The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-21
SOME UNIQUE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Winner Turned Down for Excessive

Winner Turned Down for Excessive
Overwei&ht-The Post Odds Case.
The recent disqualification of Martirlas at
Chicago recalled his disqualification for the
F'latbush Stakes two years ago.
Dlsqualify1ng horses for fouling or for
some infraction of the racing rules Is a hard
proposition for the judges. as there is al
ways great uproar over the setting back
of q winning horse 1t is certainly very
hard luck to pick one that will get the
money and then have 1t taken away after
having 1t won. Yet the same individuals
that howl over a disqualification are usually
the first to pick out interferences whsn the
horse they bet on doesn't get the money and
get equally sore when the other horse Is not
disqualified. The betting public Is not the
least bit philosophical when 1t comes to
losing. Racing judges have handed down
few Of them will make interesting reading
A great howl went up when Martimas was
disqualified for the Flatbush Stakes, which
Tod Sloan. who rode Jean H,raud in the
race. that II. Lewis. who had the mount on
Martimas; had deliberately fouled his
ish H second ' corroboratsd sioan's st state
ment. and Martimae was disqualified With
out any statement from Lewis.
Jean Beraud finished in the ruck and his
locked had nothing to gain by making
complaint against Lewis. but the stewards
ruling gave the race to Autumn. Martimas
by friends Of his owner. Mr. Hendrie. He
carried top weight, TO pounds. and was
probably the best horse In the race by many
pounds M,1d con.s,,ns 90. 49,. :. 49, .,u.
kind back in 1856 when the SAM hoy rode
Pericles and he had been backed to win a
fortune. The judges on that occasion placed
Cleaner. who had finished third first and
left the second horse out of the considera.
ton, as Cleaner was the one which had
suffered by the interference.
All this was very hard money to lose. but
not half as hard as that lost because q
horse carried too much weight. as was the
case with The Amazon at Yonkers last year.
Jockey Shaw. who had the mount on The
Amazon, donned a sweater after weighing
in to ride the mare and forgot to take the
garment or when he took the mount. Tn
ing left for the judges to do but .iisaIal!fy
The Amazon. for 1t was quite as much OF
an offense for Jockey to carry too much
weight as to carry too little. That The
Amazon proved herself to be three pounds
better than she had to he in order TO win,
was scant consolation to her hackers under
Discrepancy In weight also caused the dis
qualification of McAIeekin and Alard
Scheck at times when they we're heavily
the owner of McMeelsin, lost by the dis-
qualification of his colt will never be
known. He ,s declares that he never mt so
McMeekin the day his horse proved himself
to be much better than the horses he
beat. without getting any part If tine purse.
L Jockey e. Williams figured n another no.
table disqualification. He had the mount
on w H. Laudernan's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
colt, Palestine, when that animal was dis
qualified for carrying rive pour,!s over
weight. at Latonia several years age. Tie
Kentucky Colonies who officiated in the
judges stand at the time deliberated long
and earnetly before coming 10 a decision.
They finally came to the conclusion that be-
cause Jockey Williams l,:.i drunk three
glasses of beer and had also nail *isit to
the r!e counter after weighing IN. the back
ers Of Palestine would rot ne permitted tC
lire up OF the cashel's stand.
A peculiar decision, which was hardly a
DISQUALIFICATION. and yet It cost the wn-
ming owners great deal II money. was
when the Chicago stable won a handicap
with Wheeler T.. and after the race was;
run it was discovered that no judges were
In the stand. The Chicago crowd had bet
world of money on it's ertrv. Wheeler T.
and Santalene. at to !, at the track, and
in all the pooIroOms over the country its
nobody was able to place the horses-trat
Is, no one in authority-there WA nothing
to do but run the race over. That was all
right, but the wise judges also dec1arei al
bets of. and then the Chicago stable. or
Hankins e. Johnson, was compelled to lake
3: to 5 for their money. The second time
SantaIepe won the race with NEeeie- +
second.
Another instance Illustrative of the easy
manner In which person can lose money
after selecting the winning horse in race
was afforded at one of the local tracks
season. before last. ''Mr. Chambletts" White
Garter, ridden by Heider in a Jumping race