The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-31
GOSSIP OF THE RACETRACK.
CLOSING DAYS or THE SEASON
AT JAMAICA AND A0UEDUCT.
Numerous Attractive stakes stili to He
Run On-sleuths Are shadowtns
i jockeys I'm the Interest OF the Turf
Pow ers-To-day's Card for jamaica

Inc JamalCa nettDs' "hiSh he'
highly successful from business point OF
view, will be concluded Wednesday AFTER
noon, On Thursday the Queens county
Jockey Club will begin an eleven days ses-
sion at. Aqueduct which will wind UP tne
metropolitan racing season. incidehhhy
allowing the public TO rest up until the hofses
are again called to the post at Aauednct
next April. The remaining stake features
at Jamaica are the Richmond Handicap ior
all ares, six furlongs. to be run to-day; the
(}oyanus Stakes for three-year-oids ana
upward, six furlongs. to be decided to-mor-
row and the Remsen Handi cap Tor two-year.
Odds. Ave and half furlongs. to be the chlei
attraction on Wednesday.
The shift to Aqueduct will be well greeted
by raceeoers who believe that the long
stretch-the longest on the local circuit except
Morris Park-has much 10 do with the main
tenance OF public form. The Queens county
Jockey Club. following the usual policy oil
liberality, has offered a series OF stakes ana
overnight events that will no DOUBT proViue
quality OF sport that will be hitting wlnd-up
of a phenomenalIy brilliant campaign on the
turf. On Thursday the Aqueduct Handicap.
one mile and a sixteenth. with 50 800 in added
money. should provide one OF the most inter
estinR races of the fall meetings. There are
thirty nine eligibles. the possible starters
being Dolly Spanker. st. Valentine. Hamburg
Belle, Israelite, De Reszke. Orthodox. Ascen-
sion, Andrew Mack. Africa nder, heiie, oohohe
Belle, New York and Grenade.
The Beirose Stakes for two-yesr -olds Will
be the feature on Friday. Pirate Polly can
start, also Niblick. voladay. Caper Sauce,
Witch Hazel Jerry c., Czaraphine, Juvenaga,
Bank, Coy Maid. Merry Lark. Bulwark.
Princess Rupert, Thlrty-Third. BelliRerent.
Supreme Court and others. On Saturday
the Bayview Handicap for all ages. at seven
furlongs, will probably attract some OF the
IL rntE
Amelia, Dolly Spanker Ieonidas. Carngorm
Hamburg Belle, Israelite. De Reszke. As
cension, Jocund, wotan. Broadcloth. Monet
Crown Prince and Orly ii. Mars Cassidy
will do the starting at AQueduct as usual
while c. j. Fitzgerald will handle the gate
during the Baltimore meeting. prior to going
to Bennings. Mr.. Fitzgerald will off1ctate
at New Orleans this winter AZ usual, while
Clarence Mcdowell and Frank J. Bryan will
again preside in the stewards stand.
Many horsemen who have never raced
during the winter months heretofore will
try for the tempting purses and stakes offered
at New Orleans. Los Angeles and san Fran
cisco between the first snowfall and the dawn
of another spring. The California tracks
have both offered all sorts Of Inducements
to horsemen to race and they will secure
many patrons but New Orleans will be just
as magnetic NJ l.. Hayman will have the
most formidable string of Eastern horses at
the Crescent City. He will be represented
there by DeReszke. Orthodox. Rapid Water,
Dick Bernard. Garnish. Song and Wine. Right
Royal Reveile and several others. all OF
whom will be trained by R. E. Watkins.
while Willie Shaw will be the regular stable
Jockey. 1t was not so long a go that Hayman
was an every day betting commissioner in
the clubhouse. He began there with shoe
string 1t Is said. and now owns racing stable
OF considerable imp ortance.
He il a big bettor. often placing $4,000
commissions on various good things and is
generally regarded as one OF the luckiest
men on the turf. But some persons would
like to know whether Hayman really owns
these horses himself and bets all this big
money in his own interests. Some have
gone 80 far as to say that Hayman merely
represents an influential politician in Brook
lyn who formerly owned big string OF racers
but retired from the turf a year ago. Whether
Hayman represents somebody else or not
the fact remains that he has displayed hust-
ling ability. good judgment and marked
enterprise in his climb up the ladder.
That the turf authorities have become
alive TO the fact that racing as 1t has been
conducted for the past month or so Is In need
of thorough cleansing may be shown by the
statement that Pinkerton detectives have
been shadowing certain jockeys night and
day with the idea Of finding out their asso-
Cl6te9 anu running uOWH pOosiOlc ciucS ichu-
ing to proof Of wrong doing. 1t has been a
noticeable fact that sleuths in plain clothes
have been watching all OF the jockeys In the
paddock before and after the races each day
at Jamaica. The seuths have six pro-
grammes each. one of each race. and they
lot down carefully and with minute details
the number of men, nd their names IL pos
sible-wlth whom the jockeys converse dur
ing the time they are lettering about pre-
corotory In climbing into the saddle, III
one of those men leaves the paddock after
a chat with n jockey he is Swallowed. II he
goes to the betting ring and speaks to book
maker the latter s odds on the race are noted.
together with the prices displayed by next
door ne!ghbor. If the bookmaker lays
against the horse ridden by the jockey in
question and the horse loses. the sleuths have
something OF interest to report to the stewards.
1t was in the paddock at Jamaica only on
Saturday that n detective was seen following a
man closely identified with leading members
of the Metropolitan Turf Association. The
friend of the boomakers makes habit of
Joking with trainers and jockeys during an
afternoon and had been indulging in some
good natured exchanges when he said Good
by!" and started toward the betting ring.
This was few moments before the fifth
race was run and the sleuth WIS at his heels
1t looked as II there might be something TO
report after all, as the day had been especially
dull. The seuth was visDly agtated as his
man drew nearer the scene Of plungng. but
his jaw dropped when the spotted one pulled
up at the lunch counter and proceeded to
swallow plateful Of steaming clam chowder
while the horses were actually running around
the track.
1t Is stretching the point to say that the
stewards. under these circumstances, do not
have lines on the operations Of all shady
persons at the track. Then. why do they
refuse to act promptly In fragrant cases?
Hundreds OF turfmen have been asking this
question Of late. but 1t has not been salts
factorly answered except by the statements
that the stories Of alleged frauds have been
exaggerated or that there is not enough
evidence to convict Meanwhile. Jockey
George Mountain has been ruled of the turf
for life by the authorities at the Kansas City
track. Mountain put up several question
able rides on favorites and 1t was shown that
he had offered another Jockey money to pull
a horse. 1t is well enough. perhaps. to
punish a Jockey convicted Of wrong doing.
but the crooked individuals who tempt boy
TO 60 astray should be nailed also. And there
are some pretty wealthy. well dressed, polished
crooks on the turf who boast Of influence
enough to keep them out Of trouble no matter
what they do TO undermine the integrity Of
the sport