The sun., 1908-04-04
GOSSIP or TIE RAcErRAcK.
Row DetNsen COrTIgan and starter Dads
Causes Muei Discussion.

The personal encounter between Ed Cor.
riFan and starter Dade IN the 81. charles
Hotel, New Orleans. the other night has caused
no end OF discussion among turfmen. The
details ol tho trouble have Just come 10 hand.
II appears that the row Was caused BY an
accusation by CorriRan that Dade had ordered
his ASSISTANTS 20 hold Elizabeth HaIwood
and Anna McGee at the post 10 a two.y eaT-old
stake run during the afternoon at the Fair
GrOunds Corrlgan went into tho Judges
stVnd and asked Dade what he meant by
twisting and turning his horses al the post.
Ito supplemented the question, II IL said
With a threat TO walk on the starter II the
latter did II again. Dnde overlooked the
mattAr at the track but hunted up CorrRan
IN the evening and asked for an explanation.
Corrigan. during a brief alteration. pushed
Dade back Dade responded by swinging
his cane at the veteran turfman's head. Cor
rigan managed to dodge and before any
damage could be done spectators interfered.
In a soufie which followed Dade managed
TO get one arm free and landed stiff right
on his opponents ear. Corrigan clinched
Dado was finally led out Of the hotel while
Corrigan went TO his room. While general
regret IL expressed by New Orleans horse
men because Of the trouble, Dade's position
~
that the incident Ia not closed Dade Il very
bitter and so is CorriRan, who has been fire.
quentv mixed up with racetrack OflCials
The latter is hot headed and believes in using
his .ngs 70 resent an alleged wrong
William u. Du Bois. owner Of the Patchogue
stable, has engaged Jockey Eddie Lynch TO
ride for him this year. The boy will receive
5000 as a retainer. with additional fees for
winning and losing mounts, he will leave
Oe ekland with Emil Herr for Auuedlct on
April o., Lynch is sale 10 be one Of the best
lightwei0hts IN California, lie began the
winter season last November In such brilliant
dlckering for bis services. llut Lynch soon
got into trouble with the Oakland stewards,
who set him down untn recently, when he
was restored to good standing.
viii shelly. who has been acting as pre-
siding Judge at New Orleans since Clarence
Mcdowell left there for Bennngs will be
Judge Charles +. Price assistant in the
stand 81 Churchill Downs
Adviccs from New Orleans say that II will
re- uire twenty-five horse cars 20 transport
AZ the horses that will go to Louisville for
the spring meeting. The news that the
Paris mutuels system Of betting will be r..
stored az Louisville has caused many horse.
men to decide to race there. as they are In
favor Of this method Of specua ton
In spite Of the uncertainty of racing in
the state lust at present all the horsenlen
who are going 10 race in the Fast have eft
l.os Angeles on the long trip across the con-
tinent
J. T.. Wideners II Cuchillo who will run
In the Grand Steeplechsse of Paris. has ar
rived safely In France and Is being trained
a. Maisons-Tafitte.
w. H. Nanderbilts English Derby Cand.
date. Sea Sick H., by Elf-Saf SAT-, is being
viewed with some favor TO win the Epson
ella ssic for the reason that the colt has won
several important stakes in France, inClud.
ing the. Optional Handicap at Alaisons-Iaftte,
one mile, carrying I 10 pounds.
II IL said that Frank j. Bryan will be the
presiding Judge at Empire city this year