The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-17

WIEN IN DOUBT PLAY MILLER'S
MOUNTS
Followers Of tho FavoEite Jockey Appear
70 ne tho Only Consistent winners at
g~aratesa-J. O. Coolcy Takes . SIoFns
Sas Galsp and wins o Bet Of enc.

tnS Gauop 1nm WIN u nes " S9v'
QAaArooA, N. Y, Aug. ie.-when In doubt
play Miller. Thls system OF making race
toptk visits romuneretive has been advocated
practically all summer. but never more than
now has there been such q general inclination
TO follow the standard Of the popular light
weight The regulars hero with but Few
exceptions are losers, for the form has been
bewfldering. Owners, trainers and layers
have found their calculations. no matter how
carefully made. untyustworthy. but the visit
ing element, the sort that In the old days stuck
q pin In their programme to ind the winners.
or backed q horse because the colors his rider
was to wear matched the parasol OF tho
women that sat a4Foss the table, are rolling
Ia wealth. winning day after day enough
to pay expenses and a good margin over.
To-day Ave of the races were run on tho
fiat and Miller had q mount In all five. He
won with j. G. Core. Content. Glnette ana
Athlete and finished second with Big Store.
This Is q showing that delighted his followers
and sent havoc abroad among the high stool
brigade, for they are constantly looking Tor
q turn In the tide that Is q series OF defeats
that will bring back some OF the money they
have paid out.
This boy is really a marvel In the saddle.
At the post he is In a class by himself. No
matter how big the field is and how bad an
actor he may be on you can count on his
being away in the front rank when the barrier
is sprung. At the finish there are several OF
his fellows that can more than hold their
own with him. but It is In the early stages
of a race that he makes them look ordinary.
Two of Miller's mounts this afternoon
were for his regular employers. the New
castle Stable. He won the first race on j. G..
Core. an 8 to 1 chance. and the Huron Handi-
cap with Content, one Of the pair recently
purchased from Woodford Clay.
j. c. Cores victory was pretty nearly a sur
prise to all but those that have the Miller
habit" This gelding has been running In
selling races practically all summer; In fact.
only the other day when he ran and won he
was entered to be sold for $500. To-day
In a handicap he was concedins weight to
all but two Of the dozen that opposed him.
yet beat them In impressive style. Benin d
him were some Futurity candidates who have
been rated on the dangerous list. This makes
the race a little above the average.
Tommy Smith. assistant secretary Of the
Coney Island Jockey Club, was one Of the
days arrivals. and he reports everything
in readiness at the Sheepshead Bay course
for the opening. As to the Futurity. he Is
inclined to the belief that the field that will
go to the post will be the largest in the history
of the race. This means quite a collection,
for in 1902. Savable's year. twenty-four
answered the post call. Thu race looks
more open than ever and there Is no particu-
lar CUlC OF lilly WHOSE CnanCeb Btdnu OUT
30 prominently that they would tend to keep
out those who must be classed as unknown
quantities. The conditions Of the race. both
as to penalties and allowances. are extensive.
and the weights as they stand to-day. with q
list Of probable starters. are as follows:
Babblng Brook, III: Bamsdale, III; Charles
Edward. 10; Demund. 1l9; Faust, 1l9. Golf Ball
1ie: Jack Atkins. 119; McCarter. 1io; Old Honesty.
III: Paumonok, III: Pope Joan. 116: Rockstone, III;
Water Pearl, $50: Ballot, la6: Berwick. III; Con-
Vile. III; Don Enrique, 122: Electioneer, 1T; Flint
Hill. III: Horace f.. 122; Kentucky Beau. l1s;
Okenite. lie; Oran, 40; Peter Pan. 1928; Purslane.
lit; Sure Thing. 1l9: Yankee Gun. 1ia.
Several more on the eligible list are Con-
sidered as possibilities, but the above are
almost sure to bid for the rich prize.
The State Racing Commission. appointed
by Gov. Higgins last spring. held Its first
meeting this evening. Hon. James W. Wads-
worth was named as chairman by his coll
leagues. II. X. Knapp and John Sanford.
John Borden was retained as secretary and
Walton @. Percy as counsel. No other busi-
ness was transacted. August Belmont chair
maa Of the retiring commission. dropped In
to wish success to the new commissioners
While the morning gallops were under
way at Horse Haven this morning a dis
cussion arose as to how long 1t would take
a man to run around the training track.
j. @. Cooley. the well known gentleman
rider. finally said that he could make the
mile circuit In eight and q half minutes
A dozen OF the ~bystanders at once offered to
take him up with q good bet. but he finally
agreed to bet H. CORTLAND Smith $50. John
Madden. who in his younger. days was quite
an athlete, here showed a disposition to take
up. the Cooley end and he managed to place
quite a bet. He then explained to Mr..
Cooley that II he would remove his shoes
the heavy sandy going would not be SO trying,
and this the runner agreed to. He started
of at a rate that made those holding watches
look dubious. but when the half mile pole
was reached it looked as II he would win.
provided he was At to go the route. He
proved his preparation was thorough in
every respect. for when the finish was reached
the time hung out was $50. Mr.. Cooley
was a little surprised at the mark he had
made and now predicts that he will be able
to cover the mile in six minutes. II his offer
Is accepted he will 60 into active training.
COMMONPLACE defeat In the steplechase
cost the wise ones a lot Of money. IN every
nook and corner Of the track It was whispered
as one Of the good things Of the meeting.
and at the hotels during the morning the
layers were besieged with requests to name
a price. In the race Commondale went to
the front at the start and for the first turn
of the field 1t lookd as II he would not be
caught. Then Campbell moved up and it
was a tight fit between them TO the first lump
III II poNh "htSh
hit hard and there ended his chances. As
soon as he dropped back Davidson got busy
on Yama Christy and at the finish beat G. B.
Campbell in a hard drive. The plunge on
Commondale looked a little unwarranted,
as the horse has been on the atling list and
is Just rounded to. Besides he is touched 1
the wind,
The Los Angeles management announces
that the meeting this winter will be run on
plans more liberal than ever. No purse
win be less than $500. and at least two races Q
day will have $500 added. The usual list
of stakes will be announced and tho value
Of all are to be increased.
In the closing event to-day three Of the
starters we're led to the post and 1t took two
men TO get one of the two 70 the starting point.
This practice has grown to be an abuse. and
turfmen think the sooner 1t is forbidden
oficially the better. At Belmont Park this
spring a halt order was put on q certain
stable, all the inmates OF which were re-
ported as unable to get to the post without
being led. There was q protest, OF course.
but the supposed incorriglble ones never
gave any trouble aftenward.
Gen. Sanford has ordered Hiidebrand and
the other jockeys that do the riding for the
stable to go wide with all the horses that
Garry his colors. His reason for this is that
he Is satisfied that the going II heavy for
some distance out from the inner rail-, and
to this he attributes the defeat Of Ravena In
the Huron Handicap to-day and OF som
othar, ~ hts .tring 0thars haua naunplpipn ~