The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-20
GOSSIP OF The RACETRACK
GATES SAID TO BE 5000, 900 AHEAD
or THE BOOKMAkERS.
Durneirs Advice and Horses Have Becn Of
Much Denert TO Him Beat Five Races
Yesterday. hut First Mason Us q Lemon
Layers All Lose on Days Business.

Layers All Lose on Days Business.
aJah1 W. Gates decides to quit the raginH
garne temporarily after to-day's operations
at the Beach. as u Is said he intends to do.
The bookmakeTs will probably indulge in a
quiet celebration. for. according to conser va
tive Judges who have been in a position to
get a good line on Gates's operations this
season, he Ia about $500 900 ahead OF the
game. Aided by the advice OF Boots Durnell
and the horses which have been winning In
the ~latter's colors. Gates has been doin &
some Of the biggest betting Of his career.
He has sustained some heavy losses, but with
the large amount Of capital at his
he has been able 10 recoup each time with
o vengeance.
Gates cashed some extensive wagers on
Uncle. Blue Pigeon and McCarter at short
prices in the first three races yesterday. Then
came some shrewd manipulation in the
fourth event that netted more profit
and incidentally caused a whole lot n
talk. In this event Orbicular looked 10
he the best: but in spite Of the fact that
the public took him a. 5 to S he went
back In the betting 10 2. as the wise fish did
not care for him. At first 10 was rumored
that Gates had selected ord Lovat for q
swell bet. IL proved 10 be true, for Lord
Lovat was soon backed down from q 10 o TO >.
while the colts trainer. Snapper Carr son.
received assurance from the Gstes-Durnell
combination that there was . 90 cd bet down
for him.
This play caused the price about Rapid
Water 10 go up to 2 10 /. whereupon the ring
was soon flooded with a big commission,
part Of n placed by Doc Lester, who Is one
Of the Gates betting agents. As a result
NJ this plunge Rapid Water was backed
down 10 = 10 5 at the last moment, Lester
going from book TO book asking the layers
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as left at the post on Lord Lovat while Radtke's
ride on Orbiculsr was a fright. Miller did
his best on Rye. who was well backed at o
to >, but Rapid Water came swinging home
with the goods.
After that Gates put q solid wager on MINI
bus A. Z TO s in the hfth race and cashed IL.
which put the millionaire in rare good humor.
But there was one trick left 10 play and that
vas expected to be a killer for the ring. The
other day when Durnell's Saylor won. C.. +.
Rowe bid the gelding up. In retaliation
Durnell claimed Rowe's old campsigner.
First Mason, out OF that event for 81, 200.
Then Durnell entered First Mason in the
last race yesterday to he sold for 4 paltry
$500. which secured for him the feathery inn
post Of % pounds. The distance was a mile
and q quarter. a route that always suited First
Mason. and az there were a lot OF cheap platers
10 beat IL was an accepted fact all over the
raeetrsck that the Gates bundle would be un-
loaded. There was plenty OF even money
against First Mason when the speculation be-
gan. but thousands OF dollars were soon
flowing into the ring on the Durnell horse,
who was backed down to o to 10 and Z to S.
Il. Dugsn had the leg up. and First Mason
came out of the paddock looking as IL he had
received a special preparation a. the hands
Of his shrewd owner and trainer. But in spite
Of all that Dugan could do TO help the old horse
be was soon run OF his feet and came home
badly beaten. Gates and Durnell saw the race
from the clubhouse balcony and were evil
IDENTIFY disappointed. 50 much so that before
Durnell left the track he sold First Mason
TO Jack Bennett for $500 cash.
II was rumored that Gates did not quit a
big loser TO the First Mason race. for Robert
McGibbon, who sometimes places wagers
for the Chicago man. rushed into the ring
A. the last moment and took all the 10 to 5
about Sonoma Belle that he could get. So
noms Belle. for that matter. was heavily
played by the Millerites. who cheered them
selves hoarse when the mare got his nose
in front in the last jump. Al the beginning
Of the far turn she was 40 far back that her
hackers would have sold their bets for a
quarter Of a dollar. There was q good play
on Msxnar. both ways. but he weakened
when the final pressure was put on.
rhe steward may ask PlvnRer Ellison n
few questions to-day regarding the riding
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rb.n sbe was bsatsn bv Cold Ian On rhurs-
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ins,rvct.d Miller 70 80 nj. rat. ,;,h ,he
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hot an ,be mare ouIte heavily and had a cool
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