The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-25
DRAKE AND GATES Big LOSERS
LAYERS KEEP $4,000 PLACED
BY THEIR AGENTS.
Charles Head Smith Makes One Bet OF
S2S 900 on Beldame With william
COwen--Smathers Wins More Than
$40 900 with tho Western Colt Security

to curtail their wagers. there was apparently
no let-up In their operations yesterday. 1t Is
understood that John A. Drake was among
those who were asked to keep their bets down
to moderate sums. but according to a report
In the ring after the races yesterday Drake
and John w. Gates between them had lost
close to $50 900 on the day. Drake and Gates
did not visit the bookmakers, and their money
was not placed In their names. But Charles
| Head Smith. Al Dryer and A. d. Hudson. who
| frequently bet for them. were In evidence in
| the ring all the afternoon. 1t was stated on
good authority that the combination dropped
$40 900 on Beldame alone. Charles Head
Smith approached Bookmaker William Cowen
just as the horses were going to the barrier
and said:
what will you take on Beldame at 1 to So
How much do you want to bet?- asked
Cowen. quietly.
will S25, 900 be too much7- Queried Smith.
I'm take i'll" was the layers reply as he
turned to his sheet writer and remark ed In an
| undertone
"Beldame. $4,000 to 5000; Charles Head
Smith,
Dryer and Hudson meanwhile were pilinR
the money on Beldame. while several club
house commissioners were also surfeitng the
books with Beldame wagers. Other big
operators regarded the mare rs a good thing
and bet thousands. Bob Tucker. on the
other hand. believed that Agile was a cinch
and bet S. 900 on the Sir Dixon colt at IS 10 S.
Hylas burned up $40. oo0 said to be placed in
the interests OF Drake and Gates In the Beacon
Steeplechase. 80 that with the defeat OF Bel
dame the combination decided to make one
Anal plunge with the idea OF getting out on
tho day. Palmbearer was the medium Of
the plunge in the last race. He opened at
10 20 T. and the money came to the layers in
hn W. - "' Charlos uaod s,nith node nne her
Of o4ns Straight 1 a. to '" with hN the other
| commissioners taking Owes at the close
one day last summer Drake and Gates los,
to give p .q Esd Sss on fnsh 1sI
sss When "u Their created SEM
's!'oE' suathsrs wa, about a., ooo from the
H. r. Ir,atnetS Won ~, 'o , ,a
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st'"pls, hase, p7'' =" u" 'I,aue Hets al s'o
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qg "or," the """ Ea o, Frank Ink IHr t4s
",n i t,ari ,i' "'.' ,,"nni v,nn Tom
& t,a pe,r. IT,. amatg md others
Mb,In s ,, IN Wa, s!pported BY Leo
w.. ~, i, "a I itr,f f a. ,,,, '
the re, r a I o' f Dave on os s o 1T
~. COO Wv o' No., 49, 49, "a NO, L.t m Ro
S n",,a ON h' s rem The clJb
hom.a nos,.t. inok the WhI,nev stable While
the We.te a rroWd Vent to Bennett in body
Wy Wy ao,,srh loo J.v,nnn vns tremendou siy
bnokrd N the mn h ace an o. tn To 'es' Nawton
BENNINGTON T'i and Jack McGinn- Went to
fTaOr,h ,ya o ,ugN of he Fn a
Tonv As bAi bit through a good thing in
,iI % ,o ~ disnIavad on SOM. siotes
n,ninst a. him hut II yns not laid tie best
nrinos obtained being 10 and g. Aste bet
s on r nun fnn n,arinr the Money with the
hooks , az ar $500 n crack 1t was sal that fully
fY; the books wer" Vel able 10 pay il. az they
t nal vi" i, b;H money! on Stampinr Ground
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~ VIZ Us on o' rn IN N lnnv Tine ~"
oo , ih We whyyoiac he ,rss;den, of the
Ne,s wbo has no.. Been to he track for sev.
sra' uaSN W. a., aus r ra, ,''''' N''
'oT IN nwsn he hoos.d FOR the first time this
.l,,n
yG Sam on Hlldre,R boM 4 Security as year
ns s1r s"' nenre holf bro,her TO ort Wellcs
ana MI MI WnIes ''I It,iia Dnminins wno
ani KIM vss,nrdav has never lost n rae,
10Y I.'. ,.,;;'rgster Inmiric; 90, lis license
49,, w IL fnnIiov ilrh some ,Tr,r oon hr,
t,"i Ia ~, ho,r'n ridinc MN vesicrIav Hc
h' uu NV o.s'r 49, 70 bohi, al h,iti,,,
aa'i , inn' IN ,is SS-ayious race WHOM Una
n1,i bi, The col, Zoe, because Of ms ia"t
hH Gren I as VIZ rss fp hswc bonn T
m''''''l ~ az 1nr r Uordsnrinu Winued Foo;
tno, mn.'~i, ION Werard David Garrirk'
nanlpursii niln cirl Irisb ia puis,s and
t 1,phi n'ue V" t. '''@" A"A' "'''
+ ib Ia cr.o, Trial vas n dissnnoin,p,o tn
1, 10 yti,no,. ~ ,rnra ,ban mo sense nj h.
II, "a "n',n'S "a ~ MA Jisor,s wv Uamhmrg
NLt ,ho fuIi sis,.r ,o ,r, mi rml1ed
nnr ma II sta uN ST. Ind hnn, sevrerelv
~. ~ a u"u a rr' f,or Ian VIM, ,br most har "A
tfnd ME Ha,"r aosied In ~ manner that
wonderfully game race under the clrcum-
s'n lt.t after tho 9th race had been started
neIx TEMPS fell and Jockey Sheehan was
thrown under the field He was picked w
,ious and II was discovered later that
his collarOone was fractured.
August belmont was on hand to 500 Bel
dame run and was greatly disappointed az
the result It is doubtful il the mare VIII
be raced again eyccpt for the Saratoga Cup,
The Advance stake; was run at nile and