The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-03

soRArcRJNG or GEORGE 8. DAVIS
causes MIXUP IN TEE RING.
Al nets Made Before the COlt 10 Withdrawn
IRE Declared or ~ John q. CsvanASh
Nets VINO Made New BeoAn on tho
Rsce AFTER RuIlng Cause Trouble.

, Tbsre was a mlxup In the betting ring over
aha speoulation on the third race at Brighton
..s,srday that caused no end OF confusion
"A further demonstrated the fact that IN
culture absolute authority for settling all
Hsnnte- should be delegated to Ring Master
.Iobn q CavAnagh. Among the entries
ga the colt George 3. Davis. owned Jointly
~ the shortstop Of the Chicago White SoK
~ that name and T. o. Webber. his authorized
srsnt. some time ago Webber bought the
horss Gambler from p. s. p. Randolph OF
philadelphia for a certain sum. He paid
.omething down and still owed 1920. Last
Anvnst Randolph asked Webber to pay up.
hut the latter, unablet 20 do so. agreed TO turn
ox.r the colt George s. DAVIS to the Phila-
d.lphan, with the understanding that " on
ssptemher 10 the money was not paid the horse
vorld become the permanent property OF the
original owner Of Gambler. On that date
Weber was still unable to make good the
A, 7oo. and the colt Davis was formally trans
,syred 70 Randolph and the deal was Officially
,sgistsred with the Jockey Club. But In
.pits Of this fact Davis started in q race the
o,hsr day In the name OF George 8. Davis,
ths ball player. lie was also similarly
entered In the third race yesterday, but as
Randolph sent word to the stewards that he
was the rightful owner Of the colt Webber
uas sent for and ordered to scratch the colt
forthwith. Weber said he had the money
With him n pay his indebtedness TO Randolph,
but the stewards. acting within the rules.
would not permit him to start the colt under
the circumstances. Weber went away and
proceeded m send the colt back 70 his stable
at Gravesend. but he did not o~nicially scratch
hm. A. Knapp had been engaged to rid
several days ago and had made the weight
before the hrst race. the colt was posted as q
starter in the betting ring. the clubhouse
and on the Official jockey board opposite
the grand stand.
With Davis a. q starter. therefore, the
LAYERS made him a ~favortte at 7 TO S. with
Dan Buhre second choice at . to S. Victoria b.
AZ 4, Merrill At 10 and so on. A Pile OF money
was wa gered on Victoria b. by the Western
crow d, while the first two choices were gen.
orally neglected No sooner was Davis
posted on the Jockey board opposite the
grand stand than the stewards in surprise
Esnt word to the secretary's ofice that the
oil should be scratched. Weber was there
and promptly withdrew the colt. declaring
thar he had forgotten all about the matter.
Both horse and jockey were therefore re-
moved from the Official bulletin boards and
the word vas quickly passed around the ring
that be would not 20 to the post. There was
fD.tantaneous turmoil. The bugle had
souuded and the horses had left the paddock.
Believing that there was no time to make a
new book, Rin9 Master Cavanagh declared
on the spur of the moment that all bets
we're OF, and one OF his men went the rounds
Of the ring with an announcement to this
effect.
But SONS Of the bookmakers. members OF
the Nets, decided to offer a new set Of prices,
which added to the confusion. These layers
proceeded 10 make Dan Buhre the favor tie
at 9 to 5, with Victoria B. at s TO 5 and Merrill
N4tol.
When the race was run there was q good
sized row in the ring. Bookmaker Tyler and
many of the Non-M embers proceeded to
refund all the money wagered on the race.
while those who had made q new book we're
In a quandry. In the mbdst OF the wrangling.
with an eXcitable crowd clamoring for in
formation. Cavanagh made the oficial an
nouncement himself that all bets made before
the colt Davis was scratched were OF. while
ell other wagers stood. Cavanagh de clared
that this controversy could be easily settled
by the sheets. IL was a simple solution of
the trouble. but some OF the Irresponsible
layers took advantage Of the perpleXing
situation TO refuse to pay back money wagered
before the scratching OF the colt, while many
persons who had backed Merrill. the winner.
G 10 TO I, could not understand why they
should not receive the full value of their
wagers. But all such disputed bets that
we're not paid yesterday will be settled to-day
In accordance with the sheets. IL has often
been pointed out that an iron hand was
needed in the ring. but no real authority
has ever been delegated to CavaRagh to act
finally, In view OF the tangle. however. IL
may be said that In future CaVan agh's word
will be law and that when he declares that a
race must be- run without betting there will
he no getting around the order. II Cavanagh
had been supreme yesterday no second
books would have been made on the race
and there would have been no trouble. but the
experience has taught the bOokmakers a lesson
that will bring excellent results hereafter.
The stewards, meanwhile, fined Webber
500 for not scratching Davis when ordered to
do so in the first place and then proceeded to
investigate the race from top TO bottom.
There was a rumor that Davis was allowed to
oe posted a. a starter in order to get a price
against Victoria b. that certain u~nscrupulous
operators from the West fixed UP the whole
thing and were fooled In their attempt to
ekin tne ring aC the last moment. The whole
anar looked bad and II there Is any truth In
tnetalk That prevailed all the rest OF the after
noon as 70 me motives oi'the persons sald TO
. orhlhn the deal IL Is hoped That the Stew
ards will act swiftly and effectively.
Whle the wranEle was under way in the
nag there were several mpromptu scraps
"nGh were Quickly auened by the Plnks'
a van street man VINO made a bet with
Hanson when unable to get his
money back under the Cavanagh ruling
graooed the cashboX and rushed with IL to