The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-01
GOSSIP or TEE RARTRACK

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Is Ban-Elaersays TITS Too Soon 70 Talk.
The attendance at ~shsspshead Bay track
fell OF yesterday to q tribe more than two
thousand persons. As Monday is always
IN off day and as the Futurity was run on
saturday this shrinkage. in the tufnstile
count was expected. Then too. many
regulars were away On Big Tim 6ullivan's
outine. while the strict rules against betting
also had something to do with the compare
tivoiy small turnout. Still the managers Of
the track did not complain. Schuyler l..
Parsons. the managing director OF the
Coney Island Jockey Club-asaid:'
TT makes no difference to us how small
the attendance andthe sateEeoelpts may be,
Tor We Will run OIL this msetihB according
to our present plans. providing Of course
the rule against professional betting IS OBJ
served to the letter. We want to meet our
obligations to the horsemen and We hope
that there will be no violation Of the "
The Pinkertons were all over the Enclosure
warming former bookmskers that II they did
any business at all they would be elected.
One man. Joseph Sinclair. was notified
that he oouldnot comednto the track to-day.
sinclair protested that he was not tahns
bets, that he had no money With which 70
make book and that he waa merely going
about the grounds trying to collect money
owing to him. The Pinkertons, however.
said that he would ave 10 be barred. There
Vae some desire on the part OF the manage
mont and the Pfnkertons 10 prevent the
quotation Of any prices on the different
RACES. 1t was explained to them that the
prices quoted In the newspapers were
that takes place outside Of the track.
As far as speculation inside of the gates
10 concerned it may be saidfthat there was
no open market yesterday, that former
bookmak re. greatly reduced as to NUM-
bers, sat in the grand stand and looked
blue, that there was little or 10 betting
among friends and that on the whole the
day from 0 speculative standpoint was
tho dullest since the new law went into
effect. ..t.
When Assistant Distict Attorney Elder
OF Kings county was asked yesterday for
his opinion as to the si~tuation-at the track
he said.
1T is too soon for me to say anything
definite. The doings at the racetrack. on
Saturday were. in my opinion. entirely
satisfactory. As far as the many repre-
sentstives Of the Police Department and
the Sherif's ONCE could see there was no
infraction OF the law. II things continue
this way OF course there will be no cause
for complaint, but that IL yet to be SEEN"
Police inspectors Flood and o'Brien were
ut the track with coppers and sleuths. but
they said after the races that they saw no
violations OF the law. So did some Of
Sheriff Hobley's deputies. who were always
on the alert. Lieut.. Langan was there too,
with detectives acting under Mr.. Elders
orders. Several former b~ookmakers said
that they intended to leave for Montreal
to-day. where they can do business unmo-
ested. 7
John e. Madden made a deal yesterday
whereby he sold the famous three-year- old
colt King James to g. c. Hfdreth. who
paid $40, 900 In cash and signed an agree
ment which will. give TO Madden so per
cent. OF King James's stake winnings at
Sheepshead Bay and Gravesend. Hildreth
thinks he can win man races on the Coast
next winter with this good horse, Madden
showed q splendid two-year-old Ally in
Lady Bedford. by Osden-Matanza. who
won the Autumn Maiden Stakes yesterday
In o breezing Rsliop. She had a world Of
speed and fairly romped home under a
hard pull. The excellence OF Madden's
breeding industry was further shownw when
Lawton Virgins and Court Lady. both
products Of Hamburg Place. ran first and
third respectively In the second event The
Autumn Maiden. which was worth about
S1,lO0 to the winner. was run In 1893 for
the fret time. with these winners: Eoono-
mist, The Sage, Silver IT,. Sunny Slope.
Lady Marian, Duke of M~iddlebursh. Elm
Conis. King Lief. Arsenal. Parisienne.
Ormonde's Right. Woodsaw. Blair Athol.
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Empire City form cut a big figure in
the running Of the Turf Handicap. at a mile
and three-sixteenths on the grass. 1t will
be recalled that in the Melrose Stakes. one
mile and a half in the mud, run at Yonkers
last week, Brother Jonathan beat MoQuette
o head In O ,grueling finish In the Turf
yesterday these good three-year-oids ran
fret and second respectively. separated by
o length In O spectacular drive, Brother
Jonathan gave seven pounds to Moquette
and received one pound from Master Robert.
He ran the distance in 200 SIS. the record
for the track and race being 1859. hung up
last year by Beacon Light. Mr.. Keene's
Gretna Green was an added starter and
pulled up lame. Just what was the reason
for. the poor showing Of Angelus nobody
( could explain. He was said to be IN perfect
trim. but when 1t came to racing he was
never q factor. Previous winners Of the
&0lt W AAoiAV A"V's w
Jim, st. Luke. Philosophy. Carroll. Gloam-
ing, Versatile, Hume. B~athampton. Halhing.
Deerslayer. Ben Holiday. Imp. Lady
Massey, Wateroure. Articulate. Florham
Queen. Carbuncle. Graziallo. Nealon and
Beacon Light.
Among turfmen yesterday Sam Lang
ford was a pronounced favorite over Joe
Jeanette for they six round battle. which
takes place at the National Athletic Club
In East Twenty-fourth street tonight,
Some wagers were made that Langford
would score q knockout. - -.
10 was reported yesterday that as soon
% things are favorable an attempt will
be made to get through the Illinois Legis-
iafure q racing bill patterned after the
Peroy-Gray law which will permit the sport
20 be revived at the Chica go tracks. Several
Western horsemen who say they are In the
know have been talking confidently about
the proposed measure for several days past,
Mr.. Keene's t~wo-year-olds Hilarious
and 6electman worked. seven furiongs
between races yesterday In i:2s. Both
are eligible for the Flatbush Stakes. to be
run on Saturday.
]. 9. Hoy claimed Ra gman, out Of the