The sun., 1908-06-03
GOSSIP OF THE RACETRACK
REP0RT OF, MCARTERs LAME
NESS FOOLS THE LAYERS,
But the Rumor Did Not Originate with
Trainer welsh--Success OF Homo Again
Indicates an Error by tho stable Con.
nections--Jockey Shaw In Dlsfavor.

Trainer Wolsh-SucCess or Homo Agafn
Indicates an Error by tho Stable Con-
n.,t,ons-.Tockev shaw I'm Disfayor.
Whoever started tho rumor on Monday
that McCarter was scratched from the Brook
lvn Handicap because he was supposed 70
he on the verge OF breakdown played
costly Joke on the layers yesterday. when
NcCarter won cheap selling race on the bit
and enabled some wise operators 10 take a
large amount from the ring. Investigation
proved that Trainer Tom welsh was not IN
any way responsible for the rumor which
WAS widely circulated by the ciockers on
Monday. Welsh said yesterday that ne nad
never even hintfd that McCarter was lame
or In trouble OF any kind. and he further de-
clared that he cbuld not account Tor tho re-
port that was so industriously spread. McChr-
ter, n so 900 stake horse. was entered In the
third race to be sold for si,5OO. and as tine
LAYERS we're under the impression that ne was
unsonnd they quoted as much as to about
hin
There was light play on tho horse for
whil' the bulk Of the publio's money going
on Tom McGrath at the same price. Then
suddenly Dave johnson and others began to
get busy. and McCarter was backed down
SO steadily that at the time te reached the
barrier to 8 was the prevailing ngure IN tne
big ring, There was no sign OF lameness when
McCarter came out OF the paddock. and he
won SO easily that the layers erowled the rest
OF the afternoon. The Newcastle Stable. In
the colors OF which McCarter runs, is partially
owned by Andrew Miller. steward OF the
Jockey Club. Tom McGrath was heavily
played for the place. which added to the dis
comiture OF the layers, while there was strong
support for Don Enrique to show. Lad OF
Lansden was backed from 10 to 8, but he ran
one Of his dull races.
Somebody made serious error as to the
winning chances OF I. l.. Watts Home
Again In the last race. All during the after
noon there was hot tip on the Gone Coon
mare, for she had worked In fast time and 1t
was said that the stable connections were
ready to bet buneh. she opened AT D 70 a.
whereupon the clockers, railbirds and hustlers
proceeded to make small bets on her with
much eagerness, but as the real money" J."
did not show the odds gradually soared until
Tom Shaw laid top price, to l. Then Home
Again went to the front and tinoanned all
the way to the wire. The failure OF the smart
people to bet on Home Again was probably
cue to the fact that the close calculators
did not believe she could beat II. P. Whitney 9
Yorkvllle Beau. There was further evidence
TO that effect when Yorkviile Beau was backed
from 5ito to to 1. there being liberal
place play too at even money. Montauk ;.
Troublesome. Bolando. Cosmopolitan. Alman-
dine, Rosario and George @. Hall were also
widely tipped and backed In this event.
1t was case OF taking any price against
Royal Tourist In the Preakness Stakes. as the
son Of sandringham is considered one Of the
bes three-year- colts in training. SO the
public and the big operators grabbed to
as If It was just 30 much coin on the sidewalk.
those who did not fancy the short price
went to Live Wire at to to their sorrow.
Royal Tourist gave four pounds to Live
Wire and beat him to standstill. The Freak
ness was run in 1894 for the first time. with
these winners: Assignee, Belmar. Margrave.
Paul Kauvar. Sly Fox. Half Time. Hindus,
The Parader. Old England. Flocarline. Bryn
Mawr, Cairngorm Whimsical and Don
Enrique.
Trance, including dead heat. won her
sixth consecutive race for George odom
when she ran away with the first event. Odom
put W. Walsh. an apprentice. In the saddle,
and the layers quoted the extremely liberal
price OF to 2. This was gobbled up bv the
public and the big bettors, who figured that
Trance could win with wooden boy on her
back. She won in q romp and. ran the five
furlongs Id 200 s-S. Just one second slower
than the track record. made by Femesole In
1901. II she had been extended Trance
might have hung up worlds record for the
distance Though keene cast on, she has
80 far proved the best two-year-old hlly OF
the season and hne oreadwinner Tor her
present owner II. r. "hitneys Top Note,
by Hamburg. got strong play In this event.
a. she waa ba cked from to Z, but her failure
to secure che place was ilfe saver ior the
chalkers: The newcastle stable started
hlly named Counterpnne. by Sandringham
-Homespun, Tor the nrse time In this race.
bus she ran as II green. She attracted q fair
support at 8.
T. hitchcock. Jr., won the Deerfoot steeple.
ohase last year with PnAntom ana repeated
me erck with bayonet. clever timber topper
yesterday. bayonet was the magnet Tor the
bulk OF tho smart money. Tor he was reduced
from to TO to6. This play caused Jimmy
hsne 10 reoede from to TO 2 to !. but did
nos prevent Owner Tompkins from placing
large wager. King castle was packed
three ways. while Rocket, supposed good
thing che Hampton stable. was cut from
$50 4. Bayonet won so easily that the cross
country experts predicetd numerous future
trinmphs Tor him over the jumps.
Inc BOOKS won extenSively on tho result
OF the hfth raoe Arionette was the choice,
played from TO 70 ?. Then the Newcastle
staoisB Homo nun, colt by carry Herr
mann-Run OF LUCK. superb locker, was
played fromt to Is to D. st. Withhold. Keene
caston who ran In the name OF the Southold
stable. was also backed all over the ring
three ways Inc b. U. staoies gladys
Louise was another UP lowered from IL TO
y, GranA the winner. In X. j. DWyer q COlOr6,