The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-06
GOSSIP OF The RACETRACK.
DAY OF REMARKABLE BUSINESS
IN TIE BETTING RING.
Bob Tucker Cleans Up With Agile and
Auditor, Both Carrying 8. Q. browns
COlors-Drakc and Gates Break Even
--NieChesney, Out OF Form, Finishes Last

COlors-Drakc and Gates Break Even
! sIcChesney, Out OF Form, Finishes Last
! There was phenomenal business in the
| betting ring all yesterday afternoon. The
! small spectators were In their element, and
! there were so many of them that the big
| fellows did not indulge In their usual plung-
! ing tactics because OF the difficulty expe-
! rienced by their commissioners In getting the
money down. The heaviest betting was
done on the Ocean Handicap. and nearly
all of the books won big coin on the result.
| Bob Lloyd. however. was hard hit. He had
! stand close to the entrance to the ring
nearest the lawn. and he handled 30 much
/ money that his sheet was wholly covered
! when the race started. In order to get all
| the bets offered Lloyd had q man tand be-
| hind him to call of the bets In rafting style
to the sheetwriter. who did not have chance
! to change pencils. The cashier soon had
! his box stuffed with bills and was COM
! PEELED to use his pockets. Lloyd laid against
! Alan-a- Dale. straight and place. and also
boosted the odds against Dainty. When the
red board was hoisted he had a line behind
his book that extended out into the lawn
and his cashier was still paying of on Dainty
and Alan-a-D Dale when the next race had
been run. This was simply an illustration
of some of the operations OF the layers who
have been hankering for what is known as
But racegoers are pretty well posted just
now. judging from the way all six winners
were played yesterday. The layers took In
thousands on Woodsaw In the Sapphire Stakes.
but they were pretty severely hit when Agile
came home on the bit. Bob Tucker. who
trains for S. S. Brown. cleaned up $4,000 on
Agile's success. The last time tho colt ran
he was messed about and had no chance.
pullman told Brown that Agile had been
caught in the barrier. although persons at
the post said this was not true. AT any rate.
Tucker believed that Woodsaw could not
give Agile ten pounds and bet 1000 On him.
the odds dropping from 10 to to sevens.
Other smart players took fuckers tip and
cashed good wagers.
Drake, Gates d Co. began with a stih wager
on Good and Plenty In the steeplechase.
Then they played Trarnotor In the second
race the amount OF their commission being
$40, 900, it was said. Woodsaw caught them
for SIS 600 more, while Alan-a-Dale burned
up another bundle. In desperation the COM
bination went to Naughty Lady in the NTH
with similar results, but Outcome In the last
race enabled them to break about even on
the day.
Tucker. meanwhile, waited patiently Tor
the fifth event and then placed IS. 900 coin
mission on Auditor. getting an average
price Of to /. BY an error on the pro-
gramme there was no asterisk opposite the
colts name, denotng an apprentice al
lowance of five pounds. but this was rec
titled on the official blackboard and Auditor
carried 100 pounds. the original impost. ana
W. Fischer. a clever apprentice in the en-
ploy Of John W. Schorr. had the leg up.
Joe Yeager got busy with Keynote in the
last race and bet about $4,000 on him. he
had previously won this amount on Dainty,
SO that he did not feel the loss when key-
note failed to make good
McChesney was tried again and found
wanting. Big Mac" got round OF APP
plause when he warmed up and many bet
on him out OF sentiment believing that ne
might turn a form somersault and WIN
He wore blinkers and Fuller rode him to the
best of his ability, but the son OF MacDun
showed no speed in the race and staggered
home last scarcely able to stand
After Daipty's victory in the Ocean Handi-
cap Hildebrand said that she was tho
Quickest mare that he had ever ridden.
Il did not think that she could get up,
said the crack Jockey. but the moment l
went to the whip she responded with won
derful limo OF speed and simply outgamed
Alan a-Dale.
Walter Jennings. Danty's owner, was sur
prsed at her showing. He sad before the
race that he did not see how the Golden
Garter mare could defeat Alan-a-Daie.
II Lyme had not been caught mapping
Dainty might have been beaten at that.
Lyme has ridden several poor races lately
that denoted either carelessness or overcon-
fidence. Whatever was the trouble yester-
duy the fact remains that he is not in Hide
brands class. and that no other boy could
have won with Dainty under the circum-
stances.
Much interest was shown in the first APP
pearance OF Colonial Girl in the East since
Hermis was beaten by her at st. Louis. In
the paddock before the race she was carefully
inspected Her warm-up was impressive.
and she had following. but she did not show
ANYTHING in the race to warrant the belief
that she possesses world beating qualities
After the running of the Sapphire Stakes
many horsemen were ready to pass up James
r. Keene's Butcher as an overrated colt.
He was an added starter and carried only
los pounds The experts believed that al
the weights he had q royal chance to be in
side of the money. But the Kingston colt
was accused of having yellow streak when
he trailed in last.
James Butte. who ran second to Merry
Lark in the second race with Tramotor. saw
n chance to pick up little easy money and
proceeded to bid the winner from 81 500 to
AZ 600, at which point. Tom Welsh. acting for
w. b. Leeds, kept the Jim Gore colt with an
extra S. bid. The run-up under the rules
netted Blute $50.
Major Pelham and Fire Ball. formerly
owned jointly by w. Nj. Scheftel and j. w.
NAV. ran in the name of the latter yesterday,
the partnership in regard 10 these colts hav-
ing been dissolved.
The Paget stable has been cutting loose so
many good things lately that there was q hot
tin in circulation regarding Eccentrical in
the second race. The youngster is son Of
Goldhnch- Eccentricity and under Joyners
careful eye had worked fast. He was backed
down to 10 to /. but with Gishourne. stable
boy UP, he never showed prominently
Lucky Jack McGinnis pl. y d his colt
Gilpln across the board in this race. With
a stronger rider than the apprentice Notter
Gllpin might have been better than third
Workman was also played literally all three
ways but he had hard racing luck.
In the steeplechase. after taking the jump
In the middle of the backstretch Swamplands
threw Sharp clean out of the saddle. The
Jockey hung on to the bride and tried to
climb back, but he was finally thrown and
narrowly escaped kick in the head.
A. Featherstone started Arsenal. the winner
of the Metropolitan Handicap in 1902, for
the first time since the end OF that season. |
The l,amplighter colt carried the well known
colors in the fifth race and was up with the
pacemaker for half mile. He was short Of
work and may be heard from later.