The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
HILDRETH GETS A LICENSE.
OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED ny THE
JOCKEY CLUE STEWARDS.

Noted Trainer VIII Take Hold or r.. Z.
smstherss Horses At Once--Hilde-
brands Case SIN In the Balance-NIore
Heavy Betting, With Drake in Evidence
Hildreth has received q trainer license from
the stewards Of the Jockey Club He re-
Ce!ved an Official aotce TO this effect from
Assistant Secretary Algernon Daingerfleld at
the Grayesend track yesterday and was
warmly congratulated by his many friends.
Hildreth was practically warned away from
the Jockey Clubs tracks seven years ago
because OF quarrel with John z. Madden at
Morris Park. during which the men came TO
blows. Hildreth has been racing and train
ing horses OF his own on the Western and
Southern tracks ever since with marked
success.
Two years ago he as enga ged to train for
+. E. Smathers. the former trotting horse
man. who branched out as an owner Of runners
by purchasing McChesney and Dick Bernard
as a nucleus for a stable. But when Hildreth
made an application to the Jockey Club
stewards for another license he was turned
down. Several times since then H!ldreth
has tried TO get back. with no success, so that
turfmen were beginning to believe that he
would remain under the ban forever when
the welcome news came in the nature OF a
surprise.
Smathers was one Of the first to coneratu-
late Hldreth. who will take immediate charge
Of this big string of racers which now num-
beers ffty-nine in all Before leaving ST.
Louis for this city Hldreth made arrange
ments to ship two carloads OF horses East
thirty-two In all. the pick OF the stable, in
Guiding some high class two-year-olds. John
Low. who has been training the Smathers
horses in the East. will take hold of the West
ern division in Hildreths place. The Jockey
Club stewards decided to reinstate the trainer
at a meeting held at Belmont Park on May %,
and for that reason Hldreth was advised to
como East at once. While the Smathers horses
have not cut much Of a figure so far this
season, this change In the management Of
the stable will probably make 1t a strong
factor in local racing affairs.
The stewards of the Gravesend meeting
were still investigating yesterday the poor
ride OF Jockey Hildebrand on H. p Whitney's
Duenns In the frst race. Friday, when the
fllly was beaten q small margin by the heavily
backed Last Cherry. 1t is understood that
no decision In the case will be arrived
at before Tomorrow. and perhaps later
II was said yesterday that the bookmakers'
sheets on the race had been examined by the
stewards with the idea Of finding out Just
who prodted by the success OF Last Cherry.
1t could not DO stated automatically whether
Joe Yeager. who has . call on Hildebrand's
services. was among the number. but turf
men said that II 1t could be shown that Yeaser
really did bet on Last Cherry In his usual
liberal manner. there might be trouble In
store for the Jockey. Hildebrand was &C.
ceptng mounts as usual yesterday. and still
maintained that his inability to win with
Duenna, was duo 10 the loss Of q stirrup.
But 1t is believed that the stewards would
like to know why the boy did not make more
Of an effort to ride the fllly out with his hand
when he had chance to win.
Yeager was winner to tho extent Of 50, 900
after playing the flrst four races yesterday
Then he bet 500 str aisht and 500 third on his
colt Klngsmere. In the fifth race. at 80 to 1.
After that he put stin wager on The souther-
ner in the last race and went down hard with
nearly all Of tho other heavy bettsrs, in
GLIDING John A. Drake. Matte Corbett. Sol
LichteDstein and Others. ]. L. Holland. who
is not booking these days, took S25 900 out
OF the ring on the victory OF his horse. Kehai-
Ian. in this race. the odds falling from to /
to fves. NJ. P. Wsldman. one of the Nets.
also won big bunch on the same horse.
Billy Dubois went down the line, placing
about 5000 on Wizard. while Joe Murphy,
Lady and Johnny Coleman took Duke Of
Kendall TS at long odds: d.. t., a., ,,on. H., T.,
Guiding Bill cowen. who laid OF for a few
days. and three outsiders. In the ba ok line
o o IN ,ss WIZ S Sas
even better than OF, Handicap day, the books
having all they could attend to, The presence
rise to the rumor that he had resumed his
heavy play. especially when, Charles Head
Smith: who bets foT the Drake; Gates com.
sio 900 on Cairn germ In the Preakness Stakes
Mayer and Henry Harris also lost heavy bets
Johnson backed Bonfire. together with Bob
dropped 1880 on Lawator. while Gambling
the winner at to /. was supported by the
,caIrneorin, put crlmp in the big books,
mission, took solid bets from Albert Slmonss,
ara spd Others, Harris ana Ms1y;sr piaassd Or
Won Tromp. The clubhouse commissioners,
SANDS on Kiamesha and Coy Mai s'q resp spec.
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The play on Big Ben IN the nrst race was
also extensive. the Westerners going to him
with confdence. Leo Mayer bet $1,000 on
him, while Dave johnson and Alex Shields
went the limit. J. Price, new plunger from
the West, bet g. 600 on Shot Gun. George
Boles put 81 600 on this horse, with Henry
Harris wagering 81 1000 straight and Lche Ten
stein 81 900 a place Wheelock lost 1000 on
Wotan. who was also backed by Sim Dcime
for similar amount Toscan, the winner
went up in the betting. but was well played
by the stable connections.
Astronom burned up. some liberal wagers
made on him by, David Gideon, Jesse Levi
sohn and others by boiling to the center rail
when he had a strong lead on the far turn
some Western spectators cleaned up with |
Klingsor, the winner, while the defeat Of
Jerry Wern berg cost Remington. Lichten- |
stein, Frank Farrell Charley Cash, Drake !
and the Sulllvans pretty penny. Johnny !
Walters also had 81, 900 on this colt, who was, |
Incidentally, backed by the Brooklyn lawyer |
for whom he Is named.
Before tho first race was run it was said |
that one OF the biggest Tammany politicians
was ST., 900 loser on the season. His COM
missioners received orders to bet heavily on |
various selections during tho day. with the
result that the mans losses we're swelled to
$50 900 by the time he was ready to climb into
his automobile.
who has had his ups and downs In recent |
years made his first appearance OF the sehson