Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-18
TURF GOSSIP.
Jockey Redfern Got $4,000 for His
Good Ride on Hermis.

E. R. Thomas, because of the great VIC
tory of Hermis in the Suburban handicap.
received congratulations all yesterday az
ternoon at the Sheepshead bay track. Mr..
Thomas Is thinking seriously Of sending the
10000 horse to ST. Louis to take part In
the Worlds Fair handicap next Saturday.
He said yesterday that if he finally decided
to send the horse he would leave here on
Monday morning in a specially prepared
private car, and that he would only travel
during the day time, spending Monday
night in Buffalo and then proceeding on his
way Tuesday. After another rest that
night in some western city, Hermis would
finish the trip on Wednesday and prepare
for the race on Thursday and Friday. Mr..
Thomas will probably make known his de-
cision today. He was delighted with the
way Redfern handled Hermis in Thursdays
big racel He met the jockey in the paddock
yesterday before the races and handed him
two crisp 81 ,OCO bills.
This is for you, Arthur" said the young
millionaire turfman. You did nobIy, and
l want you to accept this little gift"
Redfern expressed his thanks and handed
the money to his father.
Mr.. Thomas enjoyed the victory of his
colt ST. Bellane in the Daisy stakes Incl
dentally his racing partner Alex. Shields.
wagered $4,000 a place on ST. Bellane and
Niblick, who were coupled, and got even
money. The partners did not bet very
heavily on Lady Amelia and Stalwart in the
Coney Island handicap. however. Lady
Amelia was started In this race without the
consent Of her trainer. Willie Shields, who
said that the dead track was not suited to
her. Stalwart was an added starter, and
Mr.. Thomas notified Travers. who is under
contract to him, that he would have to ride
the colt Travers had previously engaged
to ride E. r. Smathers' Witchcraft in this
race. and Trainer Frank Taylor tried to
hold the boy to his agreement. The mat
tor boz, hoe r..
cided that Mr. Thomas was exercising his
rights, and Travers. accordingly, got into
Stalwarts saddle, Taylor thereupon secur-
ing e. Walsh to ride Witchcraft.
M. L. Hayman. who was betting for Sena-
tor F. II. McCarren. the ring sharps insist
ed. placed $4,000 on Little EN- in the fifth
race Nothing daunted. he came back with
1900 more to bet on Hyland in the last
$1,000 from him at 8 to 1. Hayman, as q
result OF Hyland's success, took about $780,
900 from the books. John A. Drake was not
at the track but his colored betting COM
missioner had a good bet on Hyland. after
placing 5000 on Audience in the handi-
cap: II Broomstick had won the Coney Is
as Charles Head Smith got down nearly
81 900 for the Chicago turfman at to /
Burns said afterward that Broomstick could
surely have won If he had not tried to run
out at the head of the stretch.
George Whaelock wagered IS, 900 on Right
Royal who WAS an attraction for nearly all
of the big bettors. Fred Mossop. a well
known Toronto specuator, had 81 600 on
the Thomas entry in the Daisy stakes, get
ting to 1. Pittsburg Phil also played ST.
Bellane straight, but dropped heavy bet
on sails In the last event. John ]. Ryan, it
turns out is having bunch of the hardest
kind of hard luck. Beginning with the loss
of $4,000 on Reliable on Thursday, the
''get-rich-quick" man has been unable to
cash bet since. He scratched Reliable
from the Coney Island because of the crush
ing impost
Yesterday on the Twentieth Century limited
The plunger has a big wager on Highball
to win the American Derby this afternoon
and wants to see the Ben Strome colt run.
Albert Simons and Charley Fox went on