The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-01
GOSSIP OF THE RACErRACK.
UNRULI COLT FRIGHTENS
JOCKEY HILDEBRAND.
Tho Star Rider Allowed by the Stewards
TO Give Up the Mount on the Heavily
Backed MetrOpOle 10 Miles-GOld-
croft Hits the Bookmakers Hard.

| AhO StSt AstucE W uhu StS"ssSS
to Give Up the Mount on the Heavily
Backed MetrOpOle to Miles-Gold-
croft Hits the Bookmakers Hard.
Tho first race was delayed yesterday by an
! un,Ssual incident that caused much fault
| fn1ing among those who lost good money
on Metropole. a colt by Faraiay-CrimeS..
! owned by Eddie Burke, the bookmaker.
| For week past 1t had been whispered among
the knowing ones Tint Metropole was in
pickle for II killing, and when Hildebrand
! WAS announced as his rider In yesterday .
| race the wise non began to send in their money
in bundles. The myers opened Metropolc at
4 to l. but the play was so strong that the
price dropped to 10 to s favoritc, Charley Fox
placing $4,000 on the colt at various prices.
| Meanwhile llildebrand had taken Metro
! pole out onto tho track for preliminary
galop. The colt was 90 fra Ctous and full OF GIN
ger that he began to wheel and twist In crazy
! fashion and finally tried to throw the crack
| jockey over his head. Tildebrand was terror
stricken. There was no doubt about that for
he turned MS pale rs a ghost and called to
several track hands to grab Metropole by the
head. When this had been done tho jockey
clint bed out of the saddle in hurry and
| went before the stewards. He said that he " as
afraid of the animal and asked permission
to give ZIP his engagement rather than run
| a chance OF being seriously rjurer.
The stewards evidently believed that there
was ground for Hildebrand's protest, for they
told him he could remain on the ground.
| whereupon Miles WAS substituted. Metro
| pole had been taken into the paddock. where
| a well known trainer somewhat subdued him
by twisting his ears. but he was still unruy
In the ring az soon as the change In riders
was made known, the layers boosted the
| odds to s to |. John A. Drake was one of
those who believed Metropole was still worth
| bet and accordingly sent his agent to the
ring with fair wager. Metropole showed in
front OF the, big field for half the distance,
| but died away to nothing.
The books got great jarring when Sydney
| Pagets Cioldcroft won this race. 1t was errone-
ously reported that the youngster had worked
| Ave furlongs in 100 as with Cairngorm.
| running the latter to a head, when al matter
| OF fact his working mate was Tongorder. a
! much inferior colt to Cairngorm. The tip
was in circulation on Tuesday night and
| when II reached the ears of j.. r. Thomas
he decided to cut UP $500 across the boards.
The Thomas betting commissioner was so
! alert that he got the best price, which was
30 to l. and the millionaire turfman pocketed
big money on the result.
Jack Joyner, who trains the gelding, had
a good bet down, but he did not get better
than 20 to I. Others who enjoy the con-
fidenoe OF the Paget stable took, various
prices. with tho result that the ring lost about
SIS, 900 on the race.
Some OF the books were temporarily en-
barrassed and will not recover from the
blow for some time to come. David Gideon
and his friends. meanwhile, lost some heavy
| wagers on Golden Surmise. The race for
that matter. bristled with reputed good
| things. aincng thee. being Pill Bailey H.
| Indian Star and Estelia a., all played down
There was a remarkable plunge on Andy
] Williams in the second raco From to s..
the odds tumbled until the horse was favorite
! at II to .. Thomas aud Shields wagered IS. 900
| between them. and the hustlers in the ring
| carried the news to others. who followed
! suit. All were mortified to see Andy Will
iams run a race that would not have done
| credit to cheap selling platter. He had no
| speed. and Odom put the whip to him for
| the last half mile. though he was trailer
| all the way Whether IL was case OF sulks
| or something else nobody was able to make
| out. but the fact remains that few fSvorites
this year have been beaten worse.
McChesney's bad race was a heartbreaker
\ for the crowd. His trainer said after big
| Mac" had returned to the paddock that the
, horse possibly did not like the condition
OF the track. because OF the deepness OF tho
! soil In some places. But McChesney won
the Twin City last year in royal style over
| the same track in 2:o4 3-5. He was out OF 1t
! after the first half mile yesterday. which
| showed that he has gone away back. and
| nothing but miracle can get him into his
| old form.
| That McChesney has become sour tenn
| pered and sulker Ia the impression OF many.
| but others are inclined TO believe that con-
slant racing winter before last followed
| by a long, hard campaign last season, served
| to ruin the Western champion beyond repair.
| After yesterdays race he pulled up sound.
| but he was about the most tired racer in the
| world when led away from the scales.
Gunfire made her first appearance in year.
CT l,al ~ ~, sn1An fnEn q a
apparently needed race under her belt
| before being able to display the qualities
| that have made her one of the greatest race
| mares in this country. IL Is safe to say that
the public will not let her run unbacked the
next time she faces the starter.
Ort Wells got fine prep for the Century
, Stakes, to be run next Saturday. The King
Eric colt ran a race in the last event that was
as fine as silk There was never a moment
that he was extended and he could probably
! have established new figures for the course
had such thing been desired. Trainer
Wishard still insists that Ort Wells is the
best three y ear-old In training. II the colt
had filed Delhi's place on Tuesday. under
the same conditions. Wishard says that he
would have trimmed First Mason.
The Twin City Handicap is one of the most
valuable events Of its kind run In the East.
1t was worth si3.s75 10 the winner yesterday.
First run in 1884. IL has been won by Tom
| Martin, benson, JyNulselte, rIhNOOO, EN1lc
twice Firenze, Strathmeath. Lamplighter.
Salindo, Dorian. Rey Fl Santa Anita. Reauital.
Ornament The Friar Previous, Herbert,
Gunhrc and McChesney In 1900 Ethelbert
and Jack Point ran dead heat.
Artful's share of the Great Filly Stakes was
slo,.l5. which further increased II. b. Dur
yeas lead in the contest Of winning owners
for the seasons laurels. This race was first
run in 1901. when I,eonora Isoring. who fin
ished first was disqualified because of a
technical error in her nomination, and the
stake went to W. c. Nhitncy's Blue Girl who
ran second. In 1902 Mr.. Whitney's .;irdle was
victorious while last year in a sensational
finish August Belmont's Beldano defeated
L, II. McCarrcns Ocean Tide BY q nose.
Albert Franklin. partner ~ y, a. Greene
! in the ownership of the two-year-old Oiseau
died yesterday at Sheepshead Bay after suf.
| fering from typhoid fever.
NJ L. Hayman aud his friends cleaned VI
| with Gurnish in the second race. getting as
| much as 10 to /. at the last moment.
Clarence II. Mackay has lust received three
! brood mares from England. and they have
, been sent to his stud farm AT Eatontown.
= Tanya worked seven hirlonss on the MAR
track between races yesterday and wa,
} timed In 1871. ~,
1 L.. ia.