The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-22
GOSSIP OF rHE RACETRACK.
JOCKEY LUCIEN LYME HAS DE-
CIDED TO RETIRE PERMANENTLY.
Physician ADVISES Him "a stop Reduoang &c
the Expense % rms Health -Lncky
Jack McGlnnis PIays I've Long sh0ts
nucOemfnIly- BOokmAkerS win.

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tho Expense SR Hls Health Lucky
jack McGInnis PIsys I've Long shOts
Successfully Tho BOokmAkers WIN.
LucIen Lyme. the well known Jockey. an
nounced yesterday that he had decided to
retire permanently from race riding. For
some tins Lyne has found 10 q difioult mat
ter to reduce. and a. hLs physician warned
him that violent exercise rosortsd to In order
to keep Cd supOrtuous flesh might make him
an invalid he concluded TO take Time by the
forelOok.
Il began my career In the saddle said
Iyns, by riding q winner and I wound II up
In q similar manner Yesterday when I scored
with Mr.. Nhitney's Brookdale NymDh. /
weigh 100 pounds now and - l have NOT been
feeling extra well after reducing TO make
lighter weight I have decided to quit the
saddle for good. l am going home to Ken
lucky for . rest"
Lyme comes from . well known family in
the Blue Grass region. His father 10 q prom
inent breeder. and Lucisn sprans into prom
inence on the Western tracks several years
ago a. the stable Jockey for John A. Drake.
When Drake invaded the East Lyme rode
here for the FIRST time with remarkable sue
cess. Then he was engaged TO ride for jams
r. Keene In England and went over there
with Matt Allen. WIT had the Keene racers in
his charge. Lyme did not score much Of Q
success on the Britain tracks and was soon
homesick. When he returned he decided to
ride free lance, and was In great demand.
He rode considerably for the whitney stable
last year and was also under contract tssoond
cali to that racing establishment this season.
Lyme signed Q contract. however. to ride
the horses Of Dave johnson and Frank Farrell
early In tho spring. He handled Roseben in
nearly all Of his races. but more recently
shaw has been riding the Farrell horses.
As Lyme has now retired. Shaw will ride Rose
ben In the match race with Lady Amelia
next Thursday. Lyme Ls the second star
Jockey 20 get out Of ths business permanently
this year. Prank O'Neill retired last July
and 10 now q full 1edged trainer. IL 10 possible
that Lyme will follow In 0'Esills footsteps.
~ he has saved bis money and 10 an enthusi-
astto horseman.
Lucky Jack McGinnIs. who is in . pretty
fair stride just now. had bis eyes peeled for
long shots all the afternoon. He had . bet
Of 5000 70 500 on Coy Maid. the winner OF
the third event. and followed up this success
with another wager Of $4,000 to $500 on Kenn-
yetto. the winner OF the Willow Stakes.
Mc0innis took Flavigny in the NTH race.
The Willow Stakes was worth q, OTS TO the
winner. 1t was run for the first time In 1897.
the winners Of IL being Leo H.. s~enorita. Re-
clare. EspersnEa. Yorkville Belle. Helen
Nichols. Stonenellie. Hsndsprun. Annot Lyle.
Princess FlAviA, Kitefoot. Acushla. Oneck
Queen. Janice. Endurance By Right. Astarita.
Marjoram, Chrysitis and Kings Daughter.
A majority Of the books won money on the
day. They paid out Q good round sum on
James r. Keene's Suffrage. the vim or Of the
FIRST race, who was backed from Q down TO 8.
but Thousands we're Lost on the Patchogue
Stables Lotus, q favorite at 9 TO 5. Sewell's
ride on Lotus. by the way. was lazy. 60 put 1t
mildly. He did not get away any too quickly
and then seemed content with third place
until II was too late 70 make any sort Of an
effort 20 overhaul the flying Keene nlly. E.
r.. ThomAs's Jacobite. who ran third. vent
up In the betting from 4 TO 1 TO IS. the stable
connections letting him severely alone. Con-
sistent and Pater were well played across
the board In this race.
There was q heavy play on the Newcastle
Stables Nom entum In the second race. Gs he
was pounded down from 9 to S to eyens.
As Royal Lady was taken for the place and
Royal Breeze was . magnet for show money.
the books lost heavily on this event. But they
cleaned up Handsomely on the third race.
when Coy Maid. is 70 1. came home in front.
Every plunEer Of any pretence whatsoever
went TO Dandelion. who was beaten down
from 10 s TO - to TO- and then practically
OF the boards. Far West. who ran third. was
generally neglected. but the Western crowd
took Martin Doyle three ways, only TO SOC
Radtke make . mess OF IL. Dandelion ran q
dne race at the'weight. a. he was conceding
all the way from four 70 thirty-four pounds
TO his rivals. Coy Maid was In receipt OF
sixteen pounds from him and was perfectly
handled by Garner. who 10 back in the form
displayed by him early in the year.
Kennyetto's triumph in the Willow Stakes
was another good thing for the books. for
she receded in the betting from Z TO .. II
Gold Lady had won. however. instead OF
losing by . few inches. the ring would have
been scorched, as she was played from . do wn
to 4. Jesse Levisohn. Dave Gideon, Ton y
Aste and others having their checks down.
She was ridden by Jack Martin. who IL
known as the best money ride: In America"
Martin. when he feels In the proper mood.
can put IL over almost any Jockey in the pro-
fession. He seemed to be influenced by SONS
mysterious incentive when he put Gold Lady
under the lash yesterday, for he never rode
ahArder finish In his life. With the additional
defeat OF Fantastic. who carried the pubHcis
money, the bookmakers' cup Of Joy In this
instance overlooked.
Lancastrian. who won the hfth race, went
back in the betting. The smart fellow did
not care for him at all. Neither did his owner.
Charley Ellison. There was a strong play on
Joe Levy. also on Sonoma Belle. Flavigny.
Jennie McCabe and Ebony. the books keeping |
all this money.
who is Mr.. Leg. This question was
repeatedly asked when the programme an
nounced that Nemesis would run in this new
owners name and colors In the last race.
Nemesis formerly belonged TO E. R. Thomas.
He was ssddled by A. J. Joyner for yester =
days race. and the big bettors gobbled up
? to S with eagerness. IL developed after the
race hat MI. Lee was the turf name az
sumed by Mrs, r. r.. Thomas. who has always
been q lover OF tho thoroughbred. Stolo
was we'll played for the place In this event,
with Miss Ogden literally taken TO show.
Miller rode one winner in iive mounts. his
folio wers having another disastrous day.