The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-30
ISOM WAS FOOLED
The Late Jockey and a
Race Chapter.
re and Many Others cupsd sS Cal
LsorAr6-A Sure rhtns That
Somehow Melted Away.

Es5e t>oSa. tee lo$keN whose death
al San Francisco has just been an
a0oncsd here, was month longer
than he had planned in Honolulu last
ysar, The story o. his extra stay is
quite Interesting, I, contains some
secret history Of the Hawaiian turf.
Cal Leonard. whose name is cursed
in q good many island quarters when
ever it is heard. induced Ison 20 ex-
tend his Paradise residence q month.
A match % ee run Aug. l. 1885. had
been made between An1fdoss and Billy
C. Leonard was the Anridoee rider.
He went TO ISou and said; You stay
ovsr and ron viii ger the mount on
Silly c BE is nor as good a horse as
AncidOCs xnd viii be the short end in
the betting You have money. am
broke You bet on Bslly c and give NE
we&t Is right ISon h&d the reputa-
Itoa in the States Of being An houeS,
rider He was down here out Of the
jurisdiction Of his regular tracks. knew
that he was dying OF consumption and
hSd made no money On the trip. He
made deal with Leonard.
About four sports Of the city were
LEI IN on the ground door~ by Leon
&rt. At first they rejected his over
+ tureS, having no faith in the fellow.
but he WIS 50 persistent that they
were finally induced 70 enter the game.
Leonard wanted $500 from them and
was promised that he should have il.
l The betting waS fast and furious. After
setting Up S7.010 the Antidote people
became { tririe suspicious They well
knew the ability o. each horse and
could rot quite understand the eager
ness 70 place even money on Billy c.
[ When the horses faced the flag. though
there must have been AZ least $1,000
sanding in waserS.
About everyone VIII remember the
reSult OF the race, for IL was town taIk
/ weeks and weeks Leonard won out on
ARCidoJs. His courage failed and Billy
c vas second Leonard had figured
/ il must De explained. that he might
not be able 70 win with ISou on the
/ other horse. but that win OF lose he
| would come IN for big piece OF
money When they were about loo
/ yards from the stretch 8 revelation
came 70 ISou and he tried to bring
Billy c home first On his merits. but
it was either TOO late or the work was
net in the horse
Leonard was in hiding IN town q few
days. then was taken 70 Kauai by q
friend who didn't care 10 see him
killed The men who had lost were
mad through and through and some
Of them we're desperate Isou threat
/ sned 10 get at Leonard's interior
department with razor On sight He
I complained that besides losing his
money he was out his time, worth 81
least $500 9 month Another aggrieved
/ party was Is0m's valet Some yOung
men around Town Who could i'll afford
/ 70 lose were hit hard. On the other
hand some betting chaps who simply
/ picked the better horse according 10
/ their judgment we're proportiOnatsly
/ delighted Leonard was denounced
everywhere and instead OF receiving z
good lump OF the winnings on Antidote
was paid & moderate fee for his work.
He Il nov 4 tout around San Fran
/ cisco and Oakland tracks and Is
pointed out and pictured by every
Island man who sets eyes On him In
1895 he tried some crooked work in
connection with the AutonOny-Lord
Brock match but did not succeed with
IL Leonard was brought 10 the Islands
BIZ John A CuumIns and was treated
royalty by that gentleman