New-York tribune., 1905-08-22
ED CORRIGAN B0BS UP.
PLUNGES ON CH6RAWIND.
..SteepIechase Strpdrds Refuse En-
tries and WN Investigate Race.
Iur TELEGRAPH TO THE TRDuNE-l ]

Saratoga. N Y Aug. 21-The victory OF
Charawind to-day IN steeplechase. the pres
ence Of Ed CorTigsn a I the track and the heaVy
betting on the winner are factors which may
result in an unsavory turf scandal Charawind
runs in the meme OF NJ T. Danaher. and i'm
rnediately after he Has returned the winner
over q lot of second "a te jumpers the stewards
Informed Mr. Danaher that his entries would
be refused pending investigation
Ostensibly this invesri cation is confined TO the
reversal Of form shown by Charawtnd in his
last two races. but matter OF fact IL Is
really to find out whether Corrtgan is not the
owner OF the horse and how much OF hand
he had in the deal that -gas put through to-day.
c,harawind WAS shipped East from Western
track some time ago. Rnfd has since been run
mig In the name and coiors Of NJ T. Danaher
he started the other dry IN a race won by
fPious, and. although he refused at liverpool
the ride he had rscefved before that was so
feeble and nstless that tbs suspicious OF the
steer lechase stewards were aroused and Dana
her " rs told that he must show them bill of
sale fer the horse from Cctr1gan. or his entry
would not be accepted aga h- Danaher within
q day or two produced a note from Corrisan.
saying G1at he had tIansf erred Charawind to
Danaher and the stewards accepted 1t and al
lowed ChaA -awind 10 starr
Corrigan was ON hand early. and the money
rha poured Into he ring sent the prices tuna-
bling, although Ruth's Rattler received practi-
kcalIy all the pa1blic money and sent TO the
sJlosI faYorire. The contest was over the short
AoOuTse and OF the ten starters IL was soon
ieTident that the race was between Caarawind
fsnd Ruth's Ra<tIsr. In a hard drive the for
1ner won by & narrow margin from the fayor1ts.
with Knight OF Harlem q pclor thir<i
Ruth's Rather had Graham up instead OF w.
kelly this time. and there yEas no question as
There was IN this geIding's last race, as TO
whether he was trying. He forced the winner
TO run the course in 4:24 which is the best time
t1aade at the meeting, and had him straight at
the end
: The Improvement Ca1arawiad showed ov.r
LIS L1st race was sufficient 70 warrant the
tsleNaros ts ~ ordering an invesus;a ;ation and the
presence CT Corr1gan merely strengthened the
suspicious Corrigan has not beer, consnicuous
an Eastern racing affairs since the Coney Island
Jockey cub refused to recognize lis colt Ti1Iron
which ran second TO His Hieahness Ip ~
buturity of 1891 There was a question then
as 10 the eligibility OF the colt, and Corrigan
OBTAINED an Injunction restraining the Coney
Island Jockey Club from refusing his entry
Huron started, but WAS not recognized and
second money was withheld. Mr. Corrigan then
went west, where he became prominent in the
racing there, and when the trouble in the West
eIn Jockey Club began he sided with the Amer
lean Turf Association and became its vica
president, which Office he still holds
Glenecho, the red hot favorite for the Anster-
oai1l sellng stake, at one mile, was left at the
IoStr anu l-4lS coupled with the
or kuroh, one OF the three zap colts" owned
by james r. keene left the racing public in a
mood not angelic.
hurokl started in a six furlong sprint and be-
cause OF the tales told by the morning watchers
was nlaoe the choice in a field of nine. He re-
eeiyed an aTocious ride from Dominick who
hao him IN all sorts Of pockets, after getting
blin on badly, and at the eighth pole he was
pulled Up, and finished last
with GIenecho out OF the Amsterdam the 6llv
Canteen beat a field Of good platers fn a hand
Ilooeh hnlsh- Fusuan and DArkle were the
runners up