The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-24
PLUNGER MAKES
HEAVY WINNING
"Pittsburg Phil" Draws
Down 100000 on
the Day.
Bookmakers Mistake His
Commissioners for Rural
Reubens.
sreoiaI Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-JOhn J. Ryan,
the "get-rich-Quick man whose recent
plunges at Gravesend created a sensa-
ton. was compelled 10 take a back seat
to-day by "Pittsburg PHIL and John A.
Drake. "Pittsburg Phil" who has won
more money this season than any Of the
big plungers, is said TO have cleaned up
$4,000 on the day-s20,0e0 on Pulsus, win
ner Of the third race, and $4,000 on Lord
Turco, belonging TO his brother, BIZ
Smith, in the fourth event.
"PittsbUrg Phil has complained repeat
edly Of the fact that some layers either
refuse 70 take his money or chop the
odds TO a minimum when they find that
he and his commissioners are betting on
a certain horse: so when he got ready
10 Unbelt on Lord Turco he adopted
novel method Of getting his money down.
He hunted up several men with long
whiskers who looked like farmhands and
sent them into the ring when the price
against LORD Turco had gone up as high
as 10 TO ] in some books. With a wild
rush the bewhislzered individuals swOOped
down on the unsUspecung layers, betting
$500 and 5000 at clip, straight. place
and third. Several swept the deadline
where better odds were offered and in a
few minutes there was a panic in the
ring.
A coterie Of heavy bettors made kill
ing on Hello IN the fifth race. He was at
one time AT Is 10 !. but was played down
10 one-third the odds. He was helped TO
win by the fact that J. Lantry's The Bow
cry. a gift colt from Representative SulIi-
van. threw his rider. De SOuZa, at the
post and ran away on the outside Of the
track a mile and a half and took no part
in the race. The BOWery also was good
thing. played of the boards-in fact. he
acted like a colt pTimed for a race. Nor
-
10 be winning again to-day, but about
hundred yards from the finish she began
10 act as If she wanted 10 run out and
h. rider tapped her gently with his whip.
Hello, under persuasion, passed Mordella
in the last few strides.
J. W. Colts Amur won the steeplechase
after AIanilian had made nearly all the
running Both horses came into collision
shortly after leaving the last jump and
the rider Of Manilian claimed a foul, but
the stewards dismissed the claim, as there
IS an abrupt turn in the track, which is
q had place for accidents Of this sort.
Summary:
FIRST RACE-High weight handicap all
ages. about six furiongs
Betting. Horse Weight. Jockey. st. q Fin.
g 70 1-salvatella. III CRedfern). 5 8 .
70 20 Outcome, ITO CBuIlman).. 8 2
Time 40 2-5. start bad Won driving.
Winner. W A. Chambers b. T. by Caldron-
graph 115. The Captain Us. Pentaur 112 Meis-
terslnger JOS. Memoriam 102 Slidell 1Oe. April
Rye 1o6 Biserta 100. Captivator los. also ran.
SECOND RACE-seTing. steeplechase. about
Betting. Horse. Weight. Jockey. St. q Fin.
to 5-Amur, 80 a Jackson. IL
. 70 5-2lanilian. 155 Csoo!nggerl. 20
out Winner. J. " COTS ch. & by Bob Miles
Ter
also ran.
THIRD RAcE-The Holly handicap for
2-year-olds. about six furlongs:
Betting Horse Weight Jockey St a Fin
Is 20 5-F'ulsus 126 CO'NeilD- go. > q
. 10 1-Divination. los CRedfern) 2 ?
, 70 1-Swt Gretchen, 10 (Bllmnl ;
Time, 1909 IS. Start good Won driving.
Winner J. r. Madden's br. G. by Topgallent-
Glen Hop. st. Valentine I15 Turquoise Blue
IA. Jacquin 100. Wotsn los. Race King 112.
Bats lo3. ReQuiter lo4. also ran
FOURTH RAcE-Handicap for all ages one
and half miles:
to l-Lrd Turco. IS de Souza). 4 Z 8
l8 TO 5-Janeway. loS CBurns) 3
rime- 2:s5. Start good Won easily. win
ner W. c. Smiths b. c. by Harrington Turcot.
Chsrswind 81. Gold Bell 81, Warranted 100
star Chamber 1902 also ran
FIFTH RAcE-selling. 2-year-oids, about
Betting Horse. Weight. Jockey. St. q Fin.
to Hello 1O4 0O'NeilD-....- 8 ~
3 to l-Mordella, "a Reed. ....- !
6to Monet, lO5 CRedfern). =. ? IL
Time. III. Start good. Won driving
Winner p. Buriews b. G by Pontac-Sai9ta-
CON Eagle 100 Charlie Fisher "a. Bob Muir
T5hv ZOE Avenger 1O5. Tendercrest a. Hydran-
ger 81, Banderflla 81. The Bowery 81, also ran
SIXTH RACE-Selling, for 3-year-oids and
inward one and a sixteenth miles;
Betting Horse. Weight. Jockey s.. Fin.
ie 70 5-8lcAleeizin. JOG CoNeilD: ~
Tsne I-s7 IS start good Won driving
Winner r. FarreiIs blk. I. by Watercress-
C,lsdvs Stroller 1O4. Ethics 100. Ella Snyder
81 Khitai LOG. also ran.