The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-30
GOSSIP OF THE RACETRN@
WilLtNDS COLT j. p. DOAOHJE
RUNS IN TWO EVENTS.
Ss second In One and Third In Another.
Played la Each Instance Across the
noards-Ups and Downs sf the Players
and the Layers I'm the Betting Ring.

Eugene wayiand. the California turfmau.
who will leav for the Coast in n few days.
made two unsuccessful attempts TO win
races at Jamaica yesterday with bis four
vear-old Onondago colt. j. L. Donohue. Ever
since Wayland came East last spring with
-Ampedo. DoBohne and other horses he has
been trying TO put Donohue over the plate.
Time after time the colt has been backed at
long odds. only to meet the inevitable defeat.
Mayland, like other turfmen. In after the
price OF winter oats. 80 that he decided yes
terday that Donohue would start In two
races. the second and the nth. While the
talent was backing Golden West down to )
20 favorite or was taking either Lord Stan
hope or Lord Lovat at 4. in the sec" nd race.
NAyiand and his speculative associates
we're backing j. +. Donohue across the boards
nc 40. 4 and ,. The distance was n mile and a
sixteenth. and at the half mile pole Donohue
was absolutely last in a field of ten. But
Notter persevered with HIM 50 that he made
up n lot of ground and Just got up In time
to land the place by a nose. Brussel was
sNh1tii utcd for Notter in the NTH race. at a
mile and a half. and Uonhoue was again played
three ways by Wayland and his friends. Dave
johnson taking him TO show. IN addition to
Th,tting down n big wager on the Patchogus
Stables Smiling Tom at = TO 5. This time
Ionohue ran u far more impressive race
than in the second event. for he was up with
the pscemakers all the way and came home
third. beaten less than a length by Brancas.
the winner. For hat matter Donohue might
have won had IL not been for a humping match
in which he was knocked out Of his stride.
~ furlong from home. Nayland picked up
$40 rs his share of the two purses. but he
won n good sized bundle in place and show
- gers. Donohue went back To the barn.
h. the wav. as sound as IA gold eagle.
The books started on by cleaning up big
p nney on the defeat of Youthful and senator
Barrett in the opening event. All OF the
wise men bet on Youthful, who Mas backed
from % TO sto s.. But the Juvenal geld
ttg did not begin TO run mp to his previous
ACE when he finished second az the long
rdds If - to I. lie showed a fash OF speed.
hot curled up in the stretch in a disgraceful
manner. His owner. Jack McGinnis. not
only bet on him himself. but he advised
many players in the clubhouse to unbelt
Senator Barrett, who has not won a race
since the Bennings meeting. was we'll backed
at 10 TO 5. but he showed no improvement in
recent form and was beaten on. Frederick
toluson's 0bert~ the winner. who was backed
down 10 .. is a full brother to the noted mud
Herbs6t. being a colt by Albert
Bonnie ola. incidentally he showed u re-
Ners8l in form which was OF astartling nature.
1t VAS in che sixth race on Sat rday that
ubeIt made his previous appearance and
with Mcdaniel up he finished eleventh.
shout h6Seen lengths behind the winner.
Ida u. On that occasion Obert was well
backed at 5 because Of a smashing good race
at Belrlont Park on October ~. when at odds
~ % 20 l he ran second to Wave Crest. In
satUday's race ebert. 1t may be said. did not
get away any too well and was shut OF, but
IN vest erday's affair he began slowly too,
y q showed a world OF speed and plenty Of
saneness. Miss Mszzoni. in spite OF the fact
shat she was beaten in the sloppy going on
Ato.I.x. oaa ~ nrta al r,ubf an.r anzt, L.
chis race yesterday and her stable connec-
lions took her across the boards. dropping
the price from 30 to 20. The track undoubt-
edlY suited her better. Tor she ran a
vastly improved race and might have won
il Brussel had not taken her wide at the head
Of the stretch. Orfano. who ran third at
% to I. was also lightly played across the |
states. Matte Corbett's Rosario. who had
early speed. was backed down to 8. but Mr.. |
did not bet a dollar. Alex. Grant,
who figured to have "A chance. was sent to
he post with an unknown stable boy named
in the saddle and that settled {.
Bobby Smith. who Is gathering money with
= vengeance just now. had the proper checks
down on Lord S~tsnhope. in the second race.
The odds dropping from S to Z. But there was
haa vter hacking for Albert Simons's Golden
who was lowered from 5 to ,. Golden
W est was held at the post by the starters :
y ~ssistant, who did not let go Of the bride until
aiter the barrier had been released. The
owners OF Schroeder's Midway cut the Del
raso II. colt loose in this race and backed
from 20 to Is. with a lot of show money
llaced at 3 TO /. Lord Lovat was allowed
Z" recede In the betting from 7 to ? to Z. yet he
got q solid play at the last moment. Punky, |
Reside and Shenandoah were all literally
hacked three ways. |
Dave Johnson was a loser UP to the third
' &c. hut he got out" on Monfort When
70 books opened Monfort at Z to 5 the wise
Is in failed TO show, so that the price len gthened
play on summer Cloud. a Keene caston.
n no was backed from I TO 5 to Then all
II q sudden the smart people began TO bet !
pm Monfort with such liberality that the colt
Mas quickly hs mmere down to Q to 10. The
ro-year-old Earl q. was also well pla yed
hoth ways. ON the result the rims lost heavily.
- Summer Colud was also well backed for
he place.
The ~plunccrs went to Alteration in the
Sayyille Stakes as II il was a case of finding
money From 7 to 10 the Ornament nlly
= as ha inner down to . TO 20 Dave John
sl1 had a swell wager down and also pla yed
r.. Bradley's Flowaway for the place at
to I. lorkist at even for the place was a
'trong magnet. but IT. evidently wasn't the
ight day. Ramrod vas also in demand for
ne place at S to 3. Previous winners OF the
Vi awhile " ere Cha mplain. True WI rg and Rye.
Thousands Of dollars we're lost on the
table's Smiling Tom In the fifth
ace. ". ". Du Bots. his owner. wagered
OoD at Z 10 s. while Dave johnson, Frank
arrell. A. Il. Hudson. Eddie Burke. George
'onsidine, W. n. Reynolds and others followed
with perfect confidence. Meanwhile
was backed from 4 to Is to 8. with a
General demand for the place At even money.
Johnson came near saving his bet on the
dvorite by taking Donohue TO show at 7 to 5
ith all of the clubhouse commissioners
'rince Ching and Dan Buhre were also taken
hree ways. chiefly TO show. while Rip Rap. for
ONE unknown reason. was ba cked from 100
o 80. There was no hope for the Smiling Tom
ackers. for even II the st. Blaise colt had won
C would pr obably have been disqualified for
nterfering with Brancas in the stretch. As
! was there were many who expected to
&c Smiling Tom disqualified anyway for IL
vas clearly his fault that Brancas bumped
no J. r.. Donohue.
The star Of the last race was delayed by
NO horses. Citrona, 20 to 1. was feeling so
veil that she ran away for nearly q mile be-
ore she rea ched the post. Then Greenland