The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-23

fore tho Colt Leaves the PnddOck-The
RaoInE Commission WIN Not lie
EnlarEed-The CAVAnAEh sQuAbble.
| Just before the horses left the paddock
! for the last race yesterday. Diamond jim
| Brady. the well known tIrfmAn who once
! owned Gold Heels and who purchased the
| two-year-oid Olseau last fall for t27.5O0.
met Newton Bennington:
bennington, said Brady. buttonhollnR the
| tail hOrsomAn. IN give you $50, 900 right now
! for that colt First Water. Is 1t a bargalnf-
Il have already refused that amount for
! him. answered Bennington. i do not want
70 sell him.
He's grand COLT remarked Brady. and
! / would like 20 have him In my stable. But
! ] do not think he Ia worth more than $4,000.
which ! stand ready 70 give at any time.
First Water, u magnificent chestnut by
| wateroress-Sweet. has been widely discussed
ever since he first began training lie has
| four white feet and a white nose and Is power
! fully built with a tremendous stride. Not
! long go Dave Sloan. acting for some unknown
person, offered Bennington $4,000 cash for
! the youngster, and when that proposition was
| rejected he raised the price 70 $4,000 with
! similar result. Brady's offer 10 In line with
the policy mapped out by him last fall when he
purchased oiseau and stated that he was
ready TO buy the best horses in training II
] they COQlQ De oeCufeQ luGlu'uNhllg Olt-tut
who has been going along nicely In hls work
In the care Of Matt Allen. Is said to have
developed a slight lameness on Friday which,
however 10 not thought 20 be serious.
When First Water came out Of the paddock
for a warming up gallon through the stretch
Thousands watched his movements with
interest He showed 10 such splendid adj
vantage that there was a concerted rush 70
the ring to snap up the short prices offered
Z ~ Law HE ipnragsiya
Torrance the colt was generally pronounced
the best two-year-old that has been seen
this year and one OF the best that has ever
come from the Haydn stud. While First
Water was purchased by Bennington at the
yearling sales last summer. II Is generally
believed that he really belongs 70 James B.
Haggin and that Bennington could not dis
nose OF him without the latter's consent.
It il Benningtons plan to start the colt In
nearly NIL OF the rich stakes for which he Is
engaged IN the earlier part OF the season.
as the youngster Is In fine trim now and may
prove big winner.
There was much gossip at the track yester-
day relative 20 the make up OF the state
Racing Association after May l. While
II has been said that the commission would
| he Increased to 1--WE members, II was stated
on excellent authority yesterday that the
nresent membership OF three would remain
a. e. IL p j. DIVER. one OF the influential
stewards OF the Jockey Club. when asked
| sbout the matter said:
III "a The wish Of all horsaren and particu-
| larly the men who are Interested In the race
| TIA ks that AUGUST Belmont should he re-
| CIV IIigrins Mr.. Belmont IL a practical
huffman He owns large breeding industry
and takes an active p part In "a actual tina raG,1S
ne Tost and deserves RECOGNITION. We all
hope that the commission will remain intact
LOT rt an ttrrouble between tho METROPOLITAN
Turf Association and John Cavanagh, who
has charge Of all the betting rings on the
S %SsTey Ca IVA and Jack Adler 6oti FUR
| nished the bookmakers with the required
nrd otber details FiSht bookmaEers took
Adler's slips. while all Of the others continued
10 use those sent ont by Cayanagh, This
nv the more broad-mlnd"d members Of the
Nets lie has been useful man not only
for the layrs but ais? for the public In that
whose bets have gone astrey Simply be-
cause half dozen bookmakers think that
Ca,snaCh should receive 81 a day instead
Of 81 50 for his Information from each book,
Adler, who il known as the ring announcer
lion. Adler had a long talk with p. j. hwyer
during the afternoon, while George Wheel
ock. president Of the Meta indulgsd in a
pSresdent OF the Queens County Jockey Ciu6..
with the result that the squabble will be
ssbifts 10 Jamaica. Cavanaeh has the Jockey
Slub behind him and il is freely predicted
,hst he VII carry IN, ne d25E,, ,n44t vii not
their pr sent privileges from the different
racing associations. in which event the ring
would he declared free TO all layers. with
equal rights
did not hand down the expected decision IN
the McGovern- Howell-Toi San controversy.
but II was announced that the matter was still
under advisement.
what about that bet OF miner asked Nc
Govern Of Cavanagh before the races.
1T il still in the hands oil the committee,
lit ought 70 BE- in the hands Of the sberinl-
owen Moran, the English featherweight
puglist, by the way. was a visitor 10 the
track aud saw the races from the clubholse
balcony ne va s' wita Ton 2R3SpbTi6e hs
critically. Sammy Kelly. who has seen
Moran FIGHT on the other side, told a crowd
OF admirers that the britisher would do
Carroll Ped arrived here from Kentucky
The Picket, who looks well and will probably
be = starter IN the Brooklyn Handicap. !. q.
Follansbee also made his first appearance
OF the season. having Just reached town after
a winters 80 lourn N Mexico
Alex Shields IL generally looked upon a.
one OF the shrewdest hOrsemen on the turf,
but he was not sfrewd enough 10 believe
that ST Valentine had a chance 20 win the
Queens COUNTY Handicap. II was the Himyar
colt = first appearance Of tho year and Shields
did not believe that he was ready for a Cruel
inc race Result Shields let him win with
Y 10 about him and not penny bet on him.
n he hAd been confident before the race he
would have probably shortened the hooks
sheldss COLOR, incidentally, were seen for
entered into the late partnership with Z. r.
sKansas- Price won 5000 on the success
Of lhe 0sdny, Who ES on ne hr,t race In hls