The sun., 1908-04-24
GOSSIP OF TIRE RACEHRGCK
HIGH PRIVATE REW ARDS 10y
Atty or ms TRAINER.

About to he shipped 10 New Orleans 10
he Sold Last winter, Owner FOrsythe
Was Induced 10 Send Him East o.
Applsby, . veteran, Retlres From Ring.
High Private, who was tho medium for a
sensational coup Al Adueduct yesterday, is
owned by f. A. Forsythe and Mrs ~ +.
Chnn, the wife Of former racetrack starter.
Forsythe made up his mind several months
ago that the youhgster was not Of much
account and so decided to send him to New
Orleans 10 be raced and sold He had been
loaded aboard the cars when Trainer Raleigh
loston pleaded with Forsythe for permis-
sion to keep High Private In his care no that
he might race him with the rest Of the string
on the metropolitan circuit, Colston was 40
persstent that High Pri vate was finally
tsken from the box car and sent back 10 the
barn No sooner did Colston get the son OF
Oddfellow -CommenS TO Sheepshead Bay
han he declared him from several OF the
more important stakes but at the same time
began TO prepare him for a killing IA the
Csnarsie Stakes, run yesterday
Forsythe was on hand with several friends
ard they we're told by Colston to go as far
A. they liked. Others had the tip, so that
when some Of the chalkers put up 20 to /
they were suddenly mobbed by men who
wanted to bet i5 and $40 bills The odds
quickly tumbed az more support for the
good thing appeared until at the last moment
II vas impossible to secure better than to /.
lanes T.. Ganney was among the lucky bet
tors who had this tip, as he got down a CEN
fury note at IS to 1. High Private won like
4 stake horse and Colston was clearly vim
dicated The public received a hard iolt In
tbu race, as Eitz Herbert was a red hot IA
vorite At TO S, while rreoeptor was backed
from TO II toS.
Whether Mars Cassidy was to blame for
the had start in the first race which killed the
chances Of the two public choices was some
thing that caused no end Of discussion during
the rest Of the afternoon Some said that
Cassidy released the barrier when both Amiee
G. and Mark Antony II. were turned side
ways while others insisted that the jockeys
who rode these horses we're clearly caught
mapping Aimee c.. although II was her
first race Of the season. was In such demand
that as soon as to appeared on some OF the
states there was rush to get aboard Asa
result the Watercolor Ally was hammered
down to even money Frank j. Farrell and
his friends having good commissions down.
The speed shown by Aimee G. after McCar-
thy got her going seemed to warrant the be-
liei that with an even break she would have
come home on the bit But az that II ia prob
able that she would have TO have done her
best 10 beat Mark Antony II. The latter
was steadily played at l3 TO and ran su-
perb race. He made up more ground than
did Aimee C.. but no got a better ride than
The Farrell flly. Mark Antony H., who was
one Of the best horses in RIFF. Carman's big
stable, was entered 10 be sold for $500 and
was claimed out OF the race by Thomas New
ton. who started Star OF Runnymede and
who paid o. 400 for his new racer Bad News
was taken across the boards by f. R. Bradley
and his associates, but there was not much
support for Jane Swift. the winner. who went
up from to I.
When Jubilee was hard driven to beat
r. 7. Carman's Col. Jack the other day the
talent tabled the latter so that he was in
stalled the favorite In Yesterdays handicap.
At six and half frongs. He ran coupled
with Fleming, but the price went up from
TO 10 7 TO 5, as Riato was reduced from
= TO 10 /. Although Mr., Farrell told his
friends that he did not believe Grapple could
pick up 100 pounds and beat Col. Jack. Grapple
was backed Just the same. He opened at
10 S, receded TO 10 TO . and then came play
from the followers of the Farrell stable which
cut the price 10 > 10 I. Col Jack. who was q
consistent winner on the Coast last winter,
received twenty-three pounds by the scale
from Grapple and twenty-siX from Rialto.
The talent received a hard Jolt when Pre-
tension was beaten in the fifth race. Reports
from the paddock indicated that Pretension
was in, and the rank and Ale took to
With much eagerness Blandy, formerly
owned by August Belmont. won his first
race in the Farrell silks and incidentally
got q liberal play. which cut his price down
10 10 /, and even less at the last moment.
Lueien o. Appleby, one Of the oldest book
makers on the turf. has decided 10 retire
from active work in the ring. He has been
in this line OF business for forty-three years
and At one time was the turf partner OF Dave
Johnson. with a powerful stable that raced
successfully in the days when the Dryers
we're powerful factors in the racing game.
Npplsby for years has been the financial
factor Of the big book made by Sol Lichten-
stein, who at one time received salary OF
$50 OO0 year for his services. Appleby IA not
in The best OF health and says tnat IN future
he wishes to take life easy In preference to
he daily nervous strain In the ring, IL Is
said that his bankroll will still remain behind
lichteustein and that his interests will be
ooked after by Billy Connor, veteran layer
,ppleby has several horses on his farm and
intends TO take a more active interest In the
racing end OF the sport.
c. j. Fitzgerald has been appointed pre-
siding steward OF the meeting at Toronto,
which opens on May % and runs to June 9
Inclusive. Mr.. Fitzgerald served IN this
capa city AT Toronto last year and his work
m the stand was highly satisfactory.
John Boden has named a two-yeaI.old,
hy Masterman. Mr. Percy In honor Of W. c.
rprcy, the framer Of the present racing law,
All Of the horses trained by Frank Weir
are In splendid condition Just now, and the
public evidently realizes the fact by the
way each starter from this barn is supported.