The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-28
Racing Conspiracy Has
Been Unearthed.
California Jockey Club Has
Expelled Three Jockeys.
Cambridge Winner Of the Dual Ath-
letic Meet With Oxford.

The San Francisco Examiner says: One Of
the most successful schemes to defraud the
racing public has Just been unearthed by the
board of stewards of the Pacific Coast Jockey
Club. II - known positively that three
jockeys at least entered into q conspiracy,
and their agent was Little Pete. the famous
Chinese plunger. The premier Of the Jockeys
who have been riding at Inglsside and the
Bay district track is implicated. The other
jockey is young Chevaiier.
The board Of stewards will not divulge the
names OF the other jockeys and persons in
volved. but IL is known that they have in
their possession an affidavit of one of the
parties. confessing not only to his own guilt.
but exposing that OF the others.
The scandal was unearthed by detectives,
who noticed that the jockeys who rode pc
cuiiarly had visits the previous night 70 Little
Pete's Chinatown shoe factory. Little Pete,
IL was found, always made a big plunge the
next day some horse not ridden by Chorn.
Chevslier or the other jockeys implicated,
and that the horse invariably won.
The racing ewards OF the California Joc-
key Club have made a report expelling
Jockeys Jerry Chorn. Chevslier and Little
Pete, the Chinese plunger, for conspiracy to
defrapd the bookmakers. Dow Williams and
his horses are warned OF the track, and per-
mission to ride Is refused jockey Hinrich. II
is not known exactly how much Little Pete
made out Of the scheme. but as he was In the
habit of betting $1,000 to 5000 on q race, and
nearly always won, the amount pr obably
runs high into the thousands.
cAMBRIDoE.oxroRD ATHJErIo GAMES.
The Oxford-Cambridge athletic games were
held Mt Kensinston yesterday afternoon, and
resulted in victory for Cambridge.
The summary is as follows:
Jordan OF Oxford won the lC0 yards dash In
lol4 seconds. The hurdle race was won by
GARNER Of oxford. and the mile run by How
ard Of Cambridge.
Freedmantle OF Oxford won the three-mile
run. The hammer throwing event was won
by Johnston Of Cambridge. with a distance OF
I0T feet inches. Batohelor of Cambridge
won the long jump contest. covering 22 feet
2 inches. The time for the hurdle race won
by GARNER Of Oxford. was l6 8-5 seconds.
Howard's time IN the mile rpnxsss minutes
20 seconds Bullock or f<tsrhsAdge won tho
weight-putting event. projecting the weight
rs feet inches. The high jump was won by
Kirlew OF Oxford. who cleared feet inches.
The quarter-miIe run was won by Fitzher-
beyt of Cambridge in 40 e-5 seconds.
TUE PRovIDESoE eRAys.
Manager Murray OF the Providence Base
ball Club went to Boston yesterday to sign
Rudderhar. Then he went to Nav York.
The only players not yet signed are Lovett
and Egan, and President Draper states that.
of course, only one Of them Is apt TO be
signed, provided the makeup Of the team re-
"balky," then Egan is the man, but no will
bs signed only on condition that he receives
nothing II laid up with that arm again. The
first and second bases are improved by men
who can bat. AID the new pitcher is said to
be better hatsnan than Lovett. 1t was re-
ported last night that Rogers would be re.
turned. and Mr. Draper says that while he
does not know that such is tho fact she club
would prefer him to tho $500 received for mis-
release.
DAILY BEATEN BY THE WIZARD.
At the Hub Billiard Paldce in Boston, JAKE
Sohaefer and Maurice Daily played a match
game OF cushion carrom billiards before a
large audience. In the afternoon schaefer
rolled up $50 points while Dsiy was gathering
l4l, and in the evening tho Wizard ran the re-
naming $50 to Days l50s making tho totals
scbaefer, 500; DAILY. 20l. M
Schaefer received a telegram from Frank
Ives shortly after the game. saying that slos-
son wished to compete in the tournament,
and that GARNER was willing. schaefer agreed
TO bis entry. and IL is probable that slosson
will play.
BAsEBAsx.
Yesterday the Columbia University base
pall team and the Yale law School team
crossed bats at Wasbinslpt. ID. Q. A close
and exciting game was rasyed. whch resulted
in victory for the University boys by the
score of 0 to g.
OVER 5000 PIGEONS KILLED.
The champion sweepstakes ana the conso.
iation and "Auld Lang syne" handicaps OF
the interstate trap shooting tournament was
declared off ut Elkwood Park, N. j., yester.
day, owing to the lack Of hirds. Five thou.
sand pigeons had been used ia the tourna-
ment, and there were only few hundred
left.
series Of miss and hit events were in.
hugurated TO take the place of the bandicaps.
The rest Of the pigeons In stock were soon
used up, and then a series OF target events
were arranged.