Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-17
BIG MONEY is WON
At Third Annual Fall Race Meet
at Rock Island
Club.
DARK HORSE WINS DERBY
Milan Entry Runs Away From Fav-
orites-HOw Other Events
Resulted.

night they would have reaped Il har-
vest. They would have found Rock
Island Club members vending their
way homeward along about the mid
night hour, when the city sleeps, their
pockets laden with greenbacks they
had won at the betting ring in the
club house on Sixteenth street in con
nection with the track events. Some
had as high as 100000 in their inside
pockets. 1t is the height of folly for
one to take a chance of crossing the
path of highwayman with such a
wad of money on him. 1t is the part
of wisdom in such cases to hire a
hack. But the winners had Il meet
ing and voted Il boycott on the cab
bies.
The result is many families have
money to burn today. 1t is cinch it
will be burned, for it is the phoney
article, and can be put to no better
use than starting the furnace with.
The club affair was Il huge success.
1t was the third annual fall race
meeting. The members were out in
force, as were their friends The
spacious club house was crowded be-
tween the hours of and IL o'clock
The bookmalers and operators of the
various games of chance usually seen
at race track held forth in the bill
lard room. where they did thriving
business, especially the bookies. who
were betting the counterfeit greens,
of which each gentleman had received
full supply on entering the club
house. There were the fortune wheel
bird cage. chuck-a-luck, roulette. and
other unnamed harmless games on
which one could win whenever the
operator permitted.
MILK Maid Wins In a Walk.
The racing took place in the recep-
ton room. j. w. Parker's Milk Maid
a 10 to / shot. won in a walk in the
first race, for 3-year-olds and up
wards, purse $6.432.12. Those entered
were seated on step-ladders resting
against the south wall. each furnished
with a thread and needle. and the one
sewing on the greatest number of
buttons on a strip of cloth in a speci-
fed time taking the money. Some of
the racers did not even get their
needles threaded.
The second race. for 3-year-oIds and
for which n purse Of $7,114.69 was
hung, was won by Oscar Schmid. He
had been backed strong in the after
noon, but just before the lineup it
was hunched by the tOuts that he had
a bum foot. 1t afterward developed
that this dope was circulated by his
owner. who was placing all the mon
ey he could get bets against. The
racer won for his owner over 5000.
The contestants in this race were re-
quired to pick up potatoes on tea
spoons and carry them across the
room.
Dark Horse Wins Derby.
y dark horse-Dr. G. \. Virgins. of
Milan-copped the prize in the derby.
on which the heaviest wagers of the
evening were made. The Milan entry
was played at odds of to /. The |
track favorites, Drs. G.. l.. Eyster, c. |
c. Carter, j. II. Hollowbush and j. p.
Comegys, were backed strong, but
they never were in the running with
the country lad. The bookies gather
ed in nearly all the money there was
in the house on this race, but it got
into circulation later on. In this con-
test the entries were required to eat
an apple suspended from a string tied
to the ceiling, keeping their hands be-
hind their backs. DR.. Virgins push
ed his apple against the wall and had
easy picking. He carried off a purse
of $51 ,S4312
Some Campaign Money.
George w. McCaskrin finished first
without even getting warm in the
next event, and carried off SS,976.S4,
which will help some in the prosecu-
ton of his campaign as independent
contestants were required to drink a
glass of water with teaspoon
Niger Lady, with Abe Rosenfield
ny, proved a sore disappointment i'll
the next event, which was for 3-year
olds, with purse of $6,347. 90 at stake,
going lame after the first heat and
finishing second, ID. +. Tyson landing
the greens. This race consisted in
blowing balls with ones breath across
the course.
H. X Mack had the goods in the
closing event. for which there VAS a
purse of $S,432.47. The conditions
were that the first one who could car
ry four bottles. one at a time, across
the room. and place them in small
circle neel<s down should be declared
the winner. Mack got away with the
money so handily there was a suspic-
ion that the other jockeys had been
fixed.
Bleuer's orchestra furnished music
during the evening, and Iunck was
served.