The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-20
PLUNGER RYAN WINS $4,000.
GET-RICH-OUICk MAN ROUTS THE
GRAYESEND RING.
Places $40. 600 on Caughnawaga, S4O,O 600
on MeC hesney and $50. 900 On Irene
Lindsey--E. Il. sMathers Heavy
Winner, TOO-AIso "Pittsburg Phii."

winner, 1OO-AISO 'fIttsDuTB Thh'
From his operations In the ring ct Graves
end yesterday it would appear as il Jof n
j. Ryan, the pet-rich-quick man, lad all
Of the modern turf plungers beaten block.
According to the story going tie rounds
after tie races, Ryan made TIE plunge OF
l.is career and cleaned w $4,000 on tie day
He has boon backing IT, e book run by Geofge
Considne in TIE ring. but as been play ing
tie races Himself, ever since is arrival in T. 9
East, on large scale. 1t has been said
Of him that lie could command credit for
:, ,OO0 900 among Il g members OF IT, Metro
politan Turf Association, in spite OF tie
fact that lie was said to he bankrupt when
his per cent a week turf investr ent COM
psny went to tie wall in st. Louis last
spring. and tie creditors received settle
rnent Of Is cents on TIE dollar.
Ryan has been cutting wide swath
since lie bobbed up at Saratoga with q
32,,0 900 automobile He Las been wagering
vast SUMS on various horses, and when lie
put 5 1000 on Caugfnawara In the first
race yesterday at 81 to l. Il layers thought
notI ing OF It. Ryan won 5000 on Il Is
race and had a good bet On Hurstbourne,
the winner Of tie Hindco Stakcs. tut lie
did not get into Lin stride until the letting
on tie Second Special began.
Then Ryan got busy. He went from
book to book, betting cs much as tie layers
would take on McCl esney at 8 to S and
finally to 2, until he Lad placed full, So eco,
80 the story goes. He was at least : 5000
winner W, ZEN Rig Mac" came home, n akiDg
lin SN,0 600 10 tie rood en- Il Q day. Alter
tina. lie -piked along" until tue sixth race,
wien te backed Irene Lindsey for 50 900
at an average OF even money. Wen tie
S,nathers mare won Ryan sont his COM
uissioners into the ring to get the money
quie ly on general principles.
E. L. Sriat. ers also won fortune through
he Sac ess Of NJ &C .osney and irene Lindsey.
Willie he did not 50 into tie ring himself
numerous commissioners were at work
placing money tEat rurpcrted to come
from the we'll known trotting horse man.
According to report Mr.. Smat!iers plat ed
81 900 on McC esney and then made the
biggest bet OF s career On Irene Lindsey
Some said lie sent between 1900 ant SO 0ct
into tie books, while ot .els declared that
even more money was wagered by him.
-Pittsturg iiil' followed in Mr.
Smat. erss wake and placed Thousands
on both OK the latter's Lorsee. With tie
public and all OF tie biggest form players
bearing five favorites, it was said t'.at
the layers had not experienced such q
disastrous day in years In Ryan's case
turfmen were inclined TO believe that ir
view " lis tremendous play he would
soon receive some sort of a notice from
the Jockey Club to quit. The story that
the turf autL critics some time ago notified
Mr.. SrnatN ers to curtail Lis wagers has been
In circulation fer some time, but to date it
has not been verified.
There is no doubt that the Jockey Club
officials are inclined to frown on heavy
speculation In tie ring, even though they
do not officially recognize betting