The sun., 1905-09-12
PEGASUS LEFT AT TIE POST.
THOUSANDS LOST on THE WHIT
NEY COLT At ODDS on.

THOUSANDS, LOST on THE WHIT
NEY COLT AT ODDS on.
Sharp Players Cash On Sir Huon. tho Win.
ner-Impr0vements at the Aaueduct
Track-T1mber Said to Have Como
Launching Operations at Gravcscnd.
Those who believe in placing their good
money on supposed sure things at the race
track waited until the last event at Graves
end yesterday. In that affair was a colt
named Pegasus, son OF Hamburg-Peg
WoffAg gton, who, carrying tho famous Whit
ney colors, was In such favor that he was
never quoted at better odds than to 10.
The rivals Of Pegasus, who is one OF the sea-
sons star two-yesr-olds. were 30 despised
that the lowest price to be obtained against
any of them was 4 to 1. Big bankrolls and
little ones, too, were handed over to the
bookmakers on Pegasus. the supporters OF
the Hamburg colt simply "loaning the money
for few moments" as they put 1t prior to
csshng their wasers. Wherever wise men
congregated the name Of Pegasus was re-
peated again and again. until 1t really seemed
as II the other horses might have been kept
in their stalls instead Of being sent on . wild
goose chase after the Whitney colt.
When Pegasus came out OF the paddock
he was ridden by Miller, a midget OF much skill.
for the reason that the regular stable jockey.
Hildebrand, could not make the weight. 100
pounds. But this change OF riders did not
weaken the confidence Of those who regarded
a bet on Pegasus as money from home. To
watch the race. with such q cinch to carry
their money, was q bore to many. who yawned
and wished that the thing was over. as
the weather was nasty and there were better
attractions in the city. In fact. these sure
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to Pegasus without the formalty Of race.
Once at the barrier. there was rush by
another set Of wise follows to bet on Sir Huon,
Western colt. who was made the second
choice When Starter Cassidy had the field
In line In front OF the webbing. he saw that
every nose was pointing straight ahead and
then let 60 the barrier. With plunge and
scramble every horse In the race dashed
forward except Pegasus. the surest OF sure
things. Whether the colt took 1t into his
head to throw down his supporters by taking
on fit Of sulks. or whether Miller was caught
mapping or whether the starter was to blame.
nobody will ever he able to say. but the fact
remains that the son Of Hamburg was COM
PEELED to run along home many lengths behind
his deepised rivals. who seemed to rejoice
in his discontinue. And strange to say. Sir
Kuon won. his success coming in the very nick
OF time and enabling his shrewd hackers to
cash fat bets all over the ring. But this
little coup was a drop In the bucket. for the
bookmakers laughed until their sides ached
as they looked at the big bundles OF green
backs In the cash boxes, which had been
permanently loaned" to them by the Pegasus
worshlpers.
Joseph Reilly, secretary Of the Queens
County Jockey Club. announced yesterday
that under the management OF p. j. Dwyer
many changes will be made at Aaueduct
before the fall meeting begins. In the
first place. no steepleohasc ev ents will be
run over the course that was built last
year, but. for some reason. has never been
used Hnrsemen who remain hero for this
meeting will be glad to learn that the value
of all stakes and overnight purses will be
increased. liberallty that insures better
class of racing at Aaueduct than ever before.
The old main entrance has been torn down
and structure Of horseshoe shape, like the
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the gates Of the track on the way TO R9ckss.
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ured man yas taken t9 the ,heSs'pitsi: where
livingston. the Jockey who rode Macbeth
In the fiith race. is the boy over whose services
had q long controversy last year, The dis
puted contracts having expired. Livingston
Newton Bennington has decided to winter
his yearlngs at the old Monmouth Park track
There was Unusually heavy betting. on the
first raco Burleigh was supported by the
Lichhtensteins, sam HIldEeth. Eddie Burke.
1m F9ank Eddi Eddie McDonald and Bill Porter
bets os more Sir MaHsI ood
George Wheelock. Morris Stack and Frank
fyicr went to Lady Amelia. with Jack Bennett
Mc1;innis and Billy .Du Bots each split 81 800
on Mamie Hodge. who ran ran third q big Odds;
cosny in the stesplssh NEt5ahts h
shannon, Joe. Pose, Max BlImen,h9l and
while John Fay and j. Howard fsnoied Dick
Teo Mayer won $4,000 on the success Of
Edith James in the third race, Dick Brown