The sun., 1902-12-25
GOSSIP OF The RUNNERS.
ANOTHER GREAT YEAR FOR THE
TURF rs LOOKED FOR.
Impossible te EAtimate Amount OF Money
Wagcred at Local Tracks DURING
the Past Reason-Nore Trouble for
Ryan-Success for California Tracks.


by the State tax amounting to $40. os5 ss
this year, has caused no end OF discussion as
10 the amount Of money involved In the sport
of kings The gross receipts of oil tracks
operating In this state for the past year were
-. 4oi. III 80 This amount includes money
maid bw the public for admission to the va
rjous racecourscs where betting was allowed.
The question naturally arises, there fore.
how much money was warered on the races
At New York tracks In the same periodY
Bookmakers are not inclined TO tell oi their
transactions In the ring and consequently
an answer to this question is not obfainab bic
from them But those who have watc he'd
the magnitude OF the ring operations all the
year maintain that enough money was wagered
to paw of the national debt
Take Futurity Day for instance" said
horseInan who was discussing this point yes
terday There were close to 50,0oD persons
at Sheepshead Bay when this event was run
this year Bookmakers upon that occa sion
said that half q million dollars was handed
In the ring on the six races II was fire.
ourntly the case that the Big Store book.
operated by Ullman and Weller handled
sso. 900 to a race. ] do not believe that any
body can estimate the total amount of money
waEered."
In keeping with the reco rd breaking at
tendance and receipts. the amount OF the
stakes and purses paid TO turimen was never
greater Yet. during the coming year the
racing associations will offer richer stakes
and more liberal purses than ever before.
Though the popularity of the turf during
this year was at n height never expected bv
the promoters Of the sport. indications point
TO an even more successful campaign in 1903.
The breeding industry l, booming and the
entries for the more important stakes have
exceeded all prognostications. In n word
racing IL st i'll on the upward grade with the
end not yet in sight
OUTLAW" Ryan is still having his troubles
at the Newport track on Monday his star
Jockey, Cunningham. had the mount on
SandHea, who. because of her class. should
have won the third race with ease. In the
Ryan syndicate books the flly was held at
even money while several opposition layers
quoted to 6 and 8 to at post time. Ryan
and his friends quickly took the latter prices
but Sandhea lost. chiefly because Of poor
ride by Cunnin CHAM, The Jockey was called
into the stewards stand and informed that
N he put up any more such rides he would be
outla wed by the outlaws
Racing in California this winter Is OF a
higher class and OF NOR g real benert 10 owners
than ever before Pre- sident Tom Williams
has made 1t point TO attract horsemen
who have either raced at New Orleans or
have remained idle during the winter months,
and that he has succeeded is shown by the
presence on the Coast of more prominent
owners than have ever raced there in tlmes
past. The value OF the stakes and purses
has had much to do with drawing these
just now the sport cannot be pronounce d
the best But New Orleans has made. some
rapid strides in in public favor Of late t. If only
who have conducted an active, crusade
against fraud and are determined 10 keep
fact that during the first month of racing AZ
Ingleside twenty-eigh owners have won
ieast hall i doe dozen on OF that ' humber have wy eS,
ceeded the 5000 mark. shows that there
is money in winter racing on the Soast Tor
able material with which to compete for the
Arthur Redfern's young brother. a 40
FOUNDER, is anxious TO become a Jockey.
He is constantly begging his father 70 allow
him 70 rid. and the latter seems inclined to
allow him to. The younVster IL just such Il
boy as Arthur was three year.; ago and thos"
who have seen him exercising horses say that
he IL a natural born rider. IL is prohab bic
that he will be seen in some of the apprentice
races here next season.
GIL" Robinson. The Snowman intends 20
son son Of !Tn"ic John" Robinson. q veteran
circus proprietor. Mr.. Robinson is said TO
breds who will carry his colors here next
President Bush Of the New Orleans track
outside the yates. Whenever one of them IS
detected in the ring he is pounced upon and
rncetracks might pursue with benefit to
their patrons, for the tout, though somewhat,
sncenf s persTaTse Row vS Sn'Hof2od he at NAV a
Harry Cochran. W. c. whtney's former
has decided to come East because Of his
inability to secure sufficient number of
COCHRAN % seems @ 's to be S esperiencine run f Of
hard luck which he cannot shake of Ever
since he was injured at Saratoga in 1901, the
was about the most unsuccessful he has
experienced since he first got into the saddle
have Brilliant % future % He" He was wa Considered
q coming star, and commanded big salary
but just now he finds that hls once valuable
the fortune that he might have laid away
John W. Schorr will ra CO these two -year-olds
in the East next year: Cloverton,, Esoobar,
LI.sardo, MartSs, penianr Mcilnps. Rsnea.
trai. Flaella, Mordeln. MoTeans, voli9, Wal
is full brother to Judith. Campbell;
In CINCINNATI. The plan is to form pools to be
fully combine the names Of the winners Of
stated feature events Of the American turf
bination be the Mont gomery Handicap, the
n.oO fee Of S be charged So for esCd a Go%
ten days before the running OF the first race.
prietors % OF the scheme % viii distribute the the
balance among the successful guessers.
may De pio ha tns on TINS
the Crescent City Just at pressent, !, He has
but has also been playing faro and roulette
With marked success Hildreth has also
much su acumen % hat they a have pd DEVELOPED the ne
form Of stake horses. and every time they
have started sam hns been ahon together
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