The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-02
ANOTHER KILLING SUCCEEDS.
RING LOSES !SIOO.OOO on FINE
CLCTH'S VICTORY.
Three PlunEers Make an Agreement TO
Keep Down Their 'Iets -Orii' Ontalc
May Not race Again This Year. Opera
tiOns In the Ring al Sheepshead Hay.


siOO, 600, nearly every book paying out some
thing Many bets were made on Fine Cloth
with badge numbers. so that the identity OF
the successful players was not disclosed.
But j. Grant Lyman was one of the heaviest
winners. He went up and down the line
placing s?5 at n clip and then 800 at any price
obtainablc until It was said that he was at
least s35 900 richer after the numbers went up.
Charley Fox. Doc Kyle. Doc Ashe who cashed
on Kilkarc, and other smart fellows who ma ke
practise of playing long shots. were in II ne
when the time came to cnsh, man who had
s25 on the colt at 80 to was 80 excited when
he saw that he would win that he created
scene by yelling frantically: "l've got
him! I've got him!" After which he lost
control of his legs and fell to the ground.
Fine Cloth. by Melton Fiona, the latter
an English mare and not the one who once
raced In the Rancocas silks In this country.
was brought over from the other side last
fall by Douglass Grand with others. and
was sold privately to T. l.. Watt OF Harlem
for t1.4OO. Watt had both Consistent. who
has won ten consecutive races. and Fine
Cloth entered in the race. but as Consistent
had top weight she was scratched. Mickey
Crmmins was engaged to ride Fine Cloth.
and as soon as It became known, in the ring
Sas Rn 10 1sas the last
kare coup. became wary and refused further
Fine 10th wagers. much to their satisfaction
once before. when he started i1 race at the
Bay on Aug Is. On that occasion he finished
a Ssas" Be ~ H ss Ah and 4kIh nss
dale. He had fifteen pounds less TO carry
yesterday and his performance was wonder
Many Of the biz betters are growing dis
souEased With the way the horses are 5 5u1n Inar
!ewiso I'm. who are among the number. have
formed an ironclad agreement to the effect
that the one who first bets more than sloo
forfeit 5000 to each Of the Others. As a
result OF this compact the parties to 1t were
betting on an average $25 to race yester-
James b. Brady was much disappointed
oyer oyer the shoylnS Of 0iseau IN the ham NJ ih
G oisea" is " the best horse i Training WITH
s aess ne only e .s
does. the defeat OF Water Light, Brady's
this setback has discouraged both Brady and
Trainer Allen. but they will trH 'he Arms
colt again Tsaas the future with the idea that
Trainer, Tom Walsh said YESTERDAY that
ormondale the futurity winner T nni. is SUI
aay the Re' oo oxner os sa
dd no. to take any Win Qrmo h.
lnents. after which he will probably be retired
have had to carry 100 pounds in the Flatbush
Essay ana a. ms to oesr the
equal of at least two Of the starters named to
60.
There ia a story af1oat among the book
Charles heney. a member Of the governing
committee. openly scored the president.
George him YIN h to
and that Wheelock Vas upheld BY, majority
still experiencing an extraord mary run Of Ill
luck, for he says It seems to be Impossible LOT
him to cash bet he was a pig loser y,S ester
raw Raye na1 ana Mo TsN sran 1t. e'"'
senator McCarren can charge the efeat Of
under the rail just after the start and ran
directly in front of the Ben StTome colt. who
esf aou Martin lar, ' who had the o ont said
that Sly Ben could not have lost il the dog had
remained on the track.
iGi Burke and Sol Lichiensisil went to
Merarick Was backed bas ked by John Fay john Col;
man and Jack Rose, +. AnSa Iola enI, Fred
! Eshner played Sir taruthers and SO did H. R.
JHiephs bet Or Ruth and San b 6Hsx 3bs
opinions of the wise men differed.
tugenia Burrh was passed up by the smart
too in the eGsnd a's9us n
" p Maxwell now has charge Of the Ben
S' a e t Rlsf race With Eols Pearsa and
Mayer going to Sonoma Belle. John Fay
taking Humo and William Beverly backing
III the third race John sanf1rd,s Ravcna
caught heavy wagers from Eddie le I blrke:
& a en- yaiasa With f Hays
| man having "A liberal wager on Sly Ben.
rom Costsan wasered 5000 on Hsmbngs
and the Combined clubhouse placing so much
money on the Pagct mare that she was ham,
mered down at the last moment to to 10.
6s hear TPy a rte " OF Molly Brapt With
Eddie Burke betting 8 500 on Edna jackson;
Sd 600 apiece in the fifth race Jack Melon
aid wanted to play Fustan TOO. but ne got
yet Ills money down. Leo Mayer dropped
81 900 on I.uretta, who ran second
in the tn, Turf Turf HIandiSap while John Fay and
Bumenthal bet s,.5oI each on Graziallo
Dave johnson placed $500 ~ =. ,iagGnin Win
the day y proceedings.
crsi rhr er Il hHwGT, lie w was s hneE M
paralysis on Thursday and is not expected
w 4 well Ell known horseman who was intro
stx rcotcr, made the rcnark
/ After looking at such healthy figures
"a Dade. Chris Flt3gerald. Mars Cassie y
and Dick Dwyer | have come to the concn
sion that the statement that starting horses
| breaks down the health is a Joke"
sam. Wagner. the Chicago turfman, has
| arrived here with his horses. who have
been racing on the, Cana lian circuit, II.
| +. Meyers string, also In that part Of the
| country. has been turned over to Cana da
, Jack" Adkins. The Never lot includes I he
good two-year- od Father ketcham. who
has won sixteen races. including several
| stakes. this year
| The horses that can beat Hamburg Belle
at a mile can be counted on the fingers Of
one hand The mare. was the center Of AT ::
traction in the paddock. both before and
| after her great race yesterday. and was
greatly admired. Had she been forced TO
| a hard drive she mi ght have epnaed he
| worlds record for q mile: As 1t was. her
| time was inst one second slower than the
track record OF l:]7 49,, huog up In 1901 by
Brigadcr with .lts pounds. as against ilo.
! carried nv Hembure's daughter yesterdov.
John ". Gates made pliers bet" of $500
all three ways on Collector yessup In the f1f tn
| race. MIR. Gates has not been ut the track
| for some time and was not In his usual stride.
Steepechase Jockey Owens will sail for
| Europe on Oct. %. where he has several i'm
| portant engagements to I'll on the English
| and French courses.
Z. Dgny has arrived ut the Bay with Ar
| meath, st. Venus and Virginia Francis.
Bullman rode his best race OF the year on
| Eugena Burch. IL was like old times when
| he nut ND hi = rafting finish.