The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-18
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brode. and Advance Guard was stlll two
enstns BACK. AT the lnree-quarters the
positions We're unchanged, except ,har
buiiman had pushed his mount nearer "a
Brode "'S ~
The crowd rose IN a body as the hyipa
uio swept round the turn and into tbs
stretch. The black and red of Foster wa q
SUN in trent, with Brode tapping pehind
'hem and IN pocket was Advance Guard.
just after they entered the stretch Hull-
man swung to the outside and began his
maj EFFORT. Slowly, but surely Advance
nuard cut down the leaders till a furlonr
from home he Tapped Brode's quarter the
n 1at'er pelng half length behind Yellow
AL the paddock 1t seemed ANYBODY. s
race. Bullman drew his whip. and under
us influence Advance Guard drew closer
yer ana the crowd yelled "Advance
Guard wins" at every Jump the gallant
chestnut gained
Fiftv wards from home his nose shot
pass ERODE IN spite OF the desperate efforts
OF burns and he looked winner.
me coolest man of the thousands pres
eent was Spence" Like a figure carved
In stone. he sat on Yellow Tan. no. NOV
ing muscle. but his eyes We're fixed an
me Brown nose of the Shields horse. The
swept under the wire, Yellow Tail winning
by neck in one OF the greatest mile races
ever run here. Advance Guard beat Brode
me same distance. yellow Tail was clev-
cry RIDDEN but Advance Guard, who had
best Va"
The action of Oakland judges In sus
pending Joe Rose The bookmaker. cram
the race track promises to deyelop INTO
one OF the sensations Of the turf. An in
vestigation of Roses methods is being
made So far as known to the puClia the
evidence against Rose thus far Is onIy
elrcumstantial, but II is so strong that
the judges felt they had justification lo-
severe ruling.
I In his book on Thur eay. February S.
Rose did wilma; he has been known 70 do
many times bssore-offered a he Ter price
on Red Pirate than any other pc c ee m
the ring AS is known, Red Pirate ran
a nototlously bad race and Rose took IN
big roll of the pubic's moeey.
Roses home is in San Francisco. He
starten IN the bookmaking business five or
six years ago at the old Bay District
track. At the time he had III lie experi-
ence In turf affairs and at first was con
sllered only novice. Alm1s. from the
outset however, he made mo e. where
more experienced bookmakegs and 70 m
iigurers failed completely. During The
time that the Eastern betters invaded
California and won thousands of doll .rs
from the ring Rose was alnos. alone In
making money. In three years his wealth
Ven from $4,000 or $4,000 In more than
100000, according to reports.
This sudden wealth drew public a.tep-
2 he
interest. Other hookmakers also kent tab
on him Although suspicious were en-
tertained as to his methods, there was
nothing ever brought out to show That he
did not win purely on his good luck aud
proficient handlcapping. His enemies
however, did not hesitate to say that he
used to take the money by laying large
ouds on favorites when certain jo,keys
had the mounts.
Whether the reports are true or not
Rose certainly was a sensational book
maker and drew the envy Of all n, otter
men With whom he associated in hook
making. Naturally he had mis- losing DAYS
AKA ms coups were not frequent Judi ,ial
dcllon agaln6i bookmakers is not fredGent
Oh late. ana the present ca e AGAINST Rose
Is one OF great interest In the turf world.
The main topic among horsemen and fol-
lowers Of the turf In California is the
Burns handicap. which will be run al the
Oakland track March 8. The race. with
its $4,000 purse, is the big event of the
year at the California Jockey club track.
Certainly it is prize worthy of the am
hilton o. any owner For weeks trainers
have been handling their hes, horses with
view TO having them on edge for the
contest. While the race Is certain to
bring out good field, some OF the best
horses in California Will be missing be-
cause the Corrigan stable is not permit
ted TO race at Oakland.
From present indications there should |
be at least dozen starters for the big /
stake and the number may reach sixteen |
Among those considered most likely 70
be contestants are Bannockburn. Advance
Guard, +. W. Brode. Rosinante. Rosor- |
monde. David Tenny. Dr.. Sheppard. DR. |
Nembula, First Tenor. Potsnte Formeru,
Bendoran, Scotch Plaid Topmnsi. Merop, |
King Carnival. Daisy f.. Malay and Nap |
amaX.
OF course weight is an important factor |
in determining what horses will start and |
the weights have moi yet been apnuonced. |
Some of these named may not 60 while .
probably some OF those not inc uded in /
the foregoing list are likely 10 start II
thy are given light impos by the hanii- I
capper. Among them are Marcato. Lothian,
Plan and Meadowthorpe. Napamax Is not .
litely to try the game If the track is dry. |
but with a wet track she Will start and
viii be a dangerous factor in the race
Bannockburn is sure to be top weight
and unless something unforeseen deve ops
he will be the favnrlte. Bann'fkhurn-
Advance Guard F. w Brode Bend1ran.
Rorinante and Rcsormonde should bs the
main contenders for the long end OF the 1
purse. Bannoekburn certainly loo''s the |
winner but manv things happen a-d there
arc MANY COED horses In the race. Zoroas-
ter would have had a grea chance in this
race but Shields did mo- think 80 when
the entries cl sed and did not put in his /
game little horse. Lovers of the turf re-
gret that Geyser is no; a contender Tor
The big purse, as Corrigan's horse IL eoa-
siderol the onlv one now running that
is in any sense q match for Hannockburn
lnder equal conditions.
kid" NcCey, in New York Interview |
confirms tho story that he is nguring on
going into the brokerage business IN Wall
street 1t is said to be the influence Of
McCoy's wife that causes tbs lloosisr pugi-
lis, 10 retire so frequently from the ring
The story IN circulation At present IL that
Mrs. Selby. who always goes under her
husbands real name. has recenily come |
into possession Of a real piece o. property
worth Si0O. 900. aud she has otersd the