The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-07
INVESTIGATE KEATOR'S RACE.
STEWARDS QUESTION JOCKEY
WALSH AND TRAINER WEIR.
Frank Farrell and His Friends Lose BIG
Bets on the Noted Splinter In the Mean
-WheelOck Wins &2S 900 on
Druid-Other Operations in the Ring

Bets on the Noted Splinter In the Mean
tfme-Wheelock Wins S2S 900 on
Druid-Other Operations In the Ring.
The defeat OF Frank Farrell's Keator In the
third race for three year-oids, SIX iuriongs'
Yesterday was the sensation OF the day, mas
much as the stewardr OF the meeting scented
something wrong and proceeded to lnvesti-
gate the race to the minutest details
The matter is still in allegiance. kcator, VINO
had won n couple Of races from selling p!aters
in spreadcagle style. was the hottest KIND OF
q favorte. He opened at tn 5, went up TO
even money and was then hammered down
again to to 10, Two we'll known DOCK
makers, Eddie Mcdonald aud II. Darsin, APP
reared to anticipate his defeat BY laying
against the CharaNis gedIns. proceeding
that WAS taken as a tip by certain shrewd
operators to stay of. Meanwhile Farrell
and his friends we're betting on Keator with
their usual confidence. Farrell wagered eS-
actly So ioO on the gclding, while the Snlli-
yans aud al Of FarGss rs das Tsrs 0",d p
hen and Joaquin, are handled by Frank Weir,
.h hs ff ohSso" told Hf Maba EG y lay asans
Keator IN order TO bunch the price in the
ring 80 TIN, the way would be wen pay ,ho
case. too II seems. for at the last moment
Johnson hustled his men out with $4,000,
" HI, n was bet OF keA'r or nv even MONEY
got away ava rather roorriy and quickly dropped
leck. which was in striking contrast to ms
~ great speed aud had the Others beaten N
the rr-t 1'iart"r. Jockey Wal sh; who nag
the mount. soon went to IN" ont nn' m,n
he he hi, , The head Of the stretch Theu II was
tor late TO got maid, of III" money. l'andzarra
had s mi ma ic ali Inc rInnins attended by ii. B.
RpETsa nIe"m@r to viii, N tnH s'T% wSn
won rather easllr hv three lengths ~ ". 20.
with Dreamer q lc"gth and half before
alaa enoad slow"r ,hso he rack record and
not hN any means surprising wnen her
smashing good rae" on SATURDAY last in
which she ran second to Ros'o"n VAS re-
re stewards !, F,as Mlsh r1 20 ih.'r
tsted II Rr did not Get any too vel
di et him. and Vent on TO say that while he
had been instructed +" .st the rail md take
inH to do ec "T re- 1a o@"
had been lame and under the cr"Hms'e n ,.'
he vas 'omph Ned TO- TAKE FIRM E"'I or nm
into tears ard protested his inrorsncc Of
wron sd DING Nher',por No WIS told 10 u"
and Trainer M'r was sent for ,,o.
developed lnn'eress. dre, 10, q slish, a:riden,
in his stall, and that ho had scanned the leg
for sr"Ta sT ~ ever sna e Ga
was why he decided to send him 10 the front
Weir nls, told he towards that he had he
nit ed later that n mistake had been made
in starting him. Farrell was tho sores,
a mah II ali Of F" his friends he' on Tsn"
and was ~ n less 10 understand his poor
rsce,
Me's' won $1,000 ,co' on Druid. Who was veil
backed by + r Thomas, Smi'h kHme, 40, Zoe
lost big bets on, Kea'or, while Dreamer vas
nv f Fda" LIZ Aars F F4nse
Knley Dale ha' tscn a., extensive money
m all s 1s.1 tn Mo lost e m
10 win the u, ont Yesterday. Thogsa q 'd
lev Mack by such operators "a Dave John
son f. E; smathers, the Lch enstenss Joe
Tyler. Je.s leNisohn HAYDEN narsin and md
beaten at the start. The victory of Brook
MAYER, JACK McDonald Eoie Pearsal!, and
sR TOM The cy Ss snG ts on
bona 10 sh show Eddie McDonald took Ker;
cheval, With Captas PLAYED h , .Ll's,e ~ llm
+. F.. Smathers lost substantial wager
on Action in the second race his horse prov
Ing p Eli b for 2n0 R Roldan and
we'll known players. The ring los, on the
as M@ ala , pnnSesS baSEEe
ieSiso }% Max blamen'hsi stack Joe Hay.
and ohn Moran s an"ara e, on ryTy
lynch. while Jack Mcdonald had large
wager burned ny by Pronta. who was left
Il, II. Darden and his friends mostly from
the West hit the rims, solid g blow when
Xanqs H"dS FROM Mon The dnW Siske' fse
Mayer. Drake. Jack McGinnis and Joe
1,ilman taking about $4,000 from the ~ books
Alec Shields Dave johnson, Eole Pearsall,
jones nes'o and FIR Eli BroMn. Frank Farrell iosp
o.. 600 on King. Pepper,
In the handicap Eddie Burke vas about
re only prominent srec.!a tor to cash o., on
f Dave ss% Alec Shields ana F. 1Go!uas ali
g.. t 600 on Palmbearer, with Monsieur Beau.
caire supported by Drake. Joe Yea ger. New
ton Bennington, Leo Mayer and all Of the
from the same stable.
The Smathers commission did not show
OF 10 TO /. Wheelock bet 50 900 on Osiris.
and Jack McGinnis half that amount. The
Iichtensteins. Bennin gton ana B P ". all
bet 81 900 on Caprice and Loo Mayer split
~ 800 on Snow
Mamie Hodge. who was entered in the
Jamaica Sta kes to be sold for 81. 200 was
bid up 10 50 600 by Joe Marrone. al which
point Owner Darden bought her in with a
IS increase. Previous winners Of this race
were Brar Sweet. Voter. First Whip, Ethics,
Gay Boy and Major Pelham.
When Lyme weighed ont preparatory TO
taking the mount on Garnsh. in the handicap.
he forgot to take binkars to the scales wfh
him. atnr the stewards refused TO ALLOW
the horse to wear them. althoug Oh he had never
run well without them, the result being that
he was never a factor II was simply a case
Of enforcing rule. however. which vas
framed for the protection Of the public.
There was scrap in the betting ring before
the races which was suppressed by tile track
police.
Africander has boon retired to the Hag-
gin stud.
Merrick. who ran second in tho opening
event al 20 Ia I. was sold the other day by
Newton Bennington to j \. Melvin, after he
had run bad race III which Lord Of the Forest
won, heavily haC ked In that event il was
said that Merrick, who was a favorite was
lame, but he showed no such ailnent in yester-
days event,
Harry PAYNE Whitney got tn tho track
while his flly Brookdale Nyn phi was a, the
post. He asked Billy Dubois in the club
house. what the price was against the daughter
Of Meddler. but befor" he could get wager
down they were OF.
While F.. r, Thomas bet Oh st Valentine.
owned by Alex. Shields who handled his
horses last year. he was disagreoablv sur