The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-27
Gossip Or THE RAGEFRACK,
,osEBEN FAVORTTE FOR THE
npoOKLYN IN FUTURE BOOK.
s, Weller Takes Zig Wagers From Dave
Johnson, Sol ~Llchtenstein and others,
and Then Cuts the Price 10 6-JOhn A:
Drakc's Opinion Of the Big Horse.

brakes Opinion or the Big Horse.
,,.obcn is now f~avorite for the Brooklyn
u!Hdtcsp in B.. j. weiler's future book at
IA pa n q 10 l.. Right after Rosebenis victory
~ .bs sterling Stakes on Wednesday. Dave
l.hnson hunted up Weller In the betting
.ng and wagered 81 900 against $4,000 on
~. bq horse for the Brooklyn and 1000
.,tnst So. 900 for the Suburban. Sol Lchten-
.,sin and other big bettors also made solid
".zsrs on Roseben with Weller, who cut the
80 N 4 20 1, then to o. The price against
p,sshen for the Suburban has also BIN
,Jrced 10 IL to 1. In view of Sysorkv's
1shar.wsl from the big handicap. Weller
.rrorncei a new set of prices on the Brooklyn
.nd suburban Yesterday. For the Brooklyn
Ss quotes Artful and Tradition at 10, DR..
Tssgo At f., Lord Of the Vale, Rapid Water
md oxford at is: Phil Finch. Santa Catalina.
ormonde's Right, Bohemian, Master of
C,.ft Astronomer and Cederstrome at 20.
.rd "a on down. For the Suburban he quotes
Irtful az 8, Ort Wells. Oiseau. Agile and Rose
han at ~: Tradition at IS. Rams Horn. OK
mm Kianesha. Astronomer and Colonial
GIrl at 20. Rapid Water and First Mason at
n Counting Sysonby out Of the Brighton.
Weller quotes Artful, Olseau and 0rt Wells at
n. Agile at 70, Hamburg Belle at Is. Tradition
and Astronomer at 20. Oxford. Rams Horn,
Merry Lark and Kiamesha at rs, and Dande-
lion at %. Weller says that very little public
money has been wagered on Sysonby, though
soma professionals have taken the play on
nay pric es Of 5 or 0 to /, figuring it a good
speculation In the event Of the horse going
10 the post.
John A. Drake is particularly interested
in all Of Roseben's races nowadays for the
reason that he once owned the great Ben
Strome gelding. Mr.. Drake purchased Rose
hen as a y~earling for a. 600. but the youngster
grew so rapidly that his legs became dickey
and he had Swo bowed tendon s when Enoch
Wishard began to prepare him for his two
yrar.old campaign. As a result Roseben did
rot race as a twc-year-old and did not face
the starter until the fall Of his three-year-
old year, when he won at Morris Park. Even
hen Wishard did not believe that Rosben
would amount to much. so Mr.. Drake finally
sold him TO Dave John son for "a. 100.
-Roseben is a world heater at six furlongs,"
aid Mr.. Drake Yesterday. Il do not believe
there is a horse in training that can beat him
At that distance, but in my opinion he cam
moi defeat high class horses at distances of a
mile and over. I think he lacks the class and
that when he runs UP against some of the best
In the big handicaps he will be trimmed.
For Johnson's cake, however. / would like
to see him wln all Of his races. and If he does
will gladly admit that ! am in error."
MIR. Drake is actually limiting his bets to
NN a race these days. He declared with
emphasis that he bet this amount On both
Rebo and Broadcloth who won in his colors
Yesterday. but even at that there were other
big operators who backed both Of the Drake
winners of the boards in the ring. The
Chicago turfman a that he Is convinced
he tanpot beat the game but that he likes to
zee his no rses run for the sport there is in
Il. II Is impossible TO make a heavy bettor
at the track admit that be Is operating up
to the former limit. and all Of them, il they
arc speculatinR literally. are ooncealing
their business with remarkable skill. All OF
which would seem to indicate that the Jockey
Club in its reform policy had actually checked
big betting. i: >.
P. j. Dwyer, president Of the Brooklyn
Jockey Club. announced yesterday That nc
long Island Railroad trains would be run
10 the Gravesend track this year. The rail
road people are building a tunnel at Park
nile, and the spur track at that place con
Meeting with the Culver road to the tfack
has been abolished permanently. This1h3dns
that racetrack parties win be compelled to
70 10 Gravesend and return by way OF the
Bridge and the B. r. 7.
The Aqueduct meeting which ended yes
hrday was the most successful in the history
Of that track Not only was the racing Of a
better quality than ever before, but the at
tendance was a record breaker. even viththe
Increased tariff. President Dwyer will have
Gheld stand and enclosure built before the
meet ing in the fall. which will help to relieve
The con gestion" that prevailed In the gra nd
stand and betting pavilion. Dave johnson
heads the list OF winning owners for the meet
ing with 50, 500, W. Fl. Snyder being second
with 81 300 and Frank J. Farrell third with
1850. Radtke. in spite of the fact-that he
wasunder suspension for the last three days
Of the meeting, carried of the riding honors
with eight winters. Miller and Garner are
tied for second place with seven each, while
Lyme and O'Neil come next with four each.
A number of horses In training were sold
at Auueduct before the races yesterday.
". B. Jennings paid top price, 1900, for La
Danaada. a hve-year-od mare by Rapallo-
Court Dance, the property, Of the Piedmont
Stable, Some OF the racers belonging to
f., e. Thomas and sydney Paget were also
bWt under the. hammer, realizing small prices.
Fred Burlew scratched Glare Russell from
the last race yesterday and put oNeill
rp on Mira, another of his t~wo-year-oids.
The public believed that Mira was In and
, great plunge resulted. But the layers
boosted the price against the son OF Mlrthful
from even money to 7 TO 8, because Of q Wise
play on Senator McCarfen's Golden Shore.
who had Jack Martin in the saddle. This
proved 10 be the real goods and the ring got
as staggering blow when the hackers OF the
MsCarren colt lined up to cash all sorts OF
Tagers that had been r1ade at odds ranging
from s tn ! down to 8. Senator; MpCarren
was NOT al the track. Another trick In this
event was the ~Patchogus Stables Moye a,
colt by Goldcrest-Hazema. who was su D.
Ported all over the ring at Z. p. s. P. RAN
dolphs Taunt, a Toddfngton Ally, was also
played from 4 down to Is to s while w. II.
Snyder's SCANDAL, a flly by Granddaughter m,
vas snapped up three ways by the Ne "
Orleans crowd. Communlpaw. the 20 to l
shot that ran third. is owned by j. Wood
md is a colt.b Phenix-Glen Waltz.
Lady Amelia was unplayable at 1 TO 9,
70 the talent went to Cassandra a place at
'ob, The latter was In receipt of ten pounds
nom the winner, who again showed that she
q in magnificent trim just at present. Ira.
onion was scratched, but II is understood
that she will be a starter in the Excelsior
handicap at Jamaica tomorrow. She was
eleiole for the Sterling Stakes and before II
vas decided 10 withdraw her sydney Psget
van ted to bet 81 900 even with Dave John
'n that she would defeat Roseben.
dohn A. brakes Rebo was entered ~ be
tid for $500 in the first race. but he WIS not
od up, When Broadcloth won the Flushin g
eakes' for which his entered selling price
was 'l,ooo, J. Goldman proceeded to bid the
ssiding Up to 81. 500, at which point Trainer
Nthard saved ~Broadcloth with a IS bid. The
fnnup Melted $3.50 for j. II, Mccormick. whit
ta second with Grenade. The latter with
tnn, a comparatively new jockey up. ran
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