The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
oUrTENBURG,s CLOSING DA Y.
some Reminiscences OF - Horsemnn mt the
Trap shooters Tournament.

some "Reminiscences OF - Horsemnn mt the
Trap Shooters Tournament.
While the wing shots we're smashing the In
animate targets at Gutenberg on the first day
OF the tournament last week, a few of the
sportemen who formed q group in the corner
of the glass. enclosed stand. drifted into n con-
versatIon on the furnishing days OF the track,
when racing was an all. winter game. and the
Big Four" men of influence in New Jersey,
II was In the crowd trying to pick winners
tho last day we had racing here said n horse
man in the party. That was on Nov. 30.
1909, and when the gates we're closed all
hands hoped to meet again on the old track in
the spring. Walking through the betting
ring just now, | read on the blackboard the
names Of the jockeys who rode in the last race,
and saw that the numbers of the winners and
the time were still displayed on the high box
where Shorty Powers used to signal the book
makers when II WINS safe TO pay of bets.
The names on the board following the
numbers of the horses were Griffin. j. Jones.
Barber. Horton. Marshall. Curl, G.. Lynch.
Coleman. McDermott, noggett, Kane. Bal
lard. McDermott had won the Suburban on
Lowlander in the preceding June, and he was a
high flyer among the jockeys that season.
Griffin is first Jockey for the Blemton Stable
this year. and DogRett will fill the same berth
for the Erie Stable. but most OF the boys listed
on the blackboard are either outlaws or for
gotten"
Here there was a pause, while the horse
man gathered in a pool he had won backing
Sim Glover's gun, and the party made mp q
wager on the next event Mt the traps
DO ! remember who won?" said the horse
man, in reply to a question. "Do l? Whv.
I had n bet on Sennctt & Warne's Eclipse.
n fve-year-old horse by Kyrle ~Daly-Billow
He carried 100 pounds. with Doggett up. and
won safe enough. 1t was Doggett's third
win that day. The odds were s to 3 on Eclipse.
and old Stonington. with Joshua Jones up, was
second. 1t was 30 to l against him, and
when he came sailing up the stretch you could
hear the pikers yelling clear to Hoboken.
Stonington couldn't win, but he beat Dalsyr-
ian. who had Griffin up. for the place. The
distance was six and n half furlongs and the
The first race that day was won by Balance.
with Griffin up. George Ncwton's Snecula.
Drum Major the third. and b. +. Cadigan's
Lord Harry captured the fourth from George
The nth race was a corker. 1t was won by
yits fG 81 Rroo Wsle second. and nsf r. IEo" H. # Mf::
Carthy's st; Anthony, Griffin riding. third.
All had light, weights. PERSISTENCE only Oa
los. Eight others ran. with Zoidivar tho
hottest sort of a favorlte in the betting;
tinucd the horseman. who was now we'll warmed
S up: sw With TRe f fEon%a. that a ne S %ecs a SSSe
followers fancied st. Anthony. walbaum
played The !ronmaster. and the hooks that he
controlled laid heavily against .Zoldivar. Wal
der poys' and staked many n loser at Gutten-
burg. Just before the race one OF the rail-
birds. in dead hard luck, asked Walbaum for
stake YOU init q fife spot 4 you b!ay der
burg magnate. as he handed out the cash.
Needless to say, the rail bird promptly put the
"'"Thc Ironmaster. and St. Anthony had Zol-
divar beaten all right before the turn for home
seemed n sure winner. walhaum was all
smiles. and the rail bird. with a ticket calling
for $40 in Ms pocket, was shouting like mad.
the books. came up with n rush and won the
"Aithough the public had lost to his books
Ironmaster so freely TINT he was n heavy
loser on the race; As he stood In the addockk.
bra. Who was again bankrupt. same up: "''
Gee. Mr.. Walhaum. I've blown in der five
on The Ironmaster. der races end to-day an
didn't think you'd trow me down.
"Walbaum scowled: then he smiled as the
comical side of the situation dawned on him.
nottings to-day; yet der boobies all sny vot a
cinch dot man volhaum has got nlretty. 1t Is
not Al gold DOT shines .n 5rigat; send me youT
Your life remember dot fish nets catch Dix
whales der same alr-ttv as der minnows.
ho rn q en1 had ' won 's another he o poo i'% apd now low I ied
his friends off TO the club house. They passed
the betting ring. where the b~ookmakers' stands
terror. although 1t had not been used for years.
fort. as OF old. The track has, only to be
softened with a harrow TO be ready for racing
Mt once.