The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-06
GOSSIP OF The RACETRACK
RACING COMMISSION GRANTS A
LICENSE TO YONKERS,
But Case VIII ne Taken TO Court or Appeals
Jockey Club, II Is Said, VIII Ignore
Application for Dates In August-Cates
Says Hes Not Betting Big Money.

Empire Guy tThCs, IN aCCOrQunco WIN Jne re-
cent mandamus issued by the Appellate Di-
ylhon Of the Supreme Court. but it was stated
In this connection that the commission would
take the case to the Court Of Appeals when
that body convenes 10 the fall. The MEM
bers Of the racing commission would not
talk for publication when asked about the
matter. saying that the case was in the hands
Of their attorneys. IL was stated. however.
that as soon as MIR. Butler receives the ex-
peoie license he will make a formal appli-
caSion 10 the Jockey Club for dates In August.
II Mr.. Butler makes this move the action OF
the Jockey Club will be awaited with much
interest. IL 10 understood that under the
law the Jockey Club Is not compelled 10 grant
DATES at all. The law provides for forty
days OF racing at each track in this State.
o. that some persons are inclined to believe
that tho Jockey Club will take no notice Of
the Butler application. In that event II will
he up to the Empire track to conduct a meet
ing AZ Yonkers In August on its own RESPONSE
biGty.
" the Jockey Club does not formally sane
ton such q meeting II is q question whether
horsemen who wish to be in favor with the
turf authorities in this State will care to take
part In the Yonkers meeting. But nobody
believes for a moment that Yonkers will be
without horses and bookmskers. for a bunch
n Western owners would jump at a chance
~ race on a local track. There Is 30 little
lime. however. in which to arrange for stakes
that II 10 generally believed that II Yonkers
decides TO take the field the quality Of the
sport there for this year AZ least will be below
the usual standard. Mr.. Butler has not as
e; made public his plans. but It is said that
he vii begin the work Of putting tho Yonkers
rack In order at onos.
John Boden, secretary Of the Racing COM
mission. admitted last night that q license
had been granted to Yonksrs under the terms
n the mandamus. but that the case would
hs appealed. Beyond that Mr.. Boden had
nothing to say. 10 looks on the surface as
II the Racing Commission and the Jockey
CIub had decided to fight Mr.. Butler to-a
finish.
John W. Gates now rays that the reports
II his plungtnG at the racetrack have been.
greatly exaggerated. After the races on
thursday several we'll known bookmaksrs
Informed The Sun man that MIR. Gates
wagered $50. 900 on Saylor In the last race.
while other we'll posted betting men who
frequent the clubhouse stated that Mr.. Gates
placed $50, 900 on Cbapultepec. Yesterday
nr. Gates. with much feeling, informed THE
eUN man that he " agered only 81, 500 on
Savior and $500 on Chspultepec.
Durnell told me that Saylor was a l to ,
shot. said Mr.. Gates, and he was 80 busy
telling bis friends to bet on the horse that he
actually forgot 20 wager anything himself.
' btN III dh NLtS ttih dboul II
~plunging Is mere nonsense"
In spite Of Mr.. Gates's assertion there was
a story in the clubhouse yesterday that he
made a wager on Thursday Of 81. 500 against
$500 with Cad Doggett on Miss Crawford
In the ffth race; also that q IS, 900 bet credited
10 him was made in the rims. against $4,000.
u was understood on Thursday that Mr..
Gates had bet on Joaquin. who was ridden by
Boots Durnell's jockey. +. Dugan. but this
has turned out to be untrue. Mr.. Gates
insisted that he was not betting anything
except a few pennies on the races yesterday.
Just before the fifth event Plunger Charles
Ellison met Charles q. Gates In the paddock.
Tel your father that my horse Lancastrian
cannot lose this race and that he can go as
far as he likes" said Ellison. Lancastrian
was ridden by E. Dugan and opened at
to 5. The ring was soon flooded with big
money and the price dropped to 5 10 3.
Whether Mr.. Gates accepted Ellison's tip
or not could not be learned. but the layers
said after Lanoastrian won that the ring
paid out 1000 and more on the victory OF
Llison's racer. IL il known that the Jockey
club is still trying to suppress big betting
and II is surmised that Mr.. Gates has re-
ceived a quiet hint. -
u never was so sure Of anything in my life"
said Tony Aste when his Ally Gold Lady
vas on the way to the post for the first race.
She was never better In her life and she has
a lot Of pigs - beat. Jack Martin thinks
that 1t is q bsI Joke" Aste seldom makes
mistakes. so that this tip was freely taken. with
the result that Gold Lady was backed down
from II TO S to ? to I. Altuda. the favorite.
has not been in her best form this season
and ran accordingly. Littleton Maid. who
ran second in the Whitney colSrs, is a Ally
by Hamburg-Rose Standish. Mintberia. who
finished Just out OF the money. was backed
from 70 to IL.
Dinna Ken ran such a fine race in the mile
handicap that some Of the experts predicted
that the son Of Yankee would be hard 20
heat in the Lawrence Realization. He gave
scale weight TO everyt hing in the race and
had them all beaten from the start. Noun
tain never let him down and he won under a
pull in l39 2-5. Dinna Ken was literally
backed on the boards nj the last moment
Mr. Keene's Gretna Green. who started for
the fr~t time this year. ran a. II In need OF a
number OF races. Far West showed his best
form.
The ring got a drubbing on the result
NJ the steeplechase. as the wiae money in
hunohcs went on Palm, the winner. who
Wa backed from 4 down TO II to 5. Belllg-
.reut was also solidly backed by the public.
when Merry Saint fell Owens got a terrible
tll He esca ped with IA broken arm and
VA taken to the emer gency hospital after
r Wait Of one hour and a half for an ambu-
lance.
Mr.. Gates, John A. Drake and others bet
on Tony Faust In the Spipdrift Handicap. the
colt being backed from 9 to 4. but the early
rsoe spoiled the good thing. Those who took
Mc'arter. at II TO S. also looked surprised
whom MIR. Keene'S Cabochon came home AT
~ to T.. Previous winners OF the Spindrift
we're 81. Augustine. The Bard. Hanover.
Racela nd. My Fellow. Sir John. Potomac.
Ptckpocket. Glenmoyne, Henry Of Navarro.
Bright Phpbus, Formal. On Deck. Sailor
K,nz. Ethelbert. Prince Of Melbourne. Gold
Heels, Mnald. Injunction, Highball. oissau
and kuroki. Cabochon's victory was the
third for the Keene stable in this event.
On form 1t looked as II Jack J~oyner's Hes
sian. a Watercress colt. who had been tipped
As 4 possibility In the Futurity. had the last
race NJ his mercy. He opened at o to 5. but
IN spite Of the play by the public he went
back 20 7 TO s. The Newcastle stables The
Squire. lille. was backed by the in
>lders from 3 70 8. the ring getting a solid
Jolt, Long Rail- was pla yed across the board.
Roots Durnell telling his friends that this colt
would win TO a certainty. Jack McGinnis
had a supposed good thing In the race In
troublesome. who was backed down to 3.
"hil" Bob Tucker = Jane Swift was well taken