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THE REGULARS ON
THE RACE TRACK
Practices of the Men Who Have
Followed the Game as De-
sribed by the Late Bob
PinkertOn.
Bv Clearance L. Cullen.

"The regulars"-there Is a term that is
constantly met in the racing stories. II
was an off day, with small entry list,
but the regulars were out in force The
bad weather kept all but the regulars from
the track"-!n every extended story of a
days racing anywhere some sort of men
ton is made of the regulars" Sometimes
the regulars are alluded 10 as the talent"
But the terms are interchangeable. ne
talent" are the regulars"
The regulars move about in hordes, like
migratory birds In close formation. Last
week the regulars of the eastern turf
moved from Saratoga-where, by the way,
they had q dismal season of 1t this year
TO New York. to be on hand for the Futu-
rtty which opens the fall meeting at
Sheephead Bay with a fine flourish of
trumpets. Not long hence the game will
be winding up on the new York tracks.
and the regulars Will swoop upon Wash
ington for the Benning meeting-they al
ways make Benning in force. in a practi-
cally unbrOken column. Benning over.
they'll fly to New Orleans or to the Call
fornia tracks. And, when the trumpet at
Benning announces. next spring. the re-
sumption Of the eastern racing season
they'll be herding around Pennsylvania
avenue and getting together in the hotel
districts elsewhere in town. asking each
other how the winter game had worked
out. and SO on. and then they'll all traipse
over TO New York to take up the old grind
again. You recognize hundreds of the
same old faces. They stay along with the
game. They're in 1t to stick. They are
well dressed and prosperous looking, al
most to a man. The experienced ones
among them, those who have been buff
feted hither and yon by the wallops of
fortune are quiet, reserved chaps, men
who keep their own counsel. They have
their ups and downs. of course. A year
makes for a big shifting about in the cir
cumstanoes of the race track regulars.
Plenty of fellows who went to Saratoga
last year in the drawing room OF the
sleeper, with pockets bulging with yellow
backs skunk up there this year In the plain
old day coach and with what is known as
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Morello had four-pound allowance, max
ing his weight 11S pounds, and, a quick
breaker. he led his field all the way, in
f1uenza and ALL 1t was a noteworthy
achievement for colt that was sick enough
to have been in a hospital. and Morello was
the lion of the hour. Belmont's fair Lady
Violet and ST. Leonards ran second and
third, showing that they would have won
with Morello out Of the way. The race
was worth 81 ,875 that year.
Only two men have ever won the Futurity
more than once-David Gideon and James
r. Keene. Gideon, with His Highness and
Requital in 1891 and 1895, and Keene with
Colin, as we'll as Domino and Chacornac, in
1893 and 1890 Gideon also won the race
in partnership with John DAILY in Butter
flies year, 1894. When Requttal defeated
the California colts Crescendo and Silver
II the value of the race was 500, no, and
when Butterflies showed her fleet heels to
Brandywine, Agitator and others 1t was
worth $63, $50.
This means that Gideon's three Futurity
successes in five years were worth the big
sum of $4,000 to him, solid share of
Dame Fortunes favors that does not fall
to many men in a lifetime, let alone in
three races, especially in event Of this
sort. But Gideon has dropped out of the
game almost either as breeder or an
owner.
Keenes three Futurities were not nearly
so valuable as Gideon's, and as the race is
not quite SO valuable of late years it will
take couple more Futurites for Keene
10 reach the money value of Gideon's sue
cesses. A couple more Collins and Ballots,
however, from the Castleton stud will at
tain that end easily enough.
In 1896 Marcus Days colt Ogden, pre-
pared for the race in far-away Montana
won the Futurlty after final seasoning at
Saratoga which few people got wind of, as
there was racing at the Springs that
season and Trainer Campbell had the track
all to himself But Ogden won the race
Just the same from the smallest field in
its history up to then-only ten starters,
and Daily got as much as Is to l for the
largest wager ever won on an American
race course. 1t was the biggest coup ever
made in this country.
The youngest men that ever won a Fu-
turity were the brothers Thompson, in
1897. Their fleet filly LAllouette, bred al
Holmdel, defeated Lydian, Uriel and fifteen
others. the race being worth $4,000. The
brotheEs. /. s. and ". P. Thompson, weys
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hardly out Of their teens at the time, and
at their first attempt won race that older
men had striven for years to secure without
success 1t was also another triumph for
New Jersey Thompson's L'Allouette, like
Butterflies, having been bred at Holmdel.
One of the most sensational victories IN
the whole Futurity series was that by
Martimas In 1893. 1t was the first and only
time that the stake has been won by
Canadian, and William Hendrie, his owner,
came in for many congratulations on his
success. The race was marked by a very
long delay at the post. one hour and forty
minutes next to the longest post delay on
record.
Strange to say, Martimas was out Of the
mare Biggonett that held the record of
any winner under the longest delay, when
she won the Spinaway stakes at Saratoga
after the field had been two hours and
twenty minutes at the post! There were
no barriers in use at that time, and Ridge
Wheatley held the flag at the Springs.
son of Secretary Charles Wheatley. the
starter had but little experience at that
work, and the jockeys did pretty much as
they pleased with him. 1t was very hot
day, and as one trainer over at the start
ing point said after the race, big Ridge
Wheatley got SO tired trying to get them
away that he leaned his flag handle on the
rails and took nap. The boys thinking
the starter was sound asleep actually came
in line, and some one called to Wheatley
Let them go, RIDGE and they went, all
together very tired lot of youngsters.
That was in 1885, and thirteen years later
Biggonett's son won under similar circum-
stances, with this difference, that they had
q barrier In 1898 After the field had been
at the post over an hour W. II. Rowe, the
pedigree expert, said to several of us in
the press stand: Boys, there is colt In
this race whose dam holds the record or
winning after the longest post delay on
record and l am going down to the ring to
put a ten-dollar-bill on the youngster.
We all laughed at his superstition, but
when he came back with a ticket on Marti-
mas calling for 500 to SO he had the laugh
on US later all right Martimas was
good colt. After winning the $4,000 Flu
turity he won the Great Eastern handicap
week later. but was disqualified for
foul about which opinions were very much
divided The late Pittsburg Phil had 5000
on the colt at 10 to ], but he took his big
loss as quietly as If 1t were only 80 cents
Then came Chacornaes year, In lSs0, In
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of $1,000, a value seldom or ever reached
by any racing stake in the worlds history.
Potomac, ridden by the negro Jockey,
Hamilton, beat Withers, Washer, Morris,
Strathmeath and twelve others. He was
a fine big slashing colt, and the noxt
season won the Realization and other great
three-ye ar-Old events.
His Highness, owned by David Gideon.
won the stake in 1891. Bred at Holmdel.
N. j., the Gideon colt was great weight
carrier and packed 1870 pounds, Jockey M
Laughlin's weight, as if it was feather.
His form had been SO good that he went
to the post strong favorite and made a
show of Croker's Yorkville Belle, Hunters
Dagonet and Twenty-Five others. Unfortu-
nately, however, the turf career of His
Highness was a short one, as ne never ran
after he was three years old. At the stud
he was a great success.
When William Sngerly of Philadelphia
newspaper fame backed up Trainer Frank
VanNess in the purchase of a few yearlngs,
the trotting horse driver secured a top
sawyer in the Virgina-bred colt Morel,>.
by Eolus-Gerise. VanNess always told
Singerly that it was dumb luck that threw
such great colt in his way. But SIN
gerly gave VanNess due credit for the colt 8
great merit and told him so. Maj. Han
cock, Morellos breeder always declared
that the colt would win the Futurity, and
VanNess bent every nerve to that end, not
OVERRIDING the youngster before the great
race.
But carefully as VanNess nursed Morello,
the colt caught a bad attack Of influenza
before the race, and 1t looked any odds
against his success. Friends Of Owner
Singerly advised him not to start the colt,
but the Philadelphia left the matter en-
tirely to VanNess who decided to take a
chance in view Of the magnitude of tine
stake.
1t was the first Futurity run over the
new chute, which was nearly straight, ard
this suited More1lo, a great big, horse and
a long strider. who wanted plenty of room.
So when that morning Morello worked three
furlongs in SO seconds VanNess had hopes,
even though the matter from his head was
dripping from him, while as he had engaged
Hayward to ride the colt he was sure of a
capable pilot.
August Belmont started two that day.
Lady Violet and st. Leonards, and the
entry was heavily backed. But when Nor
clio came on the track and his plight was
seen few RelieysA that he had much chance
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men. The racing thing becomes their life
business and they learn 1t through and
through. as professional men master their
professions 1t is not holiday-making with
them but as much business from their
point of view as the buying and selling of
peanuts or sugar or bacon or butter.
ITO this sum of knowledge they make
constant additions. They know every horse
in training. They are familiar with breed
ing and all breeding lines. They know Just
how far and fast horse so, what sort
of ride and jockey he likes. what track
conditions best suit him. whether he likes
to run in front or come from behind, wheth-
err he stand up in the mud, whether he
resents interference. whether he Sulks,
whether he tries every time or Is an in-and-
outer. whether he is improving or going
back. and SO on. down to the most minute
detail They know all of the jockeys and
the circumstances amid which the Jockeys
live-if the boys are temperate and level
headed or drunken and venal, II they are in
shape to ride to their mark or out Of condi-
ton, If they are favoring any special inter-
est or out for records for themselves.
Then, too, they know what is going on
all the time In the paddock and in the
stables. No horse can get to the post in
bar plates without their knowing It, and
the horse that sported blinkers the last
time out and that goes with unrestricted
Vision this time Is tabled by them every
time. They know all about what turfmen
are under the suspicion of the ruling pow
er6, ana they know now 10 Sl1t out the
rights or wrongs of this suspicion. They
know, too. always. when a horse is meant,
or when he is just out for work
Information Common Property.
Every particle of this Information
reaches the inside regulars One or an
other Of them gets hold Of the facts, and
the ascertained facts are the common prop
erty of the bunch. Outsiders don't, Of
course. get hold Of these inside facts but
the regulars all know each other perfectly
we'll, and there Is the strongest sort Of
free-masonry among them.
ut is not hard to see how inestimably
valuable is all Of this sort of information
that the regulars get hold Of. and how ut
terly at sea one is bound to be without
possessing 1t. The regulars who have taken
all of the degrees. and who know what
Is behind all of the moves, wonder more
and more as they grow older that any
body at all Is ever by any chance able to
win bet at a race track except through
pure luck.
Il am bound to say that the great body
of regulars are themselves living denials Of
the dictum so current nowadays that the
horse game can't be beaten. 1t took me
long time, when 1 began to oversee the
doings of my helpers on American race
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A MERICA'S greatest annual racing
N event as far as values go. the
IA Coney Island Jockey Clubs
Il u Futurlty, has furnished afresh the
object lesson II affords each sea-
pon as TO the leveling possibilities of the
sport; that all men are equal on the turf
(as we'll as under IT. as far as chances go
to win Il moderate fortune in a race like
the Futurity II they have the right kind
az colt or lilly. Poor men have landed
the rich prize twice and two others just
missed the $4,000 prize only by matter
Of inches through overConildence of
jockey in the one case and weakness from
reducing in the other
Pointing to $ W. Street at Sheepshead
BAY last Saturday. who was watching the
winner Colin being led away by his exultant
trainer. another owner. Harry Griffin, the
ox-jockcy said Il never see Doc Street
hut I beratc myself for my carelessness in
losing the F1sturity of 1899 on his colt
Galiiee hy casing the colt up too soon. l
had both Domino and Dobbins beaten and
began to- pull up when Taral on Domino
nippcd my horse at the post
To which young BIT Hayward added.
That's right, Harry, you tossed the Flu
turity away for poor old Street. But my
dad took no such chances when he won on
Morello the year before. He kept that big
colt going 10 the last jump. FOR the horse
SO badly on from influenza that the
mucus was running down his chest and over
dads boots Morello was a very sick
horse when he won that Futurity for Frank
NanNcss and his partner, the Philadelphia
newspaper men. William Singerly. Had il
been ordinary event the colt would not
have started.
More valuable some years than the Eng
lish Derby. Grand Prize Of Paris, Mel
bourne Cup or any other OF the world 5
great turf events, the Futurity In 1890
reached its high water value, $1,000. whep
Potomac won the great race. Year after
year II offers To the poor owner a compe-
tence at one fell swoop, and TO the mil
lionaire a years stable expenses in a
lump TO say nothing OF the honor and
reputation attached TO the colt or filly that
is fortunate enough to get its name in
scribed on the roll of fame.
When the ex-Carolina schooImaster, s. w
Street. Familiarity known as Doctor, -
bought frUrn A. j. Cassatt a yearing col,
b. The Bard, out of Athalaric, he named
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E. F. Halls Gallant Maid.

Gallant Maid is Tennessee product
and is one of the many lucky purchases her
owner. f. F.. Hall, has made within the
past few years. Early in the season the
Maid was seized with dstemper, from
which she has only recently recovered. At
Timonium, near Baltimore, Friday she re-
duced her record, 2.27A gained last year, to
. 241a in the third heat The Maid is at least
five seconds faster than her record. and is
one of the most perfect types of the trot-
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for others to talk about though I'm not
saying that I haven't often thought iol
about It
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being the case. I'm sure not going to try
to pick them. I'm going up into the stand
and take mine out in looking and that's
what the plunser did that afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
By C. C. Pettus.

A MERICA'S greatest annual racing
N event as far as values go. the
IA Coney Island Jockey Clubs
Futurity, has furnished afresh the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-04
NEED OF MORE MISSIONARIES.

The American Board of Commissioners for For
eign Missions is greatly in need OF new ms
soraries that IL Is making its wants known In tho
CONGREGATIONAL press la common with other large
missionary organizations notably tho Presbyterian
Board of Foreign Missions and the Methodist For
eign Mission Board. the American board has no
dAarth of applicants. Missionary societies are m
creasingly careful. however. in their selection Of
49,, .rd woman for the foreign field. and tho kind
Of people they want are not easy 10 md seven
oTdained ministers and medical missionary are
tba men wanted by the American board. Two or
the ministers are needed in China Two ministers
arc needed for work in India, two for Africa. ana
one for Turkey. The medical missionary is needed
in the Philippines
Al least TWENTY-FIVE unmarried women missionaries
are needed this year by the American board, places
being vacant I'm every country and calling for every
kind of missionary service. Most OF the positions
call for trained teachers, and the board announces
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-04
SUBJECTS FOR CHURCH CONGRESS.
Many Topics To Be Discussed in England
in October.

The programme of subjects for the church con-
land, in October. has been settled by the sub
this is still open to modification in detail The fol-
lowing is the list OF topics. as published in The
Living Church:
Self government in an Established Church: It's
ma ure and method: its relation the State:
trasted with disestablishment-its advantages: its
dangers. The prayer book and modern needs, with
special reference to the ritual commission: Pro-
posed rubiC-special ministerial vestuTe; pro-
posed nturgical notifications.
EndowmentS: a provision for the religious needs
Of the nationi trust accepted by the Church; in
The reimbursement OF church revenues-EpiscOpal
cathedral, parochlal.
The Future OF Religious Education: In the home
IN the school. in the college. The Moslem World
challenge to Christianity; in India. in Bible lands
in Africa
the Christian faith In relation TO science and his
tory. The Anglican communion. with special refer
the Pan-Anglican congress: The problem
OF a central authority: common action by the SELF
The Present Conditions OF Religious Life the
Continent of Europe and their lessons for the
christianity and Economic Problems: Modern So
cial ideals. the labor movement Ancient Faith and
Modern Thought Recent attempts at re-statenent;
gains from psychology.
can be achieved The Church and Poor Relief:
Administration OF the poor law; relief OF casual DIS
tress. separation of spiritual ministrations from
Our English sunday: Special needs of-towns and
villages: workers in fishing industry; week lenders
and temporary populations
The Holy Spirit and the Churcll-in worship; in
Witness In work.
sions: conventions. retreats. quiet days; activities
of Christian service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-04
PAID $4,000 TO LEARN.
Juror Tells Judge of Investment and Two
Arrests Follow.

John Pamakes twenty-four years cid. of No. Sc
Vest l23d street. and John J. McHUgh. OF the same
address were locked up at Police Headquarters
last night by County Detective McConvile. charged
with grand larceny. Adolph T, Rosner, or No. III
East ssth street made the charge. Rosner was a
Juror In General Sessions and told Judge Grain
of his dealings with the two men. He also re-
peated the story TO Deputy Assistant District At
torney MCGUIRE and Detective McConvine was 0r-
dered investigate the case. Rosner saws the men
swindlcd him out Of at least SS.cop.
Rosner said lac first met the men through ar
advertisement for partner with sleoo- Pancakes
and McHugh told him they were importers and
exporters They said they were doing lnrSe
business by exporting firearms and ammunition 20
Gil eoce Rosner said he gave the men $1,000 and
when he learned that II had been taken out OF the
bank he got them TO give him some mining stock
for his money In giving him the stock, Rosner
tell him all about the mine in question. Rosner
says he pleased with what he heard that
he bought more of the mining stock.
Then. while serving as a juror. RoSner told Judge
Grain and Mr.. Mcclure OF hts transactions with
the The judge informed him at once tha.
the mining stock was worthless. Detective Nc
ConVille assigned to investigate. and the arrest
followed in the office at No. 1874 Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-04
BAPTIST GENERAL CONVENTION.

Tho second meeting OF the general convention of
the Baptists of North America is 20 be held In
the Convention Hall Of the Jamestown exposition
OH May p and q. This convention was organized
two years at ST Louis, and 1t at that time
planned 10 have meetings annually. The necessary
arrangements could not be made between the
Baptist NJ the North and the South last year, how
ever. and tho convention went This years
meeting follows the am iversaries % tn, Raptists
OF the North. 20 be hello IN Washington and the
meeting OF the Southern Baptist convention. which
is to be held in Richmond Matters that are likely
70 come before the general Baptist convention
include the proposed meeting OF tho Baptist World
Alliance I'm 1910. the Baptist Brotherhood. church
federation, national Christian temperance move
ment, arbitration and divorce legislation The an
nounced programme OF the convention includes adj
dresses The Correction OF Public Evils by
the Rev. DR.; O. P clifford. of Buffalo; a Related
System OF Baptist Summer Assemblies by the
Rev. DIT. w. j. Williamson, OF st. Louis: Mis-
sonary Interest Among the Young People b. the
Rev. DR.. F. E. Chivers of this city. and The Con-
trbuton OF Baptsts 10 American Civilization" by
the Roy. DIR. E. Y. Mullins Of Louisville.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-04

preach in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
both tomorrow morning and afternoon This is
the last opportunity the people of New York will
have of hearing him, he sails for England on
Tuesday. a farewell dinner is 10 be given 10 Mr..
Smith and to the Rev. Thomas Law. secretary of
the British National Council of Free Churches. at
the Hotel Asto- on Monday. The dinner is to
given under the auspices of the National Bible
Institute The speakers, besides Mr.. Smith and
Mr.. Law. viii be the Rev DIR. Hills of Brooklyn,
and the Rcv. DIR. AIcd. the pastor of the Fifth
Avenue Baptist Church.
The sevcnty-third anniversary OF the American
Female Guardian Society and Home for the Friend
less will be held AZ the home, No. 936 Woodycrcs:
avenue. on "Wednesday. At II O'Clock reports of
the work OF the society for the year will be read
and an address will be given by Mrs Sarah j.
Bird, he founder OF the Gospel Settlement. In Gin
ton street. At o'clock the children OF the home
will sing and have appropriate cooking ana kinder
garten exercises. Men and women interested in the
children OF the poor invited both meetings
There VIII be special musical service to-morro w
at the Church OF the Incarnation. Madison avenue
and 35th street. The programme includes:
Professional. Zion. Biest City (from The Cru
Masnihcat and Nunc Dimttis. in B nat. . Martin
Great Is Jehovah ode AImachtl ......... Schuber.
tTenor solo and chorus)
Motel No. tSplendehte TIE ........... Mozart
Postlude IL d Fat MacNaster
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-04
CHURCH NEWS.
Il National Congregational Brother
hood Planned.

The Young Mems Congregational Union OF
Chicago has taken the initiative in a movement
for the organizing of Congregational Brother
hood, which shall include in its membership the
men Of all Congregational churches in America.
A committee of the Chicago organization. having
been charged with the investigation of conditions
in the denominations. has decided that sufficient
interest has been manifested throughout the
churches OF the country to make a national or
ganzation advisable. The committee has issued
petition to the National Council of Congrega-
tonal Churches. which meets in Cleveland. Ohio.
next fall asking the council first, to issue call
for convention OF Congre gatonal for the