The times., 1897-11-19
MIKE DWYER's CUTE TRICK
Gets a Price Against Ben Ronald
by Shifting Jockeys.
SIMS TAKES SONGER'S PLACE
Betting HGG Been I'm Progress Some
Minutes Before the Change Was
winners and Little Maher Puts
Two Over the Plate.

The DwyeT faction turned neat trick
nt the Benning races yesterday with Ben
Ronald, and put a decided crimp in Tie
bank rns Of the layers The horse
was entered IN the opening race, ana
Joci,ey Songer was announced as the rider
The D-yyer horse opened at even money,
with Hugh Penny selling at TO 3. The
.'han6.cappers'' could not figure Ben
Ronald dangerous factor With SUnger
IN the saddle, and AS the stable money did
not come in on him, his price steadily
went I'D until As were obtainahle against
hla al over the ring. This was the tlnie
FOR the DIV ger commission 10 come IN and
IN fl came in Chunks which fairly took
away the breath of the bookieS Quick
as a flash the price against Ben Ronald
commenced 20 drop. aud by the time the
stable commissioners had made the rounds
6 To 3 and II to o was the best Sl
sight Then there was a SHIFT in Jockeys.
sims WAS substituted for Sorger and tie
tIlck was done.
Jockey PHI Kept the Dwyer candidate
well back in the bunch until half way
down shc stretch, where he forged to the
frsnr ana bv a clever bit OF riding landed
his mount winner 10y three parts of
length from Hugh Tenhy. Probably the
fact that Ben Ronald is owned by Nike
Dwver was the only thing which saved the
stable from being asked TO take their
horses off the track. Certain it is that
such decidedly shaky practices would not
be coanteranced by the stewards If some
poor owner had been the guilty party in
stead # one of the pillars OF the Jockey
Club. There might have been nothing
wrong iE The substitution at the last miu-
ute OF Sims f.,r Songer, tut it had d very
bad lock about iU.
The perfect racing weather took quite
fair-si1ed crowd, comparatively speaking,
out t. the track, and the betting " as good
Oh every one OF the races. TIE card fur
nished was made up with . view Of giving
the poorer owners a chance 10 win out a
purse, as four maiden events were On the
card.
or the nine entered in the opening event
ak went 10 the post. Ben Ronald closed
an II t. 10 favorite, with Hugh Penny at
7to5. Debride, with Forbes up, made the
running 10 he turn, where a general clos
ing up to3E place. In the run home Sims
drey az az with the Dwyer horse, and won
IN a light arive by three-quarters OF Ia
length from Hugh Penny, with Debride
third, half 8 ie1gth away, and two lengths
before Tappan.
There " ere tips galore in the seeinc event.
Gaspsrd VIII Glen, Long Acre ana Jack
Donohue were the best fanciec of the
bunch, and The latter TWO finally closed
equal oEoices at I 8 10 3. The winner turn
81 d lao a m
afte. tkeflag fell, and at the end won sone-
what easily hy length and half frou'
Long Acre, with Filement third.
Five maiden two -year-olds tried conciu-
sions In the third race. Black Dude, with
Sims ia the saddle was an odds-on favorite
al three 10 five. 1t was simply an eXer-
else gallop for him to win. Sims lad hin.
under double Y raps passing the finish, two
lengths before Giles Shine, who was the
second choice, with Refide third.
Princess India and Arellac We're the best
fancied of the seven which ran in the
fourth event. They went t. the post equal
cbuiceS at six to five. Lille Seals, a
fifty TO one chance, went off at the drop
OF the flag I'd raced way cut in FROM
OF her field. she lasted only 10 tie quar-
ter, however, and stopped to a walk be
fore the finish was reached. Arellac took
up the task Of paCCmaker when Seals
stopped, and standing 4 fierce drive cleal
down 1he stretch, landed first money by
head from Pink Chambrey. twenty
70 one chance. Princess India was third
q length away.
Athg. who wasm made a six 10 five fayoritc
for the last race, justified the betting b.
winning al! the way Esherdown wa!
second, eight lengths before Eastertide.