The sun., 1905-09-05
SCORCHlNG FOR THE LAYERS.
GEORGE WHEELOCK WINS 4 BIG
BUNDLE on THE DAY.

III NDLE IN THE DAl.
piunsrr Ellison Takes ETA 900 from the
Ring on Lady Navarro Books Pay
Out @sS COO on MOntrrey-k knapp.
Oiiphant and Mcbride suspended.
The bookmakers who laid the odds at
Sheepshead Fay Yesterday will remember
| abor Day, 1905, as a hardship. What with
the success Of three heavily played favortes
and three other winners that q sbled shrewd
Taniruators 10 take Thousands from the
ring. the proceedings were Jarticulary tire
some for the chalkers. incidentally George
Wheelock the president Of ,he Metropolitan
Turf Association. wtose money ! as been easy
for his associates nearly all ne year, cx-
perieDced a change Of luck which II ade him
believe that The tide had finally turned for
good. Wheelook began by placing rood bets
on both Ruth's Rather and Valley Forge in
the steeplechase and as the former won he
broke more than oven. Wheelock won
all Of $4,000 on the success Of Collector Jes-
sup in the second race. which was followed by
$500 cleanup on Mont Grey In the fifth and
5000 more on Right Royal in the last, As
he dropped a couple of bets on the other
events II Ia safe to say that he finish ed nearly
$4,000 ahead on the day. but he will have to
have a number Of such lucky streaks 10 make
UP the losses of the past.
victory OF his nlly Lady Navarro in the,
Sapphire Stakes. while Morris Stack took
sl2, 900 from the books on the same PROPOSE
tion. The Ally opened at to /, went up to
Is and was then backed down TO 10.
Fully $4,000 was paid out by the layers on
Monterey's success In the nth race. This
colt. who was. incidentally. well played by
his owner, Albert Simons, opened at to /,
but was soon backed down to IL to and 2 to /.
In addition to a s2. 500 bet by Wheelock. who
got to / for his money. John Walters placed
q, 900. Counselor Lichtenstein 81 500. j. II.
Mccormick 81 900 Frank Moore 5000 and
Eddie Burke 500 on this real good thing.
In this race Jack Mcdonald laid Moore q, 600
to S4Onk on Monterey. and then bet Si, 500 on
Benevolent himself The result was par
ticularly hard for the ring, az the three placed
horses were all backed to finish where they
did
Right Royals victory in the last race cost
the ring another fortune as he opened at
to 1 and was pounded down to 2 to /. NJ. l..
Hayman. Ed Suite. Joe Murphy and Whee-
lock being the heaviest winners. Possession
in this event was played by John Coleman.
Eole Pearsall and Pat Shannon. with John
| Fay splitting q, 900 on Father Bill Daly's
Sailor Boy.
A number Of the wise mon bet on both
Ruth's Rather and Valley Forge In the steeple-
chase. Among them were Charley Cash.
EOOl6 MCDOnalu ana WHe6lOCk otucTb WhO
| went to Ruth's Rather for bunches were Joe
| Rose, John Coleman and Tom Costigan. with
Valley Forge played exclusively by Leo
Mayer. Jack Mcdonald and Morris stack.
Sam Doggett lost a solid wager on Knob
hampton.
John Fay took a flyer on q 80 to shot,
Saulsberry. in the second race. going UP and
down the line betting IS and SO bills. Charley
Cash split a bet on Col White. with Beden
supported by Eole Pearsall and Leo Mayer.
Sol Lichtenstein had strong fancy for Girdle
and D'Arkle was the magnet for the Sulli-
vans, together with NJ. L. Hayman and n.
Angarola. Costiesn and George Boles took
Monte Carlo.
VIC who ran second In the Sapphire Stakes.
was heavily supported by Joe Murphy. Joe
Yeager. Joe Hayman, Leo Maver and n.
Angarola. Among those who bet on Belle
OF Pequest were F. Brindle. Frank Moore and
Sam Dogsett.
Proper's victory in the Ocean Handicap
enabled John Walters, Joe Murphy. Jack
Mcdonald and Joe Haymsn to cash waGers
ranging from 1880 to $4,000. Tyler. the
Humming Bird. lost a good bet on SBedouin
with Charley Ellison and Leo Mayer drop
ping big wagers on Spring and Al Stokes
burning up u 900 on Jacauin.
There was a report In circulation yester-
dav that Dave johnson had decided TO sell
his horses. including Roseben and Jacouin.
but when asked the question Johnsons reply
was Not Just yet"
There was a warm tip on John Sanford s
Johnstown. colt by clifford Frolcsome. in
the fifth race. 1t was said that the colt had
beaten the famous Mohawk II. in several
private trials and that he could eat mud.
az the railbrds put it. liildebrand had
the mount which made the trick look de-
cidedly businessike. but Johnstown was
green and ran out all the way The oneck
Stable also had trick in this race in Benevo-
lent. a colt by Ben Strone --Eulalle. who
was. played from 90 to down to sevens;
not finish better than third. but he was evil
fs Siys By aeYn Hs assd @ sa
the 20! Sa id e % we I se sha he viii
bear pea vat %atchins the next time ne goes on
When the horses h hsd finished II h II the Ocean
Jsoauia nambeT, 10. hoisted ih tn the place,
o sS which 1Ss T ss Gad co by Gold I'D
Pffodaced "s these wisnsrs bom!no. aenry n4S
h1PnE @p osT s Ten M'sss csndes o GEfr h ssss
ss@ RspB'y fast s'Hsa d state "of 81
s Shields hi d.. has sssG 9sr.s 9 his
His horses, will probably be trained by his
brother John.
Starter cassidy decided that. more dis
order at the, post. with the result that Willie
KNAPP. Mcbride anS oliphant cannot ride
so%e from the Vest; had hss s,,a, nTs, mopnt on
burns. who rode Lady Navarro III the
Sapphire 81 akes. also won this race last year
Sluagard, Magnate. Gascon. Cadmus. Belle
trsr. The HSsasnot. Wy. and Msans' 'Suden.
/ boura. Devi!tree who ran third IN yester-
marc Imp, and was STRANGELY neglected
| good performances In the past.
Right Royal has developed into q pretty
fair horse over a distance Of ground. He
won his second consecutive race In the last
event and stood one Of the most ,erueiine
drives ever seen here. As q yearllng this
colt, who was bred by j.. B. Hassin. was
bought by Newton Remington for something
like 500. 900 but he was failure as a two-year-
old and went TO NJ. l.: tayman ,at the end OF
last year. He was taken 70 New. Orleans, |
where he did not accomplish much, and II
was, only as last resort that IL was decided
10 try him over the grass course,