The Washington times., 1908-01-06
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SCANDALS SPREAD
AT NEW ORLEANS
Mountain Under Cloud.
Ryan Attacked by
Press.

NEW. ORLEANS. Jan. 6.-Raciag cir
cles have had sensations a plenty dur-
ing the past week. but the John J..
Ryan affair and the Pasadena-JOckey
Mountain mix-UD have stirred up moro
iaiE than anything else. That the end
is not IN sight regarding either OF the
two scandals seems assured though
Just what can be done regarding th0
Pasadena race IS a mystery.
When Pasadena came back from the
race under George Mountain and beat
N same horses under a ride by v
Powers. the Jockeys were exOnerated
from blame by Owner Bennie NincenL.
formerly a star jockey himself; and the
officials announced that, while the in
vestigation was continued, they did
not see that anything could come Of u.
A day later Mountain announced that
he was not satisfied with his present
form, and would take a rest for a few
weeks. Inn. ,e6lately gossips put the
retirement and The investigation to-
gether auC declared the boy had been
told to quit.
Mountain very industriOusly denied
this but as get he has made no effort
TO ride He SAYS he intends 10 rest
and thinks he viii soon be able 10 show
q return 10 form. IN the meantime
Pasadena is in the barn and Vincent
is going along with his work as though
nothing had ever been said Of the race
Paper After Ryan.
The RYAN affair is assuming a mOrs
dangerous aspect, owing TO the cor
unuod notoriety given his every move,
and a particularly bitter fight is being
made upon him by the sporting editor
Of a local morning paper II IS as
I sured he viii be told TO leave. men
close 10 the officials say. The local
writer sditorialIy hits at Ryan with
the strongest kind Of denunciations.
The denunciation Of Ryan first follow
ed his arrest FOR a fist fight WIN -
former betting commissioner, Willie
Shea. and the second attack followed
the defeat Of the 1 10 2 Dr. McCluer
Saturday. Il will be remembered that
DIR. McCIuer was sold TO Ryan by PAT
civil when Phil King was threatening
dire vengeance on Civil because his
rider. Warren, had been suspended for
a ride on McCIuer. December s, Nc
Cluer with III pounds up and heavily
backed By Ryan. defeated Doubt in d
gallon. the latter carrying ninety-twO
pounds. the distance being one and
/ three-sixteenths miles.
Public Stands Aghast.
Saturday. with McCluer carrying I'D
pounds and Doubt gG and two addi-
. tIonaI. declared after the race. Doubt
I beat of McCIuer az a mile and half
I In the latter race Doubt was backed
( from 8 TO / TO Is 10 8, while MCCluer
went from ] 20 TO 4 10 .. In the
/ former race McCluer lay of the pace
! 10 the three-eighths ana then won. sat
urday NicOI took him 10 the front at the
start. and kept there until he died away
! at the last eighth He is not a front
( runner, and his pace-making killed
I him
II IS rumored that Ryan viii sue tho
/ newspaper for $4,000 libel but the
/ sporting editor publicly declares he VIII
/ keep up the tight until the judges run
I RYAN out Of the State. In the mean
/ time the public is standing aGhast II
/ the charges beng made, and the OIL
! Gals viii be forced 10 take some kind
/ Of a step TO protect themselves, either
/ declaring the charges unbiased or setting
! down Ryan.