The sun., 1904-08-24
GOSSIP OF THE RACETRACK.
HEADMASTERS SERIES OF STEE-
PLECHASE TRIUMPHS.


PLECHASE TRIUMPHS.
Chaser Known ~ semper Ira Has Now
Won Three Matches-StewartE Take
Lenient View OF shaw's Rough Riding
Drake. Gates & Co. Lose $50. 900.
SARATOGA. Aug. 2s.-Headmaster to-day
| won the third and last Of series of pie
/ chases arranged last spring at Morris Park.
The first was run at Brookline. near Boston,
and Headmaster beat AdJldaumo q head
after furious drive. The second was de-
/ cided here last week and he had no trouble
J In disposing OF Gortnagallon. To-day he
/ had as competitor Seagull. from the stable
of Thomas Hitchcock. Jr.. and II was gen.
| orally believed that he would be beaten.
! but after laundering repeatedly he simply
| romped away from Seagull At the dnish
In his present condition this horse seems
was when he wore -Mr. Chamblet's- oolors
and raced under the name Of semper Ira.
When he was sold to his present owner for
81 certain restrictions were made as to. where
he should be raced. These have been relig-
iously lived up to and will be as long as Mr..
Chamblet insists that they shall be, but he is
too good o friend OF racing to ask that this
really clever Jumper be barred from taking
part In any race other than selling affair.
We badly need jumpers such as this horse
unauestionably is, and II he has the chance
he Is certain to pay his way in the many
jumping events that will be run between now
and the end Of the season.
The stewards again to-day had a question
OF foul to decide. but this time they failed to
find reasons strong enough for disqualified
tion and the horses were placed as they had
finished. The trouble came in the third race
and the offender was Shaw, who rode the
winner. Loohinvar. All through the homo
stretch Shaw's colt was inclined to 60 over
to the inner rail. and In the last sixteenth Of .
mile Of his trip he succeeded In getting there.
To do this he was compelled to GROSS Incense
and Workman. and there 10 no question but
what he did cross them. but the point at issue
was. Did he In doing this impede the othersf
The officials by refusing to allow the foul
must have taken the view that the colt and
Shaw were clear at the time. Hildebrand.
on Workman. could not have shared In this
opinion, for he pulled his colt up short .
couple OF strides from tho end to prevent
what he believed would be an accident.
Among the horsemen the general opinion
seemed to be that the foul should have been
allowed, but some could be found who were
positive that Hildebrand made matters look
worse than they really were: that 10. pulling
up when there was no need for 1t.
Loohinvar. the colt that caused all the
trouble. ran In the name and colors Of Charley
RcSds Whos III ulb udy was Ouo VI tL0 C0uti oA
figures OF the American turf. This is the
first racing he has done since the days Of
jerome Park. where Peter Anna and few
others earned glory for the cherry and blue
He has been breeding steadily at Fairvtew.
as his farm is called. sending to the market
each year q choice collection Of yearlings.
The success Of this colt Lochlnvar was very
pleasing to him and II may be the means
Of bringing him back Into an active part In
racing, that Is. he may race tho pick of Fair
view product In place OF throwing them on
the sale list
Homestead's victory in the closing event.
which was run on the turf. was due solely to
Fuller's brilliant work in the final drive.
Keynote was pounds the best horse. but IL
was Sperling against Fuller and Homestead
won by q nose in the very last stride. The
few inches that Keynote was beat lost for John |
A. Drake and John W. Gates the biggest |
bet they have placed during the meeting |
brakes own boy Sperling had the mount. !
In fact. II was said that he was put up at the |
suggestion OF Drake. who had promised to |
put a good bet down. just how much this |
for those interested refuse to disclose the |
amount; but from the layers who accepted
their commission 1t IL learned that the total
sum was something over $780, 900 and that more
than half Of 1t was Gates's money.
All sorts OF stories are afoat tonight
as to how good thing this was to-day. 1t
Is even limited that the owners OF other horses
in the race. among whom was Archie thinner.
in whose name Homestead ran, had bet on
keynote. Zimmer's commission was said to
have been $500. and his face was a picture as
his own colors flashed by the finish In front.
To further add to his trouble. whom Home
stead. who was entered to be sold for u, 900,
was offered 1t cost him seOs TO retain the
horse. Alex Shields. acting for E. r. Thomas,
ri Ia thA anI kn .of xh.S - IL |
thoroughly aroused thinner. He said to
Shields: You could have bought this horse
from me for 81, 900 had you gone about It in
the right way. but this bidding don't like,
and will keep my horse"
Later thinner again went to Shields and
offered to sell the horse for $1,000. the figure
that Shields had bid. but the latter then de-
was Inclined to take offence at this. but the
party was dispersed before any trouble
had been aroused.
There was another big falling on in the line
OF layers to-day. and the placing OF . commits
sion Of any size meant \ lot Of peddling thati 10,
the money had to be placed In small amounts
The layers explain this by asserting that they
are dealing almost exclusively with smart
money. that IL Drake. Gates. -Pittsburg Phil
and few more Of the plunEers. and this
means to them game that IL is next TO i'm
possible to handle with Satisfaction. Most
Of those stlll in line are losers trying to get
even. The vi nners have departed rather
than take the chance Of losing back what they
have gathered.
The stable Of John A. Drake was attached
so-day for q butchers bill and the affair Is
10 be sifted In the courts. a. Mr.. Drake means
10 take stand against an abuse that many
If the trainers here have been forced to put
lp with. Most Of the meat used at the kitchens
II the different stables has been purchased
rom party named McGee who 1t Is asserted
s not local man. but halls from Troy. When
he bills for the supplies came In they wore
he next thing to ridiculous, that 10 the amounts
charged to the different customers were
,ased on consumption beyond all reason.
dany Of these bills were paid after a protest.
Is the horsemen were anxious to ship away.
,ut Mr.. Drake and his trainer Enoch Wishard
ook a stand and decided that they would
lot be imposed upon. They will be able