The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-15
GOSSIP or THE RACETRACK.
JOCKEY CLUB WAGING POOLROOM
WAR WITH MORE .VIGOR
Time for Making WAgen at b Track no
duced-PtnkeFtOns Care for o Wine
Drinker Who q $40 Hill Into
$4,000 on the First -Four Races,

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which has been going on ever since the season
opened at Aqueduct, was even more vigor-
uously wRged at Belmont Park yesterday,
when the order was issued that the time for
betting on the races at the track should be
reduced TO about fifteen minutes instead OF
twenty-hve minutes. as formerly. The book
makers were notified that they could not
receive the list OF starters. jockeys and other
details until much later than usual before
each race. while the same Information was
kept OF the bulletin boards. to the extreme
Inconvenience OF the crowd. The result
sof this plan caused no end OF fault finding.
rs IL was set forth that spectators had little
time In which TO make their wagers, while.
because OF the volume of the play In the
shc-tSned periods, the bookmakers were
-Overtaxed.
By holding back the desired information
it was believed that the poolrooms. which. IL
Beoms, have been getting the news rather
easily Of late. would be so hampered that
some of them would 60 out Of business. The
eanvas screens which have been in use all the
spring were hung up back OF the lower turn
long before the first race was run, in order
% shut OF the view Of the track from a num-
her of buildings near by. The Pinkertons
also barred the way TO the roof OF the big
grand stand. with the idea Of preventing
agents Of the poolrooms from using signals
70 oonfederates. while other means were
used 10 make It hard for the betting places in
the city. Il is said that the Jockey Club is
ready 10 20 TO extremes In this direction and
thA every effort will be made to kill the So
called poolroom evil.
II isn't often that one sees a man under
che influence Of liquor at the track. 50
when a short. chunky individual with a beau
6iful load. rolled into the betting ring a half
hour before the first race, he was inspected
ourloualy. He bobbed and lurched around
among the layers for a while, stepping on
toes and humping into persons who did not
relish his presence. Finally, when the bet
Hng began. the loaded one wagered $40 on
B~tarRowan, at is to l.. He did not go out
upon the lawn to see the race but rolled up
10 the bar, where he took another while the
sAS-sss were running. Then he asked u man
who had won and getting the pleasing in
formation he stumbled around until he found
his bookmaker. He promptly wagered $3.50
on Fordello in the second race and cashed.
Then $500 went on w. H. Carey in the third
at Q to s. This was like finding money In the
street. but the fellow. who was now drinking
vine. didn't seem to be excited at all. He
oaid nothing to anybody. although a crowd
followed him back to the books to see what
he liked In the fourth race.
with an air OF abandon he iourished 81 900
IL the faces Of several layers and finally found
one OF the big fellows who accepted It on Crap
DIG ~ o 70 l. NutU SIdIple NOl lit lphh
has been incr by several cold pints, so
that there was a mild sensation in the ring
a. the inebriated person stuffed 10000 in his
clothes. He had money in every pocket.
the crowd around him became 30 dense
that it was impossible for him to make head
way. Feafing that he might be waylaid
outside he track and also anxious to quen
the excitement in the ring, the Ptnkertons
decided to take a hand in the game. Several
- Nkonn hukfoi iDtn tho CFnUrd and tnOk the
cause Of the connection by the arm, He
0as gently but firmly led to the track gates.
where he was told that il was hest for hint
10 beat 1t. The man rolled of to'the trolley
cars, still followed by several hard looking
citizens. all Of whom had been invited to have
some cold bottles at a neighboring saloon.
How much OF the bankroll was left when the
imbiber woke up this morning.
After losing big money on their horses
In previous races. the Sullivan ohnson Far
rell combination let slip a royal chance to
put over a big killing with Grapple In the
Harlem Selling Stakes. Although Grapple
had been burning up the track in recent trials
the combination did not fancy his chances
any too much. Dave johnson did not think
he had a chance to beat Pretension. so he
backed Grapple to show exclusively. Big
Tim Sullivan said he had only a small bet
on him to win. while Frank Farrells wager
was comparatively nothing. GTapple opened
ut 8 to 1 and reoeded to 0. Then there was a
play which sent him back to 5, but the bulk
Of the play on him was to show. Big money
was lost on Pretension, who was beaten down
from 5 to l to IS to 8. Eugene Wayland
would have pulled of n good thing il AM
pedo had won, as this colt was backed from
IL down to g.. Previous winners OF the Har-
lem were Lehman. Roysterer. Kinnikinlc.
Hammock, DR.. Riddle, Highlander, Sheriff
Bell. Little En- and Rebo.
Dick Carman, the amateur whip, who
owns W. H. Carey. won enough in wagers to
all O wagon. As the crowd in general seemed
90 anticipate Carey's success. there was a
tremendous play on him to the discontinue
OF the ring. But the layers cleaned up on
Dolly Spanker both ways. Dave Johnson's
Senator Clay got a public trial for the Withers
70 be run on Saturday in this event. The
Goldcrest colt showed plenty of speed and
made q most favorable impression. His
own thinks he will be one OF the good three
year-olds this season. Clay gave one pound
81 the scale to Carey and three TO zethus.
another promising colt the same age.
Just as the horses started for the post in the
second race. Fordello. the favorite. got away
from his rider and ran at top speed for nearly
q quarter Of a mile when Preston got him
under control. Immediately the rumor
feached the ring that the colt had run away.
20 that there was a quick jump in his price
from 2 TO 4, But those VINO naQ watched tue
Incident closely hurried to the books and took
some more Of Fordello at the new quotations.
The mistake OF the layers was well illustrated
when Fordello came home in front Of Hollister.
owned by II. X. Vingut. and won this race.
Several quiet bettors would have cleaned up,
as he was taken 10 win at 40 and also across
the boards. 7. Hitchcock. Jr.'s Long Ball
was a paddock tip that was backed from 10 TO
o. Dave Johnson's Tilekilns. Louis Cella's
Divorce. james r. keene's Twigs and the
Newcastle Stables Contradiction were also
supported in this race, Senator McCarren's
coiors we're carried by Clare j., a flIy by
Observation-Disclosures a full sister TO the
famous Waterboy.
Paul Rainey, who has lost heavily on De
Mund, gervane and other horses in his barn
this year, did not bet a dollar on his colt,
Stargowan. who won the first race as ~ TO /.
The most heavily played colt in this race was
Barney Schreiber's Banridge. a son of Ban
nockburn-Park Ridge. who it was said, had
outworked Banyah. Trainer Brandt thought
that Banridge would come home alone. 10 the
big operators backed him with remarkable
confidence. the public meantime taking
Thermidof as IL IL was all over, Dennis
Stafford, who ran third. unsupported. il
owned by John Z. Madden. and is q colt by
Galore-Emotional.
mr.. Mccain il inl" said the wise men
Just before the steeplechase. Accordingly
this jumper was Literally backed on the boards
and also landed the money. But he might