The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-06
Turfmen Identify Medium of Kill
ing as Horse That Ran I'm
der That Name in West.
B%oOKMAKERS MUST PAY BETS.
Cromwell and Anderson, Owner
and Trainer of the Animal, De
clare They Do Not Know
j. J. Ryan the Plunger.


REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York, Oct. 5-After the fifth race
at Morris Park his afternoon hundreds
OF curious horsemeu inspected in the pa6-
dock the racer who. on Saturday. under
the name OF The Fiddler, won for his
hackers so much money from Western
bOokmakers that some OF the layers at
Chicago declined 20 pay on the bets until
the officials at Morris Park had an an
~vestisation and confirmed the IDENTITY OF
the horse.
The investigation has been going on for
two days. TIT Fiddler was under the con-
troll Of the assistant secretary OF the Jock
ey Club, Algernon Daingerield. from the
moment the rumors began TO circulate
that there was something wrong with the
race. The point at issue was whether the
horse who won on Saturday was the same
animal who had raced under the name OF
The Fiddler at ST. Louis and San Fran
cisco.
TIC help clear up his doubtful point. all
the hOrsemen now in this vicinity who had
seen The Fiddler run In California were
requested by the stewards TO examine
MN Among these horsemen were @. 3.
Morris, one OF the most experienced men
IN the country, Matthew StOrrs. also a
man long connected with the California
Iurf ana formerly trainer for Frederick
Gerhard; R. A. Smith, the trainer Of
Artculate, and others.
A these men said that, TO the best OF
their knowledge, IL was the same The F1d-
der. Morris stated that in California the
horse wal light in flesh. but, allowing for
Improvement due TO good care. there was
no doubt In his mind that The Fiddler of
Morris Park was The Fiddler Of Califor-
MIA.
Both storrs and Smith ridiculed the no.
ton that II could be Mcnamara, who in
many subtle points is easy 10 distinguish
py a pracncal horsemsn from The Fid-
der in all but color. A lad working in one
OF the stables who formerly rode McNa-
mara in his exercise said that the Morris
Park horse was not Mcnamara.
Both 7. T Cromwell n Charles Ander-
son, respectively owner n trainer Of The
Fiddler. were questioned by the stewards,
who wanted TO know II John J. RYAN was
knowledge OF the plunger. The test work
shown BY The Fiddler was q mile in about
l;4Z. or perhaps a a faster. and this.
the owner and trainer said. was not the
work of a first-class ringer. such as has
been suTmised The Fiddler was.
Many hard-hearted racing men declared
that The Fiddler was really fourth best
In bis race. and that he was lucky 10 win.
The investigation is still going on. the
Jockey Club stewards having wired for
information TO various parts OF the cOun-
Try. Turfmen say that II Mcnamara
could be located and his marks made pub
lie racing men would cease TO couple the
names of the horses.
Reports stiH pour in from out-of-town
points confirming the original stories of
large winnings on The Fiddler. One dis
patch dated Memphis states that the pool
room there was hit for $1,000 when The
Fiddler won. Several ~weil-known bettors
had been eagerly awaiting the entry OF
the horse, and when his name appeared
IN Saturdays entries they went te-&Ot
reported to have placed large amounts on
him.