Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-01

tenStein lost 81 Geo on Klingsor, and Pat
Shannon followed his lead with $500. Joe
Ullrnan took Montanus for 500, and so did
Costigan. Sol, by the way. took a bet of
SO straight and so place on Green Room
from Terry McGovern.
I. {. Mcdowell, president of the Ameri-
can Turf Association, arrived at Gravesend
yesterday with Alan-a-Dale, Bad News and
other race horses. VIII Woodward, an
other westerner, got in with a string, in
Guiding Debar, crack two-year-old filly,
who recently the Nursery stakes at
Louisville. Woodward brought along
jockey named w. Blake.
Kansas Price had his halter with him
when the fifth race had been run at Graves
end yesterday. He bid up Sidney f. from
81, 100 TO 81 SEQ at which point Fred Bur-
lew protected the colt and saved him. Then
Price turned around and claimed Woodford
Clay's Confederate, a colt by Bridgewater-
WiDsome III. who ran second, for 1850
Clay receiving in all $3.50 the result of
the tranSa ction
f. f. Smathers filed complaint with the
stewards of the Gravesend- meeting yester-
day that one of Starter Cassidy's assistants
mad brutally whipped BurIeigh at the post
in the second race Burleigh's TANKS were
cut and bleeding when he was examined in
the paddock after the race. When p. j.
Dwyer asked Mr.. Cassidy about the matter
the latter denied positively that one of his
men had used whip, and said that O'Neii,
the pockey who had the mount, was the
guilty one: also that Burleigh had been
kicked by Shot Gun.
Just before the first race at Gravesend
yesterday an old man with a cotton UNI
brella and gold-rimmed spectacles looked
over the program and said TO a bystander:
Here's a boss named Cassini after that
there Russian fellow down in Washington
AS the Russians are always second in their
contests with the Japs. l guess I'll play this
here boss second So he wandered to the
back line and bet dollar at GO to l. When
Cassni ran second, the old man beamed on
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afternoon vainly looking for similar good
lunches.
s. S. Browns Youth a colt by Henry
Young-Miss Richmond, caught a lot of
smart money at Gravesend yesterday ana
was backed down to to 1. His owner
dropped $500 with Leo Mayer, Jack Nc
Donald, Dave Gideon and Lewisohn each
burning up 81, 0G0. Sidney f, on the other
hand was backed off the boards. to >
being the price a moment before the horses
were sent away, and many of the layers
turning their states. Bennington started
the plunge when the odds were ! to l. ana
vert the rounds until he had wagered
$50. The Lichtenstens were each down
81 Gee with Louis Smell, J. Grant Lyman
and some of the club house agents also IN
line Lyman also bet 500 on Enoch WISH
ards California King, who after be!hS
PLAYED from 40 to l down TO tWetNeS WIS
practically left at the post
James r. Keene, through ms Trainer,
James Rowe, made deal yesterday at
Gravesend by which he secured secoiiu chii
on the services of Jockey Nicol, VINO came
east last week with Fred Cooks horses IN
the care of Trainer w NJ. Phillips. Nicol
was a star at New Orleans last winter ana
is regarded as one of the best lisht-w elshts
in the saddle today He is under contract
10 Fred Cook but the keene staDie WIN
keep him busy 1t is understood that Nicol
will receive a salary of $4,000 from Mr.
Keene, which in addition to what he taxes
down annually from the COOK stap,e an ~
49, ouners will make him earn close TO
. sao 600 this season Mr.. Keene already mas
est cal, on "Puddin' " Mcdaniel. the mid
get. who sprang into prominence during the
srst race Yesterday Mcdaniel. who had the
mount on Athlete. was jammed into the ran
md escaned with a bruised leg, which Pc
vented hin, from taking further n1ouHso,
~ +ba carlton stakes and also on MASH
niallo in the last race in which he was
nanght mapping in the last few yards.