Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-05
RACE TRACK GOSSIP.
Bookmakers Lost $75, 900 on Tele-
SCOPES Victory at Aqueduct.

Telescope, a half brother to the famous
Commando, being a three-year-old SON of
Horoscope-Emma c., was put through for
a tremendous killing in the last race at
Aqueduct yesterday. He ran In the colors
of w. H. Kraft, close friend of j. e.
Follansbee, and was prepared for the race
by Trainer DOC" Kyle. In the opening
prices 80 to 1 was offered, but the money
was placed in small amounts all over the
ring so quickly that the odds dropped to
20 to /. Then there was general rush to
get aboard at these odds, and as the wagers
were larger the price against Telescope was
soon beaten down to to 1. F. Thompson,
a colored jockey, known in the west as
1.-TWO Bits" had the mount, and he put up
a mastery ride. Telescope went to the
front at terrific rate. but he was firing
at the end. and to some of the spectators
it looked as If he had been beaten a
"snoot' on the post by ]. B. HagginS
Thespian a u to l shot. But the judges
gave the race to Telescope by a whisker.
Before the red board was adjusted, how
ever, Schilling, who rode TheSp1an, made
protest of foul against the winner, but it
was not allowed. 1t was estimated that
5000 was taken from the bookmakers on
Telescopes success. Last year Telescope,
white hitched to buggy, ran away
through the streets of Saratoga and sew
eral persons were knocked down. He was
generally regarded as no account after the
Incident but Kyle evidently worked with
unusual skill to fit him for his triumph
While this killing was being framed up in
the betting ring, Dave Gideon, Jesse Lew
isohn, Albert Simons and others were plan
ming another for the same race with High
wind, a three-year-Old son of DR.. MacBride
-Astertia This colt had worked mile
over the Aqueduct track In 1:41, and was
regarded moral Gideon q Co. pro-
ceeded, therefore. to back him down from
IS to i to to /, and a moment before the
barrier went up it was impossible to secure
more than to 2. Cannon had the mount,
but Highwind never got into prominent
position. The race. for that matter, was
alive with tips, among them being Thes-
plan and Louis H., who ran second and
third, respectively; The Captain, Weird
some, Tom Lawson, Alster, Maize Hanlon,
Bowler and Ben Crockett.
The same people who bet on Telescope
backed Flammula down from 8 to / to III
to 5 in the fifth race. and for while It
looked as If they would cash. H. K. Vim
won this event. and Joe Yeager backed him
literally for the place Hildebrand, who
rode Consideration, also piloted Coy Maid
to victory in the Belle Rose stakes, and
event. Consideration was bought by Sgd
ney Paget as yearling for $4,000. In
yesterdays race he was entered to be sold
for $500 and there was no Did up.
Coy Maid has shown much class this year
and when she won the stake race. for which
her entered selling price was only 81, 600, as
against 81 400 for Niblick and $1,000 for
Czaraphine, who were second and third, re-
spectively. crowd gathered about the
stewards stand. expecting run up by
some enterprising horseman such as Tony
Aste, Halter Tommy Griffin. M. L. Hayman
and others who seldom fail to let pass such
an opportunity to get good lilly cheap.
But there was not q word uttered when
Judge Mcdowell called for bids. Possibly
the fact that Andrew Miller steward OF
the Jockey club, OWNS Coy Maid had some
thing to do with the apparent backward.
ness on the part Of bidders. Coy Maid had