The sun., 1902-12-27
GOSSIP OF rHB RUNNERS.
TROUBLE SAID TO BE BREWING
, AMONG THE BOOKMAKERs.
Srs An Over the Order Said 70 Have Been
aimed ~ stein-Rumsrs or q
ssvai Aseoclation-Atewar ards on the
Lssksut for Ringers At Newport.

sS'S AeeoNotIon-SteWard ards on the
Assksut for Ringers at Newport.
trouble 10 said to be bre wing in the ranks
OF she Metropolitan Turf Association, the
crsahizAtion to which all OF the prominent
ayers belong According TO report, there
may De a split among the members, with the
uuimate formation OF a rival organization
several days ago Chairman George wheelock
OF the Nets" made public an order pa ssed
unanimously by the members which pro-
hibited the use OF the associations name
oy any oookmaker In the furtherance Of out
sac enterprises Those who were In touch
WIN the situation Immediately hinted that
the order was aimed at Sol Iichtenstein.
VINO Is operating on large scale When
TINS information was conveyed to Lichten-
stein at the Crescent City track yesterday
by several Nets" who were instructed to
notify him OF the order Lichtenstcin Is said
70 have become defiant and to have intimated
that II he was subjected to any further an
noyance he would secede from the Metro
politAn association and help to organize
another body TO be run on similar lines One
OF the New Orleans layers when asked about
the matter was made to say:
Lichtenstein has spent time and money
In the interests OF the Metropolitan Turf
Association. II he preciptates a split there
VIII be strong following wider his standard.
Ring rule will not be 10. rated in the pres
ent association. Lichtenstcin Is handling
$4,000 day here In out side commissions
bookmakers say that such methods are con-
trart to the ethics OF the profession
II split occurs. the racing public will
probably be benefited In that syndicate
betting at local tracks will receive a hard
blow With the Nets" a unit, 1t has often
been stated In the past that public bettors
were handicapped for the reason that the
prices offered by the layers were not as lib
eral as they would other wise be in the event
OF open competition.
incidentally 1t may be said that many
patrons of racing have grumbled over the
practice of the Nets" In settling disputed
waRers themselves. The Arbitration Com
mittee OF the "asss". composed entirely OF
layers. has had sole jurisdiction over dis
putes between bettors and the books and
tn soms instances rulings by this committee
have caused much fau.fnding For this
reason It has been repeatedly suggested
that disputes of this kind should u. settled
by M the m stewards OF the peetin 9. to whom the
redress. But as the racing officials here
have steadfastly refused to take of,lcia!
kind has naturally never reached the proper
Yet IT is set forth that in asking for the
layers sheets in order to investigate the run
ming OF certain horse or the reason for a
poor ride. the stewards have always recoR-
n1Ie0 Dettln 10 n certain eNten T. ana for that
reason they might extend their authority
to the rims itself Book makers pay certain
amount each day to the various racing as
places IN the ring G they cannot 81 do
that the public makes bookmak ng and rae.
ing possible. u would appear mat the rights
The oficials Of the Newport OUTLAW track
day tssy o
Ing Whitcomb to start because OF the alleRa-
tion by Jockey Ducase that the animal had
meetin gs under the name OF St Cuthbert
DuSase went into these details;
= %pwo % meI =, , bSrgst whiteomb from Dr. 4:
Piaua and other towns. where another man
prrsse They co"dh nfd wa sfs %sh Whs.
comb at hrst. so they chan eed his name TO
g. Cuthbert: Then the owners went 70 the
purse m each race. st Cuthbert was known
r that "a S SSunty good hSTse %s and the h. ruse;
AZ Piora the owners decided to double.cross
] was ridine whitcomb and won the first
heat. pulled the next two and let Ada
Russell win, The. work was so raw that the
was the next town and we won there under
the name Of st. Cuthbert.
the horse was q rim ger protested the payment
Of the purse. But the owners got their money
and skinned out for Chicago. ON the way
side ard gave him dose OF aloes to make it
appear that he was bleeding at the mouth.
Wien they got TO vincen mes they made
thrown on bi. feet and ncariy KILLED; The
siand-oiY to the claim and we proceeded to
Harlem t ley icy ran Whitcomb under lis t% own
tV, lxt.A h. hAru 4
beaten. Then they went over to Worth and
startei him In race IN which Wyola. then
by
Whitcomb claimed wyola for $1,000 and
they have the mare yet -,
who recently signed to ride FOR W G wbitney
In Enr!and next season. will also ride for
Richard Croker. the Squire OF Vantage hav-
Mr. Croker. by the way. will have about eight
horses ip training for British turf honors.
Hw9 81 then i 'Es e hs1a oss,s OF bs
recently two highly tried two-year-olds in
lie also purchased a, horse, that won two
races In one day IN France last season and
will point him infer for tie Gold Cup pa, nt S AsCot a..
Futuritx winner. sayable. out of the Ten
nessee Derby for the reason that in the event
% peled f' 70 pick I up is7 pounds in N the American
Derby. Drake won the latter event last
June with Wyeth and he wants to repeat
rext season with Savable. who Is expected 10
develop into great three-year-old
John T.. Mcdonald has practically decided
70 retire Belle OF Troy to the stud, She will
probably be sent to c. F. McMcekin's Oak
wood Stud and will be bred to either st.
Florian or Bowlin y Brook.
SIR ia mes M.r's colt Rock San is favorite
Just at present for the English Derby,
Mcthesney's victory Ia the Christmas
Handicap was one OF the topics discussed
by local turfmen at the Hoffman House yes-
tarday The fact that the great three year
old picked up 1928 pounds and gave away from
IL to ~ pounds to his company was pointed
10 as further proof that McChcsney il all
that has been said of him. But, Just the
same. turfmen here are still OF the belief that
he could not have defeated l.. Y. Bells Her
mis-. who was considered by many this year
TO he the best IA cetorse in training.
Rattste, a colored jockey, has arrived at
New Orleans and will ride for T., j. Arnold
AGO. II IL said that Burns, Waldo Coburn
and other white boys riding In California made
things 80 unpleasant for Battiste while there
that the latters employer decided that II
would be better for him TO leave,
Frank Kelly. owner OF Athlana. who pro-
yided killing at New Orleans the other
day, says that he fooled the "clockers" by
working the filly In blnkers. "She never
could run lick with them on. says Kelly.
-and when she worked three e-Quarters in 20
she was passed up as no account. That's
how I got 10 to eainst ner.
The bulk OF the estate left by the late Col
Harry ,McCalmont will be inherited by his
nephew, Dermott Mctalmont. 70 years old