The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-26
Z Observation-Disclosures


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|llant season u upon u. From, no. on ! to
lstho dropping Of the curtain on next
ThursiIy August S0th, tho pliers " Ill bo
trying to yet OUT on the ir loases and
lthe plungers will be endoavoring 20 add
TO their ank rolls both In the bettlng
ring md IN the clubs. which are running il
with the lid, hnlf tilted. II has been g
great money session Good Jug s g !. ~. q
such things say 50, 900 900 has been gam
|ablcd 81 during the month up here. Many
u ma Il who came as a piker3 70 going away
with credit good enough to obtain m ark
ers In the betting ring for y. 600 wa gers.
BY long odds the money hero OF the hour
|Sis bob T ticker. the trial Ter Tor the ~ oVh
stable. From New Orleans to San Fran
cisco he is known as q wi ID gambler VINO no
Is neyor sati sned unless he stands Lrtl & %
mako Or break himself at i faro or horse
racing al least once a week. Tucker is =
winner, Is TOO. N In tho betting ring he
stands thousands to the good. y hile MS
| luck X Westoott's n Mania ttan Club has
been the wonder Of the town. Fro nbsy,
$50, 900 would cover his winnings t il' e.
Stiil Tucker. is tho oasis In the desert i I
nt5least 40 per cent. OF tho men and " e 4
men Who have been playing the l,orseafir
Tire AZ ternoon and btcking the deale r 81
|Sthe night hours h are going home sleek IIe'ef
IN pocket ana dispirited IN heart
$Sa} II ii a hard thing TO get an thing .py
pnnbltnR N The play In tho betting ring
has been tremendous since the very IN
|5ception Of the game, Among the pi''g. WIN
ners are ''bfaxey'' 3 l,imentha HehIY
Pearsayl. Biz, Cowan, who won slo e.s ~
from the players here last summer .a1 y,
Almost. that much loser this We hila
l$ssol,sA Iichterstein Amor ca g mos ce! !
brated bookrnaker. fell sok early ~ lrst tns
meeting and q at one, this break came u, !.
against sthis booking operstl ms one g
the big winners Is Sin, Dsemel, VINO ',rlo
used to own half IN Al Z -,
DER. Diemel made o. sort of hand book
|fnf Tho Club House, and the way ne
grabbed tho easy money bet BY the an an.
s'ierbilts, the Gerrys 8t the Belmont &and
tha 1 other foolish millionatr Ire horse play
era L was a caution. Tai King about Inc
Club II use, one striking speclla tor there
! was the wife Of a Broad Street banker !:
tits a better game than Wall sire ~ &c Is
fsho declared, as she figured out 4. q sa,Vo
com nj on IA fayorita in o. sci Ing rae
last week. "A ;{ 81 C ,s4S5
one OF the half pathetic side ghts OF
the meeting was the sight Of poor old
Riley Grnnnon betting S. mar kcrs. ] tess5
than fifteen years ago this 8remarRapicI
man stood to win or lose Q 9 much 4 ns
s25, 900 o a single race. Ill health ana
the constantly changing methods 81 turf
speculation govercame his cunning ana
nov he /, Is on the lower floor. III AS pre-
dicted D T1rnonti, Z ago, 4 tho Raineys, OF:
cleveland, Ohio. set the race track ntire5
with money dur!ng the past two weeks
- tl,o gntn n comnissi oner 81 Nc
EGibbon of California, handled most OF
ItheirTpiEy bets IN the ring. Many and
many a time one might have heard Me Nc,
Gibbon shout $40 90 5ons3 so-and:-ls 80 at
your price. "t5 30 1t wen t. ono Of the grent-8
est sporting cnrniynls 81 when Amer ica
can boast. just now every out golng
train Is carrying it's quota OF home re-
turner's. G
ono 81 the interesting side flights OF the
meeting here Is the sight Of Snap
Garrison acting as Tod Sloan betting ms;
lscommissioner. # IA Il s53 sS5
lime was when these men Il were re-
nowned the world over as ockIeya. Y hen
finish, on Tammany the da y ne . pe !, y. :
I.ampl lghter,g over NJ teen years SO. his
annual n income did not fall short OF
$500, 900. sE...Tod, Sloan r1ade Sl5o, 900 by
|}his work In the ddle during the last
season OF 4 his career; IN Is En- lan'd.ta IL, lia
earned the displeasure Of 8s the foreign
ste ward ana has been On me -sronna
ever blnCe' iho - =
siderable money, while Garrison is not
II"therc' quite 80 strong, Il Sloan bets from
the ground now, and tho 's apper',3 puts
| down 5the swagers ono OF the hohSes OF
the racing set on the fai weather morn
|Fings since the opening Of the racing
Ishereabouts is to repnll to the local base
Iball park, where q fantastic game 4
Isbaseball N enMl o. Garrison is generally
the pitcher on one side.SWith little sloan
acting as his catcher. It's unique
battery, to 4 be surer to all conyersant
with past sporting chronieles. IA
Talking Of. tho Jockeys recall lis the iact
OF NJ Her being orco again the, hoWllng
saxnsts 81 Week rea ou r W
lners and q second out Of five mounts, one
Of them being a10 to 4 pro ion, 'rhe
very next n fternoon he brought home two
10 to ] shot winners out, Of three mounts.
Unduuht edlys, n WI fnish i ont the
lion Isa 81 fi b ,sf fhs srandsst lshtwesht
TONED lone '.Toda sloaa,n worked On the mo-
Titan circuit, From now on have az,
eve Tor TIildebrnnd Nj He is riding at lower
weight than for come time and the nm
ishes he is putting M are ,sm Z tiIe
~ fle sfa ayiu 3os1E W. h
| TIC place and prsst ne formerly 81 HIS
Radtke has gone to pieces, hut is llaple
10 como back to a winning vein nj isai1y
time. IIe will ride Pope joan In tho col'-i
N Ing fFlturity. ssg is ,s % 4. ss5t (. 4
Hermitage Club Wins,
In the ganle yesterday afteTno !, -h e.
tbinatIon of tho Hunt Club and tne isattas