The Washington times., 1906-04-03
THINK OKENTE
SECOND SYSONBy
Belmont Stable Sets High
Value on Him.
CUMMING BIRD TYLER HERE
Famous Independent Bookmaker and
His Picturesque Brother Open Book
Shooting at Benning.

Already the Haymans have unearthed
a new line of financial support.
This time is is a wealthy Pittsburg
friend OF FRANKIE" Bishop. The new
conner on the turf wanted TO buy a
ready-made stable and cast his eyes
upon the establishment OF August Bel
mont He would pay any price to get
the horses the Belmont stable is racing
at this meeting. When asked for
figure on his horses in hand here at
Benning yesterday by NJ. Z. Hayman.
Trainer Jimmy Whalen replied that
he would sell everything but Okenite,
winner of the Oxnard Dinner Stakes,
and Lord of the Vale. He expects to
win the Carter Handicap with the Lord
despite his poor race when beaten by
Pater yesterday.
Hayman's hair raised on end when
an offer OF 5000 for Okenite only made
Whalen smile. Don't start the bid
ding lower than five figures. for you
are only wasting time" said the Bel
mont trainer. He is as good as that.
% inquired Hayman. 1t is now known
that the Belmont stable believes IL
shelters a second Sysonby in this son
of Hastings.
Cunning for live ones" is not an un-
usual thing on a racetrack. but pigeon
shooting between races is novelty
extraordinary. Still 1t happened at Ben
ming yesterday. Starter Mars Cassidy
brought off the feat. Between the
fourth and fifth races. while the occu-
pants of the grandstand were busted
looking over the field OF the coming
event. they were startled to hear the
bang" bang OF a fowling piece.
Looking across the midheld there they
eSpied two of the assistant starters
skeltering across country retrieving a
fine Virginia blue bird taken on the fly
by the redoubtable Cassidy. After the
start of the fifth race the starter and
his party hoped through the outside
fence into the adjoining country and
there INDUCED in series of pot luck
shots at the pigeons lowering about
Cassidy nailed one soarer from diff
cult position right over the track. bring
ing forth cheer from the racegoers.
With the sound of the paddock bugle
Cassidy and his staff soon beat it,
back to the send-off stand.
Cassidy is one OF the most expert
amateur wing shots in the country,
while "Humming Bird" Tyler Is not far
behind him on the same score. At New
Orleans this past winter talk of q match
between them was rife Now that both
men are on the scene here. the matter
of superiority may be settled one of
these balmy April mornings. A match
for 5000 side was spoken of In New
Orleans before Tyler quit the Fair
Grounds ring to go into Texas on a
hunting trip.
'Humming Bird" Tyler has arrived at
last He hung up prices here in the ring
yesterday after winter of relaxation.
He is still the same lean. lynx-eyed
Tyler of old, with a bank roll sufficient
TO finance a political campaign He
has his al-star champion crew along
too, and will book with il the coming
season about New York
This Benning business is a good
warm UP Tor the game above" was the
way Tyler put II as he elambered into a
commenced TO chalk prices The in
imitable Colonel Tyler full brother to
the Bird" is along. with his white
moustache and swaying sombrero as of
The champion money taker of the
world, suggested the .'Humming Bird
as he canVaSSed the crowd below. look
ing ing up admiringly at TIE celebrated
had the Tyler book started to take in
money than the Colonel had a laugh
ing gallery about him enjoying his witty
sallies with evident pleasure, recalling
to mind the first days of the "CoIoneTs"
advent in the big ring as the "Humming
Bird block man last summer.
The Colonel would get a long line
OF play. Then came calm. but not TO
let things lag, he would rattle off in his
characteristic rapid fire delivery:
Twenty TO ten, Hermis, marker, Au-
gust Belmont. and the next patron of
this big book. step up. step up, etc
To have missed the Colonel on n real
big afternoon at Sheepshead Bay in tae
summertime is TO go away from the rae
ing course without having enjoyed a
sight of one the best of the side lights
10 the huge game of money and horses