off by the Kan
sas City people through the efforts OF
Glenn Creveling, the Roby secretary
with whom Brown had a personal
quarrel
F'ifty-two American bred horses and
owned by Americans will race in Eng
land this summer. Five American sta
bles will be represented on the British
turf. Duke and Wishard have II
year-olds. and Mr. Croker has Is
horses, II of which are 2-year-olds Mr.
Lorillard's is contain IL 2-year-olds
Mr.. Littlefield has four 2-year-olds
and Mr.. Belmont three of the same
age Every one of these 50 flyers frs
D., saw the day on the American CONT
nent They have brothers and sisters
and half-brothers and half-sisters rae
ing here.
A report has been going the rounds
that william Simpson has decided e
change the name of his champion pac
ing stallion from John X. Gentry L
plain Gentry. Mr.. Simpson said yester
day 20 the Sun reporter that the hand
some son of Ashland Wilkes will star
this year. as heretofore. under his ole
name. Another name would bette
suit the owner Of the noted horse, bu
this would involve confusion Of the rec
ords. and no change Is 70 be made. Mr.
simpsons Empire City stable promise.