The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-23
GOSSIP or TEE RACEYRACK.
MANY or THE ENTRIES CARDED
DECLINE THE ISSUE.
stewards Take Action on the Ciainting OF
wes-Go Between Works n R1attering
. Miie and q Quarter scheme or o Smart
~ Gang 10 Win Uncoyered- Chef Held Up.

Nqlic and n Quarter scheme or q smart
~ Gang 10 win Uncovered -Chef Held Up.
= SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug 22.-The eagerness
with which the horsemen attacked the caro-
here to-day was beyond excuse. IL Ia true
the track was slow and heavy. but IL was
: nothing like as bad as 1t has been at otner
places when the fields have held close TO the
limits as to size. II Is the old story OF u
, etampede, with but little 10 base one on.
Horses were withdrawn to-day that are no
better In dry going than they are In mud. and
the opportunity missed 10 not likely TO turn
up again this year.
In the opening event twenty-one were on
the programme to start, OF which nine re-
manned In the stable. In the steepiechase
the best show Ing Of the day was made. slA
of the eight named going TO the post IN
the third, four out Of seven ran. In the
Albany Handicap seven out Of eleven declined
the issue. In the fifth race five ran and
seven went out. In the closing event -FOUR
of the nine entries competed for the PURGE
The stewards took the general view OF the
claiming Of ives on Monday and to-day called
IN NJ. L. Hayman, who got the horse on a
draw with another claimant, for al e1paana-
tion of the details OF the transaction. as ne
reported yesterday that he had sold the morse
back to Mr.. Drake. His story must have con-
"a WINGED the officials that 1t was q friendly
claim, for they handed down the Following
ruling:
In compliance with the resolution adopted
at n meeting Of the stewards OF the Jockey club
held on June 4 the stewards or 'he saTe'ose me-.
ing hereby hne John a. DRAKE ana M ~: he,"S.
$500 for violation OF section . OF rue e. .aS
"Auy person who shall attempt TO prevent announcer
person from bidding on the winner OF a selnng
race or claiming any horse In such race OF nc
Ino anas, n,h,on sro en,,,led 10 II, or any owners
.,nr,n. in selling races vino make any agreement
a., IN, nrotec,Ion OF each others horses, in contra.
v.n,ion OF these rules, shall be fned, suspended
or ruled on"
II is said one Of the stewards favored the
refusing of brakes and Hayman's entries for
the remainder OF the meeting. but In view OF
no many cases having been passed over they
decided that a fine would All all requirements,
In the West men have been suspended for a
wear for a similar offence and some have
suffered a severe penalty. The result there
has been to almost entirely abolish the prac-
tjce. and as a result selling races are what they
ahould be. contests between selling platers.
The arbitration committee of the Metro
politan Turf Association Is considering the
dispute between j. McGibbon and Billy Cowan
as TO the amount Of a bet made by the first
named for his employers on Monday. McGib-
bon was commissioned to place some money
for John A.. Drake and John w. Gates on Yves.
The story Is that when he came TO Cowan he
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said, Five more" This he commended he
meant to mean $500, but Cowan took 1t for
81, 900 and this is the point to be decided by the
committee. Similar differences have &C.
Cured frequently. but this Is the first time
60 large an amount has been at stake,
McCarter, who was to have carried the
Newcastle Stables colors in the Futurity
has gone lame and as yet there Is no telling
how serious the trouble Is. Yesterday morn
ing he was out with his stable mates and when
Trainer WEIGH ordered MIN BACK 70 MS stan
after being cooled out he was as sound
as any horse in training, Az noon when
his caretaker went to give him his meal ne
was very lame, and DR.. Waters was sent Tor.
The belief is the colt hurt himsen In some
way in his stall. Merry Lark. another OF the
Newcastle string. is amiss' He came out
the other day after a three months rest and
won the Catskil Stakes. IL is SAID ne vas
bow ed before he vent TO the post.
After the races to-day GO Setween ana Sir
Huon. the two likely contenders LOT the sara
tosa Cup. were worked on the mann track.
Go Between's showing was especially natter
ing. He covered a mile and a quarter 10
200 s-S. By furlonss 1t was oi2. o2S, oss.
0.5O 2-5, l!O2, ll4 rs, l:2s. lAi 3-o, 1888, 100 3-o.
Sir Huon was not asked TO 90 ms pcs. az any
. sta ge, but he went a mile and a han. Inc
fractions In his trial were oi2. OPS. OBS. o:s2.
los rs. 1911 is. 1872. l:i6. aOi, 2it i-s. 2:2S 10.
Afl 10 theo h"o' ''NN
ably make up the field on Saturday.
Major c.. c. Wheeler. who twenty years az o
was judge at Brighton beach ana otneI race
tracks. and one OF the most capable turf
writers In the country. has been stricken with
paralysis after about a years illness. and
there Is little hope for his recovery. As
soon as the report of his condition reached
here his friends started q subscription for
him, as 1t is understood his long absence
from his reportorial duties have exhausted
his savings.
Whimsical, Monteboy and others that have
been running in the name Of their trainer
) r, j. Gayner, all summer will be handled In
future by Fran Weir. the latter t taking char G,
this morning by order Of the owner. One Of
tbe erst things Weir did was to declare Whim'
sIoal out of all her engagements.
Malacca. Nancy and Tileing, the place Cd
three In the first race to-day, are all the &c,
of August Belmont's Hastings. The sons anc
tdsughters OF this horse alwa ys have show
- fondness for soft going.
HiIdebrand was suspended for three day
av The starter for misbeha wing at the post
nh. sentence comes rather hard on the Jockey
"a he had several important cnga gements 70
saturday which, of course, he Will now b.
Z One Of the chefs at the track was held u