The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-22
MAYBE THIS SCHEME
WILL GET THE COIN
Pool Your Interests, Hire an
Expert, and Back His
Selections.
M'DANlEL BEATING MILLER
Seems 20 Be Recovering Form He Dis
played in the West-Had Too
Many Coaches.

The Big -Four Syndicate" is the talk
% the hour among the strictly Washing
Ton patrons OF the Benning course. for
the members comprising this speculative
trust" are all OF them local sports and
we'll known along the Avenue long after
the horses and the New York encourage
departs.
The syndicate was once called the
'-Joy Bunch" for its members are con-
cerncd in the purveying of liquid re
freshments. First. their is Gus Brill.
Then comes r. /. Warwick. OF the New
Randolph TO be: Eddie" Neumeyer,
and Adolph Loehl. These men are en-
thusiastic race followers and strong bet
tors.
Meeting after meeting they drew up
losers. Each man played his own Sc
lectiOns Then early in October they de-
cided 20 pool their interests, in a meas
ure, for they agreed TO secure a nrst-
class Handicapped and practical horse
man. who would select the things upon
which to wager. This was done ana
with gratifying result. for IL appears by
all hands backing the experts preferred
selections instead OF shooting al the
game haphazardly. the coterie IS ahead
OF the DOokmal6ers.
The Big Four makes its headquar-
ters out on the asphalt lawn in front
of the grandstand, Yesterday EDDIE
Neumeyer laughingly jabbed Warwick
in the ribs as Mcdaniel brought IN
Nancy an inch in front OF Donna El-
vera for the place I'm the opening race.
THE Syndicate has won bet re-
marked an onlOOker. Sure enough the
gang had taken for the place at 70 4.
The Big Four is enjoying successt u
campaign. and If luck continues its way,
the losses Of last spring and preceding
meetings viii be fully recouped-
TITS the only way for business men 10
-
tout. mind yOu-and play MS ngures
consistently instead of shooting at the
moon" observed well-knoWn local
horse player I'm discussing the big
-Four while returning home on the
racetrack special last evening.
They say "Pudden" Mcdaniel has
Almers goat In other words, Nc
Daniel has Suatched a winning vein
away from the Marvellous One" and Is
aioW able TO put IL on him whenever con-
dltions are equal. Any number OF race
tsoers expressed an opinion akin 10 this
idea Yesterday when Mcdaniel took over
on FirebTaud and made Miller take up
WoOiwIch so sharply that the colt prac-
ticallv bowed himself 70 a limp, As
The chart shows, Mcdaniel came on ana
won in a romp. BE this as IL may, all
the professional racing world IS remark
ing today on the wonderful improvement
in Mcdaniel, for this boy Is riding quite
a S well as Miller though fortnight ago
Ie could not win a race once In ten
days.
Miller and Mcdaniel have been boon
Compaul 1ns since coming down from
New York and from this constant as
Fociatiou. Mcdaniel has gained an in
SEPARATION. They so 90 the Convention
Hall roller skating rink together every
night and are iuseparable. Al one timt
Mcdaniel seemed 10 have Miller edged,
as the sports term II. That was in Call
1Ornia a year ago last winter. Mcdaniel
outrode and unfinished Miller time anC
again in the spring of 1909, the boys
came East to New York. Mcdaniel Sc
curing "A contract at 600 with James
r. Keene At once. the boys father
Bill Mcdaniel. Trainer Rowe, and tbs
elder Keene commenced giving their in
Ftructions with the result that he lost
his form completely. He never did vel
since.
In the meantime Miller fell in witt
Tom Welsh and the strong Newcastle
Stable ard went TO the top of the lad
Ger, Now IL appears as il Mcdaniel
were enjoying a second breath. When
over Miller and Mcdaniel hook up in tht
same race everybody rUshes out OF the
betting ring TO see the duel.
As forecast in this column early ir
the week, the mount of Mr. CourtlanC
Smith in the Chevy Chase turned out Il
be the proper investment. He won
clever race with Oler0sO. standing at
10 8, in the betting. Oleroso outclasseC
the other horses and with Mr.. Smith
up. this choice figured q moral" Yes
: TO 8, though a close price, was a liberia
one too, all things considered.