The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-30
NO SURPRISE
New York Sporting Men Have
Been Expecting The Trouble.

New York. Sept. So.-It is no surprise
to men about town to hear that at last
there has been an explosion in Paris. for
II has been anticipated for some time
Robert L. Rose, one of those involved In
this scandal. was very prominent man
on the turf few years ago. At one time
he was partner with Eugene Leigh as the
owner OF the celebrated race horse Cliff
ford. which was left at the post in the
Brooklyn Handicap OF 1894 Rose and
John w. Rogers were the owners OF the
horse Tillo. who won the Suburban Hand
leap OF 1898
Every one at all conversant with the
history OF sporting men knows that Rose
was a card player and usually was sue
cessful. For many years he was book
maker on the race courses of the East
and West About two years, ago he went
TO France and has been there since.
j. 2. Korn well known as Bismarck"
was formerly a waiter in Coneys island
restaurant then got into bookmakinB.
became a partner with Fred Walbaum,
was very successful as a bookmaker and
ne also went 10 France last year. where
he has been since. Herman Pressuer. a
resident of Hoboken. was cashier for
Bismarck" for years and continued In
that capacity when his employer went
abroad.
Korn has not been In America for about
two years or since the publication of the
inside historw OF the Franklin syndicate.
which made away with over half a mill
lion dollars IL was for his share In TINS
scheme that Miller, the alleged head OF
the concern, was tried and imprisoned.
WAS IN FRANKLIN SYNDICATE.
Eddie" schlessnger is another. who
70 rIs 81. ft,.
Franklin syndicate exposure. as he was
one OF the persons said 20 be involved.
Two years ago he went TO Egypt but re-
gained sufficient courage to sneak back 10
Paris, where the graft was so good as
10 be Irresistible
sydney Burns Is an American, who,
about six years ago. went 10 England 10
carry out his ideas OF handicappinlu
racehorses for the purpose OF betting on
them. He was extraordinarily success
ful. for he is generally accredited by New
York sporting men with winning from
s6O. 900 TO 10000 each season over there.
and Is said TO be worth at least a million
dollars.
He has n big stable OF racehorses I'm
France and he raced IA England Last
winter he was much I'm evidence about
town here. as he spends some part OF
each year in or about New York. He
Il tall handsome young man. with
smooth shavon face. and always attracts
attention. He was much In the society
OF several OF the American Jockeys who
had ridden abroad last year and were
home for a part OF the winter. II involved
In the scandal his acquaintanccs here
Will be very much surprised.
His work as a handlcapper has engaged
all his time at night. lie never dissi-
pated I'm the English metropolis, and his
only recreation was his annual trip 20
America 90 spend the winter.
sLoANE's TURF RECORD.
Tod" Sloane IL. OF course, known all
over the civilized world as the rider ,O
whom the English Jockey club refused 10
ISSUE a license "A year ago. For a long
time IL was hoped by his friends that
he would be reinstated. but his course of.
life recently has not been Of a KIND "a