The Washington times., 1906-02-09

New Orleans Officials Con-
tinue Reform Wave.
FATHER INFLUENCED JOCKEY
q. S. Wishard Dealt With Bookmakers
About D. Wishard's Mounts.
Others Doomed to Go.

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 9.-The wave
of turf discipline which hit City Park
hard on Wednesday. when Sam Most
w. H Rudolph, Chris Martin, and Ger
aid Evans were barred from racing priv
iIeKes, continued with increasing vio-
lence yesterday.
Two more turfmen were ruled Of and
two Jockeys suspended. while three more
men. implicated with Rudolph and EV-
ans. will get walking papers. The
Judges say that they have had the per
sons sent into turf eXtIo unaSr sur
VIGILANCE for some time; that Ley nave
the goods on them: that they are also
in possession OF evidence not yet mace
public, and that all the rulings 20, with
rescinded. no matter what influence may
be brought TO bear.
Two More Bounced.
The judges began operations yester-
day by ruling OF [. S. Wishard and
William Rabb. The latter IS a local
pooIroon man and booknaker. who has
occasionally had 4 book on at City
Park
According to the evidence secured by
the judges. Wishard did business indie
pendcntly with both Most and Rabb,
the money being taken in by the two
books on the mounts OF Nisnard's son.
d Wishard-
1t was brought out that Most visited
Wishard at his home near the racetrack
about noon each day while Rdbb called
at night. On the night of January IL, It
Is alleged Rabb called and divided 500
with Wishard. The horses belonging to
Wishard and Rabb are also under the
ban.
Wishard has been handling number
of horses belonging TO other owners
These viii stand suspended until they
are placed in the hands Of trainers in
good standing.
The officials were inclined to take a
lenient view with regard to Jockey
Wishard. They believed that stress Of
influence had been brought TO bear upon
the lad. and they concluded 10 let him
rest up until his contract could be placed
IN the right hands The boys mother,
who Witnessed the transa actions, cried and
objected strenuously to her son being
made tool Of. but her efforts to have
the lads father stop his nefaTiOus prac-
tees We're OF no avail.
How Banker Was Fleeced.
All this led the judges to probe fur
Their into the Most affair. On the day
when the banker was feeced. il appears
that Rudolph got together a scratch
DOokmaklng crew for the occasion. He
had man named kid" Rois on the
block. and the manipulation of the
sheets show a loss OF sos 500 on the dav
when Rudolph had only been booking
10 the extent of about 800 to each race
rudolph 5 ticket writer, Tom Laven-
der; his sheet writer, I. A Thomson
and Eddie BeTrand, known as Broken
Nose Eddie, were all held to he ac-
cessories 10 RUdOlph's fraudulent prac-
tees and these are tabled for official
action today. Bertrand is the man who
posed as NicOl's brother when Ru-
delphi and Evans We're laying the plot
for the mysterious banker, whose name
has not Yet appeared in the transac-
ton.
Besides all this the judges became
dissatisfied with the riding OF J. DAILY.
They were particularly displeased with
his effort on KEYNOTE on Wednesday ana
on Elliott and GaTnish yesterday. They
thought that time for reflection might
beneht DAILY, and so they ruled that he
would not be allowed to accept any more
mounts at the meeting.