The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-24
|CSJp OF THE RACETRACK.
h. SMITHS RIDE ON MO-
FrT EXCITES MUCH COMMENT.

:, uen Play Veronese, Red, white and
nine. Gnmbol and MasaniellO TO the
mistress OF the Ring-Ram's Horns
Price Placed at $50 900 by His Owner.
:, !. seldom that a Jockey comes In for the
tlaasmnation that was hurled at B. Smith
irdignant raccgoers after his performance
7 Y. M~cCormick's Monet in the first race
L,.dav at A%queduCt. The ride was 80
,r.ntly bad that all sorts Of ugly talk was
tLoad in by men who rarely express an
Mon as to such matters. To keen OBJ
rr,rs II looked as II B. Smith did not half
- in the face Of the binding mud through
i'm he rode. but even at the start 1t seemed
IN the hoy was suffering from sudden
Navy. Down In the betting ring the wise
!, al not care for Monet at all. The horse
Jt,,ed much the best on ha~ndicapping form
IA opened at 3 to 3. But the bookmakers
yi,hd in vain for the solid wagers, while the
,ersl public loaded up the cashiers with
All bets. 1t did not take long. however.
discover that the smart people were after
DAYS Neronese. a noted mud runner.
M was in receipt Of twelve pounds from
maj The DAILY colt had opened at 2 TO l,
4, he was quietly played down to Q to S,
ia Monet went up to 4 to 8 and even money
man books a moment before the race was
nj Miller was SO alert with Veronese that
went TO the front and stayed there. the
re getting a hard Jolt In consequence.
Hers ride was in striking contrast to that
4 Monet g Jockey, who was Kissed and jeered
~ the disappointed ones when he came back
the scale. The stewards, however, did not
IN anything wrong and b. Smith was not
zen asked to explain matters. as far as 1t IL
pown.
Again in the second event the really wise
cney asserted itself. Tom Cogan was
a natural f%avorite, but, like Monet. no went
0 10 10 5 and ran one Of the worst races
bis career as a steeplechaser. Before
h had covered half the route he was so tired
hat bets were made hat he would tumble
own. The wise people laughed heartily
his numbering performance and also
huckled inwardly as they saw the Pied
bont Stables Red, White and Blue, who
srried their coin, breeding out In front all
be way. Red. White and Blue was played
arom ) 10 / down to 7 to ?. and also s to l at
he very last moment, the ring paying out
heavy winnings TO those who were in the
know. sydney Paget is said to be interested
n the Piedmont Stable. Red. White and Blue
Incidentally carrying the well known orange
Ind white jacket of Paget to victory. This
Jumper was ridden by Walcott. a negro.
kho had his whip ready as soon as he got
fver the last jump. where Belllgerent, by
he way, fell from sheer exhaustion.
'More smart money was bet in chunks
b. David Gideon's Gambol in the third race,
10 the sorrow Of the layers. There were
fourteen starters in this event. and the layers
Fere all at sea for a while until the plunge
bn Gideon's horse began. Some of the books
quoted as much as 8 TO l against Gambol.
but refused TO take any bets. Rod Mcmahon
but up all of his prices and then sang out:
Come on, boys! Make your bets"
III bet you ten straight and ten a place
bn Gsmbol, said a tall fellow who elbowed
bis way up to Mcmahon to get 3 to i. Mcmahon
took the wager, but quickly declined another
bet Of s. on Gambol. rubbing the price of
IBIS slat entirely and declaring that he wanted
10 more Gambol money. Several big OPP
srstors in the clubhouse had their agents
al over the ring gobbling up 4 and 3 to l
'aiore the Gideon commissioners got busy.
hen the latter had to be contented with
=. to / and even .. which made Gideon feel
uything but pleasant. it is said. But Gambol
came home in front and the ring sta ggered
under the heavy wallop 1t had received.
Incidentally Miller, who rode Gambol and
showed a tendency to do a bit of rough riding,
vas called into the star chamber after the
rsce by w. S. Vosburgh. one Of the stewards.
Eho warned him that such tactics would
Tot be tolerated in his case again.
VI. L. Hayman ran second to Gambol
nth lsidor Hirsoh, who was ba cked down
Eali a point To 7 to 2. Hayman's brother.
Toe, lost no time after the race in bidding
up Gambol from $500, the entered selling
price, to 81 800. Gideon buying the youngster
IN with the usual S. increase, The run up
retted NJ. L. Hayman $500. but Gideon quickly
'lrned around and sold Gambol to p. S. p.
Randolph. the Philadelphia turfman, for
100.
Having ridden two winners, Miller's fol-
lowers we're sure that he could win the Peco-
pc handicap with Tom Welsh's Inquisitor.
Welsh was sure. too, and all of the big
layers had tho tip. As a result Inquisitor
vas in frantic demand just before the spec
ulation ended. But Jack McGinnis had not
been reckonei with, for he and his friends
quietly played Hermitage from @ down to
:, the colt making linguistic or look decidedly
cheap when it came 10 racing. Inquisitor,
~BsttleaGe and ISRAELI all opened at ? to /.
BatteaXe scared TO 4 TO /, probably for the
reason that he was too heavily burdened.
He carried top impost, giving two pounds
10 ISRAELI, seven to Inquisitor and sixteen
In Hermitag . Previous winners OF the Peconic
we're; April Shower. Right and True, Spring
" CllllsltT.
Another God thing, SIasaniello, went over
N the fifth race, the ring again suffering eX-
~tensively. This horse, a four-year-old. ty
hlngstOn-Pastorella, once belonged TO James
RKeene. Will Gerdes. an apprentice OF doubt
M ability In the saddle. he was held cheaply
ny the | yers until s to l was beaten down
10 threes a moment before the start. Colossal,
The %favorite, went from 9 to S up to IL to .
meanwhile, there being a tendency to back
either Masaniello and Vanguard to beat
MIN. Vanguard warmed up like a wild horse
snd also tried to run away on the trip to the
post. But he got into the mud shower as
soon as he broke away from the barrier and
evidently did not care for 1t. Colossal had
diIler up. but the horse closed up like a jack
'hiie IN the middle of the stretch, being sat
shed 10 take third money. made Mil
eth record for the day two winners, a second
and a third. as he was unplaced WITH Cavatina
10 The last event.
The smart fellows finally went wrong in
ne last race. They picked up 0 10 ) against
red Burlew's Clare Russell, a FLY by Rus
stIl-Clare Duncan, and pounded the odds
Gown - . TO ~. As the flly's sire revelled
" such gong it was thought that she would
how a similar quality. The FLY was a bit
ffeen. however, and did not get into her
tfide until it was too late. The Oneck
Fay. a little bit OF a thing. who won
her first start the other day In impressive
syle, was passed meanwhile, for she re-
coed from 8 10 5 10 2 TO l.. Fay was handled
oy Radtke, who put II all over Burlew's new
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