The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-01
TRACK MANAGERS TO CONFER.
PRESENT HIGH PRICES MAY BE
LOWERED soon.
Il. II. Thomas Arrives At the Track Too
Late to Take Part In . KILLING with
Lady Amelia--LewisOhn Makes biggest
Bet OF the Day-keene Gets NicOi.

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Late to Take Part In . Killing With
Lady Amelia-LewisOhn Makes biggest
BET OF the Day-keene Gets Nlcoi.
There viii be meeting OF the track owners
In a few days TO consider the advisability Of
reducing the rates OF admission TO o. for tho
grand stand. 81 for women and 10 cents for
the field The falling on In the attendance
yesterday and tn, slim business In the betting
ring. compared to old times. was a further
argument that some sort Of action must be
taken in the near future, =. j. Dwyer. pre.i-
dent of the Biooalyn Jockey Club. when
asked about the situation said
NO meeting has been called as yet. but
that there will be one soon feel reasonably
sure. At present l am the under dog and
must stand all the kicks but time will prob
ably regulate this important question"
Meanwhile, the Nets are stl figuring how
they can induce the tracks to cut the present
high tariff and 1t Is said that they have several
plans to submit when the time comes by
which they can hand over some sort OF
revenue that Will not make any trouble from
legal point OF view In the ring yesterday
the Nets, eghty-one OF them, did lot OF
grumbling when they found that the 1--WE
non-members In the front line had been
ordered to take positions together on the
extreme end OF the line near John Cavansgh's
much beneht to the holders. and the Nets.
unable to realize that at present they have
no privileges. growled until they were tired.
T.. r. Thomas was In anything but pleas
ant frame OF mind when he arrived at Graves
end track yesterday. lie left the city In
his big automobile about noon with the in
tention Of taking part in the killing that
was pulled OF In the second race. with Lady
Amelia, who ran in his colors last year, but
L.. utSnu h t,t h.,,
trainer. r. +. Watkins. The Thomas auto
was bowling over the Ocean Parkway at a
fast clip. when suddenly something went
wrong with the machinery. 1t was inn
possible to repair the damage until trip
to a garage mile away had been made and
when the millionaire got inside OF the track
gates he literally ran on to the lawn just in
time to see Lady AmelIa's number hoisted az
the winner But while Mr.. Thomas did not
have bet down, there were others who
made the bookmakers sauirm with winning
wagers. Lady Amelia opened at ~ to l. and
man won SO. go on her while s $ Brown bet
$1,000 at skies, Frank Tyler and Bud Meyer
each put down 81. 900 at nves and all the, club
house commissioners, including the heavy
sesd thins I. s%s "a %S%sy dig %G'
ox on s"T rsEsd .so .Hs SS" Ios Smell
Charley Cash and Win Appegate had $500
bets on phgbns. Henry Hoffman and Tom
and was backed down to tens. Willie Kerry
hart had goo straight, s:NT place ana sa9o
third on B,g Ben WIN VIII 1iosr' Gree" playing
Green Room. the winner OF the first race
at 10 TO s. was extensively played fis owner.
aysr Sst s9s doTh ad 500 as
Counselor I.ichtenstein. ,soi- brother.
and Tom Costigan each wasered $500 on tho
Sol lichtensten lost o. 900 on Klins-or, and
Pat shannon followed his lead with $500.
,,oe llman took Montanns for $500. and SO
S25 straight and 81 place on Green Room
from Terry MoGoyern ..,
race Ut q to /, j. L.. Holland casHed similar
set, end Philadelphia Fred ,t Eddhne{ b,, hsd
dropped 81 600 on Ocean Tide Peter Winners
mare. who was tipped early and often; Joe
his Ely csntssS who I sSa A stus
had $500. straight and place, on sidney {.
love n. J.. hayman placed $500 straight.
George kraus he'd $500 across the boards ON
Jesse iewlsohn made the heaviest wager
OF the days, 900, Oh Cairneorm. az to >,
to win the Carlton Stakes. SIM Deimel bet
$500 On this colt. with AZ Oh shields. Charley
way. him the Button Man also Yagered
$500 on the Paect three ysar-9d, Eole Pear
J: Donahue placed ,ioo, against $1,000 with
Tim PAYNE on Merry Lark. and g.; + Johnson
=. s. Browns Youth. u colt by Henry Y1ung
Miss Richmond. canrh, lot of smart money
and was backed down to ITO i. !is owner
Donald, Dave Gideon and Lewisohn each
burning up $1,000 sidney f. on the other
r was o I ho2s ths
sent away, and many Il the layers turning their
states, bennington started the plunge. when
until unit 'I he had Sd wsgered $500 The icGi"n-
stems were each down 81, 900. with Louis
Smell. J. Grant Lyman and some OF the club
on Enoch Mishards California King, who
after being played from t9to down TO twelyes
was practically LETT at the post
straight and 800 tn rd on the colt Lyman
his SILKS. and Mark oIdan was also hit for
$500 In tine same spot J., O., AppIehy got rid
Of $500 on his colt. Thistlrdur who Close d
James II. Keenc. through his trainer, James
Rowe, made deal YESTERDAY by which he.e,
Nicol who came East last week with Fred
Cooks horses in tho care OF Ira liner W. NJ.
Phillips Nigel was star at H New o Orleans ,H las,
lightweights in tn: saddle to-dar.. He is
under contract to Fred cook, bur the Keeno
That Ncoi viii receive salary Of $40 900 from
Mr. Keene, which in addition TO what he takes
down annually from the Cook stable and other
owners will make him earn close TO $50. Oc0
osi s on 'IP;pddin Mcdaniel, the mi Midget.
who sprang into prominence during the Los
Angeles meeting last winter in the first race
yesterday, Mcdaniel who had the mount on
Athlete, was jammsd into the rail and -sca ped
With bruised leg. which prevented him from
taking further mounts, Nicol wore the
Keene colors on Van 1fomp in tn. Carlton
stakes and also on Masanlrllo In the last race,
IN which he was caught Eapping III the las,
few wards.
stewards OF the meeting Yesterday that one
of Starter Cassidy's assistants had brutally
whipped Bnr!eigh at the post in the second
ing when he was examined In the paddock
after the race. When j, j. Dwyrr asked Mr.
Cassidy about the matter the latter denied
positively that one of his men had used
whip and said that q Neil. the Jockey who had
the mount was the guilty one, also that
Burleigh had been kicked by Shot Gun
starter Cassidy punished some dlsobediencs
at the post yesterday by sIspending Sporting
Tor six days and setting Martin ard Redrern
down for three days each
Kansas Price had his halter with him when
the nth race had been run He bid up Sidney
r. from 81. 100 TO 81. 800. ut which point Fred
Burlew protected the colt and saved him.
Then Price turned around and claimed Wood
ford Gays Confederate, a colt by Bridgewater
-Winsome III. who ran second, for 81. $50,
Clay receiving in all o., 200 as the result Of the
transa elton.
u. G.. Mcdowell. president Of the American
with Alan-a- Dale. had News and other race
horses. WlllSWoodward, another Wosterner.
vot in within string including Debar n crapk