The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-17
GOSSIP or THE RACE7RACK.
EIGHT BOOKMAKERS QUIT BUSH.
NESS AT THE BEACH.
Ring Has Another Losing Day and ChalkerS
Tightening Up-Capt. Wiiiiams Win
Pay Up-Flip FLAP on Hospital
Hst-Stewards Question Cochran.

Eight bookmakers In the big ring ut BriRh-
ton yesterday declined TO continue operations
after the drubblng they received on Saturday.
Their bankrolls were 80 completely hettenod
that they concluded II was best to quit untn
the game becomes easier. After the races
S.t night 1t was said that several other layers
>~sre thinking OF throwing UP the sponge.
Not In many years. say the bookles. has the
game been 40 difficult for them. From the
very beginning Of the Eastern campaign the
public and the wise men have been playing
the races with remarkable success. Not
more than a handful Of the layers can say
that they are ahead Of the game. while the
prosperity Of the crowd at large Is daily indi-
Gated by the enormous attendances. 1t has
been practically the rule that In majority
OF cases the first three choices have finished
as selected and backed. That has caused
a steady drain on the bookmakers' bankrolls,
but they have been standing up 10 the, gs6.
evidently waiting for a sudden and effective
turn In the tide. The clubhouse commits
sioners are also heavy losers. no that when
1t IL said that the public 10 .profting by the
present phenomenal run OF luck 1t Ii not
stretching the point a particle.
With the success Of public form the book
makers have become wary. Most Of them
are afraid Of big money. II q horse Ia favorite
at even money many ohalkers will not q
a 500 wager. but will accept perhaps half or
a quarter Of that sum. On long shots they
are even more tImorous. An attempt to bet
go on q 80 to 1 shot causes the average layer
to cut the price to 20. Then another $40
wager with the same chalker generally re-
duces the price to 10. and 80 on. Men like
Sol Iichtenstein. William Cowan. Jackman.
George Rose and other big layers are fighting
shy OF large wagers on choices. as 1t 10 con-
sidered dangerous to take chances Just nows
even with short priced horses.
There was Just one race yesterday In
which the ring had o chance to breathe
freely. That was the third event. IN which
George s. DAVIS. neglected by public and
plungers. won at 10 to 1. Arimo. the second
horse, was also unbacked. his odds soaring
from 2 to 1 to 6. The ring cleaned up on
Aletheno. who was widely backed straight
and place, and also on Arctic, the f~avortte.
who carried q ton of money at 9 to s. The
books got about an even break on the first
race. although Yorkshire Lad was literally
supported. The wise money went on Lady
Ellison, who was backed from Q down to 4.
while Ancestor was reduced from 10 to o.
Bragg was also taken to show all over the
ring. But Suffice cut into the place and
saved nearly all the wealth wagered on Lady
Ellison two ways.
The result Of the steeplechase was o dis
tinct jar for the books. Kassil carried all
kinds OF smart money and Won on the bit.
Yama Christy. who ran second, was played
both ways for o hunoh. while Follow On,
the third horse. was taken TO show. There
were some wagers on Ike and Python. but
they were not enough to make even . slight
impression on the amount paid out on the
FIRST three horses.
J. G. Core. the winner. Of the Atlantic
Stakes, was literally backed of the boards.
From Q to s he was hammered down to
z to 10. more than half the layers refusing
any more money even at that short quota
ton. Then Royal Breeze and Yorklst. who
ran second and third respectively, were
heavily supported place and show. The
only anchor to windward for the books was
Monfort, but there was no big play on him
even in the third states.
Then came Garnish in the handicap. This
was q real good thing and the smart guys
went to 1t strong. The Rapallo horse was
played down to 3 and even . few
moments before the field was sent away.
and he got the money. Agile. the second
horse. was played across the board by Boo
Tucker and others at 5. 2 and even. The
Western bunch remained true to Orly H..
but he disappointed again. Belle Of PeQuest.
Bobbie Kean. Grenade and Belgravia were
all played through the board. which gave the
books some assistance when IL cemo time to
pay Of.
The climax was reached when Keenes'
Suffrage. 9 Voter flly, won the last race.
Suffrage had worked six furlongs for this
race in 1913 fat. and everybody on the race
track had the tip. From 8 to s she was backed
down to even money and then on the boards.
She won by q couple Of inches and the ohalkers
groaned. If Tipping. q 20 to 1 shot, had
beaten her, the ring would have been partially
saved from the wreck. but there was nc such
luck. E. r. Thomas's Nemesia. however.
burned up q lot OF good coins which was
some balm for the layers wounds. There
was as much as 100 to 1 against Tipping. the
checkers playing her chiefly to show.
1t was said yesterday that Capt. Jim
Williams would pay up his st.7oo in forfeits
to the Jockey Club In a few days and that
he would be Immediately restored TO good
standing. There will be no protest against
the payment Of the Brighten Handicap purse
70 Rams Horns reputed owner by @. K.
Rowe. whose First Mason ran second in the
big race. as Rowe says Rams Horns entry
would not have been accepted II there had
been any doubt about his Ownership. Wink
Williams. by the way. when asked about the
supposed protest by Rowe. declared with
much emphasis that he didn't know : .h!nS
about 1t. In fact. the young mar seemed to
want to have 1t made clear that he didn't
know anything about anything.
Flip Flap anne out OF the Brighton Handi-
cap with several cuts on her hind legs. She
was jumped on curing the running OF the Dig
race and came within an ace Of being ham
strung. That was why the Ally did not make
her usual brill ant run through the stretch.
George Langdon, her owner. said yester-
day that Flip Flap would not be able to racs |
again for at least two weeks. Hamburg
Belle and CalrnGorm were also cut IN the
race. but are not seriously hurt.
What happened to Arctic In the third racer 4
Just as TroIler was about to take him 70 the
front Arimo. with Cochran up. bore over to
the rail and directly interfered with the
f~avorite to such an extent that TroIler had
to pull up to escape going over the fence.
Tn stewards sent for Cochran after the race
and asked him to explain matters. Tho
Jockey declared that at the post he started
to whip Arimo with his right hand and that I
the colt bore In toward the rail. Then he |
used the left hand. but the colt continued to
bore In until he interferd with Arctic. Tho |
accepted the boys explanation
and notified Arimo's trainer that In the future
the colt must run with 8 burr on his bit to |
keep him straight.
Previous winners OF the Atlantic Stakes |
we're Trumpet. Prince Pepper. Sombrero, |
Platter. Nameoki. Carrie Jones and Quorum. |
j. C. Core. yesterdays winner, was bought
out Of a selling race recently BY George Lang
don who sold him the next day to Tom Welsh. |
With Miller up the Garry Hermann colt
ran q vastly improved race.
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