The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-27
HILDEBRAND is QUESTIONED.
ASKED TO EXPLAIN A QUEER RIDE
ON DUENNA.
s.ys He Lost . Stirrup. but the stewards
VIII Continue to Investigate the Case
Hing scorched With His Coup
Nets Front Line Broken Again.

Nets Front Line Broken Again.
Eugene Hildebrand, Americas most famous
,ookev who is under contract to Harry Payne
whitney. with Plunger Joe Yeager having
second call on his services. was hailed before
mo stewards OF the Gravesend meeting yes
,erday and asked to explain his ride on MIR.
Whitney's Hamburg flly Duenna' Hide
wand had chance to 20 right on to victory.
/, seemed. after leaving the post as the filly
had world OF speed and took command OF
,be big field instantly. But after covering .
sbort distance she suddenly stopped and
surrendcred the leadership to Toots Nook.
second choice. At the head OF the stretch
Too,s Nook exploded and Last Cherry. .
Sir Dixon illly owned by Cntesby Woodford.
,ho carried fortune in gold. went to the
front Duenna was still apparently full OF
running and was rapidly overhauing Last
Cherry in the last sixteenth. when for some
,cason unknown to the spectators Hide
h-and apparently took hold OF the Whitney
sly, with the result that Last Cherry won
nv n head with not much OF an effort from
LYME. who had the leg up.
Hildebrand's performance had such
oueer look that many keen eyed spectators
Instantly looked for some action on the part
n the stewards. p. j. Dwyer. j. q. Follans-
hee and Andrew Miller. lIildebrand returned
RI the scales with one OF his strrups gone.
and when he was called before the stewards
in their private room he gave this mishap as
an excuse one OF the stewards said after
the races:
"Hildebrand's case Is still under considera
tion and il will be continued tomorrow.
The stewards did not like the looks OF his
ride but they have reached no decision yet.
This il the first time that Hildebrand has
aver been accused OF wrongdoing. and at
that so far, there Ia no evidence OF guilt on his
part, although appearances are against MIN.
He rode nearly 900 winners last year. creating
new American record in this respect. ana
Ia one of the most popular jockeys on the
turf The fact that he lost II stlrrup some
where between the post and the wire 10 some
That the stewards are watching the racing
these days With unusual care can De put
as fact 1t i IN the SnF saI paa
Yesterday for running his horse in blinkers
one day and without them the next. being
The stewards also have their eyes open for
certain young apprentice riders who, ac-
cordng to common report. have been riding
factory manner But SO far they have not
been able to detect the alternate use OF heavy
shoes and light plates which has been pr ,as,,
'"q At no time since the present law went into
s1 Rays SO in one day
ths ring suffered heavy losses ali along the
race race who opened at to l. was literally backed
& E Rove E smathers 4 and s some Of t the
until many Of them refused to take another
SSt ali Of Ss ss ON he Sir Dixon ys Sc
tory Jesse Lewisohn wagered bunch on
Toots Nook, the Ally with whom s killing
Joe Yea9er. Charley CAST and David Gideon
were among those who beat the books out
Of big money on Escntchson IN I'm, the seG tn
Kyaus. Eddie Glennon and joe 6,, :, Cassidy
dropped all Of Ro n on o nnas bs
on Billy Lakeland's Gallant, who was ham
mered down to 10 to 5. ,.A .s..u t.,
the handicap. 1t was said that his money
was placed by persons that we're new TO the
books. There was as much as 30 to J. against
down the line. placing 500 at clip. the price
finally dfnoppins od to w twei nad ont on hdbe
while Jack Mcdonald played Spring. Leo
Mayer bet IS, 900 on GO Between. w No. was was
Fox. and other big operators Ike Ihon!psoon
put down a commission on Ocean Tide, while
SE HeTeY fS s0 shed f aGe
said that st. Valentine would probably have
Won If Redfern had ridden him. even at few
When Phid as won the fifth racee. the books
were scorehed again chiefly by Sim Diemel
e',d Tom Costiean, sho bet 500 on the colt
81 odds saneins from 20 to ! down WI to tens,
Sharks .Hd. Wheelock, the Sllliyanpst. , and
ut on Leonard Joe Heyman. ...
a. ~ Je 4I a'F Salvage who had worfe ed
i've furlonGs in 100 fiat. Jesse Lewisohn
and the clubhouse commissioners took part
wage wager on 5. s. Browns Capt Bob in the race.
Max of the hnnds anep1s fs4rSa w who
ran second, was played down to ofrom 100 TO |.
There was change in the arrangement OF
showed ' up for Business all Of them wearing
new buttons of conspicuous size on their coat
lapels. AS there were places for e nnd
rson we're promoted from the backine.
which was taken to mean that while the Nets
Are sin greatly in syde enc they hey 90 NOT rue he
boast on Brooklyn Handicap day,
just before the last race a sneak thief took
sro Of 900 IN cash out OF the t insd. pocket
acting as cashier for hi, brother Moe, one OF
the, Nets. and was looking over the sheet to
o.y %ss Ss pp nH tHere Sa
no chance TO catch the thief so Sam be-
walled his fate all the way. home
1T was bad enough to have the book lose
500 on the day, after had picked all six wis
ners and didn't play any of them" he sa id.
But 10 have 81, 900 pinched without feeling
Ne fellows hand is the limit"
s. G. Hildrcth, who will train L. F..
Smathers's horses here in. future. az soon rs
his reinstatement by the Jockey Club stewards
has been Officially promulgated arrived at
y" track Yesterday. having come on from
S. Louis In answer to all questions he said
that he had nothing to say.
II P, Whitney has been appointed deputy
Of F, X. Sturgis, who is going abroad for the
summer
days because of disobedience at the post.