The Washington times., 1905-08-06
Races Promise
To Eclipse All Records
Crowds Unexpectedly Large-Sanfords Show
Up With Usual Bunch OF Surprises.
Forced to Recognize Bookmakers.

world. Mayor Johnson, Of Cleveland,
prohibited pool selling at the Glenville
track. and the Grand Circuit meet there
had 10 be declared off. The other is the
case of the State police. acting. 1t is
said under direction Of Governor Doug
las, to stop pool selling in Massachu-
sets.
The Grand Circuit meeting al Read
Vile. where moneys to the mount of
$58.600 are to be hung up, takes place Au-
gust Il to %. Already there is talk of
shifting the meeting to Providence, max
ing two weeks of continuous racing at
Narrasansett Park.
Sam Hndreth bought q number of
horses at the Smathers disposal sale.
Pat Dunno acting as his agent.
Among the good ones bought were Sc
curity. the Great Trial winner and
Rapid Water There were fifteen others.
and they are all well engaged.
Hildreth says he did not intend TO buy
more than three or four horses. but he
could not stand quietly by and see so
many he knew to be good ones go at
sacrifice The Smathers horses have
not owing to an epidemic of sickness
which passed through the stable, been in
winning form these six weeks, but Hill
dreth believes they will come around in
time TO race TO their best form at
Sheepshead Bay in the fall.
There is 80 doubt that Mr. Smathers is
going back into the trotting game on an
extensive scale.
In Detroit last week when Sadie Mac
trotted mile in 2O6.s Ceorge Spear,
who had .been Smathers' trainer in the
light harness game. Is said TO have Of
fered $50, Geo for the fve-year-old daugh-
ter Of Peter the Great. The offer was
turned down. Spear. it is generally be-
lieved was acting for Smathers- In 40
dition TO this he made a $4,000 offer for
Bonanza. who forced Walter Direct 10
pace mile in 2G5i4 in the Chamber of
Commerce Stake. The offer is said to
be under consideration by the owners of
Bonanza
The readvent OF Smathers into the
/ light harness game means d good deal
for the sport in general. for he will pay
almost any price to get the best horses.
Gwvn TCmkins is authority for the
statement that Mr. Cotton g. Austra
/ Ian steeplechase Sea Horse II will sure
| " race here. The foreigner IS ready for
/ business. Mr. Tompkins says, and he
! will get cut as soon as possible His
stake engagement is Ia the Shiile.ah
/ Stecplechasc. an old-limc Saratoga
! cross country special run about the mid
! die Of the meeting
". Knapp, with twenty-five wins.
headed The list OF Jockeys a the Bright
on meeting, James b. Keene, with S2s,-
/ 500 TO his credit, headed the owners,
/ Harry Payne Whitney coming second
with 5Z5OZa and Captain s S. Brown
third with SIS.s55.
-E. \. Chinn. son Of Jack" Chlnn. Of
! Kentucky. famed FAR and wide for his
numerous ''gun plays" has joined the
Blue Grass brigade at Saratoga
The death OF the well-known New
/ England horaeman, Foster S. Palmer,
was not unexpected. as he has been in
bad health for ever two years Mr.
/ Palmer was prominently known among
| horscmnn the country over. 1t was ne
who made the old-time stallion, General
Knox. NO. 40, by Vermont Hero. fam
Gus.
In 1861 he managed sIy6a Park track,
| on what is now the exclusive Boston
suburb. Brookline. where he handled
the great stallion Daniel Lambert.
Many noted Now England traIg1rs Oh
the past and present took their first
lessons in handling trottcrs under Mr.
Palmer.
The stakes for ;nc brooklyn Jockey
Clubs fall meeting. which begins Sep,
TENDER II. fourteen IN number, will close
for entries tomorrow, There ere five
!, events for horses three years old ant
UPWARD. For the thTee-year-Olds OK,
cIusiveiy there are two fixtures for IN,
two-year-olds four, for the steeplech2a
ers two and for two-year-olda and up
ward one-the Oriental Handicap at ONT
mile and a quarter.