Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-27
Base Ball, Racing
and Other Sports
Continued from Ninth Page,

another maiden Grimaldi who has worked
fast here. Water Pearl and Charles Ed
ward will carry the Paget colors. while
, McCarter. Oran. Golf Ball. Conville. De-
Gun. Lord Lovat. Altuda, AIethea. Jack
Akin. Misgivings. Glamor. Rockstone and
Electoneer are also slated for the big
prize II Horace Els stone bruise yields
In time he also will be seen at the post.
Tangie's Great Republic victory and Ac-
countants Saratoga Derby were both clev-
erly achieved. especially the latter's success
Gysr Greatly " improved Il colt
verge of throwing away the race. the
game FLY just getting up to Gallavant In
the last strides. But Accountant In the
Derby beat Gallavant easily. showing that
his owner got a bargain when he paid
$45.OO0 for the colt early In June.
Certainly horses sold out of the Brown
made good to their new owners. Account
ant Saiyidere. Penarris and J. c. Core.
sold by Robert Tucker for Owner Harry
Brown for some $4,000 having already
won-since they changed hands-S105, 900 be-
tween them.
Mud Changes Form.
While speculation has not been as heavy
by individuals as in some other seasons. the
layers of odds have had such a steady
public play on the majority OF the winners
that fully one-third OF those. In line on
opening day have dropped out for financial
repairs. Several of the principals have
more than evened up matters by backing
che horses themselves. but the most of the
bookmakers are losers on the meeting thus
far.
William Cowan, the heaviest layer In the
ring here. had a dispute yesterday with
Club House Commissioner McKibben over
a wager made by the latter on brakes
horse Yves. The latter was rated at 4
to 8. and McKibben. coming along, offered
Cowan $1,000 on the horse at those odds
Cowan booked the transaction, and In a
few minutes McKibben came back and
said to Cowan: place me five more on
Wes." Cowan duly booked him 5000
more.
until the next day. Yves did not win, and
McKibben then came down the line on his
GRAND of paying losing markers. At Cow
ans stand he handed In, 81, 500 as payment
of his markers, but the cashier told him
the amount was 81 900. not s., 500. McKib-
ben went to Cowan. who sustained the
cashier The matter Is to be left to arbitra-
ton. but the general opinion is that Cowan
will have to be content with the 81, 800.
The Raineys placed their largest wager
of the season on their horse Heaslip few
days ago, some $4,000. at the short odds
of to and 7 to 10. The plunge was sue
cessful. as Heaslip won galloping. and the
young turfmen from Cleveland got back
some of their losses over Demund and
Horace e. While on Tuesday DR.. H. E.
Rowell of California. owner of the horse
Corrigan. and c. r. Ellison put through
another big coup on the horse named.
sudden rainstorm that forenoon turn
ed the track into slush. and Corrigan, a
mud lark par excellence, had his oppor-
tunity. Rowell and Ellison sent new men
into the ring, cash in hand, and backed old
Corrigan in thousands from to / to eveps
at post time. Jockey Miller was up. and
Corrigan defeated Macy. jr.. and others in
hollow fashion, and the Rowell- Ellison
clique cleaned up close to 200 on the
race. The rain was literally a golden
shower for them that day.