The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02
The TURF OF
THE WEST
Bondage was Doped Before
Entering His Race.
.LUClEN APPLEBY IN FORM
Good Colt, Proceed, One Of the Best
Two-Year- Olds in Training t1as
Won Big Purses for
His OWner.
.LUCIEN APPLEBY IN FORM
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CHICAGO, ILL, August line sei'ae-
ton of tho weeks racing Mt Hawthorhe
was the discovery that bondage, laVofite
II, tho July selling stakes, haa oeeh
drugged and his speed dulled. jim ar
thur, owner of the horse, was ono OF tiie
first to come forward and offer to inVes-
tgate It, and tho investigation showed
that two Of his employees had given inc
horse two doses of medicine, which caused
him to break out In Precipitation IN nus
warm-up and SO affected his specd III
tho race that he finished absolutely last.
Both men at first denied all KNOWLEDGE
of tho horse being doped, but upon BENG
closely questioned and frightened. they
admitted they had given bondage qultiiie
twice, two or three hours before the race,
but no persuasion could induce them 70
reveal the names of tho parties VINO en-
rh ped them TO Supply the horse. Both
have been ruled of tho track for life.
! and 1t is not probable that they Will ever
| be re,nstated. even If they reveal INC
| names Of the lnstgators Of the plot.
Iucien Appleby showed his first return
| to his last years form when he captured
| Hawthorne's greatest event, the Superior
| Handicap. after a furious drive for tho
| last sixteenth OF a mile by the short
| margin of nose from tho Conqueror.
] Tho victory Of Durnell and Herr was
most popular and pleasing one to the
| public as tho horse was well bacKec
| favorite.
1 stakes showed that the son of Mirthful
| Is q far better horse than he was at frst
| supposed to be. Behind him finished q
field of handicap horses, and Pat Dunn's
| gelding convinced the public that from
/ now on he will be hard to beat.
/ A GOOD ONE.
| CartaIn S. s, Browns good colt Proceed
/ won the Competition stakes, tho Vernai
| and the Lakcvlew Handicap. In the Conf
petition stakes he carried l25 pounds. ana
| beat a good field over heavy track.
1 He Is by far the largest winner IN, money
| for his owner OF any two-year-old that
/ has worked west Of Now York. and
should he train on he will turn out to
| be one of tho best colts In the country
The finding OF Gold Heels. the winner
of the Suburban and Brighton Handicap,
| and also Of the Brighton cup OF 1902. on
| a farm at Greenwich, H., is considered
by his admirers a very lucky one, ana
removes all doubt as to his whereabouts.
1t Is also Of particular interest TO horse
men, as he will no doubt continue the
| strain Of blood in the stud of his Illus
trious sire, The Bard. Gold Heels was
/. snrited away from r. ]. Arnold and.
Companys stock Wien that Get Poor
/ Quick" concern was attached by tho sher-
! ifr The sheriff took a horse which ne
! thought was Gold Heels, but instead OF
/ saving him, he had another horse with
/ Gold Heels blanket. which had his name
! upon 1t.
GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT.
Racing al Hawthorne, a track that Is
supposed to be controlled and conducted
i by Edward Corrigan, has proved to be
very unsatisfactory to race-goers TINS
season. The opening week the Chicago
public went to the track expecting to be
treated to some rare sights, In a measure
at least to something out OF the usual
as their experience at the Washington
Park track which had just closed, had
been ono round OF surprises Gay aiter
day, and they felt that controllers OF the
Hawthorne track would make an extra
effort 10 equal If possible, some or the
brilliant achievements they had Just Wit
messed, and show them some good rae
Ing and give bettors an even break. But
they have been sadly disappointed IN
almost every particular.
Corrgan and Pat Dunn started thlr-
teen strong public choices that looked
as If they surely must win. but IN every
case they went down to defeat, causing
a big loss to their followers.
While ordinary racing luck can account
for the upset of some favortes, the
regularity with which the favorites have
. trniled behind and lost has SO disgruntied
. the public In general that marked de-
crease In attendance speaks volumes for
the dissatisfied lovers of sport.
Z. T. Farley and his associates, who
we're ruled Off the Arack by the Western
Jockey Club. and who asked for a re-
hearing were granted this privilege
When this took place in this city IT. was
. shown by the evidence that In the ring
. ing" case Sarah Black. so-callcd, was
: in reality good race mare named Aim
less. It was furthermore shown that the
plot had been in brewing long time,
and Witnessed testify hat Farley said
he got the, money. and he did ring IN
: the horse, and that's all there was TO It.,
; The Eastern Jockey Club has refused
Sam Hlldreth trainers license. Johnny
Madden still shows that what he says
goes on the Eastern turf Hildreth, u
will be remembered, was refused 4 IRAN,
er,s license on account Of an argument
he got into with Madden, the Jockey Clup
thereupon refusing him q trainers IL
censo. e. T.. Smathers. the millionaire
race man and horse owner. interceded
with the Jockey Club for llildreth, as he
wanted IIldreth 10 train McChesne& ana
his other good horses that he dnsreu 60
race on the Eastern courses, but even his
powerful Influence was insufficient TO Sc
cure IIildreth the coveted license.