The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-05
BoOkmakers Believe The
Fiddler Is a Ringer.
WESTERN MEN ARE ACCUSED
B. A. Chilson and H. Slower Said to
Have Engineered COMPLAINING
Horse Thought to Be Mcnamara.

1EFeStigallOn into the running ana lden-
tity of The Fiddler. the bay gelding
who won the last race at Morris Park
on Saturday at a long price, and took
100000 out of the ring A conservative
estimate of the winnings on the coup
made in poolrooms all over the country
places the amount at 100000 dis
patch from California received last
night stated that great deal OF money
had been bet on the horse in the West
and that an intimation had come to the
poolroom keepers there that The Fid-
der was not the horse who ran in ST.
Louis under that name and showed
little speed. but was supposed to be
Mcnamara, a horse who is believed to
have figured in similar incidents be-
fore.
Two leading poolroom keepers in
California even went so far as to sus-
pend all bets until the identity of the
horse is established without doubt. and,
although the poolroom men have no
standing before the racing association,
it is certain that any suggestion that
ringer" has been run here will be
the subject of the strictest investiga-
ton.
Hit the Bookmakers..
The victory of the horse hit the book
makers and poolroom keepers hard all
over the country. The horse was brought
here from the West lately and students
of form found that The Fiddler fig
ured to finish pretty near the rear of
the bunch.
n m no to 70 80,
next to last in a field of twelve. At ST.
Louis on July 80 he ran seventh in field
OF ten. and after that did not appear in
the West. His last race there was so
sorry the followers of the turf
thought he was dead or had been sold
TO pull an express wagon. With such
a record upon which to judge the
chances of The Fiddler the bookmakers
put up 30 to 1 against him, and the
money began to pour in. At post time
II was still coming
Leo Mayer. George Rose, Billy Cowan,
and Eddie Burke were the heaviest hit
Of the bookmakers at Norris Park. They
didn't discover that there had been an
unusually heavy play on The Fiddler
until they got back to town. and began
to examine their sheets
Then their eyes opened and the gloom
was thickened at the Metropolitan Turf
Club, the headquarters of the book
makers. in West Thirty-sixth Street
Yesterday the bookmakers were specu-
lating as to who had engineered the
coup and marveling at the cleverness
with which the money was poured into
the ring without attracting the atten-
tion of the layers.
Gamblers figured out last night that in
addition TO the $500, 900 won at Morris
Park. at least 800. 600 was taken out of
the pOolrooms in New York city.
Biggest Coup on Record.
at is undoubtedly the biggest coup
in the history of the ring" said lead
ing bookmaler, who handles as much
money as any Of his craft. 1--WE didn't
:, discover how hard we had been hit IN
til We got back to town on Saturday
night and went over our sheets. Then
We were astonished.
up 20 date s3OO.OOO has been paid out
by the Morris Park bookmakers. That
is a conservative estimate, and you
might add $4,000 20 it and not be far
out of the way. Il was clever job and
that's sure.
I'VE didn't notice anything strange
because the money was put down IL
small sums. don't think that any Of
the bets was over $50. Most of then
were about $40. A gang of men and
boys put down the money. Because
the bets were so small the odds wer,
not cut
"As good as 80 to 1 could be had II
some books. and there was no difficulty
In getting 20 to l at any time.
I'VE haven't got any idea as TO who
put the thing through Certainly no one
prominent IN the racing or betting game
took any part in the ring proceedings
"Since We have been talking the thinl
over IL would seem. from the genera
opinion, that Mcnamara was the ring
er. We felt pretty blue this morning
when we saw that the papers said W.
had winning day on Saturday; no
when we paid out 100000 on The Fid
dler.
"And you can bet that the boys VIII
stay in town and take bets in the pool
rooms were stuck for at least 800, O00.
I'VE can't do anything about IL, AM
there's no good kicking. We've paid on
the money and that settles II. We can
get It back, and we've got TO take on
medicine New York Sun.
ST. Louis Mentions Suspects.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Oct 4.-The Fiddler
the horse who won the last race at Nor
Fis Park on Saturday, and on which
killing is said to have been made,
generally believed TO be Mcnamara,
famous ringer. and it is thought tina
parties connected with the Abbie LIN
true ringing race at Delmar pulled o
The Fiddler race.
The Fiddler's previous races we're q
Delmar. He ran five or six races her
in the cheapest kind OF company. br
once coming inside the money.
1t is asserted that b. A. Chilson and
Slower, ruled OF by Judge Brady fC
completely in the attempted ringing &
Delmar. substituted Mcnamara for I'll
Fiddler. w. v. Conran. who owns Nab
Winn. Fugurtha and others. and has II
contract on Jockey Gullett, said La
night that be knew Walker we'll. tina
he came here from California and wante
Cullett to ride his horse, saying ths
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