The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-28
GOSSIP. or THB RACETRACK.
Err. TH0MASS THREE HORSES
ALL WELL SUPPORTED.
Diamond tho Only One to Land the Money.
However-suIiivans Try . Kiiling with
INSTRUMENTATION Dill" sculiy's
Good Thing, white Ghost, Succeeds.

Good Thing. white Ghost, Succeeds
z. r.. Thomass horses. Diamond. Clover
land and Eiblck, were decidedly magnetic
In point Of public support yesterday. but
only one Of them. Diamond. made good.
Diamond was picked to win the first race
by all the tipsters and handicappers. He
looked TO have suoh mortgage on the purse
that the crowd leaped from the trains and
hurried to the betting ring expecting to md
him an even money fsvorte. Instead OF
that the Hastings two-year-old went up In
the betting which caused many to keep on &.
But the colt won just as impressively as the
regulars had predicted. Cloverland was
picked 10 win right over again In the second
race, but the educated money was oil on
The Southerner. Cloverland was backed
down to "a to 5, but he did not run up to the
form shown by him In his previous race.
Nibllck was one of the hottest tips OF the day.
The smart fellows took any price they could
get against him and hammered him down
to 2 to 1, the books winning heavily when he
ran third. Mr.. Thomas was not In evidence.
but In each instance 1t was said that the
stable commission was large.
The Sullivans would have burned up the
ring II Midshipman had won instead OF being
beaten length by the Southerner. The
opening quotation against Big Tins" colt
was ~ to 1. but the money went on 80 fast
that the figures dropped to skies and even
to 6 TO In many instances.
Farmer Bill" Sculy put hot one over
the plate in White Ghost in the third race.
The seldlng is a four-year- old son OF Long
fight--Hoyden. hence half brother to the
celebrated race mare Leonora 1.orinR. now
in the stud. Two years ago he was prmed
for killing at Bennings. and with 100 10
about him he was only beaten a nose. Scuily
has had him at Saratoga taking the waters
for some time, and when he went to the post
Yesterday he was as At os human hands could
make him. The checkers all touted him as a
good thing and bet on him at to /. Oddly
enough, Kittie Plat. the winner OF the nth
race is sired by Longhight. too. She was
entered to be sold for q 500. and was bid up
to 81. 900 by Charles Head Smith. her trainer
bidding an extra IS to keep her She was
we'll backed. particularly by Bud Meyer.
who took several thousands out OF the ring
on her success.
The National Steeplechase and Hunt Asso-
citation has politely refused to grant a license
to the Queens County Jockey Club for series
OF jumping races during the coming meeting
at Aqueduct. The reason ascribed is that
the course is not sufficiently completed. but
a license will be forthcoming next spring
just the same. The Queens County Jockey
Club, however. has been complime nted
officially for its effort to improve this branch
OF the turf
i Dfen
at eeplechase to be run on the opening day OF
the spring meeting at Belmont Park the
Whitney Memorial. in honor of the late
william c. Whitney. The conditions have been
framed and subscriptions are In order. The
race will be a 81, 900 added money ahatr at
about two miles and a half over the new
Grand National course.
Ever since he first started. as two-year-
old, In the Keene colors, many racegoers
ba. AZ IN winner
OF the last race yesterday. as she, because
OF his eneminate name. Dolly Spanker is q
three year-old son OF Kineston-Lady Gay.
and was appropriately named by Mr.. keene
for the character bearing that name who
was a leading factor in London Assurance"
and the husband Of Lady Gay spanker.
&C r. Thomas a well known bookmaker.
died yesterday,
Jockey Higgins has been engaged to ride
for G. G. Gray at the Baltimore meeting.
The Canadians would not allow Scotch
Plume to run unbacked in the Ravenswood
Handicap and bet enough on h er to lower
the price from 40 to 20.
Hnymnn money. ...
Lyme is demorazed because Of his mis-
fortunes In previous races" said regular
Yesterday, and he cannot do himself justice.
Those who bet on Hamburg Belle talke d so
yehrm emily that the air was filled with blue
streaks. 80. 81 O..
Fortune Hunter was a warm tip in. the
| third race He warmed up like wild horse
and there was rush to the books. where
so to l soon dwndled to 20. &. But when it
came to racing the gelding ran like an overfed
goat and trailed In last.
Gravna ran in such vastly improved
manner that the critics threw up their hands.
| But form reversals are an everyday occur
renee and must be expected under the exist