The Washington times., 1905-11-28
PIKERS' LOUD VAIL
OVER ECHO DALE
Was Put Over When SharpS
Weren't Looking.
WON ON SECOND RUNNING
DiveTting Tale Of How a Horse Once
Beaten Ran Over Field on
Another Start.

Echo Dale was the winner at Ben
ming yesterday TO gladden. the hearts
OF the long-shot players. He galloped
away with the NTH race after Sidney
c Love. the weli-backed favorite got
mixed up in the early part OF It, and
ceased TO be a contender. Echo Dale
was 80 TO /, and had shown just enough
speed here to bring him support from
those who watch races closely.
Just my luck, walled the hard luck
Aeen waiting all the meeting Tor that
pun TO win. but l didn't think he had
3 cnance with Slqley = Love. WY IN |
his last start. Sidney G. Love Won a |
stake and he looked like fifteen minutes
the best horse today But Romaneill 4
gets in jam just after the start ana
The long shot I've been waiting comes 4
along and cops and me with nay china 4
alley on the faVOrite. That's what 4 !
call bum luclS but Echo Dale doesn' /
owe me anything at lhat.
Echo Dale was racing out West q /
year or two ago ana knew ne was 1
ripe for a killing. I went across the
river to the pool room one day and /
Echo Dale was a starter. l was about |
even when il came 10 his race and { !
had made up my mind to have good |
wager on HIM and so 6onle. win or j
lose To my surprise he was at 40 TO J. !
] grabbed it quick for bet three way
Tor fear there was mistake. But
so TO ! Echo Dale / concluded that
1 was in wrong and that there was
nothing doing that day. but couldn't
get my bet OF and had 10 take my
medicine.
.sThe operator had announced that the
horses had gone TO the post and l was
calling myself all sorts of fool for not
going away without even waiting for the
returns of the race. but something
seemed TO hold me. Finally they were
on and Hstenee 20 ths description OF
she r8ee sHithOut hearing the name
Echo Dale. "A ccGTlfITIfg To that -1escrip-
tlon there were only three horses in IL.
slider.
4 started out but stopped at the door
10 speak 10 an acquaintance and heard
the operator sing out: No race all of
the field but Echo Dale and two others
ran the distance TO a false break and the
horses are returning 10 the post.
We'll you can guess the rest When
the real start came Echo Dale just tin
canned and won by furlong 1 was told
afterward that the false break was
part OF the plan for a killing on Echo
Dale. who was played in the poOlrooms,
although his price went soaring at the
track. But I cant help but wish l had
known that ROmanelli was going to get
in a jam and lose his ambish with the
tavorite <l ~ 8f51 So
stfsz-r--r--5asst
T. G. Suite. who owns Sidney c.
Love. lost "a big bet on his horse UUI
had no kick to make. Mr.. Suite is a
Westerner who has long ago learned
that there Is 4 lot OF spilled milk arc.saA
race cracks taat ali the crying in the
world rWotHidn' prevent He came East
two y1aEs ago and has always been
closely associated with Joe Yeager, who
was known as the Boy Plunger. Suite
and Yeager have had their ups and
downs since coming East, sometimes
riding the top wave Of temporary fnan-
riai success. but at other times swept
of their balance by a winner turning
up from an unexpected quarter.
Eugene Hndebrand, who was the lead
ing rider last season. ana who was close
10 the top again this year, when his
license was taken away at the Graves
end meeting for rough riding. was under
cOntraet-to y eager The plunge had
only a small stable. and first call on
Hildebfand went 20 II. p. Whitney Tor
TWO seasons
An owner who races at the smaller
meetings only had a starter the other
day which he thought had a good win
He was compelled. however. to put
up one OF his own stable boys who rad
had little experience In riding. His in
structions TO the boy sounded simple
enough, but were not so easily carried
out.
'Just watch the starter. and when you
see him about 10 spring the barrier,
bust away with the My and come on
home"
an experienced rider to have followed
the orders. but the kid couldn't follow
them out, and instead OF busting away
ing through the barrier Wnen @here vas
no possible chance for a start. and vas
suspended FOR the meeting
But there are riders Wl10 can antici-
pate the starters action by certain Ct
his movements. When pullman was IN
the heyday Of success as a rider his
specially was getting away from the
post He told Starter Fitzgerald that
he could always tell when he was about
10 spring the barrier ard was therefore
able 10 beat II. But Bullman never
would say just what particular move
made BY the starter gave him the cue.
A few years ago boy named Moupce
came IN from California to ride for Au-
gust Belmont He thought he had a
line on Fitzgerald's movements that
would enable him to beat the barrier
also He W6s riding one Of Mr. Bel
mont's two-year-olds IL a big stake at
Brighton one day. and was extremely
anxious 70 win. While the field was
twisting and turning about Mounce
eyed the starter closely. All at once
he went tearing through the barrier, fol-
lowed by three or four others with t~e
starter calling for them 10 come back
MOunce knew that Fitzgerald would
hold him responsible and was prepared
FOR a dressing down. When Fitz spoke
70 him he looked In a shame-faced
way and said; Il thought IL was 90
ing 70 be start, Mr.. Fitz by the wav
you crooked your knee"