The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-28
GOSSIP OF TIE RACETRACK.
PROTEST AGAINST GO BETWEENs
SUBURBAN VICTORY.

the Son OF MeddleR 10 Not q 0elding
Owner Shields Taken by Surprise
Jockey H%ildebFAnd In DisfayOr.
The stewards OF the sheepshead Bay meet
ing are considering q protest filed with them
against the recent victory OF Go Between
n IA '6abarban Handicap. The protest was
made yesterday by +. r. Hitchcock. owner OF
Dandellon. who ran second. setting forth that
II was the general belief that Go Between
was not q geldinR. IA he had been carded In
all OF his races. Mr.. Hhchcock's plea was
that II II could be shown that the son OF Med
dler-Indigo had been imper1ectly gelded
he should not be entitled to the Oh, 900. the
winners share Of the big handicap. Alex
Shields. owner OF Go Between. was served
with a copy OF the protest and seemed much
surprised at its contents. He said:
Il purchased Go Between out Of a selling
race on this track for $1,000, fully believing
that he was a geldlng. and I have no reason
to believe he Is otherwise. In weight for age
races q gelding Is entitled to'a three pound
SovAnce. but in handicsps. such as the Sub
V1Aan. he carries the weight assigned to
him by Mr.. Yosburgh. In the Suburban
Go Between packed the Impost given TO him
and won fairly and sauarely. I cannot ac-
count for Mr.. Hitchcock's protest and do not
believe II viii stand. Should the Suburban
be taken away from Go Between. l would
be Inclined 60 hold the coney Island Jockey
Club responsible, as I bou ght Go Between
out OF a stake run under the clubs sanction
and auspices"
IL was said that a veterinary had been seat
TO the barn to make an examination OF the
Suburban winner. Several horsemen who
were familiar with the Hitchcock protest
said that Go Between was really a rid ceiling.
In that he had been imperfectly gelded and
really came under the head OF the stallion
class. In England such horses are not en-
titled to a gelding allowance. though they
cannot serve in the stud. II is thou ght the
protest will be overruled by the stewards.
As Shields could not be held responsible for
an error of this kind and as he has run Go
Between in perfect good faith ever since he
got him. turfmen say that II hardly would be
fair to deprive the Canadian OF his prize on
such a technicality at so late a date.
1t Is understood that Eugene Hildebrand.
the jockey who Ia under contract to the Whit
ney stable, has been practically set down by
Trainer Rogers. There was a story In cir
culation at the track Yesterday to the effect
that Mr.. Whitney asked Rogers why Hide
brand was not permitted TO ride. Rogers
replied, so the story goes. that the boy had
not been taking proper care of himself and
that he had been sent to Buffalo to get himself
in proper condition by accepting mounts
there. Hildebrand Is now ~a1xious to ride on
the local tracks, it is said, and declares that
be Is At, but Rogers has made UP his mind
that the Jockey cannot wear the light blue
Jacket and brown cap until the Saratoga
meeting at the eirliet.
1t will not be at all surprisiug e.. under the
circumstances, If Hildebra1d asks for his
release from the Whitney stable. He Ia
receiving his salary regularly. but he wants
to show metropolitan patrons that he is not
o back number.
The Coney Island Jockey Glib IL e1j Dying
greater prosperity jul now than ever before.
but. unlike the policy OF 7. j. Dwyer and the
Brooklyn Jockey Club. there seems to be no
inclination to help out the poor owners with
extra races. At Gravesend Mr.. Dryer
put on seven races in one day a number OF
times TO accommodate owners hat had been
excluded from the regularly scheduled over
night events. There were forty-ive e1triesfor
the fifth race TO be run at the Bay this after
moor. but as there Is track room for only
~twenty-three starters. twenty-five Of these
entries were excl11edg the management
declining to pat on an extra race for their
accommodation.
The United States sailor who has been
playing the races steadily for the las, thre,
weeks calsel a sensation in the ring yea
terday. He began with a $500 bet on Monfort
and the bet 81 .o0) on Glorifer. He had 81. 500
on Etlon. and then. being more I IAN SIC. 900
winner, he tried TO put the whole lump on
feTNeTst, Dlt Cuttl fOt Stt. IL avn. AttcE
that he went from book to book betting on
Toots Nook in the fifth $500 a. a clip. He lost
all OF 5000 on the mare and thea dropped
his other winnings on Glelecho. II Is said
that the Jack tar is well ahead. possesses a
fat bank roll and Is playing the horses con-
eertativelv.
The local pooirooms fer the first time since
the Jockey Tub began war against them by
cutting OF | formation at the track we're able
81 oro,ila full datoila yaatardnr ipcIudipo
a description OF each race from start to finish,
The rooms have an agent stationed in a house
near the backstretch, who. with the aid OF a
powerful telesc >pe, can make out the wigwag
signals of a confederate who does business
from the top OF the grand stand. The Pin
kertons are exercising the usual viEilnTcc.
nd tho Information is held back from the pub
lie IA late as usual. bit the rooms have been
pertec:inE their service until they expect to
have everything when tho scehe shifts to
Brighton Beach,
There was a wide difference OF opinion as
70 the probable winner Of the first race. While
the blli Of the money was placed on Frank
Lorl a1d Monfori. there was also plenty
Of backing for Rim mn, Clene ats, Donna
Elvira. Currculpm aid Miss Strome. The
cluNh,I1a took Mo1for.,
There was a heavy plunge on Paul Rainey's
Heaslip in the second race. Thousands were
dumped into the ring. the odds dropping from
Q TO 5 to o to loN Heaslip looked like a sure
thing, but Radtke tossed the race away be-
yond a doubt. Jimmy Mccormick had a good
bet On Gloriher. despite a belief to the con-
trary. Fl. p: whitney's Old Faithful, backed
down to I in this race. was shut OF at the head
OF the stretch.
The wise m,n won big money on Ethon
In the third event. At the last moment this
colt was backed of the boards, a heavy COM
mission being sent to the ring from the club
house. Dave Gideon. Bennington, Burlew
and others bet on Royal Breezs. who was
recently sold to- j. Dwyer. The Western
crowd vent to Montgomery colt by Pessara
Montgomery Cooper.
Lotowanna, who burned up a bundle OF
smart bets in the Mermaid Stakes, pulled up
very lame. Previous winners Of tho race
were Glidelia, Thora. Hiawasse. Miss Wood
ford, Duchess, Wanda, Bandala. Firenze.
Bella B., She. Her Highness. Equity, York.
Vile Belle. Afterpoon. Beldemere. Gunfre.
Daisy Green. Beldame and Tradition. Per-
verse hung up q new record for the stakes.
1854.
In spite Of a strong paddock tip. Ironsides
went UP TO 10 to 1 at the close ofithe speculation
on the NTH race. Many OF the handicappers
bet on II. B. Duryea's Ben Ban. who received
eighteen pounds from Ironsidcs and twenty
six from First Premium, the top weight.
with n stron ger ride Ben Ban might hav We won.