Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16

and the rail- birds had II that he had not
yet got over II. hence the extremely liberal
odds laid his owner, as noted. And while
the horse cantered and trotted all right I'm
his preliminary. as much ID to 10 was
laid when the market on the race had SET
tied. This gave Cowan ana Rose chances
to lay or the big wagers they had laid
Shields II they were so disposed. And re-
port has 1t that Rose made the best OF the
and favored the horse finally winning TO
him In his book.
Partners Thomas and Shields, however.
pressed their 10000 ante-post transactions
more at to and 13 to 10. leaving there
with the Cirathan wager OF S41.ooo to $780,
600 against the suburban winner. Shaw
had the mount. and I'm the race made a
show OF his company. making nearly all
his own running In front with 126 pounds
up, and galloping the mile and a quarter In
2.O6 As. He could have run close to 2o5
had he been pushed, which is a great per-
formance over the grass course Angler.
the runner up. showed good race. but
no match for the little horse that won tho
suburban.
Ellison and Henshall Coups.
c. r. Ellison Tuesday won $4,000 on
Robin Hood, and in the last race the same
day put back the whole amount on his
own colt Lancastrian, at and to :
straight and place. On the two races he
landed $4,000 c. T. Henshali. owner of
the great little french mare, (Ilnette,
the following day put up $4,000 to win SI4.-
w on his own mare a odds Of 4 to 10. And
landed the plunge by a neck in a drive.
Ginette, who is mere pony. only 1iia
hands high, carried lis pounds in this race
her tenth consecutive victory, and her we'll
known young owner sails for Europe in a
rev days to invest 100000 or more I'm
horses bred in England and France All
or which amount has been won by Ginette
since he brought her across the ocean two
years ago.
1t may be asked. how can the layers stand
to lose such Cirathan amounts as these
chronicled in the Madigan. Drake. Thomas,
Shields. Ellison and Henshall coups, ali
put through within three days? The an
swer Is easy to any one on the ground con-
versant with the market here. Prominent
layers. such as Rose, Cowan, Blumenthal
Lichtenstein. Ullmann, Crella, Weller and
others. handle from $4,000 to $4,000 each
day. And the smaller operators In pro-
portion.
Bookmaker George Rose one day this week.
when there were seven races, took In $685.
o no0 on the several events n or this large
winning wagers. retaining $4,000 as his
profit on the day. Cowans book the same
day lost $4,000, and thus the tide of the
great financial battle GIBBS and flows
On the opening day at Sheepshead no less
than 312 layers were In line. 10 in the main
ring, where the public pays So admission.
and 142 In the smaller Enclosure, the field
ring. where 81 per capita is the tariff
Each one of this small army OF bookniakers
is prepared to accept public money to the
extent of their rolls" and the great COM
petition natural under the circumstances.
aids hackers in getting their money on TO
large amounts.
Daily Wagers 81 600, 900.
As managers Of this gigantic speculation.
the total transactions Of which amount to
fully $1,000,OOO day, Messrs. John G. Cav
anaugh and James Chamberlain. ring gem
eral and field marshal. respectively, have
their hands full to settle daily disputes
between layers and hackers and to pour oil
on the troubled waters in the shape OF
adjustments. IL possible OF missing or mis-
placed wagers.
When a hacker in his haste or careless
ness forgets to note down on his program
the layer he has dealt with. he goes at once
to either Cavanaugh or Chamberlain, as
the case may be. and states his case. giving
the number OF his badge. The two man
ayers named personally go to each book.
call for the sheets on the race and look for
some record OF the wager. The majority
Of these are traced either that day or the
next and the absent-minded hackers made
happy In consequences. II anything. Field
Manager Chamberlain has more Of these
sorts of disputes to adjust than his chief.
owing to the many small transactions in
his territory, and 1t Is astonishing how sue
cessful he has been In his jurisdiction. Not
a single case OF weching has occurred dur
ing the entire season.
The close of the meeting today In the
pioscIpiai Didzc VI glory III winch the An
nual Champion Stakes Great Eastern Han
dicap and Westhing Steeplechase furnished
the star events. marked the most success
full meeting in the history OF the Coney
Island Jockey Club. The sport furnished
was OF the spectacular order, repIete with
the usual surprises. and as the clerk of
the weather was extremely gracious to the
club the average attendance was a record
breaker. Monday the scene shifts to the
Gravesend course. which will be the center
Of attraction for the next two weeks.
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