The San Francisco call., 1904-07-11
DENVER BOOKIES
ARE SCATTERED
Those Who Knew Their Bus
mess Put Away a Little
of the Public's Money
CLARK NAY BUY TRACK
With Ed Gaylord He Has
Been Negotiating for the
Overland Park Property
by +. Il. MuIhoIIand.


The fourteen-day race meeting which
closed at Overland Park, Denver. on
lhe 4th inst. was such a successful one
ia every particular that il would not
be surprising if next year the Denver
Overland Association held thirty y
season OF sports.
From its inception the meeting was
literally patronized by the best people,
ana money was plentiful despite the
stringency Of the financial market due
10 strikes in the mining regions.
Twelve books cut in the first day ana
nine were stiu laying odds at the end.
Those Of the layers who were not try
Ing 10 pick the winners and could tell
Dutch from thirty per cent book
made money.
VIII Clark the young Montana mil
liUnaire whose harness horses Miss
George, d California bred PAGER, and
sally Lunn. a two-year-old. were
money winners at the meet. was fre-
QUently spoken Of as a probable pur-
chaser of Overland Park. 1t was un-
derstood he would be associated with
I'd Gaylord. the Denver tuTfman. The
property is held at Sl25,000- At last
accounts no change of ownership had
occurred.
ne ~ tES bL1c- IA i Eldiuil4d AAAoiNO
some money booking. and with their
block man, Ben Levy went on 10 Chi
cago.
zick Abrams did not lay away much,
and with mis- crew departed for st.
Louis.
DAVIS BOOKS IN COLORADO.
Jim Davis. who was ruled off the turf
10y the California Jockey Club and who
Na as debarred all privileges at Over
land. laid prices at scrambled egg
meeting which took place at Pueblo,
Colo. on the Fourth.
Cousin Carrie, owned by George Bur
ger Of California, was the Beldame of
The Colorado circuit The chestnut
mare snorted the colors at Pueblo, Col
orado Springs and Denver, scoring on
ten occasions. Five consecutive victO-
ries were earned at the latter city,
where she defeated all of the crack
sprinters. When she finished first for
the Brown Palace Hotel stake Carrie
was ridden by Joe Kelly. the Piedmont
stable jockey. Kelly left the maiden
class at the Colorado meeting and may
develop into hrst-class rider In 1895
Shaw. now one Of the stars Of the East
eTn turf was an unknown exercise boy
at Denver, working for the Texas
hOrseman. Jess Hughes
Frank Mcmahon disposed Of Nasallo
10 a Colorado Springs turfman named
Irwin for $500 He took OrOnte. Major
Tenny and the balance Of his string on
TO Chicago.
Fred Edwards with Polonius and Es-
ca ab0sa and J. Case. owner Of Possart.
shipped % ST. Louis at the conclusion
# the racing On the last day Ed
wards and his friends unloaded on
George StrObeTs Melar 10 take the two
80 far-old event, which Escabosa at 10 TO
] won easily. According to report it
vas to have been getaway affair.
JOCKEY RIDES 1T OUT.
Unfortunately for the bookers of Ne
lar, Bookmaker Jimmy Lawler sent Ike
Tunett, the rider Of Escabosa, d ticket
which looked good 10 the jockey and,
forgetting his earlier agreement, Ike
landed Escabosa a winner.
The stables Of George Strobel,
Frisco" Hoag and Cahill & Mcintosh
shipped 10 Portland, or.
Fair Lady Anna, owned by John
Lodge Of Sacramento, started seven
times at the meeting. The mare on
three occasions finished first, was twice
second on on a like number Of times
ian third. John intended paying visit
u the home of his parents in Nebraska,
after which he viii go TO Chicago in
search of a few purses
Frisco" Hoags FL Photo picked up
two purses. was three times second and
twice unplaced.
Sissenvine displayed vast improve
ment over his California form. Out OF
seven starts the gelding was twice re-
turned q winner. finished second and a
= third the same number Of times and
was unplaced but once. A mile in
-42is, galloping- was one Of his
achievements. Charley Irwin of Chey-
onne now owns Sissenvine
Jimmy LaWler and his cashier
George Crowley. went 10 St Louis the
day following the close Of the Denver
meeting.
ST. LOUIS ENTRIES.