Evening star., 1907-05-26
SCHRIEBER JOCKEYS
REMARKABLE PARLAY

eater" as well. and all hands were afraid
| OF him. But thus far he had not done any
serious damage to any boy or horse in his
races and WAS allowed to race without q
muzzie. This sort of a horse. however, 10
| at best very treacherous proposition to
| race against.
This time Jordan tackled Schrieber again,
| for the latter was favoring Guido and
laying Service II was 8 to the lattef
| top price, but Schrieber laid the Indian s
to I for his 500 AS he took the boys roll,
all In 81 and 81 bills. he remarked to the
Jockey: Looks like you're wrong this time,
| SON."
With his ticket calling for s27O to 500 on
service In one pocket. and his original
dollar crap money in the other, Jordan
went into the stand TO see the race All the
way to the post Service was biting and
swapping at the other horses, and while
| the field was there he cleared a ring around
| him with his heels, and raised Cain gen.
orally.
The race was a two-horse affair, Service
setting the pace, Guido second and the
others strung out after the first mile In
the last quarter Guido closed up but his
boy as he reached Service rode too close to
the man. eater, and the latter with a saw.
age grunt of rage. reached over and grab.
bed Guido with his teeth,
! This caused the latter to syerve, and
Service, In a hard drive home, won by q
Guido, but as in the historic Onandaga-
sachem race at Sheepshead Bay. the judges,
under the existing rules. could find none
covering fouls of this sort.
Naturally there was great excitement over
the "scrimmage." especially during the
finish, and the subsequent deliberations Of
the officials. La Masney was ordered to
muzzle Service in future and the incident
was closed, lucky one for Jordan who
| cashed $500 on the second best horse.
Robert l.. Rose had brought on his east
ern purchase Clifford for the 5000 Club
Members handicap, and Jordan put his en-
tire $500 on the big horse at 2 to l. Clifford
won and he had $1,OSo in his clothes.
The Jockeys Final Plunge. !
BY this time Jordan's operations had at
tracted considerable attention in the ring,
and when he cashed in his s1,OsO on Clifford
he had a small knot of admirers at his
heels. Waiting to see what he would do
| stop betting or go and line up at the bar
| and treat the crowd
But Jordan did neither. Putting the odd
$50 In his trousers pocket with the original
dollar stake. he tackled the fifth race with
| his $1,000, for in 1t was what. next to
| Logan had looked the best bet of the day.
| 1t was the gray horse Faraday a high-class
| performer. and since he went to the stud a
| sire of high-class performers as well.
Faraday opened at to 3. but was quickly
backed down to to 5. Jordan got on his
$1,000 at to 5. to and to g. averag-
Ing Is to 10 for his commission. And as
Faraday won all the way the jockey cashed
| In $500 on the handsome gray.
His final cashing in was attended with
some difficulty, as he was paid much
small money that he had not room for the
! cash in his pockets. and taking off his soft
| felt hat he wound up with it nearly full Of
| notes, gold and silver.
Shaking off the crowd Of followers at his
| heels. Jordan. after visit to Barney
| Schrieber, and receiving the latter's con-
| gratulations. made a bee-line for the judges
| pagoda. Mounting the steps. hat In hand
| full of money. his trousers and coat pockets
bulging with bank notes. Jordan delivered
| himself thusly to the amused officials:
Said he: Judges, you suspended me yes
| terday for today, and I was. and am,
ashamed of myself But you did me a good
turn, as you can see by this money l have
won. And perhaps you had better suspend
me again for tomorrow. But promise you
| to stop drinking" And he did-for a week
| only. But he was a clever rider, many
| turfmen besides Schrieber and Smith have
| cause to remember.