The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-30
GOSSIP or TIE RACEHRACK'
y. II. MADDEN SAYS GO BETWEEN
= rs A STALLION.
Ho 10 Wiling to Bet 5000 That He IL Not
O Geiding and 0lOO 10 $40 That He 10
Not = Ridgeiins -The Case 10 Stin On
"a Gloomy Clubhouse Commissioners.

John T.. Madden. who trains F. r. Hitch
cocks Dandelion. tho horse that ran second
TO Go Between In the Brooklyn Handicap.
came out yesterday with this positive asser-
ton:
90 Between Is neither . gelding nor .
iridgelIng. He Is Q stallion. pure and simple.
I have examined him myself and I stand
ready to bet s5 900 that he In not a gelding and
7 800 to $40 that he 10 not O ridgelin9. In future
there Ia no rule that will permit Shields to run
Go Between as q gsidtns. getting the usual
three pound allowance.
Robert Tucker. who bought Go Betwee n
as q ~yearling, said yesterday that when he
FIRST saw the son OF Meddler there was moth
ing to show that ne was not O geldlng. as
represented. He expressed surprise that GO
Bet BON had been pronounced a stallion.
The statement Of Madden goes to show why
r.. r. Hitchcock has protested Go Between's
victory in the Suburban. The case is still
In tho hands of the stewards Of the Coney
Island Jockey Club. but it 10 believed that lt
will soon be turned over to the Jockey Club
70 be finally adjusted. Should Go Between's
victory be declared null and void his share
OF the Suburb an stakes. 4 ,00o. would revert
to Messrs. Hitchcock and Madden. Aleck
Shields has persistently declined to discuss
tho matter. He has acted In good faith all
along. When he bought Go Between out OF
the Thistle Stakes last year for 1900. an
Official Of the Jockey Club. as he put Go Be-
tween I'D at auction, described him as a bay
ReIdinR. He has raced as such ever since.
In the Suburban he was handicapped to carry
q certain amount OF weight. He packed this
impost and won the race fairly and Rauarely.
IL Was not until then that the protest was
filed. Sentiment among horsemen who have
looked into this affair leans toward Shields.
Some time ago bookmaksrs got an impress
sion tba al the clubhouse commissioners had
a pretty soft thing handling the big bets OF
the notables OF the turf and much jealousy
was the result. This spring q we'll known
%bookmAker and poolroom keeper decided to
4 take advantage OF a pull TO get into the clnb-
supposed cream. He made book and was
Z, hit hard from the verv start. Things went
from bad to worse and the newcomer was.
literally torn to pieces, as far as his bank roll
was concerned. Yesterday he was walking
under the treos behind the grand stand in
a gloomy mood. A friend who WAS passing
plsyfully punched the brooding bookmskor
In the chest.
"Ohoer up!" said he. There's q good time
ooming!'
lyon ought not to hit me like that" said
the bookmaker, az he quickly thrust his hand
into his inside pocket and began taking out
tho Fragments Of a bottle. A label was on
one Of the fra gmonts and the friend. picking
Il p read the words:
S8TDOllC ~
"I got it to take a stain out OF my olothcs!"
was the way tho sad eyed person explained
the startling discovery. Later the book
maker and former poolroom keeper WAS doing
business as usual. but on a very small scale.
While Shaw did not ride ormonde's Right
Z IN the Thistle Stakes. although bis name had
been hoisted on tho Jockey board. Hc had
climbed into tho saddle In the paddock when
the ugly tempered son OF Orn'onde threw
down his bead and rolled over, Shaw fell
heavily and one OF his legs was Injured. The
Jockey tainted, but came to later. more
frightened than hurt. rerrine was hastily
engaged to take the mount and the betting
! took a quick rise.
when First Mason won the Thistle, for
which he was entered to be sold for only
81, TOO, Robert Mokeever proceeded to bid
him up to $4,000. c. f. Rowe. the owner.
bidding an extra IS and sendlng the som Of
First Mate back to his stall. Rowe, 1t will
be remembered. bid up horses belonging to.
the Raineys and c.. T. Henshall some time
ago. and this boost was Ia retaliation. II was
believed, az McKeever Is the betting COM
missioner for the Cleveland turfmen. TIE
run up Melted $3.50 for the owner Of Garnish.
who ran second. Previous winners OF the
Thistle were Francesca. Andy Williams.
Dainty and Go Between. who ives bought by
Shields as stated above.
, Eddie Burke won about $50, 900 on Mel
bourne Nominee in the first race. He got
an average Of is to 1 for his money. The
crowd near the judges stand did not see
Melbourne Nominee at eli until he suddenly
doomed up In front Of him. He ran within q
few feet OF the outer rail. as soon as he got
past the bend In the track. Lady Ellison,
near the inner rail looked the winner until
Melbourne Nominee hooked up with Ancestor,
bobbed into view right on top OF the judges.
The crowd along the rail had shut this pair
of completely from view.
Amberjaok was posted as a starter In the
first race. but he was withdrawn after the
betting was under way. Some bookmakers
refunded bets made on the Daily horse. while
others kept the money on the plan Of play or
pay.
A raft Of money was lost on Todd s in the
'third race. The public aud many OF the big
operators went to the mare with all kinds Of
money until she was practically backed OF
the boards. Many In the clubhouse took
Jersey Lady two ways. Lyme. who rode
the latter. made Miller look like e novice
when 1t came down to a finish.
Grenade gave nine pounds to Maxnar In
the handicap at a mile and q quarter. Just
why Maxnar was made such a hot ~favorite
was something OF a mystery. Many smart
players did not bet on the raos at all.
"If you knew which one to play" said a
clubhouse patron, you could win q good bet.
But which one Ia IT."
Grenade was In hand all the way and could
have run the distance In much faster time
had he been extended. Grenade is one Of
the most consistent horses In training. He
has won FIVE out Of his last six races. The
wise guys. In all but one or two instances.
passed him up.
The last race bristled with good things.
Monfort, Frank Lord, Ben Strong. Curriculum,
Al Powell and Judge Davey were all on the
tip of the tongue. Judge Davey is owned
by c. De Witt of New Orleans. who had q big
bet on him to show. With Martin riding
August Belmont's Curriculum. the word was
passed around that this was the jam. Big
money was bet on the son Of Hastings, but
Il went UP in smoke L. Williams. who rode
Frank Lord. did everything but fall of. As
.Giiller went TO the post full tilt with Monfort
he struck the horse numerous blows over tn
head TO keep him from running out. But in
the race the Ornament colt bore out all the
way and burned up a lot Of money. Only
Z the pikers bet on Solly NJ. at 90 to /. The
result Of this race was a good thing for TIE
bookies all AROUND.
A weary lot Of bettoFs saw Content, whom
they had backed to beat Brookdale Nypph.
trail home last in the second race. Content
had no speed at all and was beaten before she
Ind travelled a quarter Of O mile.