The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-22
COSTS y. 4. DRAKE $500 TO WIN.
vincennes Bid Up To %. 7Os by Ills Former
Owner

" cost John A. Drake lust S4oo to win the
last race yesterday with vincennes aud II
was all due to his old turf enemy, Albert
simons. som. time ago Enoch Wt-hard
acting for Drake. took several OF siplons's
horses away from him. by either bidding them
M or claiming them out OF selling events
Simons never has for given wishsrd and IS a
result Whenever one OF brakes horses wins u
selling race, Sirnons Is on hand with his halter
ready TO bid him up and buy him II Wishsrd
refuses to bid the extra S. Vincennes was
one OF The horses taken from Slmons In the
West The Victory se!ding was entered
In yesterdays race 10 he sold for 81, 0nn.
sirnons stood outside the railing enclosing the
stewards stand and when Judge Mcdowell
called for bids Simons sald eleven hundred '
so quickly that Wi.hsrd saw that there was
trouble brewing Wishsrd bid the necessary
IS and Simons hid 81, 200 raising the figures
thereafter at $40, clip until they stood at
$1,000. Then when Wishard bid IS more. Vim
cennes = former wuer remarked. as he turned
away:
i guess thai IL about enough"
As Nincennes's share OF the purse and
subscriptions vas $500 II cost Drake the
difference between that amount and - 200,
tho amount Of the bid M. 10 win the race
under the rules governing such events. A.
tincennes'- price IN the ring was to 20,
Drake could not have won much Of bunch
either. so altogether the geldlnv might
Just as Well have been kept in the barn.
Jack Joyner was one oi the iirst TO advo-
cate races for apprentice riders. lie believed
long ago that the Youngsters should have a
regular chance at each of the big meetings
10 show what they could do and tnat the ev-
perienCH gained in such races would ne oi
great benefit 10 the boys later on. In the
apprentice races This year Joyner has de-
jockeys IN 1LonS Shot Boie-en and H. Gala
han but also In the person OF Grover Cleveland
III H. A@cen.0n 40
clevery in the frs race Yesterday. tIsburn
handled the hlly with cool headed Judgment
in the stretch no rode her out with his hsn ds
AZ u no had been used 10 that -oft ot thing
all his life That the apprentice races will do
much TO provide owners with good Jockeys
in years 10 come there can he no doubt They
are poor betting propositions, but that can
be overlooked with the bene dts IN view
lip Gallant, who appears to be a first
9 tWo-yeai old by ". p. Glpir to John sykes
th "S ID colt col Titan BY iihcnu s"
Duchess from james knsse and WI soh9oI
rode Tip Gallant so cleverly Yesterday. has
had much success in this line at Toronto
rode Hark Forward. also halls from Canada,
where he has made a reputation for ssnful
Newtqn Bsnn!ns,on has a yearlins col,
Bonnie Ola. hence fnn brother 10 Herbert
and Bonnibert Remington has named the
colt Bath Beach and says that he believes hc
has n world beater in him. The youncster
has shown both speed and stamina in his
trials
In four mounts. Lyme rode winner. Two
seconds and . third Yesterday. Martin and
Redfern each rode a winner and a third.
representative Of Julius fl'schmann
put IN claim, supposed 10 he OF n friendly
nature. for Andrew Mlllers Cinouevall
after the Silver Brook Stakes YESTERDAY
This event was first run In isns. tho vtnneis
being Tolucs. Cobourg, Temnlstlon ana
Femcsole. The winners OF the DiXianR
Stakes. also inaugurated In leos. were Briar
Sweet. Ethelbert. Gonfalcn and Wa'crcoior.
who won last year
Among tho good things yesterday were
Fhrtlneer. Annie I.aurot'a and T te Tails
man IN III" first race. Par Excellence, who was
backed from Ii 10 10 eevens. in the nth
race. and Black Dick In tho last race The
latter was n short head outside OF the money
with AZ much as 10 to show against him
In some books.
There were no penalties Mt the post. Starter
Pettnglll says that the boys are at present
on their best behavior.