The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-01
ASTE'S ENTRIES REFUSED.
PRESIDENT RFILLYOF AQTEDI'CT
TAKES SUMMARY ACTION.
hut His Authority Is Disput ed, rs the stew.
ards OF the Meeting say They knOw
Nothing About U-Piaters Race the
Cause-His Owner Explains Gossip

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Nothing About u-Piater's Race the
Cause-His Owner Explains Gossip
After the running of the Lynbrook Hsndi-
cap al Aqueduct yesterday, which was won
| BY 4 7. A>te's Platter. there was an uproar
among those who always keep an eve open
! for ma nd ont performances Thomas u
| Reiily president Of the Queens County Jockey
| Club vas among those who thought they
| saw marked reversal III form Reilly
hurried before III. stewards Of the meeting
| &. " pattingill W = Nosburgh and Frank
| I. Clarke. and after u consult alton with them
| he notified secretary Rehberger TO refuse
| all of Asto's entries The news spread like
| wildhre, the announcement being that the
stewards had taken the action and had re-
| ferred the matter TO the Jockey Club but
| when asked about the matter, Mr.. NOs-
| burgh said that the stewards knew nothing
| about IL and, for that matter. had not con
| sdered II Mr. Nosburgh said however
| that President Reilly had the right TO refuse
| the entries of any owner II he saw At. When
| asked If President Reilly had officially noti-
| fled him OF hi- action. Secretary Rehherger
| declared that such was the case and that
| for the rest Of the Aqueduct meeting Aste's
| entries would he refused. although his hor ses
| could MI their stake engagements
| ASta when he heard the news. went before
| the stewards for Information. lie was told
| that they had nothing TO do with Reilly's
| action The trouble was caused by Platter,
| ra ce at Aqueduct on Wednes day last Because
of the fact that the Henry Of Ma varre geldng
in u race at Morris Park at five and half
| furlongs down the Eclipse course had es-
! tabliShed new worlds record Of io2', for
| the distance. at the ssfVe time beating
! Cinquevalli. WaA Candle, Rinsdove, Examiner.
| Captivator and Mount Hope. he talent made
him "A to ! fayorite on Wednesday. In that
! L., ,aI l,htfu haat ~
| OF on a track that was muddy close TO the
! rail and fair noi ng on the outside. His poor
| performance AZ IN. time was AZ tributed 10 the
| riding of MiChaels, who had the g"ldins
| in pockets n greater part OF the way. In
| Yesterdays race Platter took up i2i pounds
| and simply ran away from ms red. which
| included several of the horses that beat him
| on Wednesday The price against MN on
Wednesday wa . 10 s. while 10 vas the
| quotation YESTERDAY. A-te MADE this en-
| panH'ion of the case 10 lHE StN man ai'ef
y am surprised At President Reilly's action
| a. have done no wrong and can easily clear
| my-Alf In admit that Platter cannot run
| in the mud but | started HIM in Wednesday :
q s sd WHO , O. my me hs xha the
| track was muddy in clos" TO the rail II was
fair COINS. on the outside. Accordinsly ! IN,
AZ the post with Platter. 10 keep min there
all the way a. believed he had royai chance
10 win. / bot on Platter 10 win. although
told me that / would o-e A. soon ~ the
| barrier was lot go. Platter showed that he
he wa, soon IN a pocket. he never could
! win from behind an OF hs successes being
due 20 running on, IN iio Hser IN" ,I ray
beat Platter and did not hold NiGhaels 70
ba me in any respect ! added iiater 10
chance to win, even with ~ pound. on hi,
back also bet on him. but put han
Nod haA ~ ll,t
ho ran fully mp 10 expectations, But as
soon a. heard that my entries had been re-.
| fused | declined TO collect my bets. 30 that
| the sheets can he investigated
| 4 KNOW that there nls been great heal
Of talk about in,,and,out running. and that
| Platter race to-day places me IN an awkward
| position hefoe the public. but ! am innocent
OF wrong doing and can satisfy the proper
| authorities when the time comes When my
| horse Bellario was charged with being doped
| during the Shecpshead Bay meeting had a
| hard tim" 10 clear myself, although ther"
was absolutely nothing wrong with the hors"
| Is it reasonable to suppose tnat ] would lay
| myself open 10 criticism nov after that eN-
perienCe! The public Will be convinced in
due time TINT am not guilty,
| Aste il known a. the "Bootblack King. "
| for the reason that ne made fortune out OF
numerous bootblack stands which he owns
| throughout the city. He jumped into promi-
nence last year when he sold Nastur; lum TO
! " q Whitney for ST.. 900 President Reilly :
| ac, ion places the Aaueduct stewards IN an odd
| light. His authority to refuse entries was
| disputed last night by many turinen. who
1
| the Rules of Racing which permits the officials
| of a racing association TO take such matters
| into their own hands The rules dis
| tinctly state that the stewards Of "A meeting
| are in sole control Of the racing and that II
| any action is necessary toward discipline OF
| owners trainers or jockeys It must be taken
| 10 them \ racing man SAID last night that
| Reilly had acted roo hastily and that II was up
| to the stewards 10 Ssert themselves
Senator Timothy u sullivan. whose coorS
| Ia We not been seen in n race for some time.
| will send a string OF twelve horses 10 New
They will leave Sheepshead Bay for the South
ne II week.
! When Pl, tacus won tho second race yester-
! day AZ II 10 I. his owner, Jack Iovuer. was
! di-consolate as h. did not bet penny on
! him whereas he stood TO win 5000 on the
/ geldng when he made his debut lat Tue ~day
and was left AT tho post.
Redfern was originally engaged TO ride
| Moor Daisy in the last race yesterday, hut
! at the last moment he was paid for tho mount
! and Martin was substituted Tor some unknown
| reason.
| Lady Abercraii. after running second
| in the Iynbrook Handicap, pulled up lame.
| suffering from twisted ankle
| Da Chshuud broke down IN III" last race
| Yesterday, Dyer. who was left AZ the post
| the rest of the meeting for Incompetence
| These are the good things that went wrong
| YESTERDAY Belvlno, Ben Battle and Himseli
In the first race, The Guide. backed from
! 40 to to eights. in tho second. The Iali-ma u
, and san Andres in the nth, Dr. korber
won II she had gotten away in front,
Their" j. q great rush 10 get into the races
at Aqued net On to-dHy's card there are
ninot y-seyen entries and hfty-three horses
were excluded for want of room on the track
| This makes II total of $50 that owners were
ar ~ ions n