The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-18

one Of the leading layers of odds at
Sheepshead, when asked concerning
the amount Of speculation INDUCED in
this season by players, said that the
season Of 1902 bids fair to eclipse all
the predecessors, says the Baltimore
American.
There have been tremendous gains
and losses by player and layer alike.
Speculation has been more yoluminous
than in any previous year. A greater
number Of layers are in the ring than
ever before, and all seem to be doing
plenty Of business. / can account for
this in the fact that the racing has a
healthy tone, which instils confidence
on all sides"
Senator Patrick McCarren, the lean
VIsaged, suave politician from Brook
lyn, is the biggest winner Of the year.
His Wagers are enormous. He has
this year eclipsed Pittsburg Phil and
all the sharpshooting plungers. He is
as cold as ice always in his plays. He
is never excited. He is always cool
and calculating. The chances of his
choice are carefully reviewed before
his money goes down. And When he
does bet it is in a chunk. His wager
have reached as high as $4,000
in a single afternoon. He is now the
largest winner among the players and
the ring calculates that he is $150,O00
to the good
David Gideon is another player of
the McCarren type. Quiet, unostenta-
tious, cool and calm at all times, he
makes his bets with methodical wis
dom. Mr.. Gideon bets on nearly ev-
cry race, but the amounts of his Wag-
ers vary. Now and then he makes a
killing, so to speak. He floods the
ring with money. His commissioners
are instructed to bet all they can at
a certain figure. The layer of odds
quoted above estimates that Mr.. Gid
con is 100000 winner on the present
season. Senator McCarren and Mr.
Gideon are both horse owners. Mr.
Sanford Is another heavy winner, his
gains running into six figures.
William Barrick is one of the char
acters of the race track. When luck
goes with him there is no telling how
much he may win. He may be worth
a fortune this week and be broke the
next. Barrick started this season
$4,000 in debt. He owed that amount
in the ring. He has cleared off every
penny of his obligation and is $50 900
to the good. Saturday he plunged on
Mineral, q IL to l shot, and is cred
tied with winning a bundle Of money.
William F1eischam is a winner of
$50, 600. William Mackin, who clear
ed 100000 in single year in
Wall street, is back on the turf and
is a big winner Mackin is one of the
biggest operators on the track, but
his operations are scarcely noticed OUT
side of the ring. George f. Smith
(PittSburg Phil), Jesse LeWissoIln, M
A. Gunst and R. 4. Holloway are all
big winners.
The biggest losers are Davy John
son, who quit at Worcester $4,000 to
the bad; +. McDougal, Frank Hayes
and Bob Rose. The latter is now in
Paris backing the fortunes of the Yam
kee riders there.
The king pin of the layers these days
is William CoWan.
Not SO many years ago Billy Cowan,
as his friends affectionately know him.
was one of the boys piking along with
his los and EOS, winning one day and
losing the next. Now Cowan is the
SWEETEST layer in the ring and he
handles as much as $4,000 to a race
1t is not uncommon for him to accept
a $4,000 wager in a lump. In round
numbers, he handled 1000, 600 at the