The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-04
GOSSIP OF TIE RACETRACK
ETIL HERR BUYS MONTGOMERY
FOR S25 900 CASH.
TSsp He WIn the Colt Out in the Jockey
nut Race n Also Takes Another
Event with MaSaniell0 Hot Teddy ID
Incidents In the Betting Ring.


Emil Herr. the former turf partner OF Boots
nurpell. cut an important figure In the racing
sod the speculation Mt Belmont Park yester-
DAY. Just as the horses we're being saddled
for the Jockey Club weight for age race Herr
approached F. A. Forsytbe, the owner Of
Montgomery. q ~three-yesr-old colt by pessara
Montgomery Cooper. and said: ,
IN give you SIS. 900 for that colt! Is 1t q
eo'"
You're on" replied Forsythe quickly.
rherenpon Herr counted out the money In
cold cash and the deal was clinched. The
result Of this transaction was that Mont
romery won the race in the name and interest
of Herr, although he carried Forsythe's
colors. Al the horses were on the way 10 the
most. Herr sent his commissioner to the ring
and they waRered enough for him Mt 7 TO S
In win the colt out. The race itself was worth
about 8 5000 To Herr. who is now the owner
NJ one of the best three-year-olds that have
heen shown in the East this season. Three
reeks ago Matte Corbett tried to buy Mont
gomery for 6l7. 800. but Forsythe would not
sell at that figure. Mr.. Corbett said when he
learned Of the sale Of the colt yesterday:
He's a great colt and III bet 1 TO 2 now
that he can beat any horse in training"
Herr won another race, the sixth, with
Nasaniello. He had a biE bet down and
hi. eramrls was followed by all Of the wise
mon as well as the crowd in general. Nassau
,ello was entered to be sold for 1850. but
when he was put up at auction there was no
hid from Durnell. Herr, II will be remem-
bsred. bid up and bought Masaniello when
the horse run In Durnells colors recently.
That incident opened an old feud between
The former partners. who once owned McChes-
nev. so that when Masaniello won a few days
later in Herz's colors Durnell boosted him
TO the skies in such a manner that II cost Herr
about $500 to win the race. TIT fact that
Durnell did not make a bid yesterday was
taken to mean that he had decided 70 call
htngs square,.
Montgomery won the Crescent City Derby
last winter at New Orleans. He was beaten
AZ Gravesend in his first start by Zambesi on
NAV 20, but he won the Baychester Stakes at
A mile five days later, getting up in the last
,ump. As a stretch runner the Pessara colt
has few equals. He is game. speedy and a
splendid looking specimen OF horsefesh. He
has many valuable stake engagements, and
m securing him even for $500 Herr. 1t lie
believed, has driven a clever bargain.
While the colt rem aimed a standing favorite
a, : to S many shrewd players backed Barney
schreiber's Jack Atkin, who was added. This
colt. at home N the mud. had never gone
over the nine furlongs route, but Trainer h.
r. Brandt said thai he could accomplish the
feat and was worth q good bet, But as the
race was run II seemed as II Jack Atkm was
purely a sprinter. for while he had a lot OF
early speed. he stopped when he reached the
three-uuarter pole. Go Between, riddle by
Drummer. an exercise lad, was well played
for the place at even money, so that the ring
vas a loser on the result. Previous winners
Of the Jockey Club race were Conroy, Ad-
vance Guard. Injunction, Dolly Spanker.
oxford and Whimsical.
Because Of a recent victory in rain and slop.
Trizette was a hot ~favorite in the Gaiety
stakes. But she ran so poorly that several
experts were Inclined to the belief that she Is
not much account after all. Hotasulga, the
huy who came here from New Orleans with
a big reputation. had twice taken the measure
Of Frizette in previous events, but this fact
vas overlooked, yet Notasulga was solidly
backed for the place. But the ring got q
Jolt because OF the success Of Mr.. Belmont's
Half Sovereign, a Hastings Ally. who was
backed from S down to 10 to s. Previous
winners Of the Gaiety were Royal Rose. Kit
foot, Ornamental. Fond Hopes. Sweet Layen-
der, L~uclline. Mary Street, Doveoote. Czara-
phine, Tiptoe and Court Dress.
In spite OF his well known tendency TO quit
Faul j. Rainey's De Mund was touted as q
sure winner of the first race. He was backed
from ? down to 3 to ?. the books winning a
bunch when he trailed home In last place.
he Mund undertook to give one pound to
Saracinescs. six to Oraculum. eight to Ale
theuo, twenty-three to st. Valentine and
'hirty-four 20 Paul Jones, the steeplechaser.
When the Si5 900 colt was breezinE out in
'front.' on the far turn 1t looked like a cinch
bet. but when he curled up like a yellow dog
in the homestretch there was a snarl and a
crovl that vent up from nearly every body
that had fallen for him.. George Odom and
his friends put over a real good thin in
uraculum in this race. the Sorcerer colt, who
reyelled in the mud as usual. being backed
from S down to 4. Saracinesca was also
hea Willy backed for the place, as was the case
With Aletheno, who had the worst OF the
luck.
although Cella's Ally Rustic looked like a
IRE thing in the second race, she went UP In
The price from s to 5 10 .. The wise money
vent on Hal. by Hastings. recently purchased
from August Belmont by Frank Regan. Hal
opened at S TO /. but when the betting ended
Il vas impossible 10 secure better than 10 to
= ralnst him. He was right there at the
fnish, but three heads. or rather noses. beat
him. Fred Burlew would have pulled on
a profitable coup II Gene Russell, a son OF
Russell Genie. had won. He was backed
from 81 down TO is. only TO I've beaten by a
head. Another supposed good thing was
n. T. Grihin's Dixon Belle. backed from 20
down 10 -. Sweet Taire was we'll taken TO
show, while the Millerites stuck TO Helen b..
There WAS also n generous play three ways
On August Belmout's Queen Souvenir at 10.
The peculiar aspect Of the betting on the
fnh race kept many who intended to back
.doration m. The Ornament hlly opened
al the prohibitive odds Of / to 3. But In a
few moments there was a wild rush TO bet
m i. q. Keene's mare. Red Leaf, a noted
mudlsrk. who was lowered In the odds from
s. TO TO n to 5. Alteration meanwhile had
receded to even money, but at the last
moment those who had the nerve backed her
down to ! to 10. Bill Dsly's Umbrella. who
shove ed some speed IN her previous race, was
also reduced from s to g., Alteration, who
won in a gallop. gave twenty-three pounds
nv the scale to Red Leaf and nineteen to Un-
hrells.
With an even break Flowaway might have
trimmed MSsaniello 10 the last event. As it
vac she ran q remarkable race after being
veil backed across the boards at 8. , and
even. Dunvallo was lowered from ~ to is
in this race. while there was some support
for Killiecrankie. Royal Ben. Lady Alicia and
Sufhce. But MAsaniello carried the bulk OF
he money and enabled many TO 20 home
With bullying pockets.
". H. Lsudeman's good colt. Hot To-day. a
tour wear old son Of sempronius-Hot Scotch,
IS dead. He suocumbed yesterday to an
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