The Washington times., 1906-08-19

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the lid is down at the gambling clubs
the merry game of the sporty Spa is
booming alonB ia fine style.
There is racing and good racing, with
the betting ring anording the speCu-
latively Inclined inhabitants plenty of
action. which is the consolation and the
substitute in the matter of the close
down of Richard Canheld's Saratoga
Club, the last ten days or so. But the
lack of opportunity in which TO WOO the
tickle Dame of chance and fortune has
not killed the season as generally pre-
diCteG by the pessimists. for. "A mat
ter OF fact the gayest and the most
Tleasurable term ever known here Is
now under full swing. Racing is the
big thing, while the shows the oano
concerts. the jolly dinner parties at lhe
nearby Saratoga Lake, with the i'm
promptu baseball games and specially
arranged private boxing contests help
10 make up the general routine Of di-
version. As TO the racing, one only has
TO look closely over the dope Of the
meeting 70 see that the very best horses
in training have been and are to-day
under the cOlOrs. But the real cruX of
The game is found in the betting.
Drake and Gates Busy
here q mighty LtNllt llttt HStti "e-s'-'-
with a tremendous volume of play every
day since the opening. At this time
John a Drake, true TO his tradi-
tionel nclinatiuns To make the financial
fur fly once the racing round strikes
Saratoga. is the top sawyer, for he bets
more than any two men on the grounds
After Drake comes Charley Gates
while Bob" Tucker is hitting them up
al a great rate. ON occasion this West
cru trainer viii bet $4,000 on something
he likes we'll
Johnny Lyons. Of San Francisco,
Cal. tossed on q So. 600 bank roll in ff-
teen days al Brighton Beach and did
not come on here, while Charley" El-
lsou whose success on the Long Island
tracks since early in July startled the
turf is waiting i'm ambush for some
choice mediums now working quietly tn
the early morning at Horse Haven. AT
least two horses in the Blonde Plum
gers" stable viii be ripe for a cleanup
vithin the next few days. They are
Knight of Ivanhoe and Yankee Girl,
TWO rwo-year-olds-
Wheelock Recovering.
George A. Wheelock had a disastrous
run a losing speculation at Brighton
Beach. but, according 10 the stories one
hears through the ring, he is winner
here and betting i'm big money again
This Wheclock is a wonderful fellow.
He came from ST. Louis Mo, some four
teen years ago with a bank roll accumu-
lated I'm the bush district. He had good
paddock connections and soon he won
fortune from the public In recent years
the average racegoer has become well
informed as TO price and form and the
na hos Ha
stood i'm betting from the ground. He
then became a plunger
Each winter he repairs with his fam
ilv to the Mediterranean. While here
in Saratoga every race player who hap
pens TO be too short for the hiring Of
a hanson is obliged TO walk right by
the WheeIock cottage. one OF the nat
tiest residences on Union avenue. the
show th0roughfare Of the village. They
look at the establishment and say. as
Jack did, This is the house that !
built"
In addition 20 these operators, Bud
May is handling enormous commissions
for the Rainevs. Of Cleveland. when
Horace Z. finished third to ConviIe
and Pursiane some days ago they bet
$4,000 at an average price of 10 8.
Along the bO0kmakers' line. 'AIaXey'
Bmmenthal, sol" Tichtenstein and
Henry Hanff are the big guns. on the
day that Salvidere won the Saratoga
Special all Of 10000 found it's way
into the betting ring market. and on
this occasion, strange 20 say. the pub
lie gobbled Ip the lions share. There
Is moro money being wagered on the
races here than in any previous season
with the exception of 1903. when John
a. Drake and John W. Gates hit the
high points
Salvidere Big Winner.
John r, Madden declares SaIvidere is
the best racehOrse he has owned since
the days of Hamburg and Irish Lad.
Recently he refused an offer Of $35 coo
for this two-year-oId son of BeIvidere- /
il Will be remembered that Madden
bought Salvidere out of "a sale at Brigh-
ton Beach for $500. w. Harry Brown, /
who looks coldly upon sport and the
turf, sold the colt in line with his an /
nounced intention of dispOsing or all OF
the racing properties inherited from his
brother. the late Capt. sam Brown, of /
PitJsburg, Pa. IL was a foolish thing 1
for Brown 20 do, as he let a colt which /
had not been thoroughly tried out go /
for a comparative song
SaIvidere has Won Tor the Madden /
Hitchcock Confederacy just little over /
$4,000 since leasing the Brown stable. /
Madden's luck still continues. There /
is little question now that the two-ycar- /
old COnviuc will probably cut a wide |
swath IN the running OF the Futurity /
next September. This colt. too. came /
10 Madden through a sale He paid
Newton Bennington $500 for him. AS
a judge of the thoroughbred in train |
ing. Madden stands without an equal !
ON the turf. He IS one man David Ha- !
rum could not load up with a dead /
one"
PoolTOOm War Continues.
one of the interesting sidelights TO the
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