The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-02
GOSSIP OF THE RACETRACK.
A DAY OF TRIUMPH FOR LITTLE
4 JOCKEY CRIMMINS.
Product OF the Gas House District Rides
Aurumaster and Eagle to Victory I'm
Fine Form-Sydney Paget Orders Lyme
TO Protest When II Is Too Late.

Jockey Crimmins enjoyed the most sue
cessful and at the same time the most sensa-
tional day Of his short career on the turf
yesterday afternoon. He rode two winners,
.Aurumaster and Eagle, and was lionized by
the crowd that surrounded the scales in each
instance. Crimrnins, who is known only
by the nickname Mickey" is q local product
He halls from the famous Gas House district
and is one Of the smallest boys riding on the
metropolitan tracks. Archie thinner. who
trains for Big Tim" Sullivan and who has
Grover Cleveland Fuller under his wing,
signed Crimmins to a contract last fall and
took him to New Orleans. where the midget
rapidly developed. Several months ago the
Jockey met Big Tim" in the paddock and
exclaimed with much warmth:
Say, Tim. If you stick to me you'l get
the money! How can ! lose when | come
from the Gas House district. where Charley
Murphy is the goods?"
These remarks were characteristic of the
boy, who has supreme confidence in his own
ability and firmly believes that some day
he will be the greatest rider in America.
Crimmins's finish on Aurumaster was a
mastery performance He made the more
experienced Lyme look like a novice. With
wonderful strength. he fairly lifted Auru-
master over the line. using his whip with
telling effect. Again, with Eagle, Crimmins
showed that he possessed cool judgment.
for he never made a move until the proper
time arrived, and then won with something
to spare. After the race, the little fellow
approached thinner all smiles.
Il guess | was bad, eh2" said he. I'm
Just getting into my stride. 80 It'll be wei
TO follow my trail"
Sydney Paget was clearly agitated when
Ormondes Right was beaten in the Reapers
Stakes. Lyme had left the scales, and was
walking along tho edge of the track toward
the paddock gate when Mr.. Paget leaned
over the rail and said to him:
That was the worst foul l ever saw on q
racetrack. Go back to the stewards"
There was only a little crowdng. replied
Lyme, mot enough to warrant protest!
Go back to the stewards. l say" COM
manded Mr. Paget. so Lyme went toward the
stand Before he could get there. however.
the red board had been adjusted and the
stewards we're descending from their observa-
ton place. Then Mr.. Paget met II. b. Duryea.
one of the stewards. and talked with him in
an animated way during the walk to the
paddock Lyme did not handle ormonde's
Right with the skill he displayed when the
colt ran second to Beldame in the Dolphin
Stakes on Tuesday. His work was slovenly
piece Of business. to say the least.
Dave johnson went to the track yesterday
confident that he could clean the card with
six straight winners. He began operating
in the first race by wagering $1,000 on Ieala
with Bill Jackman at ITO 10. Cashing this bet.
he parlayed the $l.1OO onto Alan-a-D Dale at
2 to s in the second race with Bill Cowan.
After that 81 $50 parlay was placed on
Dreamer at TO 10. but that was the end of it.
and johnson spent the rest of the afternoon
look ing at the races from the grandstand
Had Dreamer won the money would have
been burned up by Ormonde's Right. who
was the plunger's fourth selection. The
others were Bonfire who fell in the steeple-
chase. and Tantalus Cup. who was badly
ridden in the last event.
The Drake combination plunged on the
Paget entry in the first race. and so did feager.
From these spectators alone 1t was said
fully $40, 600 was sent to the books, the price
falling from 9 to to to s. Zeaia ia a full
sister to Waterboy. being by Watercress--
Zealandia She is powerfully put together
and raced down to the wire in much the same
style shown by last years champion Of them
all She was bleeding when pulled up. My
Buela, her stable companion, who ran second.
is a FLY by Meddler-Buela. Fred Burlew's
FLY Delusion, a Whitney cast of. was sup
posed good thing In this race. and was reduced
from tens to Fights.
The stewards, after disqualifying Council
man in the Dash Stakes. decided to punish
the Jockey, II. Phillips. for rough riding.
The boy was accordingly suspended for six
days. In explanation Of the fragrant fouing.
he said that Councilman swerved under the
whip, something over which he had no con-
troll
Arthur Featherstone has not enjoyed much
GOOD fortune this year. Julius Bauer. his
trainer. bought eighteen two-year-olds East
last spring. but all we're soon suffering from
dlstemper, from which they are only just
now recovering. Bauer will be able to put
them in training in a few days, and they will
be sent to the post to I'LL some late engage
ments at the fall meetings.
man wearing new store clothes" and
hailing, it is said. from Bridgeport Conn,
walked up to a Pinkerton, near the paddock.
just before the first race and said with an
unmistakable Yankee twang:
Where's this here poolroom, friend?"
He was directed to the betting ring. where.
after his pet corns had been crushed and his
hat had been knocked off. he said;
This here game amt worth the powderl
I'm goin back home!"
II the touts were to be believed. Handzarra.
a fly by Hand2el-Elzarra. owned by F. b.
Van Meter, had the Dash Stakes at her mercy
She was said to be whirlwind and had broken
several watches with her phenomenal time
trials That there was some basis for the
tip that was in circulation everywhere was
shown when several bettors from the West
went up and down the line wagering $500 at
clip on the Ally, place and show. But the
layers took all the money without rubbing.
Dreamer's trouble, il was discovered after
he had been led into the paddock. was an in
jury TO the near foreleg. 1t was not exactly
n breakdown, but the injury will probably
keep the Hamburg gelding in the stable
for the rest of the season.
The Dash Stakes was worth S3.l75 to the
winner, Wild Mint, The winners since 1887
were Van Leland. Champagne Charley, Re.
clare, Eclipse. DashnG Belle, Runyon. Henry
of Navarro, Brandywine, Crescendo. The
Friar Alice Farley, Ways and Means, Merri-
ment. Bellario. Heno. Invincible and Lady
Amelia.
The Reapers paid s3025 to the winner.
ADMINISTER. This race. too. was run for
the first time in 1887. producing these winners:
Belvidere, My Own. Buddhist. Ruperta.
La Tosca, Kilkenny. Sir Francis. Dorian.
Flying Dutchman. Peep o'Day, lmperator,
I.atson. Kinley Mack. David Garrick. Water
color, Heno and Eugenia Burch.
1t was after the race was under way that
man from the clubhouse rushed up to Sol
Lichtenstein and wanted to bet $3.50 on Auru-
master. Lichtenstein took the wager. laying
81. 900 to $780, and when the result was an
nounced the bookmaker was so hot under
the collar that IL wIIted Several other layers
were caught with bets from the clubhouse
on the same horse and the question naturally
was asked Inter on:
Flat Il has. x.ioa EvA0v kn,t