The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-19
SSSp OF THR RACEYRACK.
4 MARTIN CAUSES STEEPLE-
y&EaSH CRITICS 40 ENTHUSE.
,,.,ns, Garth Believes ThAs Fatherless
Oelding win Become . Champion
-BoOkmAkers Loco Some wealth
cleaned From Talent on wednesday.

cleaned From TAont on wednesday.
ubsn T. s. Martin won the Hsybor Hin
N,n steeplechase at Belmont Park yesterday
Ss cross country experts waxed enthusiastic
Is,tin Jumped SO clearly and easily that he
-. greatly admired by all who watched him
IoSsIy. William Garth. who schooled the
Ss,herless gelding down on his Virginia
I'm was 80 confident OF victory that he
od his friends that any price was q good
ma In a recent workout Martin made
S~,nd Brook, IN the same stable. look cheap.
With this fact in mind. the hunting set looked
lw an easy race for Martin, although there
.s a heavy stable commission on Mr.. Cot
oos entry, st. Kelvin and Sanotus. When
Martin came home on the bit Garth said: T.
.He's the best Jumper l ever saw and II
IA stands up he will prove q real champion
It this game.
miles. was 1853 2-S. which clipped a full second
N the record for this race, made by Mr..
cations Delcanta last year. when steeple-
,bsses for three-year-olds exclusively first
,scame popular. @. @. Smithson, In whose
,oIors Martin ran. received a silver cup. do
,,ted by Clarence II. Mackay. which must
a. won twice TO become an owners perma-
1snt property. The result OF the Harbor Hill.
Eas a severe setback for the books, as the
nlungers took Martin to win and the Cotton
| nifty DOJn ways lhcIo Wdb u AdH play
across the boards on J. W. Colts Commodore
Fonsaine, who closed at Q and was a short
distance out OF the money.
Following the general cleanup by the
hooks on Wednesday the public got back
,ome OF It's losses. as the horses ran pretty
4 close TO form all the afterno Don. The first
race was very open from a speculative stand
point. Melbourne. who beat Ginette on this
rack last year and hung un-a track record
anl n halo S,nloD-a vr.. uoola n
ayorite, backed from s down to 8, chiefly
because he nae worked a mile. 1t was said.
In better than 1880. This play caused John
Lyle and True Wing to recede In the odds,
but both were solidly backed at the last mo-
ment. But for the foul committed by True
Wing, for which she was ruled out OF the
plsce, John Lyle would possibly have beaten
Melbourne, as the Lamplighter aelding had
10 be pulled up by Miller, who escaped a hard
fall over the rails. The disqualification of
True Wins and the failure OF Anneta Lady. 1
10 l. to get near the money helped the books
to almost an even break, as Onatas, who was
moved up. to third place. was generally
backed to show.
Willie Apologize, the well known Western
operator, took S25 900 from the ring. 1t was
said, when Higginbotham won the third race
In his colors. He got mostly 10 to / for his
money and placed 1t across the states. 4.
LJtlPlltlu > Eld Ophl, n TOyhAy bEGu my ny
Star Ruby-Fusee. who ran second, was also
veil supported three ways. while the followers
Of Miller took Hancock, a son OF Fatherless-
Merry Maiden, TO show at 3. The field Of
nineteen starters fairly bristled with supposed
good things. by the way. The Oneck Stables
Royal Onyx. a colt by Ornamen -Oneck
Queen. carried big money sent to the ring from
the clubhouse. but he did not run up to his
work Citrona, who opened the f%avorite. but
-. IL - -
lie. only to be left at the barrier. John f..
Madden had a melon cutting framed with
Temmeraire. a colt by Ballyhoo Bey--Miss
Hamburg. recently purchased from II. p.
Whitney, who was played from 80 down to is.
I, B. Reid Ben Trovato was lowered from
lOto &, with the same kind of a play on Louis
Cella's Woolstartle, who warmed up sore.
Pierrot. a Ksene castof, now owned by Jack
McAulife. the former lightweight puGilist,
vas another hot Tip. and so were Doc Kyle.
Crimson Glover and Qualify. With 80 many
magnets for money it was no wonder that the
sheet writer's were partially ratified as the
wagers were called on. The books won on
this event and the talent fell back groggy for
Ifew minutes
But the money fairly poured into the ring on
Running Water to win the next event, the
Ramapo. Even Trainer Tom Welsh. who does
not bet much as a rule, concluded to unbeit on
the Sir Dixon mare. for he regarded her as a
sure winner. When Running Water came
home. therefore. the layers groaned. and there
was even more discontinue for them. as Hot
To-day carried a raft Of place wAEers. Nealon
was a partial time saver, however. as he was
taken both ways by the Westerners, while
Guiding Star. who seems to be greatly over
rated. was again backed to no purpose, his
odds dropping from 10 to 7. After this race
had been run Garner was called before the
stewards and warned for rough riding. as he
cut across in fr ont OF Ironsldes with Guiding
Star just after the start. Previous winners
Of the Ramapo were The Winner. Imperator.
B~anastar. A. n. B.. Killashandra. Blues.
luiter. River Pirate. Outcome and Ceder-
Nsrome. Running Waters time. 1851 As. was
only ahfth OF a second behind the track record.
held by Lord Of the Vale.
Whoever was responsible for the tip on
Pater in the fifth race will probably never be
exposed. but there were many wise men
ready 70 so cunning for him when Pater came
home in the ruck. IN uncomfortable desire
10 back Pater at any price pervaded both ring
and clubhouse. With Miller ~. it was said
that Trainer Madden had him ft to run for
his life. II was Pater from the moment the
prices went up until the cry They're Of"
Fesounded through the big betting pavilion.
He was literally backed on the boards. with
many place and show wagers on CederstrOme,
BVOuac. Consistent. A. MuskOday and Bobbie
Kesn, It was not until the last moment hat
a stable commission OF 1850 was sent into
the ring on BObbie Kean. who had gone up
from 3 TO 5. Saddled by Trainer Garth, this
horse looked TO be properly screwed up as he
came ont Of the paddock. In his previous
start he did not get way from the post. but
this time Williams. the colored, jockey. who
has been riding some peculiar races since
W. B. jennings left for the Coast. was in
structed to get the horse on in front. As the
race was run Bobbie Kean was pounds the
best and should have won in a galIOp. But
williams had him up in his lap" during the
nun up the backstretch untTi the horse
dropped back from first place to last. In the
run home KeAn took the bit in his teeth, and
IN spite OF an apathetic performance by the
Slored Jockey seemed 70 have won by a
GOOD head. when the judges ordered Consis-
tents number to be hOisted first. Many good
Judges OF ho~rsemanship expected to see
Williams called before the stewards TO explain
ais handling OF Kean. but there was nothing
doing.
Glenham's success in tho last event, with
work and Play running in the place and Sandy
ueeker third. put an effective crimp In some
o. the layers bankrolls. as all three were
Vel backed 90 run as they finished. On
ue whole the ring lost on the day.
Al one time this year Louis Celia was 800. 900
oer on the bookmaking game. He operated
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