The Washington times., 1906-08-26

dispirited in heart.
It is a hard thing TO get anything bv
gambling. The play in the betting ring
has been tremendous since the very in
eeption Of the game.
Among The big winners are ''Naxey''
Blumenthal, Henry Hanfr, Frank Flood.
Leo Mayer, and Eole PearsaH. Bill"
Cowan. who won $4,000 from the play
ers here last summer. is almost that
much loser this year. while "SoI" Lich-
tensrein. Americas most celebrated
boOkmaker. fell sick early In the meet
Ing and AT once the break came again q
his booking operations. One OF the
big winners is sin" Diemel, who used
TO own a half interest in Africander.
piemel made a sort OF handbook at
the clubhouse. and the way he grabbed
the easy money bet by the Wander
bits, the Gerrys. the Belmonts. and
the other foolish millionaire horse play
ers was q caution.
Talking about the clubhouse. one
striking Spectator there was the wife
OF a Broad street banker. TITS n bet
ter game than Wall Street" she de-
clared. as she figured out Il 5000 oom-
mission on a favorite In a selling race
last week
One Of the half pathetic side lights
OF the meeting was the sight OF poor
old Riley GTannon betting S markers
Less than fifteen years ago this re
markable man stood 20 win or lose as
much as $4,000 10 a single race. III
health and the constantly changing
methods of turf speculation overcame
his cunning. and now he IS on the
lower floor.
AS predicted a month ago. the
Raineys, of Cleveland, Ohio. set the
race track afire with money during the
last two weeks of the game Commits
sioner BIB" McGibbon. OF California.
handled most OF their big bets IN the
ring. Many and many a time one
might have heard McGtbhon shout
$1,000 on So-and-So at your price. ="
SO II went, one Of the gree test sporting
carnivais of which America can boast
Just now every outgoing train Is carry
ing its quota OF home returners.
one OF the interesting side lights OF
the meeting here is the sight of Snap
per- Garrison acting as Tod SIoan's bet
ting commissioner.
Time was when these men were re-
nowned the world over as Jockeys
When Garrison put up the famous
Garrison finish" on Tammany the day
he beat Lampllghter over fifteen years
ago. his annual income did not fall
short of 100000 Tod" Sloan made
$4,000 by his work in the saddle dur
ing the last season of his career in
England. He earned the displeasure
Of the foreign stewards and has been
on the ground ever since. He Is still d
man OF considerable money, while Car
rison Is not there" quite so strong.
Sloan bets from the ground now, and
the Snapper" puts down the wagers.
Talking OF the jockeys recalls the
fact of Miller being once again the
bowling favoTite OF the hour. His form
is simply marvellous Last week he rode
four winners and a second out of
five mounts, one of them being n 10-to-I
proposition. The very next afternoon
he brought home two 10 10 I shot win
ners out of three mounts.
Undoubtedly Miller viii finish ont the
year bearing the laurels and the renu-
tation of being the grandest lightweig7ft
rider we have seen since the aforemen-
toned Tod" Sloan worked on the met
ropolitan circuit. From now on have
an eye for Hildebrand. He is riding az
lower weight than for some time, and
the finishes he IS putting up are max
ing the spectators in the grandstand
look up in amazement. He IS trying
hard to regain the place and prestige
formerly his. Radtke has gone to pieces.
but is liable TO come back to q win
ming vein at any time. He viii ride
Pope Joan in the coming futurity.