The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-24
GOSSIP or THE RACEYRACK.
STEWARDS SUSPEND JOCKEY
RADTKE FOR A BAD RIDE. .
Hls Case Referred 20 the Jockey Club, with
the Result ThAt He May he Ruled on
the TurG-Chrystie sullivan wins 17O,.
600 on Victory OF the Useful Rye.

II. stavarda of tina Jamaica meeting,
. = nwver w. a Vosburzh and Andrew
asu,., took onIck action Yesterday in the
go AZ .Iookev Herman Radtke because of a
n,".r iookIng ride ON Mike Clancv'N In and
c,,.sr Tommy WaddelI. Last Monday The
zT,w CALLED attention 70 the fact that certain
ooLrakeraNw era IavinR AGAINST thu mounts
- osr,.in r,dsrs and that muoh scandalous
psIk had been INDUCED in by raceroers. The
SI,S,1 storv followed the setting down OF
R.dtks nv the Keene Stable for an mex
c"SahIv had rIda an BALLOT At Belmont Park.
Ths nov had been doing such consistently
moor work for several weeks that 1t was a
Sorarona conclusion. after he Incurred the
di.nl.aaure of MIR. Keane and Trainer Rowe,
that he would get himself into trouble. Yes
Iardav Radtke had the leg upon Tommy Wad-
dalI in the third race. The colt. who has
causad much comment by his tendency to
win at long Nd and 70 be beaten when a
public choice. opened at 3I to /.
In spite of the big money that was wagered
on Waddell. his price went I'D in some of the
hooks. which. IL Is said, have made II q bust
ness TO Law against the horses usually ridden
nv this Jockey. No sooner was the race
;,sasT ~sy thar the stewards, who had proh-
ablv received a tin from the Pinkertons a.
N what was going on in the ring-levelled
their glasses at Radtke. They saw him take
n tight hold on waddell, pulling the colt back
lnf0 last nlaCa in the run uD the OACK Atr6JCn
and then riding such a weak finish that the
colt was lust outside OF the money. Before
Radtke could get away from the scales he
uss notified to ADpear before the stew ards
in the star chamber in the clubhouse. lie
was asked 10 explain matters and after listen
ing to his excuses, the stewards notified
him that he had been suspended for the rest
OF the meeting and that his case would be
referred 20 the Jockey Club, which probably
= -
duced the boy will be ruled ca the turf. L. is
probable that the punishment handed out
to Radtke will throw a good sized scare into
some of the other Jockeys who have been
exciting suspicion OF late.
Radtke came into prominence last winter
when under contract TO J. o. Keene. lie did
some phenomenal riding at New Orleans.
Hot Springs and other tracks until he attracted
the attention Of the Raineys Of Cleveland.
who finally purchased his contract for SIS, 900
cash. From the moment he began riding on
the Eastern tracks he was constantly in hot
water. Because of his insolence and miscon-
duct at the post Starter Cassidy suspended
him repeatedly. But Radtke did not seem TO
care at all. and continued his tactics in spite
of threats OF Punishment. James r. Keene
finally secured second call on Radtke's services.
with the result that the boy toned down con-
siderably. but after a while his handling Of
LnA hAeDG Nh. I'M HOInt lu6lA
40 bad that all sorts Of rumors were put in
circulation. It is said that a man who has
had much TO do with Radtke's affairs since
j. w. MAY went West il likely to get into
trouble because Of his alleged dealings with
certain LAYERS in the be ting ring. IL was
only on Monday that several Of the biggest
bettors on the track declined to wager a
dollar on Sewell because Radtke had the leg
IN. They said the colt looked like a cinch,
- A. a. - -. - sob. oha nnoa NTH n
bad ride. The news OF Radtke's suspension
was common property a few minutes after,
he left the stewards. The penalty was gener-
ally Anticipated and few horsemen could be
found who did not commend the stewards for
their action. 1t is generally hoped that this
vigilance will not be rela xed in future. In view
Of the fact that the Jockey Club officials are
relied on to protect the public welfare.
Chryutie Sullivan. one Of the famous clan,
took about s7o. 900 from the bookmakers when
his three-year-old Rye won the Gowanus
takes. Sullivan waited until the odds had
reeadsd to ~ 10 /, when he began at one end
Of the bookmakers' line and went clear
around 10 the other, betting 800 straight and
9lOo a ola ce with all that would accept his
money. He got down $500 with George Rose
alone. The other members OF the Sullivan
family were also on deck, so that Rye's success
was A vast clean up for them. Meanwhile
Frank Farrell. Dave johnson, Eddie McDon-
aid and others bet big money on Keator. who
was left at the post. while the clubhouse went
20 Jacobite for the limit. The books won a
fortune on this event, as they did on several
others.
The layers began with q heavy winning on
the opening event. when George s. Davis.
another solidly backed hoice was left. There
wa. a strong play on lillian Easton's Animus,
backed from 10 down to 4, while Gid and Ell
Dorado were taken chiefly pl ace and third
The Canadians backed Mainchan CO to a man
and got Al % all over the rim for their waRers.
Jack Bennett bought a very cheap horse
the other day when he paid 81 $50 for Macy,
Jr. He won the colt out in the second race,
and nearly every big operator present fol-
lowed his lead. As Columbia Girl was well
supported both ways. the books quit losers
10 the race. Nobody OF any account seemed
70 care for Garnish in the third event, because
H. was believed that he was too heavily bur-
dened. ne opened at ? TO 1. but went up TO I
in som. of the books. while the smart people
went to Tommy WaddelI, Cressina and Fish
Hawk. The scale of weights made Fish
Hawk. A two-year-old, concede twenty
three pounds to Garnlsh, twenty-nine 20
WaddeIl and eighteen to Cressina, which
nrovad too 0raat a "a sk for the youn0ster.