The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-28
A Powerful Confederacy.

No more powerful or better equipped
betting-ring confedcracy could be de-
vised To begin with, the commission
crs of these men have access to the
pool-room circuits, while every angle"
of the betting market Is an A, 3. c
to them. Over 100000 worth of uses
full race horses have been pooled. John
con coming in with Roseben. and Sulli-
van contributing DR. Gardner. just now
the most Formidable candidate for the
Metropolitan Handicap on Belmont
Parks opening day, Farrell's well
known business generalship brought
Frank Weir in as head trainer. and
Jockey Jack" Martin as the Trusts"
jockey. AS the season advances, the
students of aforementioned turf poll
ties" as many q clash between the con-
servative governmental element and
the Johnson Sullivan Farrell interests
will occur. Meanwhile the issue over
Jockey Martin has served to draw the
line.
The Jockey Club SENS to have scored
first blood. On Carter Handicap Day.
johnson declared he would not start
Roseben If the Jockey Club did not
grant Martin temporary license. so
that he might take the mount The
Jockey Club took no notice of the cir
cumstance, though had not Roseben
started q great clamor would have
surely arisen from the thousands of
racegoers who had come from the city
purposely to bet on Roseben and to
see the great sprinted show himself
under colors. Johnson weakened. for at
the eleventh hour he put up Beckman
on Roseben. and, of course. all the
world doth know how the little fellow
dropped into a series of pockets, and,
after running around his field, only
no n IN rr C,1orifiar nv 81 short
snargn. The Martin case is Interest,"
ing.
For an Unsatisfactory" ride on Orly
IL at New Orleans Steward Frank j.
Bryan, perhaps the most competent
official on the American turf to-day,
suspended the rider for the remainder
of the Crescent City Jockey Clubs
meeting. When the Big Three" signed
UP Martin for 1907 and the rider APP
piled for a license the New Orleans
incident served the Jockey Club very
nicely. The application was tabled.
johnson tried to evoke hearing on
Carter Handicap day, but failed. I'm
effective service for his new employers.
as he Is our premier boy at handicap
distances to-day.
Metropolitan Handicap Next.
The next big race here in the East
will be the Metropolitan Handicap.
1t will be a much better race than
either the Excelsior Handicap, which
was contested on last Friday, or the
$4,000 Carter Handicap of last Mon
day. Paul J. Rainey is going to start
De Mund again. This colt ran sucker
race" in the Carter Handicap, despite
the excuses put forward for him on
tho score Of the early season, etc. He
carried los pounds there, but here IN
the Met he has four pounds off.
Radtke will ride. This will be about
tho final test OF the class OF the $4,000
colt. In the Carter Handicap he showed
in front right to the final eighth pole,
where he quit entirely. 1t Will be
foolish thing for Messrs. Johnson and
Farrell to start Roseben at mile un-
der 124 pounds. This horse VIII not
run a mile at this time of year.
fact pretty fairly established last sea
son. Handicapped Vosburgh has made
Accountant top weight at 126 pounds.
Matt" Allen, the "Kid-Gloved Iraln-
err" will scarcely accept the issue.
Glor!her is in at 119 pounds. Dr.. Gard
ner at 100 pounds would be the "a
vorite If prices We're posted right
to-day. This is tho colt for which big
rim" sullivan paid Barney" Schrei-
Der 81 900 last autumn. me Metropoll-
tan Handicap will be run on Thursday,
May 9th, opening cEy at Belmont Park.
1t is at mile, for thrce-year-olds and
IN. worth about $4,000.