The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-23
TOOR TWO JOCKEYS TO WIN.
One Was Thrown In the NORTHUMBERLAND
caught the Horse and Got THIRD MONEY.

~ isn't often, said an old-time betting ring
man the other day, that a man ctshes a bet
on a horse which tArovs It's rider in a race.
and there aren't many mon who have ever
done So, but there was n big crowd that did il
the other day AZ GRAY ,eud, and ! guess thcv
haven't got over wondering about il vet. It
was a rare occurrence, Cock Robin was a red
hot favorite in the race ! mention. but the air
was just thick around tho paddock with n tin
on Count Navarro. and despite the fact that
nearly 1l tire ooks We're Ia ing from 20 10 20
to | against the latter 20 win. there we're many
Oc;tors who recalled a fairly good ra,. the
Count ran up az Saratoga, and they PLAYED
him across the board Just for a flyer. but pnt
the bulk Of the bet on the horse to finish third.
The race was started without any DELAY.
and although II looked like q ~cakewalk for
Cock Robin. those who had bet on Count Ma
yiuro 20 show were gratined TO see Tim
stick 10 his field and hold on easily IN third
place. The race was NJ two and Il half miles.
and those who had followed the tip settled back
I'm their seals in ANTICIPATION Of cashine al ,east
on third. some ~ the more eECitable ~ these
N'll'tA we're Yelling and shouting ike mad
men a. the horses neGrcd the nile mark. hu,
i wm right here hGt their ho0es we're hlastad'
Tor Ia taking the Jump he horse stumble
threw Green. the Jockey who was idlug lin
rolled ONri once OF tWlcoi scrambled 10 lis feet
and went on without a Rider.
As the hurge started OF az an easy goIt n
mgn IN his shirt sleeves who was standipy
In the inner fed Of tho stceplcchasp coGrsc
Manseen 20 rgr 10 The centre Of the track right
IA the ldih Of Tie runaway. lie had on a big
,'r.,h hat and as lie waved his arms up ana
down as the horse apIroached every one
horse came straight al him, but when IL looked
,l't as II the ANNA was going 10 run over
him. 1t sweryed OF to one side As il did so
the man grabbed hold Of The saddle and with
sort OF living leap land-d = Iuar'i in the .dddlc'
In a manner hat would have done credit to
"Onceou the horses back lie didn't lose much
time, but got rigAt down to business and began
70 ride the hardest he knew how 10 make up
sight, Costumed as he was with long Trousers.
shirt sleeves and big SLOUGH hat, and a shout
went NJ a. he PASSED the stand. While manv
he presented, This didn't seem 10 bother
him however, Tor he kcrt right on al work
ana 70 he surprise OF everybody lie finished
Those who had bet on the horse appeared
s3d t4 i"ins td'I IN ssHSbof,1Gd a i TsSt %ltG IS sood sJ0Ce
giving the rider a great ,send,oft as he came
back to tismount, but their look Of ohacrin
gave way 60 one Of surprise when the NUM-
bers were hung out ana they saw that Count
Navarro was third. some said il was y mis-
take and Others asked what /, meant, but when
called 10 the post for the next rhOe those who
ind bets on the horse for third place made
a rush fGr the betting ring and they took What
lions. But even AZ that EOr " ~ them acted
a. II they were Robbins the LcoRlnnkprs and
hurried away as soon ns they got hold
N the money for fear, ] SUPPOSE. the fancied
mistake would be found out before they got
away.
1T turned out afterward that the man who
rod" Count Navarro In long trousers shirt
ayes and n slouch, hat, Nss none other tlan
cabin. tho streulcchase jo'rSy. who some
tunes rides for the owner 81 Count Navarro. .
b",nE T. Nr inner firlG where tho strerlcchaso
ing that under the steeplccl ase rules ~
he could mount the horse and finish within
tho money II was allow DE. Cabin took n
chance. and what Is moro pulled Il N, ~
course II looked Ike a huge Joke 10 a lot II
people who didn't UNDERSTAND and these w.
had backed the horse thru had n scare, hut
when II was all over the same people who
u few. minutes before werc swearing about
their hard luck fopted right over and said
they In their praise that some even admitted
Count Navarro wasn't such a bad tort
pf q horse after all