The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-05

looked like a racehorse that knew his bust.
ness. He was light bay; the horse that
ran as Hiram johnson was dark bay
but in form the two horses were very much
alike and the difference in color could easily
be arranged by man planning to run O
ringer.
1T was also said that MacNamara was the
horse that ran as ringer In California
before the Hiram johnson incident
Every unknown horse that comes here
must be identified before he can race. Some
horseman known to be reliable must de-
clare that the animal IL what he is repre-
sented to be. and it is Patrol Judge j. L.
Halls duty to obtain such entiflcat ions
If 1t Is found that The Fiddler Of Saturday
was ringer. the man who identified him
will probably be ruled of.
Patrol Judge Hall could not be found
last night.
Turf records show that MacNamara is a
six-year-old bay gelding by The Bard
Athalaric. He ran q number Of races in
Butte in 1902, and out Of seventeen races
ran unplaced only three times.
The Fiddler is flve-year-old bay gelding
the second race at Morris Park to-day.
ST. LOUIS MENTIONS SUSPECTS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 4.-The Fiddler,
the horse who won the last race at Morris
Park on Saturday, and on which killing
is said to have been made, Ia generally
believed to be MacNamara.a famous ringer,
and 1t Is thought that parties connected
with the Abbie L.-Untrue ringing race
at Delmar pulled of The Fiddler race,
The Fddler's previous races were at
Delmar. He ran five or six races here in
the cheapest kind of company, but once
coming inside the money
II is asserted that B. A. Chilson and H..
Slower. ruled of by Judge Brady for
completely in the attempted ringing
at Delmar, substituted MacNamara
for The Fiddler.
1t is not believed that any of The Fiddler
money was placed In poolrooms in St. Louis.
At least, If there was, no one is willing to
admit that he was hit.
REFUSING TO PAY IN FRISCO.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 4,--Joe Harvey
and Frank Daroux, who run poolrooms at
through the success OF The Fiddler at Morris
Park yesterday. They assert that most
of the bets were made by men from Reno,
New, who knew that q ringer named
MacNamara would be run instead OF The
Fiddler and hence the poolroom keepers
will refuse to pay bets until they get positive
proof that The Fiddler really ran yeeter-
day.
The price OF The Fiddler here opened at
is to 1. and was cut to Q to I. but this did
not stop bettors. The story is that MacNa-
mara and The Fiddler wintered on ranch
near Reno. New. There striking like
ness between The Fiddler and MacNamara
was noted and it was determined to profit
by the resemblance.
1t is limited that MacNamara was shipped
East mysteriously and that it was MacNa-
mara who won the race over the Withers mile
at Morris Park. 1t is asserted, too. that three
men who backed The Fiddler 90 iberally
in Sausalito poolrooms are from Reno.
CHICAGO pooKs HIT FOR 100000.
CHICAGO, Oct. 4.-John Ryan Of get
rich quick fame had the handbook makers
of Chicago covered yesterday in the
sixth race at Morris Park. The medium
of the plunge was The Fiddler. opening and
closing at 20 to 1. The money, judiciously
handled, was put down in tens and twenties
and every handler OF handbooks in Chicago
was shit. Buddie White got it" for
$3s. 600
Jim O'Leary is said to have fallen for
$4,000. The booking mavericks about
een .
more, 90 II the bets are ever paid Oh Ryan
is said to have profited by not less than
100000.
The bookies, some Of whom could not =,
even though they so willed. make good,
agreed at late hour last night not to pay
off until something official was received
from the track over which the race was run.
The Fiddler's performance OF yesterday
Ia about the only credtable one in his three
years on the turf.
LOSSES IN LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Oct. 4.-The local pool
rooms here were hit very hard by the
winning of The Fiddler in the last
race at Morris Park yesterday. losing
ten or fifteen thousand dollars. The bulk
OF the money was won by couple Of
strangers, presumably from St. Louis. who
came here especially to play the race.
The opening odds were Is to 1 but quickly
recetled to threes, and at these odds he was
heavily played until the poolrooms re-
fused to accept any more money on him.
1t was rumored after the race that it might
be case of wire tipping, but telegram
from the New York Office. confirming the
result, proved this untrue