The sun., 1908-10-04
GOSSIP 'OF rHE RACEfRACK
gRAHK GILG HAKES LCCkY
JACk H'GTNNgS san.
cellar CSit Runs Wlihsu' BIiHhsTs ~
spurs IIeeaase ~ Heeeni Accident
-siehiRHeys NarT0w Kscape Aaue'
duet WINES 80 with No AFTeats'

@MehlnHet'a NafpOw bseepe Naue'
duet WINES ~ with 40 AFTea,s'
when Frank an was beaten by Fashion
Plate IN the Edasmere H#ndleap at AQue'
duet yesterday Jack Mediums was ylsi-
bly, diaappolnted A week ago while work..
lna early IN the morhIda Frank uill oolllded
with another horse and turned a somer.
eault. A. htet II Wae thought that the Col.
laF colt had besa Internally injured, but
few days ago be resumed working and
susfHed 10 have sBme Of his old form. Hut
McCilnnla whea be decided 10 start Frank
ulli In yestereey's race gave orders that
the horsc shelIid 20 TO the post without
bllnksrs, apufp or whip. He secured
permission nom Trainer James Rove TO
put Joe Notter In the saddle. and NJ the
last moment after received q small whip.
Mesiinnis toll the Jockey not 70 use his
weapon, hov,fser. until II was absolutely
necessary. foEzhe did not care TO have his
horse punishetAin view Of the fact that he
might still be ALTERING from the result OF
his recent Accl4ent,
Just as the hofshe went to the post Il was
whispered that Ffshk Gill was really sRcod
thing after all. an6,thls seenedto Re Che
ease when some ofsthe smArtest specula-
tors took him with oral;wagers. McGinnts
watched the race fromths clubhouse bal
cony and did some tall Footingt when 1t
looked as II Frank Gill had Pashion Plate
beaten at the furlong pole. but when the
two-ysar-old carried the day McGinnis
was II 1f4S q tEnstffless. tqkiSshss been
q bad bdar-for tIe-.young turfmen. whose
luck u not stood by him. Notter used
his wtip too, but IL was clearly evident
that Ffaik Gill is net within pounds OF his
once eat form.
Fas1soh Plates share OF the Edgemere
was s7pa the previous winners being Allan
two4SeRr-old who scored in 1902: Hermis,
Dolly SRanker, tedouin. tRunning Water
and B&1lbt Tho fecbrd for the .Teoe and
track u D so, held by Running Water and
eauali@ iby Ballot. ~ is not usually the
case ha two-YesS-otds oan give scale
weight 70 olders hS4ses and beat them at
nine nkipngs at this time Of the year. so
that To performance Of Fashion Plate Is
particG|akiy worthy of note. I. W. Coulter,
who vfIss represented in the Edgemere by
HrothSg jonathan. was inclined to think
that tte {son Off Yankee had been rather
I harahIN treated by the handicapper
DistHct Attorney Darrin and Sheriff
Harve& 3f Queens county were both at the
track, but they said once more that there
was ne3ekal evidence Of gambling that war.
ranted ARRESTS. Leading spectators who
Z were Skied to stop business on Friday did
practik Ally nothing yesterday. except to
watch Hhk racesfrom the grandstand. That
the All drities tsers unable to make single
arrest #uting the meeting just closed would
seem q Indicate that the method of doing
business on an oral basis cannot be inter-
fered Tlth at Jamaica and Belmont Park.
sheflf Foster d. n sssau county. in which
the grt3 3tbr part OF Belmont Park is situated.
was al Aaueduct yesterday looking over
the sstsialion. It1s Understood that Sheriff
fostergt take the stand OF Sheriff Harvey
and VI mot attempt to make arrests at
Belmont Park unless cash wagers are passed
and bAt3 are recorded. IL Is said that
Sheriff Fbster will respect the Bischon and
Oayno8 decisions In his management OF
affsirsAtithe big Queens track, which opens
to-fnotok. FGslN''
Theft Twas a ruuior afoat, however.
that til District Attorney " Nassau county
might 8te some action and that In day or
two al 0f the professional layers would
be che lted by the PinkertonS to whom.
howevff,i no such order had been issued
by thu Mestchester Racing Association
up TO k4t night. The Police Department
Will HAvk no jurisdiction over Belmont
Park %fdept in the highway just outside
OF the Vpdin entrance. so that Sheriff Foster
and II deputies viii have the exclusive
task o}sehforcine the law BE-.
Thei was some excitement before the
first ralb when an automobile which brought
Eddie Mcdonald, Ralph sugar and Abe
hafioy4 u the track suddenly caught nre
In the NpSn space between the grand stands.
The oGPlipants of the machine jumped out
just inn ne. for the blaze was so fierce that
nothing vas left Of the auto but mass of
blackehkd wreckage inside of ten minutes.
Joclzek Mckinney who rode Pirate In the
steeplechese, had narrow escape when
his hoIse fell at jHmp on the backstretch.
AZ Mckinney landed face down in the grass
Paprika came within few inches OF step
ping on his head. Mckinney was picked
up insSnsiblei and was taken TO the paddock
In an ath thbulance. but later in the afternoon
he revived and was able to walk about.
KellehsF rode a superb race on Bat in this
event ma was warmly applauded for his
efforts Rhen he came back to the scales.
The failure OF Sandy Creeker to win was
hard blpv for the form players, who reg
gardedahe son OF Aloha as sure thing.
Anotaet pitfall was dug for the talent
when Biaek Mary was beaten by Cressina in
the firSt iace BLACK Mary with Mccarthy
up was,a hot favorite. but she could never
get netf Cressina. The last time Cressina
ran she was badly beaten. but that was due
to a ouiSpy track. The going was very fast
yesterd4H and the Watercress mare as re-
suit 4siperfecty at home Frank Weir
has frSHhened her up u great deal since he
bought her- from -Jaok-Joyner- Weir. by
the wdzenazzeestesG sGelif Norma this winter
and may take along Roseben. Milford. Cres-
sl9i BY s. ass Rs G'ssf ss1s s2Esf' owned
It ist1pparent that r. f. Watkins has q
useful pare in IdAs D.. who has now won
three n es ofI.the Eeel f0S. him ?. The dangh-
ter Of rs HiG6pess4an a miletn $40 yester-
day, ptIed A. HID shesbeen extended in
the lead size HHe Ftse Joe close TO the track
record II LIS. beldb by 0fthpdox. IL was ex-
peeted hat Kbe:woSld reeeive boost when
put upat auction. but much to the relief of
Watkiuk thea vas nothing doing,
whef JAMES aatzsimthoDs bought Hill
Top. q lily by Clifford. at the sale Of John
sanforRs horses the osheT day he said that
he wou1 graduate her from the maiden
class th4 FIRST time she started in his colors
Fitzsinfnons bad not changed his mind
before Hhe last race yesterday, and when
Hill TdH made good the form players. In
majority OF instances, got out on the day.
Georee Odom did not believe that Bonnie
Kelso Spuld win che third race. He felt
suro thnt Rossfenton would be successful.
while 6Ehers who follow the Odom Stable
went tasSummer Night. But homie Kelso
fooled ndom and his associates by winning
In q bee eallop. Rossfenton, once owned
by W. b. Du fois, ran in the name OF the
Glen Ivsr Stable. He showed a fash Of his
old form. but that was about all. W. s.
House nut up G. Lange, a green stable boy,
on Lavton Virgins. with the usual result.