Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-11

tenberg IN 1898 drew 10000 people to the
hilltop. Marcus DAILY, from the judges
stand. saw his horse Tammany win, and
PRED Walbaum lost $4,000 in bets be-
sides the stake money
Over 100 books We're IN line and an
enormous amount of money changed hands.
Fred Taral rode Lamplighter and Snap
per- Garrison piloted the Northumberland
horse. The race was mile and a half,
and for over a mile Lamplighter set the
pace hot one. Then Garrison closed up
with Tammany and after exciting tussle
in the homestretch Tammany won by half a
length in drive.
Then came Peter DeLacy's crusade
against the New Jersey race tracks, Of
which there were five, Monmouth, Eliza
beth, Linden, Clifton and Gutenberg
DeLacy personally interested the church
element of the nearby cities and towns in
closing the tracks and his lawyers at Tren-
ton demanded legislative action. 1t cost
DeLacy all of 100000 to close up racing In
New Jersey. But he did 1t, and the Mon
mouth, Elizabeth Clifton and Linden tracks
were cut up into building lots, while the
Gutenberg course is now used for trotting
and other field sports.
From Gutenberg Fred Walbaum turned
his attention to Saratoga From Charles
Spencer he purchased a controlling interest
In the famous racecourSe, and under his
Gutenberg official staff, with S. s. How
land as representative of the Jockey Club,
Walbaum gave several years racing at the
springs. until the present management,
headed by the late William c. Whitney
bought him out In 1901-O2
During his race track management Wal
baum had the good sense and business
acumen to leave the racing details entirely
to his officials, all of whom We're COM
petent men in every respect. One morning
during the season of 1899 telegram came
to the secretary's office from Harry w.
Smith of Worcester, Mass, to enter him
in the members cup for the next day and
to get him horse"
A1 icfo ONT at hot
was my business to fill the races, and get
ting into a wagon 1 started off to get Mr..
Smith a horse. The weights were stiff
and as Sydney Paget's Shillelah was vir-
success in my search. Finally found Pat
Civil, the ex-railway conductor who
carries with him as a souvenir Of his rail-
way days. one of his finger joints in re-
membrance Of an accident that took off two
fingers OF his left hand.
Civil had a three-year-old named Pelham
that was speedy. and after showing him
Smiths telegram and reminding him of
that gentlemans proven ability as rider,
he consented to contribute his horse, even
If the weight broke his back, as he put 1t.
So when Harry Smith got in the next morn
ing we sent him round to Ctvills barn and
he worked Pelham three furlongs in 879a
with his street clothes on.
This put Mr.. Smith in great spirits. as he
had a delegation Of friends from home
coming on to see him ride ard incidentally
TO back up tlelT ny Alldi4Siol
support of his mount. The race came off
and Shillelah, with Sydney Paget up. was
an odds on favorite AS good as to
ruled against Pelham. but by the time the
the horse was backed to half those figures.
At the start Pelham and Mr.. Smith shot
away In the lead and showed Mr.. Paget
and the others the way to the end Of the
six furlongs. 1t was popular win. as the
public also backed Pelham, and Mr.. Smith
and his friends came In for many congratu-
lations. AS for Pat Civil, he got the purse
and won q bet besides.