The San Francisco call., 1897-01-28
Trainer Rainier Tells How
He Bought Three Horses
for Him.
Stories of Bribed Jockeys, False
Colors and Big Coup
Spoilt by Death.
A Sensational Statement That If Veri.
Fl Will Implicate Some of the
Most Noted Trackmen.

| The latest sensational sequel of 'Little
| Pete's" untimely demise is the statement
by James B. Rainier that the little nabob
| was not ''ruled off" the turf as effectually
as supposed last spring.
Pete had apparently been "pla ying the
horses in his peculiar way up to the time
OF his death, and on Saturday next the
big coup of months of crafty manipulation
of track men was to have been "pulled
| off, The story duplicates some of the
| most famous jockeys and owners on
| the turf.
James B. Rainier is, according to him,
| horse trainer. He said last night:
'After Pete got ruled off operated for
| him on the raeetrack, and while he has
not been betting heavily-only hundred
| or two at time-he has been working in
other ways.
SAT his suggestion 1 bought three
horses. l bought them at a good price, on
the condition that the people. in whose
names they stood, would go on racing
them in their colors, but at my orders.
| "It was snap. If Pete had lived only
a week longer the bookkeepers out on the
track next Saturday would not have had
sufficient to pay car fare home. He would
have cleaned up at least 100000.
| "Why, gave the widow $500 to-day.
| the proceeds of one winning on one OF our
horses on Friday in Oakland Now have
sold the horses at pretty good price, and
will turn the checks over to the widow.
| "Petes play was this: He gave me
note, or power of attorney, six months
ago, saying, Anything this man does or
| says for me 1 will stand by Well,
always had some money on hand to treat
| the push and the jockeys and l would
put up champagne for the high-toned
ones and perhaps steer them into good
feminine company.
''Then when my man was mellow |
would suggest that he wasn't riding for
his health, and that all l wanted him TO
do was to ride one race for me-he to get
so per cent of the winning. They all knew
Little Pete would divide fairly when he
said, You shall have your cut.
Zone crackaiack jock came to town, and
when l broached the proposition to him
and showed him Little Pete's note he was
| little leary. He said he never did busi-
ness with any but principals.
Very we'll, 1 said. Here's a hack;
| Jump in and I'll take you to my prln-
L 4
halted the hack little below Pete's.
left him in the hack and went up and got
Pete and introduced him. Pete clim bed
into the hack and l left them there.
"They drove off together and when next
saw that jockey at the track, he said: It's
all right whenever you want me to ride
for you, just give me the word
II tell you we had five of them (the
iockeys) sure. 1t was the greatest thing
ever. done. There was no playing for
place, but just straight winning. The
names Of the jockeys are known every
where, and the alleged owners OF our
horses are some OF the biggest people on
the turf.
81 have documentary evidence of what
l say, including some interesting letters.
My arrangement with Little Pete was
for running expenses and wages for the
time being. We were looking for the big
clean up on Saturday. When that came
! was to have so per cent of the total profits
of the game.
.sAnd l would have got it sure. Pete
was square. When he said You shall
have your cut that was enough, and he
never threw me down yet. | understood
some one had got hold of part of the story
and so l thought it best to make clean
| breast of 1t"
Mr.. Rainier's sensational story is of the
kind to furnish considerable food for solid
thinking 10 lovers of square racing and
may bear fruit on investigation.