The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05
Gossip OF TIE "RACETRACK.
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Cr,ysscnd In the spring and fall
II v,s stated aemi-ofncialiy NJ jamaica,
,s,erdav, that the stewards Of ths meeting
I'D de- ided 10 refer the case Of Q. T.. Henshall
and the mare Pronta 70 the Jockey CUB Tor
,Ir,her action. Pronta started In q race on
- .gtar aha bad run AWAY mora than
. mile in her warm up After leading for
,es.auaftar NJ n mile in the race she stopped
.,d her Jockey, T. Clark. appeared 10
ne no further effort. The stewards asked
HenshaIl what Instructions he had given
a, the hoy. who in their opinion did not do
Nj, best Henshall. IL Is asserted by his
friends. had a big bet on ProntA TO snow.
one of the stewards said yesterday that
pen.hall and Pronta had caused some trouble
, year ago and that the case needed an in
ysstigatlon II u hoped that other horses
that may show the proclivities OF Pronta
in mfnts events will be Investigated. too,
A. vhat Is fair for ono owner is fair for all.
i regret that the stewards were COM
pslIsd m take action said Henshall yester-
dsy but | am sure that the Jockey Club
will dismiss the matter. The boy. perhaps.
did not show enough energy after he saw
thar he was beaten. but tho mare was out
10 win. llhI I can W SuIC VI iio
had been Unidentified with the Raineys OF
Cleveland In turf matters until recently.
Newton Remington may not be lucky
with his racehorses. but good fortune was
with him on the way to the track yesterday.
Ne was a passenger on a train from Long
Island City. when the conductor tapped him
on the shoulder and said:
Have YOU lost anything. sir?"
Bennington slapped his pockets and quickly
exclaimed:
You bet | have! It's my Wallet"
The conductor handel him the wallet.
containing several thousand dollars. which he
had picked up on the flo
The report that John \. Drake had made
O big killing" on Grapple. the winner Of the
Newtown Stakes, was not based upon facts.
Drake raced down from the city in his big
automobile and arrived at the clubhouse just
o. Graphic was coming out OF the paddock.
He wagered just $500 with one Of the COM
missioners and enjoyed Grapple's victory
Immensely. As all OF the Drake horses are
ft to run at present there was a solid play on
Gnpple by many smart bettors and by the
public, but Diamond carried the bulk OF the
money, including a heavy wager made by
his owner, Alex Shields. Cameron. Monet
and Czaraphine were the previous winners
Of this event. Grapple hung up a new record
for the race-l IS as.
The big racing stable OF Harry Payne
whitney will arrive at Sheeoshead Bay on
Monday from B%rookdale Farm. where Trainer
John W. Rogers and Jockey Eugene Hide
brand have been getting the horses ready.
The campaign will begin at Belmont Park.
whore Rogers will show some crack two-year-
ods, II Is reported.
The struggle between Jockeys Radtke and
Miller grows more interesting each day.
Rdtke rode a winner a second and two
thirds yesterday. while Miller handled a
second and a third. The midget, Brussel,
can't to the surface with two well ridden
winners. Grace George and Larabie.
Peter Winners Chrysolite. who ran in the
Nth race, is the biggest horse In training.
II was impossible to get him into one OF the
B.R. T.'s box cars, so the horse was led all
the way TO Jamaica from Gravesend behind
wagon. The tip was passed around early
that Wally Fessenden had Pass Book ready
for the annual killing. Remembering that
Pass Books previous coups at long odds had
been pulled of at Jamaica. the price Of 20
10 looked inviting. especially to Fessenden's
Wall Street friends and to Senator Reynolds.
But Pass Book ran like a prize pig.
Few Of the wise men who usually follow the
horses OF the popular Oneck Stable bet on
Rob Roy. who took the hfth event, at Is to /.
This was because the Sir Walter geldlng
'''''h w y" III W sAS
boy showed excellent judgment, and never
lost his head when Austin Allen. the f~avorlte.
came laundering up behind him at the six-
tenth pole, Grace Curtis, q 100 TO l shot.
led until well into tho stretch In this event.
I, L, Norton's Lachesis. a Ally by Gold
SpInner--Sister Warwick. vas a supposed
GOOD thing in the second race, being backed
from 5 down to I. Tanager. who ran second,
Is a fly by Goldhnch-Brillar. hence a half
sister to Sir Brillar. She Is owned by 4. A.
Chnn. Frank Farrell's Sea Water, by Water
erees-Sekanet, another starter, had early
speed, but stopped to nothing. W. A., Brady
ps a chance TO get q bundle when Grace
george won this event with as much as 20 to
about her.
Jack Joyner has d. developed pretty fair sort
OF a Jockey In the apprentice Horner, When
5oyner frst put this boy up he was as green as
erass. but nowadays he seems able to hold his
own, His handling OF Grenade yesterday.
when he was up against Radtke on Yorkshire
Lad in a rousing finish showed that he was
made Of the right stun.
T. Hitchcock. Jr.'s noted stecplechaser
hyias. was a starter in the last race. Though
hylas has won some rich stakes over the
Jumps. he Is still a maiden on the Fat. In yea
terday's affair he was run of his feet In the
nrst quarter Of a mile. Billy Banastar got
INTO a Jam OH the backstretch and SoWell