Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-24
colt was being cooled out after very inn
pressive warm-up, and a hurried consulta-

colt was being cooled out after very inn
pressve warm-up. and hurried consuita-
ton was held
The owners had just been notified of the
change In Jockeys and could not account
for BlaylCck's deserving at the last moment
One wanted to scratch the colt and save
the money bet, but the other said, There is
little Caldwell. If we can get him. let's
run
So Jockey John Caldwell, also known as
"Regan," was engaged, and donned the
colors But neither of the two LIQUIDS was
willing to bet any more money under the
changed conditions. While they had in
tended to have backed their colt for
500, 900 coup. they had not the confidence
in Caldwell's riding as in Blaylocks.
Their agents had already down between
5000 and $7CO against close to $4,000, and
the LIQUIDS decided to let it go at that. al
though Dick Loud did send in $50 more
to place in the mutual s. pools.
Betting Stopped, but Colt Won.
When the commissioner who took in the
$50 for the mutuals came back he said Rich
ard Loud was at 90 to 1 and exhibited
ticket on his own hook with Cridge & Co.
calling for $4,000 to 800 against the colt.
But now the horses were filing out of the
gate for the parade to the post and we all
crossed over to the infield to view the race.
1 know of no in1eld at any race course
in America SO particularly adapted for
viewing all portions of race as that at
Sheepshead. At the time Of which write
the track was comparatively new, only five
years old, and there were quite number
of trees left standing In the field. The
grass was full of "tussocks fairly high
enough to give a short man point of van
tage, while over near the half mile pic
turesuue little log sheep cabin added to
the beauty of the scene.~ Our small party
found one Of the higher grass "tussocks
a couple of yards back of the timers stand.
We could see every move of the horses as
we'll as note the pent-up emotions OF the
massed thous ands on the other side of the
track that filled lawns walks. three-decker
stand and club house to overhowlng
But the ten horses were now nnlng up
for the break, and all seemed on their good
behavior except Richard l.. Whether 1t was
because he d not fancy his new Jockey
or not. certain it is that he would not JOIN
his horses and acted in a generally can
tankerous'' sort of fashion that looked du-
bious for his getting away We'll
Just as Starter Caldwell was beginning
to exhaust his stock of picturesque lnVec-
tive on both horse and jockey Rlchard l..
wheeled, and as the others were stra:gh
down went the red flag to good start
Richard l.. In the front, with the la'ori'e
next and the others were punched.
Down the backstretch little Caldwell Kept
Richard moving so well that he opened up
a gap Of a couple of lengths on WOODWARD,
who had Hannah D.. and the California colt
Shenandoah Tapped on him. So they ran
to the turn for home. where the favorite
was beaten and Richard held his lead.
In the homestretch all little Caldwell nad
to do was to sit still and let his colt stride
along and he landed the Londs their w. 900
plunge by three lengths, besides the $1,000
last bet made by the commissioner VINO
placed the $50 in the mutuals. My invest
ment was confined to one 8 mutual. But
40 thew Maid sos so each l was well pleased
Hut had the switch in jockeys not &C
Cured the coup would have been close TO
sl5OOOO! 1t was a lucky mischance for the
Sheepshead Bay layers.