The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-12


most fanatical Of ali the "Miuerites2"
Who may It be? None other than the
famous riders mother-Mrs. AdoIph
Goldstein.
Ever since the opening Of the cam
oaign here. away hack IN November,
SIC has occupied a certain seat In the
grandstand. where she has viewed the
rise and fan Of her sons fortunes in this
saddle from day TO day. Oakland race
goers have gotten TO know her. First
OF all. the great jockey is a Hebrew,
only assuming the name Miller as his
nom de course The jockeys father,
AdOlph GoldsteIn, was a highly re-
spected brass founder Of south Brook
lvn, n Y. where he departed this life
and little son 90 battle the storms Of
the world together
Mother Quits System.
That they have made headway against
the tcmpests IS manifest from the size
Of Marvellous" MiIler's bank roll,
which amounts to over $4,000, accord
Ing to the gossip of the paddock and the
Jockeys. Mrs. Goldstein bets. TOO. Mil
Ter never rides a horse but his mother
mas her so down.
Right here Is the meat Of ,he nut.
She has played certain set small sum
on her boys mounts for two years. and
is going to give it up at the end of this
month. for she frankly confesses the
system is a bad one. She is over $500
loser. which is altogether too much
even for the mother Of a hoy earning
s. COO a month
Warning to Millerites.
This ought to make a lot of the MIL
lerites" think hard. No Jockey system
will beat the races IF you can't beat
them following Miller, Jockey who
wins almost 80 per cent Of mis- mounts.
you can't beat them on any other race
rider. Mrs. Goldstein has tried il out
thoroughly for a long while. and now is
frank 20 say It's g fallacy- The NIL
lerites" constitute one Of the real great
elements Of the speculative end Of the
turf here and in the East. for an army
Of persons is concerned in racing only
in SO far as they are given a chance
Ito bet on Miller"
After a long slump, in which the
local .'MiHerites'' lost S200.1)0 back 10
the bookmakers, Marvellous is at last
hitting his stride. The boy needs n
rest. and will be sent on a vacation be
fore he returns to New York.
Crusade Against Doping.
The crusade against doping" horses
still proceeds. President T. H Williams.
who is a stickler for the UNFOLDING Of
the good name of racing, is doing ev-
erythlng he can to crush out the evil
I'VE want the outside world 20 know
that the speed ball man and the
syringe expert have no chance in our
game at Oakland" declared a New
California. Jockey Club official today
He evidently spoke by the official card.
Since the employment of DR.. SayloT,
the expert, to patrol the paddock on
the watch for needle work, the prac-
tice of stimulating the horses by drugs
and various potions has been lessened
to a great degree. While Dr. Saylor
has been able to prevent manipulation
in the stalls as the horses await the
bugle call, he has not made much
progress in preventing owners and
trainers from fixing up their horses
in the stables before being brought to
the paddock. The art of doping is
so exact a science right now that a
ball" may be given a horse an hour or
so before his race, the expected exhIl-
aration being manifest almost at the
very minute planned by the dope doctor.
Story of DR.. Ring.
Several owners and trainers have been
given their We liking papers from the
Oakland gates because Of violation
of the racing rules in respect to ''dop-
ing" Since the crusade against this
greatest evil of the American turf the
horses have been running better to
form than at any other time in the his
tory Of California racing, a significant