The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-22
BON MOT STARTS LAME
CAUSING A HEAVY LOSS
Owner Pleads to Withdraw
Entry, But Is Refused.

NEW YORK, July 22.-The failure o.
the Waterboy- McChesney Special
Sweepstakes formed an all-absorblng
topic Of conversation at the Brighton
track yesterday. and detracted much
from the interest felt in the good days
racing. The racing had It's own trou-
bles, too. more especially IN the stake
race. the Nautilus. won by Andy VIII
liams, in which Bon Mot had opened up
a 2 to l favorite. but gradually scared
in price as adverse rumors came to
hand
In coming to the track Bon Mot had
picked up a stone in his or fore foot.
This was removed and the horse warmed
up apparently all right. Later he became
sore in his walk. so much so that his
owner. II. E. Rowell. acquainted the
stewards with the fact and asked their
permission to withdraw him. 1t was
after the betting had been going on for
some little time. and the stewards could
not see their way to accord the desired
permission. They decided the horse
must run. and many people continued
to bet on him at TO l, unaware OF the
circumstances OF the case. Under the
rules IN force in former days. all bets
would have been declared Of, the horse
scratched and twenty minutes allowed
for a new book. But under the Percy
Gray law the stewards can take no cog
nlzance OF any such matter. which
vitality affects the interest OF the bet
tors.
Accordingly. the horse went TO tn
post, with Cannon In the saddle. and. q
add to his bad luck. was cut down a
starting. and thereby received such
poor send-oT that IL was generally be
IIieved he had been left. He traile
along In the extreme rear. and neve
could get within striking distance OF tn
front rank, so that Cannon wisely de
: clined to knock him about. The stew
, ards sent for the Jockey into thei
stand. and the boy gave them satisfac
: tory account Of his orders and explalne
the poor race run by the favorite. 30
Mot was painfully lame when bein
cooled out. which substantiated whs
Cannon had said.
With regard to the running OF II
: race. Bellario held an open length az
vantage down the backstretch. but And
williams came with a rattle at q
4 three furlong pole and wrested 10 fro
: him. From there on the race Was a
Andy's. and the best BellaTtO could {
was TO finish Two and q half length
back OF him. ara & head in front
. | Irascible
= In the two-year-oId selling race. wC
4 by Dinah Shsd. Long Distance, Ru
!, Parish, and Kingsboro fell on turnir
( into the straight and gave Michael
E 1 Cochran. and Beauchamp very ug
. looking falls Miehaels had his el
d badly cut, so that II had TO be sewn u
5 Cochran was knocked unconscious, b
+ shortly recovered, while Beauchau
also was a long time unconscious al
= likewise broke his coliarbone and disl
n Gated his shoulder.
) Favorites and outsiders divided {
} honors The winning riders were Ma
II thews. Burns (two). Redfern, OdOm. a
Is DanEman-
John u. Carr claimed the place hori
Ned Moore, out OF the second race
1850 probably a friendly claim for
owner. J. L. Holland. The winner, Din
= Shad. was run I'D from S1.TO0 and boug
l. in by her owner. E. L. Graves, for $40
The twenty fines OF $500 each met
g. out BY the stewards on Monday were l
, nitted. with the warning that III
would not be RENTED in case OF hors
VI being late In the paddock IN future.
ID Duffy, the steeplechase rider "
II. broke his ribs by falling from Gold r
Monday. is out OF the hospital.