Evening star., 1907-09-01
RACING ON THE
PACIFIC COAST
Bookmakers Said to Have Lost
Fully S15O,OO0 at the
VI Seattle Track.

SEATTLE. Wash, August II The
slaughter Of the innocent bookmaker and
the aunihilatiou Of large, coarse bank rolls
have gone along merrly at the Meadows
race track 1t doesn't seem to make much
difference whether the first choices or the
last choices get home in front the poor
pencilers are separated from their dearly
beloved mazuma just the same. Only eight
fHy0rites won last week. or - 20 per cent
about the most dismal showing from
form standpoint that has been seen in
many a long day on any track. In other
words form" doesn't seem to be worth
20 cents on the dollar here on the Seattle
race track It's inside info that the bet
tor needs. There are rumors of big WIN
niugs made by aCqUaintanCes OF various
owners. and there may be something in 1t,
for il mattered not whether it was long
shot or a short shot that proved victorious
the consumption of bookics' bank rolls was
something awful. 1t is no eXaggeration TO
say that the hookmakers who came up
here to operate are fully S50oop poorer
than when they began with the meeting
nine weeks ago. No great individual win
nings have been automatically reported,
though there must have been some tidy
ones made by the ''wiseacres.
Manders is putting over two 'or three
winners per day. and is undoubtedly the
time II he rides at EmeryVille next win
ter he will make the very best in the coun-
try do their prettiCst to beat him out.
Gross is the second best rider at the Mead
ows. but has nothing like Manders fol-
lowing.
A number Of once-great jockeys are here
practically idle On this list is Eugene Hill
dehrand and w. Buchanan. recent ar
rival is Noriarity, who rode well at Ascot
last winter
The attendance has been unusually good,
the betting never more spirited. and if the
officials could catch a few schemers and
punish them. thus clearing the atmosphere,
the meeting would go down into history as
the most successful ever held in this part
of the world.
The horses of the following owners have
won $1,000 or upward at the Seattle meeting
this season: George Z. Mcneil, $3,I2O; NJ.
]. Hayes. $3.50; e j. Ramsey. 1919;
Denny Bros. $i,oa6; HOag & Co, s2,SI5; w.
St. Vincent, j. Curl, $3.50: w. p Fine
5000; Maple stable s.. 03j; NJ Reiss. S1945;
NJ r. Williams. s1,93o; H. G. Bedwel,
Sl,s2G; w. p. Magrane and Magrane & Co.
Size f. j. Baldwin, $1,690; d. A. Ross.
Sl,6o5: y. ]. Jackson, $3.50; F. Dealy &
Co SLIGO: ID. S. Fountain. 81 ,4O5: ]. S.
Wood. S1.3I0; Al Goodin. S1,340: w. Durker,
sl.3lo !. Miller & Co. $1,000; W. G. Yanke,
$l.'", X. Gutter, s1,1S0; ]. I. Robbins
sl-115; Trapp & Mooney. 81 .0GO.
Joe Tighe. who was with w. p Magrane
W. F. Schultz and Pat Dunno for a long
time. IS now training the horses of Matt
Reiss Miss Officious, Entire Nous, Herives
etcD ollie Johnson retired to go to work
for big horse buying and selling cor
poration in California.
Los ANGELES. Cal. August 31.-It is
stated on the best authority that there will
be no racing the coming winter at Ascot
Park Manager J. w. Brooks saws that
no preparations have as yet been made for
a meeting, and that he does not expect to
see any racing. The talk of constructing
new track at Arcadia is looked upon as
an idle dream in this locality 1t takes
t'S buhch OF money TO equip a first-class
racing plant. and nobody has looned nm
who has signified any willingness to sink
q fortune in such a venture