The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-08
GOSSIP or The RACEYRACK.
GO BETWEEN RULED OUT BY
THE JOCKEY CLCB.
Hiteheocks Protest Against HIS start.
ing In Commonwealth Sustained Ac.
tion I'm Bundooran Case -Hermis sold
for $4,000 and Stalwart for $1,000.

for o., 1000 and stalwart for Sll 900.
Ths protest OF r. r. Hitchcock against the
starting Of A.. Shields's Go Between In the
Commonwealth Handicap yesterday was
sustained by the stewards of the Jockey
Club at a meeting held In the morning at the
Waldorf astoria In James r. Keenes apart
menta. Those present were Mr.. heene.
AuRIat Belmont, j. II. Bradford. r.. Il. Hitch
cock, II. X. Knapp and +. X. Sturgis, Mr..
Hitchcock not voting. Go Between was pro-
tested on the ground that In making out MS
entry blank Sh ields had not stated the age
Of the Meddler horse. In accordance with
the requirements Of the rules. Mr.. Hitchcock's
original protest to the stewards OF the Sleeps.
head Bay meeting had been denied. 40 that he
appealed 70 the Jockey Club. As q result
OF the ruling shields was compelled to scratch
Go Between out OF the Commonwealth. But
the horse will be able to Ill all Of his other
ehRagements, as under the rules Shields.
upon the payment Of a $40 fine for each
erroneous entity. can have the same corrected.
Mr.. Hitchcock made his protest wholly with
the idea that in future the rules should be
enforced in, relation to the making out OF
entry blanks. II the rules are strictly ad.
hered to. therefore, nearly every owner and
trainer on the turf will have to give up the
habit OF simply writing the name of a horse.
without description, on the blank. Go Be-
tween was described on the official pro gramme
yesterday as a horse. not a gelding.
The Jockey Club towards also took action
In the alleged doping Of the horse Bundooran,
who ran away five miles before the last race
on Tuesday. The stewards ordered that
Bundooran's entry, together with those of
Harold Browns other horses. should be re-
fused on all tracks In the Fast. They also
ruled of the turf John G. Dorsey. who had
the horse in his care. but had turned him over
temporarily to Henry Harris, as Dorsey had
not been able to get a trainers license. Harris
also lost his license, as he was said to be inn
plicated In the case. II all users OF stimulants
were dealt with In a similar manner the turf
would be greatly benefited.
Three noted stallionsa Hermis. Stalwart
and Advance Guard. were eold at public auc-
tion before the races yesterday to dissolve
the partnership between q, r. Thomas and
A. Shields. When Hermis&ras led into the
sales ring he was greeted With applause from
the big crowd that surged around the ropes,
In his day Hermis was a wonderful racehorse.
He was purchased by Thomas from l.. Y.
Bell for 500, 900, 1t was said. During his career
he started ffty-fve times, winning twenty
eight races and ss5 500, including the Suburban
Handicap In 1904 and the Brighton Cup in
1908. When Auctioneer Fla ston asked for
b%ids.there WAS a hush. IL had been expected
that the son Of Hermence-Katy Of the West
would bring a big price and that the leading
breeders would vie with one another In an
effort to get lin. But as the minutes passed
and there was no bid Easton looked around
him In surprise and said:
lis 1t possible that nobody wants this great
horse2"
Then Willie Shields bid $500 as a starter.
His father raised the figures to 50. 900. where
upon Sydney Pa get. acting for Thomas. ad-
vanced the figures to $500. After;that Alex
Shields bid $4,000. In vain Easton pleaded for
another bid, and Hermis was finally knocked
down to Shields. who will send him to the stud.
THAT beats anything l ever saw!" said
o well known horseman. There lis one of
the greatest horses that ever looked through
q bride going for a song. while an American
goes over to France and pays SIS, 900 for Adam,
for instance. 1t Is a shame. that's all | can
say"
Stalwart. by Meddler-Melba. also went to
Shields for $ii 900. Shields made the first bid
OF 5000. Then A. j. Joyner and T.. C.
took a hand In the game. but
Shields seemed bent on getting the stallion
and that settled II. Stalwart was bred by the
late W. G. Whitney. As a two-year-old he
won the Champag ne Stakes, while as a three
he was victorious in the Century.
Annual Champion and Hindoo Stakes lie
did not race at all last year. but started in the
Metropolitan Handicap this spring. He ran
thirty-1ye races, and won ten Of them. which
netted s8s. a2s. Advance Guard, winner OF
races and sos i25i. was sold to A. j.
Joyner for 81 500.
George j. Long did not bet on Sir Huon yes
terday, but the victory netted more than
81. 900 for the owner of the son of Falsetto-Ig-
mite. Sir Huon received one pound by the
scale from Cairngorm and met Tokalon on
equal terms. He gave six pounds to Proper,
nine to Dandelion. thirteen TO Glorifer. four
teen to RAM Horn. twenty-five TO won
Tromp and thirty TO Cederstrome. In the
West he swept all before him. but because OF a
defeat in his previous race here he
was generally ignored. his price going up
from IL to 10. The Commonwealth was run
for the first time in 1904, when John A. brakes
Wells won in 2 100 3-5. Last year Sysonby
was victor In 2o7. Sir Huon's time, EOS i-5,
therefore. Ia a record for the race. Dande-
lion went up in the betting because of the
support accorded to James r. Keene's
Won Tromp and j. W. Fuller's Tokalon. |
Cairngorm was also well played three ways.
There was a wild demonstration from the
Millerites when their idol won the Vernal
Mis- givin gs. who was backed down to
D to 2. The wise money went on Soprano,
however, who was reduced from 3 to 1 to
10 to S. II. P. Whitney's Killaloe, a Ally by
Kilmarnock-Jinks, was taken at 7, while
James r, Keene's Mentha, who had never
5tarted 0eIoTe, was also well ldnCleQ, Dartfcu- !
by Jesse Lewisohn. Previous winners
Of the vernal were California. Axiom. Winged
Foot, Briar Sweet. Whiplash, Killashandra.
Sweet Lavender. Hatasoo Duster. Beldame, u
and Edna jackson. Mis- givin gs
the race In o:5o. a new record for the YER \
nal. and only three-Hfths of a second behind |
Hatasoo's best time for the course. \
Realizing that the Sheepshead Bay track
ID a trife too hard. it is the intention Of the |
mana cement to cover II with more loan after |
The present meeting ends. As THE Sun has !
already stated, trainers are outspokcn against
he general policy of hardening the local
racks In an effort to create new records.
j. w. Colts Ike was handed out as the proper
caper In the steeplechase. and the clubhouse !
,ook him with so much eagerness that ne |
backed from s Town to S. Trainer DAILY
lid not see how ne could lose before the race,
put Ike had not gone a mile before DAILY said
wa a lemon. The Shields family lost q
chunk on Balzac. but the ring had to
pay out literally on Goldfeur.
The Handzarra people took a mint from the
books In the first race. but the layers broke
won because of the support given to Prince
Hamburg, Arklirts and Tommy waddell. The
asst named colt was saddled by Thomas
Welsh. as the regular trainer. John Hynes,
8 at Salem. Blair Painter. who has been
In n few DAYS at Salem. nv the way