Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-26
BIG BETTING AT BRIGHTON.
Bookmakers Lost 100000 on Hunt
ington's Victory.

One of the biggest killings of the year was
engineered successfully in the last race at
Brighton yesterday with Huntington. a five
year-old gelding by Buck Massie-Ethel S
III, probably 100000 being taken out of the
ring by the clever persons who were in or
the deal. In his previous Huntington
received a poor ride, but this time there
was extreme confidence in Martins ability
to bring home the trick. The moment s to
l appeared or the states there was "a wild
rush. Sol i.ichtenstein evidently knew
something. for he refused all wagers and
rubbed the price entirely. Jesse Lewisohn
had his commissioners busy early. They
ran around the betting ring putting the
money down wherever il would be accepted
until 5000 had been placed. Jack McDon-
aid. who had been betting heavily all day
with much success. also got down 5000
Max Blumenthal wagered $1,000. Morris
Stack $1,000. Frank Moore 81 500 NJ Ray
$1,000. and the combined club house came at
the last moment with a plunge that beat
the price down to - to ;. As the crowd
in the ring got wind of this heavy play
there was an immediate attempt to hedge
wagers made on Lady Prudence. who had
opened favorite at to >. but who. on
count of the play on Huntington, went back
to II to .. When Huntington won long lines
OF enthusiastic spectators formed behind
the books the cashiers counting out the
yellowbacks until they We're weary. 1t
was IL coup wen planned. anu IL VIII not
be forgotten for some time to come. Nc
Donald and Lewisohn each won close to
$4,000 on the result.
Mcdonald made S1O0 bet on The
Southerner in the fourth race. but he lost a
5000 wager on I.adsarion in the first event
Lewisohn cashed extensively on Cinchona
in the first race. but he dropped 5000 on
VIC in the fifth. George Wheelock bet
5000 on The Southerner, who was heavily
backed by Joe Rose. Matte Corbett. Dicl,
Doggett and Fred Eshner. John Walters
had $4,000 on Major Daingerfield. with Joe
Hayman and Alexander Shields taking st.
Valentine Although the odds were pro-
hibitive against Roseben in the, third event
Dave Johnson his owner. placed $40 900 on
him at an average of l TO g. Joe Rose took
a chance with 5000, Johnny Coleman
wagered 5000. too, with Sol Lichtenstein
putting down $1,000 to win supper money.
Max Blumenthal also bet 5000 at l to g.
Regal a place was played by Bill Porter
Sig Levy and Willie Apologize. Wheelock
bet $500 on Idle Dream a place. Johnny
Coleman also putting down $1,000 on this
proposition. Bob McEwen. Charlie Fox and
Joe Hayman took IsraeIite a place Bob
Lloyd playing Lady Henrietta to show.
David Gideon wagered 81 900 on Cinchona
In the first race. this colt being supported
by Yeager. Al Stokes, Bob Rose. Smith
Keime. Joe Rose and others. Ladsalion
was supported ny Joe Murphy Joe Guthorn,
Sol Lichtenstein ]. Ryan, Eddie Mcdonald,
WEeelock and B.,yles, together with n CLUB
house commission of $1,000. Max Blumen-
thai and Morris ack went to Reuben for
good bets. with JON Fay taking HalIow-
mas. Pach Mckenna going to Merry Belle
and Willie Apologize playing Sandstone.
Wotan lost big money for Sim DENIAL,
Joe Rose. Bob McGiven, Frank Tyler and
the club house I'm the second race. John
Steiner, Max Blumenthal. Jack McGinnis
and NJ. Ray supported Geranium. Dave
Johnson. Gull Holland and Eddie Burke
were the heaviest losers on Go Between.
while all of the western spectators. to-
gether with Frank Moore and John Cole
man. cleaned up with Au Revoir.
Vi-O was a costly investment in the fifth
race for Bob Rose. Fred Johnson. T.. X
Bradley. Henry Hoffman. Sol Lichtenstein,
Smith Keme. Joe Rose. John Coleman, Joe
Yeager and NJ. Manheimer, who wagered
all the way from $1,000 to $1,000 on the
Onondaga filly. Joe Hayman and Mark
Riordan bet on Lady Toddington. with
Morris Stack wagering $1,000 place and
$1,000 third on Aviston.