The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-21
GOSSIP OF 1HE RACBfUACK.
SLOAN AND GARRISON CONFER
AT THE LUNCH COUNTER.
Both Overlooked water Light, winner OF
the First Race-wen Known Layer
Wins One Dollar on the Second Event
Grimm Fails TO Back His winners.

Tod Sloan and Snapper Garrison climbed on
stoolsin front Of the lunch counter at Jamaica
Yesterday and began to compare notes before
the hrst race. betting commissioner brought
them the prices showing Handzarra IN odds
on favorite. While the former 10 keys were
celebrating regular approached and asked
Sloan what the liked.
NEsoutcheon will beat Handzarra," replied
the only Tod. That Is to say. II she is right. d"
Hearts Desire can beat both Of them.
lnterposed Garrison. earnestly. "She is the
best bet In the race
Well, that may be-" said Sloan. rs he
turned to the betting commissioners. But
you can bet twenty-five on Escutcheon for
me. lust the same"
Then Sloan ordered very large plate OF
pork and beans and was apparently relish
Ina them while the race was being run. The
regular bet on Water Light at iOtoi.
The lack OF big money In the ring was never
more apparent than yesterday. The plum gers
have either quit for the season or have become
tired of having their commissions refused
by the nervous layers. One or the MEM
bers OF the Nets" took In s?4i on the second
race. and paid out all but one dollar on the
result This comes pretty near being a record
In the big ring.
II. T. Grlff1n won two races. with Canteen
and Stolen Moments. but II was said that he
that their chances for success were not par
ticularly good. It is not often that Griffin
Is caught mapping. and after the two races
he had a face 30 long that he looked a foot
taller than usual
There was q rumor during the afternoon
that the wife OF a well known bookmaker
had lost $4,000 in her husbands name on
Wednesday. and that the latter had gone to
the wall. An investigation proved that the
~r-fAk Ia b.
wife was concerned. but the layer. It was
learned. was not booking. because OF reverses.
although his friends declared that he would
be In line again to-day.
John Huggtns. after q spell OF fitness was
able to visit the track yesterday.
Acefull. who carried q. B. Duryea's colors
10 the English Derby last year. started for
the first time in the colors Of Archie thinner.
Big Tim suliivsn's trainer. In the fifth race.
III he does not bleed. declared thinner.
be will breeze home!' And the Sulliv an
clan backed the colt accordingly. Acefull
did not bleed, and finished far back In the
ruck.
From an of1cial source comes an emphatic
denial OF the story that c. ]. Fitzgerald viii
be presiding steward on the Jockey Club
tracks next season.
There was ns much as is to against Water
Light at one time, but the colt was play ed
all over the ring with small wssers. until he
went down 20 TO 1, after opening az hves
In the FIRST quotations.
W. N. Barricks Ossood ives backed down
from 10 to 1 10 tens IN the second race. Bar
rick was notified By the stewards that he
would have 70 engage regularly licensed
trainer in future TO handle his horses. unless
he assumed the duties personally. Bsrrick
has trained his own horses In the past. but
has not been on hand upon several occasions
at seddnns time.
Starter Fitzgerald suspended NcCsdsrty
for two days for running ct the barrier. Fred
Gebhards Raglan Was kicked at the post
and Daisy Green was severely cut down.
The Thomas Shields combination bet heavily
on Young Henry In the second race. and al
Of the checkers followed suit.
Since branching out Is an owner. W. A.
Stanton has not enjoyed much success With
the horses trained BY Sam Dossstt, Ysster-
day he dropped . good bet on Funny Side.
II. Phillips rode Rosetint In the third race
with the blinkers strapped to his waist. Rose
tnt's defeat was tho last straw for those who
have been waiting all season for her to come
70 hand.
South Trimble. formerly owned By John
A. Drake. ran In the colors Of Dsvy johnson.
who bet on him literally to win the hfsh
race.
The word was passed around before the
last race that Lord Badge was ready A
bunch Of smart money lowered his price from
Q 70 / to fours. but Stolen Moments upeet
the coup. At that. Lord Badge ran In vastly
improved form, taking his previous races into
consideration.
Willie Davis rode three winners. Csnteen.
Garnish and Stolen Moments. The Haymans
got down some profitable uagers on Garnish.
Who showed distinct form reversal.
1oodwins Oficial Turf Guide. Volume l.,
Including data Of all races run from January
% July. has just been published