The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-05
GOSSIP OF Thu RACEERACK
GEORGE ROLES STOPS BOOKMAk-
LAG IN THEtBEG RING.
MINOR That lie Is Asked to Cease Opera
tlons Is Denied Has Been Involved I'm
Inv r~stigatlOns ~ to tho Defeat OF
OkrnIte. Jack Atkln and 00Id Lady.

Inv StlgatlOnS Ae To tho Defeat OF
Okcnite. Jack Atkln and Geld Lady.
when George BOles. one Of the biggest
hookmakeTs in the ring. did not take his
,sual place in the betting pavilion at Auueduct
yesterday all sorts Of Wild ruinOrs were
aeon iu circulation. One was to the effect
mat Boles had received a quiet tin from
somebody in authority to cease operations
immediately. hut this was denied In several
Tuarters. Boles himself said that he quit
| Simply for the reason that he was a heavy
loser on the season and that he could not
collect a large sum of money that was due
him. He displayed a check for u, 800 which
he said he could not cash and declared that
Il was only one Of many checks with which
he had been burdened. so. - said the book
maker. who spent the afternoon e. the lawn,
1--WE decided to shut up shop" Edo;p Burke,
one Of the leading members Of the ISIS.
Who. il vas persistently stated. had given
the tip 10 BOles. said that he knew nothing
about the matter. J. n. Bradford. Andrew
Miller and W. =. VOsburgh. officials OF the
Jockey club. also stated that they were not
aware that Boles had been ordered 10 sus-
pend business. John G. C~avanagh, the ring
master. declared that BOles had simply quit
booking for some reason best known to him.
.slf. But in spite OF all these enials several
well posted men at the track told The SUN
feDul'Fl NiuN " ~ CNNNJ UNAuCnCG L1db
Boles had been asked to stop business in the
ring.
4 week ago at Jamaica John Boles, who
vas operating a book run in the name of
Nike Grady. suddenly ceased doing busin ess,
and his paraphernalia was handed over to a
new man. No explanation was given for
this change which caused a great deal Of
talk. - was known some time ago that
George BOlesis sheets had been taken uD.
40 icaat thOaa Tint NnvaraA ell kka ~n,a,
run by 4. l.. Asteis Gold Lady. IL was at
Belmont Park that Gold Lady. a redhOt
~favorite. ridden by Knapp. was Disgrace
fully beaten. II was said at the time that
= Boles laid against Gold Lady and since then
4 he has admitted the fact. Stain gas a reason
n that his checkers reported to him that Aste's
| mare was not nc TO race. Aste made a COM
plant TO one OF the stewards Of the Belmont
Park meeting. declaring that Knapp had rid
den his mare exactly contrary to order and
that he tAsteD had bet on the mare heavily.
IL was soon after this that BOlesis sheets
were taken IN. During the Saratoga meet
ing Boles was involved In an Official ~investi-
CATION into the running Of August BelmOnt's
0kenite. ridden by Mountain. also the per-
Torrance OF Barney Schreiber's Jack Atkln.
an odds on favorite, who was disEraceTully
beaten by Fleming In atwO horse race. IL
was said that Boles laid against both these
horses but no Official action was taken by
the turf authorities. Boles admits that he
has made a practice for years OF laying
against horses for certain big operators.
The late John e. Mcdonald, Il Is said. used
to ask BOles TO lay horses for him while John
Madigan. a Western operator. has also been
Q patron OF the oookrpaker in this respect.
A big bettOr who has known Boles for years
nid yesterday:
Il do not believe that he has done wrong,
but in these days OF modern turf reform there
may have been circumstances over which he
had no control. II the Jockey n means
business. however. there are several other
bookmakers who should be led to the gate.
10 say nothing OF the thieves in the paddock.
The turf needs q good cleaning up"
The Pinkerton sleuths swarmed through
the paddock all the afternoon. Several train
ers were followed. about while a close watch
was kept on the hustlers who carry bets 10
the ring. In some instances attempts were
made to Overhear conversations between
owners and their trainers. all Of which goes 70
show that the turf authorities here have
become alive to the situation at last. IL will
not be at all surprising. IL Is said. II at least
two Jockeys are unable to secure licenses next
year. The Jockey Club does not believe in
publicity. hence the close mouthed policy
Of those who have a hand in the management
Of affairs.
Big money was lost on the Burlingame
Stables Sewell in the WoOdmere Stakes.
SewPll was said to be lin and from O TO 5 he
vas hammered Town TO Z to 5. thousands Of
dollars going on all through the speculation
This plunge forced the price against Grapple
up TO 0 to ? when Frank J. Farrell's commits
soners went the rounds of the books putting
down good bets. When Grapple won MIR.
Farrell cleaned up close to SO. 1000. but il he
had moi been a bit afraid Of Sewel he would
probably have taken twice as much from the
ring. ~Juggler. who beat Grapple the last
dine they met. was wen backed at Z to ?. Pre-
vious winners OF the WOodmere were The
Nusketeer. Sweet Alice. Gay Boy. Jocund and
Jacobite.
RI. Watkins came up from Baltimore with
Jockey Delaby expressly for the purpose Of
putting over a killing with Lad Of Langden in
the first race. Watkins had several "bOobs"
In line 10 bet. and from O to I his geldiDg was
backed down to 8 to >. A Third avenue
butcher bet $4,000 alone. while seven others
i went W and down the line loading the books
with all they wsuld take Jack Atkin in the
meantime opened at 4 to 5 In some OF the
books and receded to 10 to 5 before a deluge
or wise money backed him down again to
etoS. He was not left at the post this time.
Tor Dugan used his whip at the break. Blu
Delaby put up superb ride on the good thing
and Rot the money. Lad Of Langden was in
receipt Of t~wenty-three pounds by the scale
from Akin. Hapdzarra went up to S before
Che stable commission was placed.
Jack McGinnis bet 81 900 On Youthful In
me second race and his lead was followed
oymany smart bettors. but at the last moment
there vas a sudden rush to bet on Alauda
~ IS TO 5. Miss Delaney and Miss Mazzoni.
together with Tartar Maid. were strongly
Played across the boards.
The right money was on Zienap In the
fourth race. and the Florist Ally developed
te looked for speed this time. h last
ume out with six pounds less and over the
sane route, LienAp could not raise a gallOD
and finished eighth. But that did not cut
any hRure yesterday win those who knew
Nhat to expect. so that when Zienap' scored
many OF the books sufYerei substantial losses.
me mare being backed from q to 8. The
Mlent bet heavily on Right Royal In this
event. backing him Down to 3 to 2. There
\ sas som ething doing with MOonshine. Tor
sne vas played from 10 to 7. But Dolly
\ spanker, we'll backed az ~ to 5. ran n OF
nose bad races for which he is famous.
Strange to say, the smart, people did not
ARE much for Brancas in the NTH race. for
ae went up from II to 5 to , TO !. only to fool
Everybody but His trainer and q few friends.
"u Days Killiecrankie after a series OF
rushing defeats was widely tipped and
vas backed from o TO 9. Old Red Friar.'
mo mad worked a mile In q was reduced
4 rom 10 10 3. while Crafty. now owned by
Mm Lazarus. was lowered from ITO ? to too.
dynamite Jack Thornby and his associates