The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-12
-$l5o,OOO ON A RACE.
9RANNANs PLUNGING sTARTLES THE
RING AT NEWMARKET.

Three Then Misses His Coup on
Desmond-To Five Times In the Money.
Special Cable Dt,pdth to TIE Bun.
LONDON. May 11.-At Newmarket to-day
Riley Grammar. the American plunRer. won
E25. 900 up TO the race for the Breeders Plate.
and risked 1t all on Vain Duchess. his last bet
being $1,000 to 1000 on. The American
party had al extraordinary experience. After
rakinR of enormous sums on Bloan's three
winners they plunged heavily on Lord Dun
ravens Desmond, also ridden by Sloan. which
certainly would not otherwise have been q
favorits at the weight. Their money forced the
odds to IL to 10 on. but the movep ent stopped
when the flag fell. Grammar alone lost $780,
600 on ond. This was In the sixth race.
the Third Welter Handicap OF 100 sover-
eigns added to a sweepstakes OF 8 sovereiRns
each for starters. the second to receive 20
sovereigns out OF the stakes. ono mile. which
was won by II. Barnato's My Boy. I. r. Dewar's
Joe Pluck was second and ]. Wallace's Crom-
lx third. Desmond was not placed.
The Flying Handicap OF 10 soverelgns each.
half forfeit to the winner. with 200 sovereigns
added, the second to receive 20 sovereigns out
OF the race. for three-year-olds and upward. five
furlonRs, was won by Tod Sloan on H. j. Kings
Floris RubattIno. Lord Howe's Rose Tree was
second and T.. Cassel's Canadense third.
Twelve horses ran.
The Breeders Plate OF 500 sovereigns-400
sovereigns to the owner and 100 sovereigns to
the nominator OF the winner addict to a sweep
stakes Of 10 sovereigns each for starters. to go
10 the second. for two.vear-olds. Ave furlongs.
was won nv Sir n Wa,dis Grieatb's h : Vain
Ducbess rid,l.n hv sloan Mr. R~ussel,s br. Z
TIresome WA second and Cant. Iaine's PAN
dale third. Six horses ran.
The Payne Stakes OF 10 sovereigns each.
with 400 added. tho second to receive 90
sovereigps out OF the stakes, for three-year-
olds Rov,ev niIa-one mile and eleyen yards-
was won nv Sloan an Lord William Beresrord's
Caimap. Cant. Iaine's Footpad II. was Sec
ond and Arthur James's Slnopi third. Five
horsss ran
Tho sailing PLATA q, 900 sovere,ons for
three.year.oids and inward. the winner 10 be
sold nj auction for 900 sovereipns. ono mile
and n half was won by Mr.. DoLell's Arroyo.
Mr.. Fitzqerald's Worksop was second and Sir
r. ". Grinath's Kuryenal. ridden by Sloan,
The Bedford Two-year.old Plate OF 800 SOW
eroions roo IA tha winnsr oOO 70 the nomi.
et.e"' W.
and nominator OF the second. Ave furlongs.
was won by Arthur James's colt o'DonovAn
Rosa. Lord William Berestord colt Demo
erat. ridden ey sloan; was seeond and j., y.
Sut'ss oo'' o'af VI N'"0''i II '"'s
horses ran, ,,,, o,or .o.,,r,. .,nor,.roo
| sloan ia unvi,lino to rida Desmond in the
2aa' W. L. .n,n.Jann -
| In the last three DAYS brings his seasons sue
oassos 10 tbir,y Itio nrohah Ie that bis foIlowers
in the welter Handicap lost moro money than
thev won all the week. Moreover it is calcn-
on s!Os ss,, mounts IT, or, on tn, ,,,, course s, his s H.oai;
lose on the day.
After winning the Newmarket Stakes yester-
nnrInio TT Tod sloan r,s introduced 70 the
Dohihi1 H. ~ orUau W. M, !"
Psrssio ., "I Maio u' Sir NpI EIw mrlt s"ss ""n was wrs' aIsa
nrasont ord az oror,.t imhibad soma now
present: anu .ne lun't t%, no ~ ro o" ",
Sloan. who was evidently not a respecter o,
narsnrs Tho prirca NV bis ouick runctua.
lions of the talk with cigar smoke. showed his
amusement at the interview.
"
American racegoers familiar with the turf
c]areeroi Riley, Grammar will not be surprise
they are in line with some OF the p%lungi9G IN
ssidsRss with which hds his his name am mas has been tide ids snns
figure seen ia the ring since "Plunger' Walton
stirred ur the racing community In his palmS
II Years ago md followed the racing game in
one way or another from enrly boyhood. From
seriieT q Irt tRe Rorses ana y dt showed marked SSia apti,
tude for singing out the colOrs and positions
i'm a race.
He he came prominent as a bettor in 1880.
when he cleaned up something like $4,000 by
daring investments Of a small capital. HIS ap,
nearance on Eastern tracks a year later was
signalized by a series OF sensational wins anc
losses. He made phenomenal books. taking il
sums OF $5.UOO at a clip and t~aunting tn,
commissioners to bring on more. Ht
er'a money in that way, but the Brookiyr
turfman got back at him one day with a veri
tabie plunge on Stonenell. The horse won, ant
Grammar had to take a recess, but he was bacl
again with renewed capital and aggressive
ness and the nerve that never seems to fai
him even when fortunes are involved. Through
the successes OF Henry Of Navarro he receive,
credit in 1896 with winnings amounting
ri lSp4 nj Grayesend. when the mighty Domin,
ana henps 4asd H oW Tis coat and ssnp ant y u