The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
FIGHTING JOCKEYS PUNISHED.
RAY AND RODROCK CONE TO
BLOWS AFTER JUMPING RACE.

BLOWS AFTER JC.hiINt HA'E'
Both Suspended by the stewards-Wise
Money or Coligny-IIeayy Plunges on
Chalfonte and Pcgasus-Laycrs Win
$500 900 by Defeat Of Fa,orltes.
The defeat of Hylas IN the steeplechase
yesterday caused some Interesting compll.
cations. While the public at lnrge played
Hyas as II it was all over. the shrewdest
spectators at the Brighton track backed
Coligny, the winner. Ray. who had the
mount on Hylas. was severely criticised LOT
racing his mount into the ground In the long
duel with Maiden. but II seems tnat nay lost
his head when Rodrock tried to take MAIDEN
to the front. There has been bad BLOOD
between Ray and Rodrock ever since the
former won the Curragh Stakes. week
ago yesterday So when Ray realized that
Rodrock had virtually tantalized him In
yesterdays race to such an extent that ne
had lost the big end OF the purse for Hylas.
the illfeellng cropped out to the breaking
point On their way back TO the paddock.
close to the rails. Ray hurried AFTER Rod
rock and said hotly:
IN get even with you for thisl"
you will, hey' Well. now's the timeV
With this retort Rodrock landed solid
blow in Rays face and clinch followed
other Jockeys and several stable hands ran
UP and tried to separate the bell serents.
while the paddock loungers hurried to the
raj to see the fun. In few minutes the
Pinkertons had arrived and the irate jockeys
were quickly taken into the paddock. where
they wanted to fight 1t out, The stewards
lost no time In taking action. They made
an investi CATION Of the fracas. and then not
only suspended both Ray and Rodrock
for the rest Of the meeting. but also referred
their cases to the National steeplechase and
Hunt Association for further action.
Meanwhile the public had been thoroughly
scorched by the defeat OF Hylas. while the
really wise men we're cashing big bets on the
victory OF Coligny. who had been pounded
down from 2 to | to 0 to 5. Dave johnson
had a So 900 wager on Coligny. with Eddie
Mcdonald. Joe Rose, Sol Lichtenstein Jakey
Josephs and others In their set following
suit. The clubhouse patrons lost heavily
on Hyla. while Maiden was supported by
John Walters and Charley Cash All OF Rays
intimate friends were down on Hylas, whose
performance was a startling surprise to them.
Follow the wise money was the cry when
| the betting began on the first race. Chal-
| fonte opened at 8 to S and was backed on the
boards. the price at the last moment being
4tos. This great plunge occurred in the face
Of the fact that Dave Gideons Cinchona
seemed to be a dangerous factor. Gideon
bet 81. 900 on his colt. who was supported
| and others, although the price went up.
Chicago o. Brien led the play on Chalfonte with
a a. 900 W aver at even money Dave johnson
bet all Of $500. while Joe Rose Zach Frost.
| A. L. Aste, Newton bennington. EDDIE McDon-
L. Curtis, NJ Ray and the combined club
house were in line when 1t came time to cash
The play on Buttling in the seeshore Handi
nse else. Brooklyn pei.tiesn vas
e hsys Frank aesH sh s
stein and Bill Brown also made heavy wasers.
sse Goo ON %Rd Mint the Keene colt also recsv
the the support Of W. j. hayes and & Hoio no
iii Porter took Eurenia b,Irch. while Charley
Fox bet on Au kevoir 10 show,
Pegasus earned another fortune for the
! books in the Brighton Junior Stakes. Dave
johnson lost 5000 on the Hamburg colt.
WIN joe Rose Morris sIaes dCh sn lash
s s1app1 noe be sy% %ssei a0 bob rSeSer the
trainer Of Account ant, who won az 20 to !.
ed sda the bst Of ~ ths
winner. Max Blumenthal and Eole Pearsail
to AlDe1s E fIsa ae t Mnden q, paoe
Angler as another effective money burner,
IL sss on , .he Ifas colt, While
Henry Harris Sol Lichtensteln and the club;
house Vent down hard hubre enabled 5 ed
Frost TO ca III some lucrative wasers. Pronta
carried $500 bet made by one Of her Owners;
snG TtH Rsney sso in
Hayman burned up e sS on e whGass
po HIye OF s searly ali Of tho big operators Who
lax Z Ss &C. SSs 2a the and da ana bem played
Wotan, With Eo lie Pearsall taking Jake San
ders Tom CostEan 60 ins to DTId Who ran
fo pa aa rsye Amelia a S Fponteac the Winner Of
this race a. 10 TO l. vas PLAYED al over ' the
cnSS ay bets tsk aDosnsns to at least
The winnings Of the layers n the big ring
were estimated at soc, 900 on the day, There
! members. and sixty-hve layers in the back
line
winner, p, 900 to the second, and o g 600 to
A AIsnns.ps1e s0f HSrstboHrne and James Y
Ss sis %HsSs
oyama, when he REACHED the paddock. was "a
sa sa 81 .a dda !hsE NJ Kesss We. not
SON Of co ,M who, though he had a
7 sns TSSea 18th 3
said to outclass Oyama in every way.
Tony Aste has been cutting so much OF a
figure in selling races lately that when Rubrit
won the nth event in his name crowd
turned to the Judges stantl 70 see the fun in,
Frank Brown bid him up TO ~, $500; ct Which Gd
the colt went back to the bootblack's barn.
Patsy McCHe after a long absence ts from 81 the
terday. looking to be In the hest Of health.
FoThpnter won The Brighton is st tee
iselmont's Lord OF the Vale took the Seashore
Handicap,
phant for the rest OF the meeting for disorder
at the post, :.
In the six furlonG handicap Lady Amelia
gave seventeen pounds to Frontenac and sia
70 Lord Of the Yale The latter Is on edge
Somebody handed out tip on Sly Bride
owned by ". Gould BrokaT. In the last race
but the smart fellows could not see II In an!
sort OF favorable light
George c. Bennett, the bookmaker 70,
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