The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-19
GOSSIP OF THE RACETUACK.
WARRANTS FOR 4 RAID Ar AQUE-
duct ARE REFUSED.
PoolroOm Men Try In vain 20 Renew Old
nght-SIcGON ern HObnobs With Many
t1ends-Won a. .InO on saturday-An
Crsuccetsful PLUNGE on GoldsmIth.

E"viTVom wen Try In Vain 20 Renew Ola
F1ght-McGON ern HObnobs With Many
triends-Won a. 100 on saturday-An
CrsucceSsful Plunge on Goldsmith.
There was considerable excitement at
Aqueduct yesterday when CITY Magistrate
'Ohhort"h OF Long Island CITY made his
appearance and proceeded 20 personally in-
spect Tie betting ring aud restaurant under
the grand stand where splrituOus liquors
are sold over the bar. with the presence
OF me Magistrate cana a story 70 the effect
that refer DE Lacy, through his attorney,
benjamin SteinhaTdt. had adopted new
course of procedure in his fight against the
Jockey Clubs track, IL was stated that
sew RAJ men, supposed TO represent DE Lacy,
Stelnhardt and the poolroom interests. had
gone before Connorton on Monday and had
asked Tor warrants for the arrest OF Caterer
James Nilleplgne and his corps ofassistants
on the charge that intoxicating liquors we're
being sold In building where bookmaking
ana betting we're carried on contrary TO
the law. IL was reported that Connorton
agreed 70 issue the warrants. but not before
ne had made personal inspection at the
track. As a result OF this inspection. there
Tore, II was stated that the Magistrate, dis
covering that the LIQUOR bars were not In
the same building with the bookmakers aud
oeuors' had decided not TO issue the war
rants and that the poolroom people thus
battled, would go before another Justice
with a similar request. All sorts OF rumors
we're. afoat while the Ma gistrate remained
and some OF the bnokmakers were fearful Of
a raid But when the facts became known
later there was a feeling Of relief
Terry McGovern came TO the track early
with his wife and brother He sauntered
about the lawn. chatting with an army Of
friends and then went into the paddock.
nh - ,krg -
jockeys, including Fuller and Crimmins
Later he met Florrle Sullivan and Joknely
asked him TO 30 TO the rail to have a chat
Terry then gave a signal 70 half dozen pho
tOgraphers who had been following him
about and together they snapped their cam
eras before sullivan knew what vas going
on. According to Sullivan. McGovern Won
about Sl,loo on the victory Of Bantam at
Auueduct on saturday
Terry was never known 20 bet more than
IS in his life said Sullivan yesterday. and
when he went up to a well known bookmakcr
on saturday and asked him what price he
would lay against Bantam the bookie said
Forty, ten and four"
IN bet you twenty dollars all three WAYS. :
retorted McGoyern. as l was once a bantam
myself
You're on, Terry, laughed the book
maker. thinking that McGovern was not
quite himself, and being anxious to humor
him. Then Bantam won and Terry took
down o. 0S0 Not so bad for a boy who is
supposed TO be out Of his head
McGoyern told this story over ana over
again 20 his friends and was evidently well
satisfied with himself
L see lot Of wise guys around here who
are broke vet / come down here and get the
coin!- said the former featherweight cham
pion. -SanItarium, hey? Not for minel The
racetrack Is the healthest place l know OF 4"
Those who talked with McGovern yesterday
were impressed with the fact that he seems
70 be m hlghly nervous condition, but the
boy az times talked Quetly and Tat.onauy
<ewton bennington ana his associates took
barrel OF money out OF the ring on Gold
Com IN the first race, and again on NerriCE
IN the MIN Gold tom, a son OF Coal nCh,
had been quietly tipped for several days and
the moment some OF the layers put up TO
on when the barrier went up, but the In. \
was too close for comfort Merrlck althouRn
an unknown apprentice named Blondhe,m
had the leg up, was hammered down from
threes TO IA to 3 he youngster rode Ike q
veteran, however, and was whipping at the
end
More money was wsgered on Sydney Pa get q
Goldsmith IN the last race than has been
placed with the layers on any horse In a Ions
10 the late " c Whitney had not been to the
races for more than a year until he started
for the Carter, but n that event he met with
poor racing luck When he went 70 the post
yesterday he was as 81 as Joyuer could make
paddock early in the day that the race was
IN. Accordingly, all OF the big operators
plunged on Goldsmith backing him down
buale sounoed Alter that the price dT TT 5nS
steadily until many books showed TO / and
away. But GOLDSMITH, although he showed
all OF his old courage, was short OF work
William Lskelnnd's Gallant, famous also as a
two-year-old. was the opening favorte, and
a. he was keyed up properly Tor the race he
won in sensational style for the pubic at
large
The talent scorchsd the books with Gold
Coin. Crown Prince and Orly II all favorites,
who won the first three races N the reel
the form players went on in triumph. back,
ing two more successful favoTites and clean
ing up handsomely on the day While the
defeated choices in the stake race there we're
many who would not get away from Preen
20 / about him. BUT Preen's victory was
the stewards SyeTl9oked, in spite OF protests
said that the AthelnR colt had deliberately
cut them on just after the start This was
day. for in the second event KehsIan clearly
swerved oyer toward the inner rail and
squeezed + ghwind 80 close 20 Wasw!ft,
up. J. Kelly taxing him clear around TO the
outside 70 get third money. BY some. error
Kelly reached the stewards with the eI-
pected protest, whereupon there was no end
OF RTumhHnR on the Part OF those who had
backed Hghwind for the blaze
Gold Coin performed IN such a meTitorious
manner that y was not surprising that he
was bid up after the opCning event The
GoldhnOh colt was entered 10 be sold for g., 200
Tony AstA, who ran second vita Phyllis A
Immediately proceeded 10 run the figures
up at 500 a clip, until Fred Burlew, VINO
was protecting the colt decided to 60 on
when Aste said $500 But NJ. l. Hayman,
Who was near at hand then participated
in the fun. and when he. carried tie figures to
down n him without further delay Hay
man said aftervard that he was sure that
he had secured q bargain
Louis Smith, the jockey who had his license
taken away by the Jockey Club stewards
two years aro for poor ride on 7. j. Dvytr' :
Merry Acrobat, will probably be relnsIated
In a few dnys, IN which event II J Morris
will have first call on his services with John T..
Madden ha' lDg second call. Smith has re-
osivcd q Jockeys badge for the frst time
since he vas punished, which has been taken
10 mean that the stewards have relcntrd
Another smith show d Considerable riding
ability when he brought home Crown Prince
i'm the second race. This young man Ia a ma
tive Of Brooklyn who was discovered last
fall by Jimmy Mccormick ard has been rid
ing for the latter al the winter tracks
The Western contingent went down with a
dull thud when TuCe irish and Brand New
hs.rf o. o. he fhirI ne, n,