The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-21
GOSSIP OF THE RACETRACK.
n p. WHITNEY SECURES SECOND
nIIL on JOCKEY LUCIEN LYME.
a,uT Loses Big Money on success OF Clark
s~rimth-starter Cassidy's Work Causes
Faulthndlng--A Losing Day for E. n.
THOMAS Bismark Back From France.

GPifith-6tarter CaSSluyb Worh SNuses
Faulthndlng--A Losing Day for Il. n.
Thomas-Bismark Back From France.
Harry Payne Whitney made a deal yester-
l.y nv which he secured second call on the
'..vices of Jockey Lucien Lyme for the COM
trs turf campaign in the East. Lyme ia un-
a., ~contract to Frank Farrell and David c..
Iohnson. and his riding for them has been
y, .uoh a high order of excellence that MIR.
whitney concluded. after he saw the jockey
handle Roseben in the Carter Handicap.
,h,. he would be n valuable addition TO the
table ,TIst what retaining fee Lyme will
s.c.ive from Mr.. Whitney was not made
,rblic. hut il was said to be close to S. 900
tnr the season. MIR. Whitney has first call
IN Eugene Hildebrand. who is under the
usna yemen of John W. Rogers. With Lyme
lao in the employ Of this formidable racing
aorc.rr tho Whitney horses should be ~cleverly
handled this year.
Farrell and Johnson put it all over the
Loopn,kers when Clark Grif1th won the
Iryerne Stakes yesterday. This splendid
,on of Kinloy Mack Maiden Poem has de-
veloped into a high class three year-old.
His previous race. Il victory, was so Impress
,,. that when he appeared in the entries
ior thn Arvcrne he was regarded as a sure
xtnn.r and many persons went 10 the track
for The sole purpose of betting on him. Some
~ the LAYERS were inclined to hold the price
At even money, but they soon found that
there was practically unlimited backing
tor the colt in the ring, 30 that they were
forced 10 back up with 4 to 5. On the result
n this race the ring received a hard body
blov as Zienap was also backed of the boards
in the place books. Il. T. overs Killkare
was an added starter, and was backed from
mdown TO Is to /. This was the second time
the distance for the Arverne was six furlongs,
and Clark Grifith's time, 1913 As, Is a record
ioy the event. The Arverne was first run
In 1855. when Sly Fox was returned the winner.
Insr that Tamor. Modrine, Robert Waddell.
Dom Paul, Dr.. SGylor. Spring and Preen
won In the order named.
Inst now there il some faultinding with
Starter Mars Cassidy's work at the post. He
/. compelled. by a mandate Of the Jockey
Club stewards, to start the horses from a
Aatlooted breakaway. Cassidy has been
usins the valkIp system all winter and be-
reyes that he can do his best work with 1t.
Under the present arrangement he Is in the
habit Of lining the horses up about a hundred
feet from the barrier and then walking them
M to the webbing, where they must stand still
nomentarily before the opening Of the gate.
As result the starts have been so far de-
cIdedly ragged. Toots Nook. a f~avorite,
WAS left in the first race yesterday. but man
ngel 10 NlH. NbIlSutlo - iiie
for extensive backing in the fifth event, was
also practically left, while other horses were
of so poorly In different events that they had
no chance to be in the money. Cassidy is
palnstsking, and the racegolng public appear
to understand that he Ia working under a
handicap, but at the same time the fact is not
list sight OF that good starting from a fiat
footed break has been seen and appreciated
on the local tracks ever since the no recall
system was established. The walkup or
moving start. according to experts. is nothing
more than the old method OF flag starting
with a recall. That is why the Jockey Club
stewards have decided that it is not good
policy to go Backward in the method of
controlling matters at the post.
Paul Rainey OF Cleveland, who recently
purchased Jockey Radtke's contract for
t,5,o0o, had a heavy commission on Toots
Nook. who ran in his name and colors In the
opening event. But Trainer May, it is said,
did not wager a penny on her chances. IL
vas Radtke's energetic riding that enabled
the Tthonus flly to win. She opened at 1 to =
and looked to be such a lead pipe cinch that
the big players gobbled VI the price until
abe went 10 the post at 0 to 20. Consideration.
with Hildebrand up, was played to beat her.
When it was seen that Toots Nook was the
last away from the post. lengths behind
Eict, the pacemaker. there was a groan
from the cinch players. but they soon recov-
cred their nerve. as Toots Nook ran a re-
narkable race and got the coin.
In spite OF the fact that Lady Amelia is in
prime condition these days, many smart
tpeculators believed that she could not give
thirteen pounds and a beating to Monet in
the FIVE furlong handicap. SO Monet. who
opened at I to 2. was played down to 10 to 5,
while the Ben Brush mare receded to o to 20.
Monet was a poor apology for a racehorse.
Lady Amelia won easily. Jack McGinnis's
Fireball. a colt by Ben Strome-Sly Nun.
who vas well supported for the place at
II to S, ran a cracking good race and was
rapidly overhauling the winner at the end.
While Jimmy Mccormick was visibly dis
appointed at the showing of Monet, he was
all smiles when Blue Dale. a smart looking
youngster, won the third race for him at o
to 1. This was a throwdown for the follow
es Of Newton gton. who went to Dis
aster in a body. The latter, a colt by Tod
dtngton- Misfortune. Is appropriately named
at least his hackers said so when they
counted up their losses. David Gtdeon's
Lord Stanhope, by Stanhope H.-Lerete, was
not played by the stable, but he showed
early speed and will bear watching in future.
The Haymans put the checks down on
Senator McCarren's Water Dos In the fifth
race, Every book In the ring was loaded up
with their comm issions and when the Water
ress gelding romped home there was a roya
cleanup by the friends of the we'll known
Brooklyn statesman. But L. X. Thomas
couldn't see Water Dog at all. On the con-
trary he believed that Reidmoore, owned
by his old trainer. viii Shields. was a real
good thing and he went to him for a bundle.
Fred Calhoun and many clubhouse players
also passed Water Dog up for Conseulo H.,
who had worked well enough TO win this race
In a gallop, they declared. Nobody seemed
to have much use for the mare Jane Holly,
Who was sent to the post at the false price OF
to l.. ]. =. Donohue, who ran second to
IVES in l;io on Tuesday. was also overlooked
by the wise men, 80 that when he ran Sec
osd, with Jane Holly third. there were many
WY faces.
Thomas. nothing daunted, tried to get
back his Losses on his FLY Toddles in the last
nce. This looked like another good thing
and the books took everything In sight. But
loddles did not get into her stride soon
enough and the fat was in the Are. Scotia
Belle, the vinr or, was played In a desultory
way by the long shot pikers. who set up a
treat roar Of delight when her numb: was
hoisted. Scotia Belle. by the way, b tEmed
BY Homer Selby. a brother of Kid Mccoy.
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