The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-21
Race Track and
Stable Gossip

The Coney Island Jockey club re-
fuses to pay the special war tax OF 800.
and alleges that IL should only be taxed
SIC as a public exhibitor of horseman-
ship and should not be classed with a
circus. All of the other racing assoc
Citations have paid the tax. n Inter
ma Revenue Collector Moore will take
action to collect the amount.
At Columbus. Ohio. September Z. a
ease was filed in the supreme court by
A. Simon. an owner of light harness
horses, against the Big Four railroad.
The action grew out of the injury to
the trotter Ally. in 1896. while en- route
to the Columbus Grand Circuit meet
ing. The accident occurred in Darke
county. and accordingly Simon sued in
the courts in that county for $1,000
damages. The Common pleas court
gave him a verdict Of $1,000, but the
circuit court reversed the decision.
Hence the case is carried up.
John r. Gentry and Joe Patchen will
come together at the meeting of the
New England Trotting Horse Breeders
association at Readville. September y.
At least arrangements were made 10
that effect last week Wednesday by
Secretary c. NJ. Jewett. w. j. An
! drews iooked after the Gentry end. and
Ed Mills. Boston. acted for G. w.
Marks of Chicago. owner of Joe Patch
en-. John r. Gentry was gas last
( season in giving exhibitions. but still
retains his old-time speed as Andrews
sent him a half-mile last week, Tues
day. in loo.
Though tremendous quantities of rain
fell on Sunday and. Monday morning,
the track was good enough on Monday
afternoon to admit of racing, and good.
though not extremely fast. contests
were witnessed. The 2:34 pace and 2:3f
trot. each for a purse OF $500. were on
the card. and min heats were required
to decide who got the money. one or
the notable performances was that of
Yosemite in the pace. She has been
used as a family driver for four years
past and has been given just a little
training to shape her up for the races.
She finished in second place twice the
first day in good time. Though the
track had shown that it could take care
of enormous quantities of water. at the
beginning OF the week, the downpour
of Tuesday morning was too much for
II. and a postponement was ordered UNI
til Wednesday. The first four lays or
the week were claimed for fear the
famous equinoctial times might prove
rainy. and with two spare days the
programme would in all likelihood be
finished by Saturday night, If not soon
er. Several horses got In from Can
ada Tuesday, having arrived in Wind
sor Sunday Held up In the customs
two days, their owners were corre-
spondingly wroth. The moral is how
ever, Don't get mad at the officials,
but make up you mind never, never TO
get a race horse into Windsor on a
Sunday, IL you intend to get him to
Detroit before Tuesday. Wednesday the
spectators cursed the judges n roast
ed them to a rich brown. The trouble
arose In this way, says the Horseman:
T.. Al. D.Ic N-at DaI Dnfntn~ xx-nG a
good favorite and won the first heat,
after which ne was more of a favorite
than ever, but Candy won the next
two heats. Brunolo had been the con-
tender in each heat, but the judges took
her driver out and nut Charley Haynes
in his place; but Haynes did no better
than Horn. Red Pointer crossed the
tape winner OF the fourth heat. half
a length in front of Candy, whose
driver claimed that Pointer a cut
him off. 1t was almost too dark to
| see any fouls, had they been commit
ted, and evidently the judges had seen
none: u they called in Haynes and
asked him about It, and then called
Starter Noorhis in consultation. First
they decided Pointer won the heat, and
then they laid their heads together
again. During the confab the people
crowded around the stand. shouting:
Pointer won the heat!' Give it to
Pointer etc, and only quit when Sec
| rotary Garrison stepped TO the front to
announce the decision of the judges.
Excitedly he said: THE judges have
awarded the heat and race to Candy,
and set Red Pointer back - last place
for fouling." That set the crowd going
I'm proper shape, and Thieves Rob
bers!" Rats" Steal Job" and
various other choice cries ~resounded
above the din. 1t did no good. Though.
and the Candy tickets were cashed in
due course.