Evening star., 1907-08-18
SOME WINNERS OF HISTORIC TRAVERS STAKE
Frank Won Victory Was Daisy and Big Bundles
Of Money Changed Hands When He Ronnped Home.

Suburban, Futurity, Realization and other
great annual events, Secretary Lawrence
was without an American rival in that
line. And they stand as monuments to his
fertile brain and ripe judgment.
Kittson's Coup at Sheepshead.
Emporium day drew a vast crowd to
Sheepshead The card of six races was
an attractive one, and as the all-conquer-
ing Dwyer stable was in great shape with
three races looking to be at it's mercy, race
goers came down to the Bay prepared to
unbelt for some sure money. Sure enough,
George Kinney. ridden by Mclaughlin, and
Richmond. ridden by the same premier
jockey. carried the Dwyer colors to VIC
tory in the first two events, and as public
money followed plunges by Mike" DWyer,
several of the more venturesome layers
were badly crippled.
George Kinney was then four-year-old
and at his best, winning every race he
started for that year save three, one Of
these being the Suburban. when he had up
the crusher Of 1872 pounds. Richmond, by
Virgil-Alert was q two-year-old of more
than moderate ability, as he showed on
win on Emporium day. In that race Rich
mond defeated such star youngsters as
Lorillard's Exile, Burch's Telie Doe, Kilt
sons Pardee, Scott's Krishna and other
speedy two-y.er-olds.
Consequently when the Emporium was
rung up public hackers. flushed with sue
cess on the first two races, made such an
onslaught on the 125 bookmakers in line
their high stools. Twelve colts and hllies
went to the post, and speculation was Of
the hurricane order.
The Virginia-bred colt knight Of Ellers-
lie was the favorite. Col. Tom boswell had
swept the boards with the son of Eolus at
Washington and Baltimore, winning two
races at each place, three of the four being
stake events. And after he had galloped
away with the Preakness stake at PimlicO,
doing the mile and half in 2.39. Col. Dos
well sold him to Appleby & Johnson for
$4,000. And he ran in the Emporium in
their colors
Another colt bred by Col. boswell, St.
Saviour, by Eolus-War Song, was next in
favor to Knight of Ellerslie. A maiden, he
was making his turf debut in this race.
never having raced as two-year-old, and
he, like Rataplan, got in light at los
pounds. A full brother to the great race
horse Eole, he had been purchased from
Col boswell by Frederick Gebhard that
spring and shown some great trials for this
race, and with William Donohue in the
saddle. he was heavily backed by the club
house contingent. which included scores Of
his young owners friends.
A Merry Bookmaker.
Pierre Lorillard's Endymion, by Ten
Brock and Byron McClelland's Blast by
Aristides also found strong support, giving
the Philadelphia party very liberal odds
against Commodore Kittson's colt Rataplan
In the auction pools 1t was Is to l against
their colt ard the commodore's son sat In
the auction booth and purchased nearly
every pool sold on Rataplan, until Auc-
| tioneer Bob" Cathcart laughingly told the
young man he would have to bring a
satchel to carry away his winnings If his
colt won.
| Meanwhile the Kittson commissioners were
busy in the ring. From high quotation OF
| u to l they steadily forced the odds down
| to half that price. and when the horses went
| to the post every book in the ring was
| loaded up with Rataplan money. Before
| they knew it several of the more venture.
some layers had taken more money agains,
| the colt than they had intended. Among
| these was Burton of Nashville, who, wher
| a stable commissioner bet him 500 on Rat.
| aplan at 10 to l. smilingly raised the price
| to II to l..
| This brought $500 more from the Rataplar
| commissioner, and Burton cody rubbed out
| the IL on his slate and made it H. although
/ not a man in the ring was Offering more
| than 10. Then he got $500 more of the sta
! bic money and rubbed out the colts price
| altogether amid the laughter Of the com
| missioner and the bystanders. But Bur
| tons laugh was a very sour one after the
| race
| Outside of the five colts named 1t was lont
odds against the other seven contestants