The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-14
GOSSIP or THE RGCETRACK,
IAJORITY or METS ARE NON IN
FAVOR or PEACE.

There IL every indication that the trouble
between The racetraok owners end the Met.
| Topolltan Turf Association willSile natural
death with the bookmAkers' organization
accepting the terms which have already been
laid down With nrmness. From reliable
sources TuB BUS learned yesterday that the
biggest bookmakers nov operating az Bel
mont Park have decided 10 repudiate the
policy mapped out by their leaders, inolud-
ing George Wheelook. Orlando Jones and
| Charles Heney. Those bookmAkers never
wanted a conflict and at the present time are
anxious 70 continue with the business un-
molested They do not feel that tho action
OF the track managers In calling for eighty
books In the front line each day warrants the
friction that exists and they stand ready
TO begin a move 10 completely reorganize
the Meta. n necessary. 20 that the track
owners may be coDciliated. IL was said
yesterday that Sol Liohtenstein. one OF the
governing committee. had hopped over 70 the
element headed by Edward Burke, which has
placed Itself on record az being opposed 70
threatened legal proceedinss In retaliation
for the track owners stand. With Burke and
lichtenstein u In aaid that william CoWens
George Levy, william Snow. Leo Mayer.
William Oonnor, Robert Lloyd, ". J. Hayes
and IKE Thompson have lined up. which
means that the backbone qf the proposed
warfare a. outlined BY Wheelock. Jones
Money mas peou euNNNlNeAl bAeANhs
Furthermore. Il IL stated that powerful In
huenoes Of political nature have been brought
70 bear on other leading bookmnkers, With
the result that a majority Of the Nets, " called
upon 70 vote, would openly advocate peace
full settlement Of the trouble
That a truce Of some sort exists between
the bookmAkers and the track owners there
seems 70 be no doubt. for. although there were
only seventy-One Meta in line az Belmont
va np1vy 0vFa an "
have been booking since Monday, were
placed ia vacancies. which left four unoc-
ouDled stools all the afternoon. Some per-
sons said that no attempt would DO made TO
hl all the vacancies untl Burke and his allies
the track owners, and that even then there
might be non-members In the front line az
In other words, a majority Of the book
makers who are members OF the Metropolitan
Turf Association believe In the policy Of live
II the policy OF WheeIoef, Jones < 90. is car
Tied out, and they wish TO take time by the
toLelock. As far as the coming OF James
that II he shows up he win probably be mott
ned that his operations viii be limited, In
accordance with the policy Of the turf rules
men laughed at the story that O'Leary would
be barred because Of trouble with certain
Ihn indy over the RSyPRt q EsfeE on
IL may be said also, that the threat Of
Peter De Lacy 70 raid the betting ring at
Gravesend Il not generally feared, especially
by the most influential bookmGkers, who
declare that they have never been IN sym
patty WITH De Lacy apd are stIll ready
member OF the Legislature is authority for
the staten emit that racing IL In no danger Of
being g killed, despite rep9rtss to the contrary,
ruotion can be easily Emoothed over.
The biggest plunge at Belmont Park yester-
day wns m ade by Dave johnson. who WaEered
/ HANDY " fha
Mithers. johnson went down the line offer
ing crisp $500 and $1,000 bills on Mr.. Belmont's
colt, accepting any odds that we're IN sight
He also had heavy bet on Good and Plenty,
as did AL Of the wise spectators.
- The Withsrs was worth %. 40 TO the winner.
Inclusive. at Jerome Park In 1890 Il was
nrst run az Morris Park over the hm.- In
SOS II was run over the 'Withers mile.
year IL was made a handicap and run at
the autumn meeting. Since that time It
since 1870 hSTa BEEN sS as foIioS.. Ring n Ffio
Lucs MIA. HahdspriSs' oGtason' The .HuEue.,
Compute, shorthose and Delhi Yesterdays
time. rs Is. was the sloNest on record
The whitney Memorial stssplechSse was
worth tlO,5O0 TO the winner. The subscribers
70 t' R TGa event t wfrs august Bsl5nopi
PG1er. Piedmont Stables. ]. s. wldener.
+. o. Hayes. Mr.. Cotton. J. W. Colt, +. AM
brose Clark. Al. J. CavanARh and Bonnie
Brook Stables. Nearly all the prominent
cross country riders in the East SdW yester-
The Fashion Stakes was worth ,s. 100 to
previous winners being L'Alouette. Hifh
Decree, Motley. Anecdote, Amlctia, Ma
mar, IshlanA and Incarnation. In yester-
DAYS race u. B. DuTyea started a half sister
20 Eugenia Burch named CherWell, by Faver-
dale.
Newton BENIN rton and nearly an the big
Spectators lost heavily on Phyllis A. IN the
second race. while the Tsmmany r~ntingent
dTonped a roll on hinua for place.
the last event, while the crowd az large could
ere nothing but Ostrich, GrGhsllo won a
bunch for Joe YeaEer whose Jockey, Hide
brand, had the mount and rode his only win
ner OF the day.
in the frst race II, J NORRIS Castor was
played In vain for a killing, the odds falling
from 30 10 I 20 twelves. J. Grant Lyman
cleaned up. With Grand Duchess whom he
backed well for the place and 70 show. Bin
that did not go through
Billy Lakeland's Cousin Eva, hne LOOKING
ally by Knight OF the Thistle -Centillty. !
was a hot ti2 II the Fashion Stakes. but she
Flinders was backed down from IS 20 10 |
dfteens IN the last race. She sho wed some
speed In the frst quarter. but stopped short.
James X. keene acted As q steward during |.
because Sysonby could not start IN the Withers |
because Of the soft condition Of the track |
SysOnby hns $3.50 90 Of stake engARements to |
an and Trainer Rowe thought that IL would |
be best 20 keep him In the barn.