The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-19
Gossip OF HH8 RACEHRACE.
.r.DDaLMONGERS DUSY WIFE
IlCK SHINES PERFORMANCE.


AL IIAh Jim
Usn..ouent performance with Jockey Miller
-. soddle. As a prcfacs 10 the story II
.,igb, he veil TO note the fact that Fred Cook
49,. Western bookmaker who has been prac-
.L..ilv barred from operating In the local
.t,rs and Who once came near getting into
I nm one Of the Western tracks at which
w., pse, we the prssidlna onicial. Early
:" ,he DIV the rip on Jack Shine was In ctrcu-
Lion who started It and on what ground
al, vo, predicted a sIre winner nobody
.n,rred 10 know. bat the fact remained hat
III, ,l mo heavy spectators were made
n~sre q, the supposed chance TO PIT a crImD
- IN, dwrrIllng bankrolls OF the layers,
r., psddsrk TO clubhouse. then to grand
...d and aoli the tip spread. until everybody
~ ma sars Wa on the alert. When the
Ls,,ing began the majority OF layers put up
- There wns a great rush TO get aboard.
~, s,ronur 80 say, the bookmakers IN the ring
IA No, secm 10 fear the financial food. On
no contrary. they began boosting the price.
Teen money was Gobbled up eagerly: then
s,bs A!,or that 1t was 7 to s. and finally
80 Al this sta &c of the proceedings q
rOrtain we'll known layer startled the whole
,nv by putting up Z, , and even on his slate.
There's something DOING" was the slogan
oil over the big pavilion.
-Its A dead one'' said the sharp fellows
q, they rushed around trying to hedge ca
,soir bets But the other layers were not
.l,v in Gurting : TO ,. at which price q bunch
~ clubhouse commissioners began to lay
~ ION OF money tina had been wagsred on
J,ck shine In that exclusive enclosure. In
net. the clubhouse players almost - a ma1
raj plunge1 on cooks colt for the limit
Js,ss Levlsohn, Blair Painter. David Gideon.
John A Drl,p. Matte Ccrbett. Bob Rose.
81 -. - - . - ANAn1a h I'D
tsayy COMMISSIONS 70 the agents there. AMI
i4t 80 conadcn' Of winning that they watched
me colt 20 70 the post with unmistakaole
fatisfact!rn.
There were fifteen starters. and when
CassI1v sprung the barrier the crowd no wled
IN disapproval, az the sendoh was ragged.
Jack Shine did not get OF well At all. but
instead Of husrlng him after the leaders.
with the idea Of doing his best. Miller for
some reason took the colt up and never
tired a yard thereafter. Just why Miller
should he the Judge az TO whether the colt
WAS beaten az the start or not nobody tried
70 explain. but the fact remained that when
Jack shine came home next to last after q
dsTaceful performance the crowd vas
loud in ls clamor for an Investigation. Turf
men Of long experience said II was one OF the
rauest things they had ever seen on a race-
track. As far a. could he learned, the
stewards inst ituted no inquiry. By taking
no the sheets The stewards could have got an
mixing Of the confidence with which certain
bookmakers laid against this lemon" but
4, seems 70 he The policy Of the turf governors
10 disregard the betting features Of the races.
The clubhouse players were simply stunned.
Gideon threw up bis hands. while Lewisohn
was 80 unstrunR that he could not bet q
dollar m Tom McGrath. the eure thing ~favorite
Z the last race,
"Shinei Polishi Shine!- said Charlie Gates
Is the numbers went up, a sally that raised a
sardonic laugh among the spectators whO
we're summing up their losses. Such pr o.
ceedings are not frequent on the local tracks.
but they me.' the closest scrutiny and the
most severe punishment when run Il earth.
After the race the handlers OF the Cook horses
sad that Jack Shine never was a quick breaker
at the post, aud that Miller was in no way to
blame.
There we're ugly reports in the ring about
the colt, SAID 4 big bookmaker last night. so
that nearly all the layers took chAnces with
him, II was a tough deal for the players"
The ring. by the way, got another severe
hlmmering. Lotus. the winner Of the nrst
race, carried a stable commission Of $4,000
that was placed partly At Q to S and partly at
even money. In the second race the Madden
contingent got aboard OF Fantastic three ways
at the best odds. Jack McGinnis had $500
each wsy m his colt, Dan Buhre, but the ring
cleaned w on the Belmont entry, 0kenite and
Rosenount. and also on Arimo. Lord Boa
nerEes, after several attempts to do something
with the right money down. suddenly came
to life and. unbacked at 100 TO l.. ran his best
race Of the year.
The wise money went on Don Royal In the
third event. his price dropping from 9 TO 4.
The puhip her haauilp IN Martin nAyIA and
would rave cashed with anything like a good
rde by Miller. Oxford was heavily played
three ways. Shot Guns victory in the Bay
shore cost the ring another bundle, for he
was steadily backed. Rye was also well
taken n II to S. Frank Farrells Keator.
WHO wight have won with better racing luck,
vas es GOOD as 81 to 1 at one stARe NJ the
speculation, but he vas finally reduced TO
Is Trainer cir put M Beckman. a stable
boy, which accounted for the liberal price
quoted. Beckman rode a great race. lie
was shut on A. the start, hut he did not lose his
head and gradually made I'D the lost ground
until he saw a chance to Squeeze through 4
narrow space next to the rail. He took this
chance and Keator then had an opportunity
oshow his great speed. Shot Gun beat him
easily, bur It would have been q much closer
u unler different conditions.
The hooks were treated to another acorch-
nS when Anneta Lady came home alone in
Ie NTH event. The Ally came out OF the
paddock fairly steam ing" She was wild
When Miller broke her on running FROM the
post and the shrewd elbow who had
packed her froO S down 70 3 hurried to the
cashiers to ger their M Again the pub
Dehad to suffer a setback. a. Druid. the favor
Ne. ran second.
Although the books took In a fortune on
SacE Shine in the sixth event. they paid out
good sum on the success OF Prudential Girl.
one Of J. II. McAvOy's periodical good things
mat was reduced a couple OF points TO q.
asa last straw. Tom McGrath. winner Of the
AH race. was practically backed on the
boards, Water Tank and Chalfonts were
backed down in vain in this event.
The other day when They're on won q SELL
ING race, the trainer Of Annsta Lady bid the
No-year-old up o. 1000. Retaliation was In
onuer' therefore. when Anneta Lady oaEne
nome on the bit in the fifth event. 30 A. W.
SnHon, the trainer OF They're t0R. quickly
on The hlly from 81 400 up TO $500, the lat
yrs trainer retaining her with a 1S raise.
ROBERT Ptnkerton notified Richard D
Ieu' the clubhouse commissioner. yesterday
tnat he could take no wasers on the auto
mobile races inside the race track.
while Miller rode three inner he did not
snlae with particular b~rilllancy because Of
as performance on Martin Doyle and Jack
eaiAe. l.. Williams, the oolorsd Jockey.
practically shared the honors with him by
nandlng shot Gun and Don Royal In splendid