The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-03
GOSSIP OF THE RACETRACK.
.yOBN ". GATES WINS $4,000 on
FOUR EVENTS.
r,ys Luretta. Tommy WaddeII. Cora Price
and PIaud with SOccess -BookInakers
Have a Royal Tine Because OF the De
o. s.af OF F1ve We'll Hacked Choices.

westerday. He beat Tour races, caSnIng all
che bets he made daring the afternoon. and
his winnings amounted to about $4,000 In
xound numbers. The Chicago man did NOT
care for the first race and simply looked on
xhen Macy Jr.. a prohibitive f~avorite. was
badly beaten. Some OF his friends. including
Al Dryer. however. bet on Fortunate. the
winner OF this race. who carried some heavy
nlaoe wagers. IL was in the third event.
boveyer. that Mr.. Gates began to worry the
bookmakers. Tie had q strong tip on John
loves Luretta. who opened at 10. to I. and
he quickly sent Charles Head ninth into the
ring with enough money to cause a small
sized panic. The odds tumbled rapidly as
the Gates commission, with others. went on.
until A. the last moment Luretta closed
favorite at 2 to 1. She displayed a wonderful
form reversal when she won and Mr.. Gates
cleaned up pretty close to $4,000 on her
victory After that the millionaire went
along quietly until the fifth race. when he
took a strong fancy to Tommy waddell.
Again smith hurried among the bookmakers
Nth a 5000 commission, which was placed at
the last moment. and was fairly eaten up
because Of the general impression that Cres-
alma. the favorite. would come home on the
hit. When Waddell won. therefore, MIR.
Gates added another SIS, 900 wad TO his bank
roll and looked happy. His success on Luz
retta and Waddell caused much comment in
the clubhouse. and as he was receiving con-
gratulations Dave johnson. who was q big
loser on the day. said to him:
How Is it. Gates. that you fellows who
only cnme down here occasionally can beat
t. .ame so easily?"
can't explain it," replied the Chicago
man with a broad grin. unless 1t is because
YOU fellows who are here every day are getting
stale"
Cora Price was MIR. Gates's next selection.
-GNA - e. ~ H.
time q 5000 commission was sent to the
LAYERS who accepted il at an average price
of TO 1. II was an easy pickup. and with
$4,000 in his pocket Mr.. Gates decided to
tighten his purse strings. He had a strong
tin on Plaud in the last race. but he was con-
tented with a modest little bet Of $500 at IL
TO 5.
There was a delay OF ten minutes after
the running Of the sixth race before the red
board was adjusted. and those who had bet
on Cora Price we're on pins and needles, fear
ing a disqualification. on the far turn. about
a quarter Of a mile from home. Cora Price.
who was out in front. threw Irvine into the
fence. Van Dusen. who had the mount on
the latter. barely escaped a fall. and when he
pulled his horse up after passing the Judges
his leg was so badly crushed that he could
not dismount alone. He was placed in the
ambulance and taken to the paddock. where
he weighed in and also filed a protest Of foul
with the clerk OF the scales. who carried 1t to
the stewards. Al this took time. while the
crowd waited for a decision. After con-
sulting with the patrol Judge. however. the
stewards decided that no foul had been COM
mitted and the original placing was allowed
to stand.
An a~pologist said the other day. in defence
Of Jockey Radtke, that Tommy Waddell
could not stand the whip. a statement that
was entirely disproved when Sewell put
lIaAAan unAaR kha Inah IN the hfth FaRa
SAwell laid the punishment on thick. yet
Waddell responded gamely. came from
behind with the pluck Of a bulldog and won
4 thrilling race. Those who saw Sc wells
performance with the bat wondered why
John Hynes ordered Radtke not to use his
whip in the race that resulted in the suspen-
sion Of the Jockey, whose case 10 still In abey-
Rnce. Radtke's suspension. as far as the
jamaica meeting is concerned, expired
yesterday, but whether he will be allowed
TO ride at AQueduct remains to be seen. 1t Is
understood that powerful influences are at
work in the boys behalf.
The books had a royal day. Macy, Jr.,
looked like the surest OF sure things in the
first event. Even at ? to S. Jack Bennett,
his owner. and Whitley Langdon bet on the
colt as II 1t was all over. The cinch players
also took the price eagerly. but blamed the
defeat Of the colt upon hotter. who waited
TOO long before making his run in the stretch.
bOLn Fortunate duu n uubAOuuy WVAo WNAh
played for the place. the ring coming out Q
straight winner on the result.
Frank Farrells Mintia carried big wagers
across the boards. the weight OF his support
being to show. The public meanwhile lost
extensively on Rusk. Alencon and Firebrand.
There was a good play on Varieties third.
but nobody took Azelina, who got into the
money at so to l..
The killing with Luretta in the third race
enabled the hackers OF this mare to take fully
$50. 900 from the books. but the ring broke
about even at that, as there was plenty OF
backing for Columbia Girl, Givonni Balerio.
Panique, Luckett. Red Light and Rather
Royal. the last named being lowered in the
odds from 10 to 5. Delmore was ia AIKEN three
ways.
The Ravenswood Handicap was a mint FOR
the layers. The plungers went solidly TO the
Thomas entry, Halifax and Jacobite, but they
went up from even money to 5 to s. because OF
the heavy play on Wes, reduced from 7 to 5.
Hot To-day was heavily backed place and
third. Lotus, the winner. carried many good
vagers. however, which prevented the ring
from making a complete cleanup.
thousands were lost on Cressina, In the nth
race. She was pounded from 8 to 5 down to
II TO 10. Dave johnson lost a package on her.
and said after the race that her defeat was due
to the tactics OF Sewell, on Waddell. who inter-
fered with her repeatedly and then carried her
wide coming into the stretch. Much money
was lost on the two-year-old Marathon. who
was played from 7 down to 7 to ?. He met
Cressina at even weights. according to the
scale. and both gave weight to all OF the
others. Marathon was never a contender.
Belle OF ~Iroquols was another money maker
for the books in the sixth race. From I to S
she was hammered down to 7 to 10, Dave
Johnson leading the plunge on her with q
leviathan wager. Cora Price went up to 4 to 1
before the smart money made lts appearance.
when she was quickly lowered to 8 to / q mo-
ment before the field was sent away Higgln-
bothAm and Irvine were both literally taken
place and show. So was Belle OF the Bay.
The last race bristled with supposed good
things. Plaud. the winner. was backed from
sdown to II to S. Beggar Maid. who opened
favorlte at S 10 ?. went up to Z because nobody
wanted her at any price. n. T. Grifln's La
Rose was lowered from 10 to 9. TauHt was
taken three ways. and so was W. II. Laude-
mans Dainty Belle at T.. G. r. ClaTkis Red
Garter. q Paget cAston. was backed down to
rs. William Astor Chanler's Viva Voce. q
Voter Ally, was reduced from 20 to %. Dave
pideon and his friends backed Lady Karma
TN 10 down to 8. William Cahill's Hand
ma11en was another tip that drew enough