The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-06
SARATOGA RACING GOSSIP.
TWO BOOKNAKERS MUCH IN THE
PUBLIC EYE.
LIcttsnsteln Prospecting: Nothing Doing
Win Cowan--Tammany Contingent
Does weD over Victories Of Mim"n
and Standardization sold 10 Gebhard.

SAEaTocA. Aug Two bookmakers are
much In the public ere just now. one Is
on the top wave o. prosperity, whereas the
other reports nothing doing Sol Lichien-
s'ein il the fortunate geaciller and " II.
C1wan tue one on whom tie sun o: pros
rsT!ty refuses 10 shine LIth ter@teih mas
beaten ~. game sOundiy ever since the OPEN
ing day. not because lis booking operations
have ben fortunate. Dut because he mas
boon .tn. on .eyerai good things whereby
he has waxed TAT BY depicting The strong
po,es Of hts felloS -bOosies To-day
Iicr;Aus-s.1 left his 500, In the betting rlns
on the s,eep!echase and simply swarnped HE
brethren, who were laying even money
against F0rhun,er. He ron az the low est
estimate $1,000 20 the race. He also was
In On the Memories coup yes'erday and
cleaned ny ano'hs, $1,000 By the victory OF
WyOdiord Clay a.iy. on Monday no gath
cred N srua. fortune on Rock storm IN the
s,aep.echasa Re got 10 To- h4- money.
aad went down The lire betting from 800
10 s90n at time.
Cowans Il! luck consists not 80 much IN
d losing book az = surprising decline in the
volume o. clubhouse commissions since the
disastrous defeats ri the Whitney hoT,es
from tho very frs. day. Cowan usually
handles y big volume Of clubhouse money.
There was nothing doing to-day N ins
clubhouse" lie said y guess they re all
gone broke Oh the Whitney good things why.
there has been 80 llttla business to-day that
could have taken ir the money and recorded
the bets myself without am lerSs.
Llchlenst4n occupi~. the Rockwell cottage
on mon ay.ng" he i said 10 have oEerOll
Foxhal 2. kaene. among others who wanted
tn.. cottage, by Offering 81. 20 rent for the
month u August. In the ring Lichtensien -
sLtsEQillf
AZ hand Eith cigars and ice water When
hN yarca to smoke T.icttcust"ln calls to the
attendant. Tho cuts on the end 81 the c!saTy
places II between his empoyer7 f""th ana
hold. match 10 10 whlir LlchteHEtnlh pu0s,
ca.As out bets aud tuos prices All al the same
tlne. 49,, -.
hotel. nov because OF the t4ct that the his
gambling houses are closed. About tn
biggest operations are sad 70 have com" or
In 4 game presided over by King BRADY
poker player on the Mississippi River boats.
II was reported to-day that more than st0,"~
changed hands in the first game heid J., Last
night in the apartments Of prominent West
ern horsenAn and speculator.
Operations in the betting ring to-day were
verv moderate in volume. Archie IiinmHr
plunge on Setauket in the fourth race.
clearing up nearly $1,000. The IammAny
contingent had modest amount bet OF
Frank Farrell. MifnOn in the first race ana
Stroller. ending the day with very con-
Portable bank roll.
John r. Madden has sold his MY Raglan
To Fred Cabhard for s.. 90. The fly will run
in her new owners colors tomorrow, Rag
Ian j. eligible for the Futurity,, and some
surprise was expressed az her sale BY Madden.
al she IA thought to have a great chance
10 run away with the rich prize In this
CONNECTION. however, it Is -aid thai Madden
said 10 he the greatest colt ever owned b.
him. II iz suspected that this is AdbHll,
a son Of Plaudt. who has never faced the
flag.
for one day for being late AZ the scales win
Counterpoise in the third. race Jockey
Coleman. the most dimiuutive lad riding
here caused A laugh after the first race. in
which he rode Ho"eo by hi. valiant Efforts
10 carry the load Of mud with which he vas
pl1stered as well az hia saddle and trapplnRss
to the scales The little chap struggled
hard under the burden. but had TO be helped
along by a stable attendant.