The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-13
GOSSIP OF The RACEYRACK.
WISE MEN PASS ROSEBEN UP
no THEIR SORROW.
Also Take Hard Tumbles when silver We'd
ding and MOnfOrt ~LOse-JOyner Has
Trained sixty-nVe winners This Year
Terry McGOVern Gets q Hard Bump.

Trained stNty.fNe winners 1nIS year
Terry McGOvern Gets q Hard Bump.
Smart money. so called. Is often the proper
thing 10 follow at the raCetrack. but those
who took their cue from the usually wise
spectators at AQueduct yesterday were
in u decidedly Rrog ~ condition when they
boarded the trains for home. The most
striking illustration of the way the shrewd
players sometimes go wrong occurred In the
Bay View Handicap. won by the mighty
Roseben. In spite Of the fact that handi-
cappers. tipeters and students of public
form believed Roseben had this race at HIS
mercy, ( lere was a tendency to steer clear
Of him in the betting ring that was surprising.
TO say the least. Roseben. who had won his
previous race on a dry track with las pounds
up. opened In this instance at even money.
He was asked TO run over a muddy course,
At the same time giving thirty pounds to
Oxford, thirty-thrce to Hot Teddy. forty-two
10 ormo ndc's Right and twcnty-three TO
Pen Ban, lie had beech defeated in the
mud at Jamaica when Dave johnson lost
sIi 900 on him, and for that reason close
ngurers we're inclined to the belief that he
could not win here under such unfavorable
conditions. so Roseben began TO 20 mp
in the odds. in spite Of the fact that johnson
lent a $4,000 commission 10 the ring that
was placed at ? to /. The price against the
champion Splinter finally reachei 3 aud even
q 10 l. Wnpn IneTP was " TURN IN MS IuNOE anu
the odds were finally reduced TO II TO 5. with
even money a place. Meanw nile the sharp
plum gers were set tint it in on Hot To-day. From
4 he WAS solidly backed down TO q TO ,
favorite. while oxford, who had receded 10
Z, was lowered TO is to ;. Ormonde's Right
was backed down to 7. while Ben Ban was
beaten from 7 down 10 ). Then RoSebeIL
thanks TO "A cool headed ride from Shaw,
who secured good going near the outer rail.
won easily. IL be had broken m front at
the start. as he usually does. he would have
lyeeyed home with probably half a dozen
lengths 10 spare and would have bessen oxford
anyway. although the latter was knocked
back on the far turn. after n collision with
Ben Ban. who lost a great deal of ground.
lot To-day. the good thing. was 50 badly
beaten that the wise men rubbed their eyes
and pinched themselves to maze sure that
they were not dreaming.
When I made MY bet" said johnson. II
thought that il was a foolish investment. but
Trainer Weir was positive that Rosehen would
run well, IA the track was soft. IL was Rose-
hens last race of the year. aud out Of pune
sentiment ] did not feel like letting him r1n
loose -
johnson. by the way. must have been n
winner on the day. rs he took part in n spec
saoulaT plunge on Mary Morris in the follow
ing event. his commission at the lowest being
estimated at 5000. The smart people made
Nv AlllTNthN ~ sAu' y "AA"g 49,
mick said that she would gallop home and Il
ton OF money found its way to the books,
The mare being pounded from $ to s tOseNen
money. Mccormick prediction was excel
lent, for Mary Morris did not have to extend
herself at oil. The ring lost heavily on this
event. as 4, Muskoday was well backed for
the place.
Starting right on the reel. however. the
big operators struck "A snag in the opening
svent. j. y. OEldherty's Silver Wedding,
with n tier up, was y tked to win a fol tune.
She IL a three-year-old daughter of Huron
OgaritH. and ran an excellent race behind
Suffrage and Sister Frances the other day.
No sooner did the layers put up 4 to / than
the plunge began. Every book in the ring
was loaded up with fat waHers until the Huron
flly was made the hottest kind of "A favorite
at s to 5. while Frank Farrsll's erratit MiDtia,
who opened the choice at to and was backed
by the public, receded tO5to2. Neither Silver
Wedding nor Mintia got a part of the money,
while three long shots. played by the pikers.
finished one, two. three. This harvest filled
the layers with confidence. which was quickly
shaken when Locked Out won the next event,
a stsepleohase, IA which there were only fop
starters. pulcian looked the best and opened
the choice at . to 10. but he soon receded TO
9 to 5, as the flood Of money on Locked Out
sent the latter 10 the post an even money
favorite.
The third race was another bracer for the
bookmakers, though. for the two choices.
Plau1 and Neoskaleeta. were both beatt u.
Rockin Rhain. who Won this race by a nose. was
hacked down to 10. with a fair play across
the boards on Fire Opal. who ran in the place.
But thousands placed upon Plaud by the heavy
spectators were burned up by n matter of q
few inches. Seoskaleeta, running IN the colors
Of F. W. Seeley, who had worked five furlongs
in on, was handed out as a good thing and
wss literally supported, straight and place.
Gitrona. who was a nostril out OF third place.
was generously played TO show, also Jacinta.
Who was never In the hunt.
The wise fraternity received n final knock
down In the last race. When Maintenance,
Tho on form looked a cinch. opened at 7 to 10.
the smart fellows, anxious TO get out on the
day, passed him up. They had a sizzling
tin on X. r. Wilson, Jr.' :, Moniort and pro-
Ceeded to hammer him from ) TO : down TO
> TO s. Maintenance meantime going up in
fhe prices TO D to 5. at which stage OF the pro-
ceedings n few confident form players put
enough money on the Seagram colt to send
him to the post at II TO 10. Acrobat, a place,
looked a good bet and q to 5 was gobbled up
by others with eaGerness. Then Maintenance
walked in while Monfort made the men of
wisdom gnash their teeth. But that is horse
racing. '
Jack Joyner. one Of the best trainers In
the profession, who classes with such ex-
merit handlers of ~tnoroughbreds as Tom
Welsh, John W. Rogers. James Rowe, Frank
Weir and John T.. Madden, has sent sixty
five winners to the post his year. He has
trained the horses belonging 10 sydney Paget.
August Belmont. Perry Belmont. 4. r. Thomas
and him self. These horses have won a total
Of 1874. 1855 In stakes and purses-s6s, 30 for
Sydney Paget. s3i, 800 for August Belmont
s22. 1855 for z. II. Thomas. s,375 for Joyner
and s4.O25 for Perry Belmont.
The Newcastle Stable. owned by Andrew
Miller, Blair Painter and Frank c. Bishop.
has wound up the campaign in the most
successful manner. Trainer Welsh will go
20 French Lick Springs for rest and Jockey
miller. viii leave for California Immediately
afterthe Benaings meeting.
Because OF a dispute over the services Of
Jockey q, Burns in the third race. Bill DAILY.
julius Bauer and G. Cochran went before the
stewards after the first race 10 have the mat
ter adjusted. Cochran showed d prior claim
for the boys services and he was permitted
60 put him M on Fire opal.
Terry McGovern started a FLY named
Spring Beauty in the third race. She was
quoted at 100 TO l and the pugilist said that ke
bet 500 on her three ways. While the horses
we're rushing down 20 tie wire. Terry mlstook
Rockingham's cOiors for his own aud rooted