The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-06
JOHN A. DRAKE WINS $4,000.
DOES NOT BACK OFT WELLS WITH
USUAL CONFIDENCE.

DOES NOT BACK OFT WELLS WITH
USUAL CONFIDENCE.
other Sharp Operators Clean Up Hand
somely At riEhton-ROseben's Success
q Killer for the Books-stewards
Ask NicOi and watkins Questions
When Ort Wells came home In triumph
yesterday there was rumor that John A.
Drake and his friends had skinned the bet
ting ring. Drake according to his own state
ment won only $40, 900 on the success OF biz
colt. while one of his turf associates. A. b
Hudson. bet 500 on the son OF King Eric
after placing $500 on Delhi. Joe ullman
made the rounds Of the books twice. betting
on Ort Wells, while Jack Mcdonald wagered
81, 900. Max Blumenthal $1,000 and Eddie
Mcdonald $500 on the colt, these combined
wagers. coupled with others OF smaller
amounts, making some OF the bookmakers
feel decidedly weary.
Sim Deimel was one OF the heaviest sup
porters Of Delhi who was backed by W. j.
Hayes. Bob Rose Jesse Iewsohn and Charley
Cash, the last named also having a good bet
on Ort Wells. The Lohtensteins. Joe Hay
man. Charley Fox. Newton Bennington. Joe
Murphy. Chicago Ot3rien and several club
house commissio ners put their money down In
| chunks on Beldame
Few races have resulted 80 dsastrously
for the ring as the first event, In which Rose
ben. Lady Amelia and Bad News finished
one. two, three. Thousands were placed
| on Roseben to win. the price being ham,
| mered down to even money. while Lady
Amelia was tremendously played for the
Slace and Bad News carried mint OF
show money Dave johnson headed the
| plunge on Roseben with a $4,000 wager.
George Wheelock betting 5000. Joe Ullman
o.. 600. and smaller wagers being placed by
Joe Rose. Ike Thompson. NJ. Manheimer.
William Beverly. F. Moore. Alex Shields.
Frank Mckee. Joe Guthorn. Sol Lichten-
stein. Henry Harris. Eddie Mcdonald and
| others
Lady Amelia was played by John Cole
man. Charley Cash. Frank Tyler. George
Boles. E. r. Thomas and clubhouse COM
missioner. who bet 5000 alone Bad News
was taken by Dave O'Connor. Eddie Burke.
Bill Porter. j. Ray and Smith Keime. Big
Ben got the support of Leo Mayer. Jim Davey
| and Charley Heney. Joe Yeager and Tom
Costigan bet on Pioneer to show
! Jack McGinnis had big bet on Alamanzor.
| the winner of the steeplechase. Joe Rose
and Tim Payne bet on Pagan Bey and the
| Lichtenstens showed marked preference for
Jim Newman. while Louis smell and Jim
Runnins Water and Single Shot, who ran
first and second. COUPLED fayorites. in the
| DlstdH otdhts were uedNliy pdSeu, tne DIX
Ms(iin1}s. AK shields. Charley Fo1 s snd
p feceSins tip M on COUSIN Eva he asked cosen
to take the bet of the Keene filly and put it
Yeaser payed HeEste to show With Charlse
Cash Henry Harris and Bill Porter backing
Ballotta. Orlando Jones bet on n. Gous ; Eva.
Hooray. In the fifth race. Following club
house commission Of IS 900. Bennington,
0'asS ns sGso5fEs 1.s
thousands. Bob Rose and Dick Bro wn
smith Keime and wiliie snow taking Rapid
Transit across the board.
G any, W ,sa T had q b sfs e.,
Harry Harris, Blumenthsl asd the Drake
s9 TS1 to tow" penny Frank Tvler oe nl. va
Comet. and 50 ala Morri. Haymsn. v,te Ease jazz
berry.
Dave. johnson was booking yesterday.
qfSeuPying stool . behind Eddie ts. Mcdonald
the way were not taken to the 1e0 track ral TO
be used as vantage points during the running
Of the races becs uss, the Pnkertons issued
ring. AS result the layers and their clerks
had to stand on tiptoe like everybody else
The steeplecS.se was about tney 'G the wors.
thing in its line that has been seen on a local
track for long time ,. Last year two steeple-
just such rough and tumble events as dis
gusted a majority Of the crowd yesterday
S1 hsG Srse kn s q The
that e his collarbone was broken Four other
e ~ Re @sssm s sna Se at , the
water jump. the riders being severely shaken
in the fifth race. during jam on the back
stretch Tambeau was crowded to the rail,
and his Jockey, an inexperienced boy named
was endsF ke IF Rs
from a spectators standpoint. but though
he was stu ~ 9ane on when the program
that he would come, around all right. Later
there was report that the boy was suffering
kay OF B PEA c anH bs
verified. as the boy was not an inmate OF
any of the hospitals,
and W S vosbursh. did not like Nlcol's ride
on ST Estephe in the nth race. The boy
effort to, go to the front, although he could have
assumed the leadership at the outset,
had ridden strictly in, accordance with the
orders received from the trainer Of the Octa-
s Son Eeld,nT Watkins The stewards
that he though, Hooray was dog" and that
Watkins. got off with a criticism Of his juda.
ment Hooray, by the way, was bid up to
81, 500 by W. H. jerks. Fred Burlew protecting
the, colt with the usual advance jerks is
said to be associated In turf matters with |
W H Snyder.
There were seventy, Nets and ten outsiders |
in the front line in the big ring. with sixty !
layers in the back line. while over In the field
100 chalkers did business
Starter Cassidy set DigRins down for a |
week for disobedience at the post
Or, Wells will be starter in the Brighton
Handicap next Saturday. and will probably |
be =, REGARDED as DANGEROUS factor. He viii |
pounds
Jockey Eddie .Dominick, who came East
recently to ride for f. f: Smathers and s. c. |
Hildreth, has mysteriousy disappeared, after
making several important en- Ra gements.
Tommy t. my B., Burss has: Therefore. been engaged
the season at a salary Of $4,000. Il is said.
number OF Japs are here. buying horses
Fast st, They .S. are under ths advice Of John
iishment and have made many purchases.
A Boer war veteran took up q position
wigwagsed messages to the Enclosure next