The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16
GOSSIP OF The RACETRACK.
N THE RING I74 hooks HANDLE
THE PUBLICS MONEY.
Estimate That $3.50 900 Changes Hands
on DAYS Proceedings rmonde's
Hight Heavily Back ed-ShaW signs
with II. u. Dun Mcdaniel Down.

Win II. u. Dun Mcdaniel Down.
While the crowd at Aqueduct yesterday
was record breaker. there were also more
bookmaters In line In the ring than ever
before. SiNty members OF the Metropolitan
Turf Association. the layers syndicate occu-
pied stools in the front line. while ilt pen
oilers OF al sorts and financial strength were
busy In the dead line With IA books 70
handle the puDliC's money, Il was estimated
that close to s2jo,OOO changed hands on the
six races These we're the members OF the
Nets" who chalked the prices:
Sol Lichtenstein, Orlando jones', tieorge
wheelock. Max Blumenthal. Mike Minden.
Willie SNOW Tim Payne, Max Frank. Leo
Swatts. j London, Bill Cowan. Joe VendIg
Fred Walbaum, l.. II Smell, W j. Hayes
John Steiner, W Davis NJ. Klein. 7. A, Plum
kett G. Walter. p. j. shannon, J. Wilson, NJ
Marks. H. Walls. Cole Ullman. H. Parr. II.
Harris, p Howell sam Frank. p II Downing
NJ ReardOn J Allenburg. T. Powers. +
Baldwin, A. r Klein, 4. b. Alexander, W. J.
Conner, NJ Manhemer, George Boles VI. j.
O'Connor. T. NJ Gaines. p. Morgan, George
Levy. /. Gilbert. p. J. Mc,irath. j. Caferata,
+ Brndle j Guthoru. ]. Stone. r.. L. Emerson.
G. W Emerson, g. Wadman, T.. i Callahan.
r. n. Brown, j w. Davis. ". +. Dunn, II. h.
Mason and !. a. Evans.
Ed Tyler. the Humming Bird, still unable
TO secure membership In this close corpora
ton. was the star Of the dead line az usual
Some OF the dead liners by the way. were
compelled to operate outside Of the pavilion
on the lawn The volume OF business trans
acted on the Carter Handicap was oyeTwhelm-
INK. sydney PgRet. Sim Deimel and their
friends after dropping big commission on
Tea cress Ia the first race, recovered their
losses and cleaned up with a series OF solid
Wagers on Ormoude'- Right. The Paget
~ 81 uWEaWHHA laNs
ana when the red board was adjusted there
we're long lines of happy players behind the
books waiting TO cash. Dave johnson had
d 81 900 wager on kO-eueH TO win, ana $1,000
10 show, getting TO / for the latter BET.
lie placed 5000 on Evelyn y. ia the hfth
race. Ua Ckiug her dow from 10 70 10 Tour.
Joe leager. who did not DooE. placed com
mission Oh IeOHidBs at tens. J. T.. Sma theirs
! did not bet heavily on MpIp Mater. u. :.
\ingul and some Of his Clubhouse friends
played Consideration for a good cleanup IA
the first event but allow ed Bantam 20 win the
NTH race at 80 10 ! without penny on MN
Willie Shields tried IA yalu 10 get S2,0OJ
J commission on OaklaNn ia the second race.
I he went up and down the lin" Offering his
/ money a. g TO .. but many OF the layers refused
I to give him better than 4" :. 80 that ne I'tt
/ the THE Ia disgust. OaklaNh, by tur way.
/ was pronounced "A high class colt Oy all 81 the
I trainers and expert turtmen. lhe haymaH
/ coufc dcraCy went down hard when Ethel
! Haymau was beaten. The money came
! from ia" clubhouse IN chunks AID "a" MY
was hammered down from 20 10 II 10
] a W. \
several thousands ont Of the ring on Orly u,
poe a stif bet on Monita a Hamburg MID
VINO carried his colors. IN "a" hith race.
Mouita with Hildcbrand up. had carly speed,
but soon swery ed all over the track and
stopped short IN the middle OF ia" stretch
J. T. Smathrrs started odd Fla, an OdifellOW
tllv. in this race, who was green, but Wall I'M
prove
For the hrst time in many years there
were no betting commissioners IN the grand
stand The AqueduCI people in response
TO a request from the Jockey club, decided
to do away with them entirely The Pinker-
tons were on the alert and the Commlssi toner's
we're not ConspiCuously in evidence though
many OF them did business With old patrons
thai il Mas diH1cnII matter TO detect them
but later on II II expected that they will eN-
pereqce hardships Many Of the women
brought escorts who did their betting for
them and IN this way were not Inconvenience
by the new rule which will be enforced at all
OF the Jockey Club tracks
The selling races provided a couple Of in
terestng Incidents. sydney Pagct's Tea
for 5000, was claimed by ", F. Turpin, who
had Miss ModeSty IN the event. for $40.
was entered TO be sold for $500, Kansas
Price, who always has a halter with him. ran
the figures up to il7OO and got the colt at
starter cassidy was Officially notified before
the races that the Jockey Club wished TO have
much success at Hot Springs. Mr.. Cassidy's
work with the big fields was on the whole good.
but II was evident that he wanted 20 have his
own way. incidentally "Pudden" Mcdaniel,
James X. keenes new lightweight locke
from los AhEeleS' ulsoosEtq MI. Idssldy az
In the afternoon Willie shaw signed a
contract TO ride for Herman b. Duryea this
year. shaw had short talk with Mr.. Duryea
In the paddock and an agreement was quickly
t terms with The WRitn@S stable but Il Is
believed the matter will be patched up In a
+. f. Smathers has signed Lyme to ride
for him during the Aqueduct meeting and
may renew the engagement II the Jockey
Se6 nn, M ss S'Ga'h s says D InsS
he shows sOmethin OF his old form on the
Western tracks, The best Of his big string
Suhs2sy feeTes hat sane MA hSe I'D
not secure q license from the Jockey CLIP.
dreth had applied for, one until he returned
recently from a trip abroad.
&. J. Fitzgerald. the iormer starter, is acting
bufgh at Aqueduct After the Garter handi-
cap Mr. Fitzgerald said that he offered 50 .OOO
ior Ormonde's Right last fall in behalf Of
was unable TO close the deal
August Belmont saw several OF the rae es
from the stewards stand. other members
OF the Jockey club were also on hand and
we're surprised at the size OF the crowd. IL
was rumored that Louis ;6h. smith smith the Jockey
alleged poor ride on p. J: Dryers Merry
Acrobat in the Rancho del Paso stakes at
Norris Park, had been reinstated by the
stewards The Jockey was not az the track,
and Assistant Secretary y alngerheld said
that no Official action had been taken In his
case. But that Smith will be restored TO good
standing in the near future there seems TO
be little room FOR doubt
W q. Leeds, who has heen racing In part
ner-hip with Andrew Miller has retired
temporarily from the turf becauseiof a death
In the family, and the stable will be sold at
public auction next Saturday at Aqueduct
Major DainRerfeld, Hurstbourne and other
good horses are included in the lot.
Willie Cannon, who has been riding for L.N.
Bell for several years, viii sail for Australia
soon to ride for nobleman whose name he
was unable 10 pronounce yesterday.
Many OF the bookmakers who hurry to
and from She track In automobiles struck a
snag In Long Island City last night when the
police refused 20 allow them 20 go on TO the
ferryboats ahead OF the crowds that swarmed
from the trains. As result many Of the
layers left their ma chimes with the chaufeurs
and bou ght ferry tickets, while the members
Of the talented fraternity guyed them un-
mercifully.
INDOOR TENNIS