Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-07
MAKING RACERS LEG WEARY.
New Dodge Of Crooks to Make
"Cinch" Betting for Bookmakers.

SAASA oStI4Ak LUZ 0OOhUu6kcIS.
NEW YORK, September THE most
audacious attempt at racing fraud that
has been tried here in many years was
discovered at 1:30 yesterday morning by
alert detectives at the Sheepshead Bay
track. The two-year colt Ostend had
been taken out of his stall and was being
ridden around the training track many
miles In order to have him leg weary in
the second race for which he was certain
to be the favorite. John Strobel and
Arthur Thomas. the men found with the
horse. were placed under arrest and held
in 5000 bail each in the Coney Island
police court on charges Of grand larceny.
In the parlance of the track, this
running a horse around until he is weary
adopted for fraudulent purposes about a
year ago at the Canadian race tracks
Some INSCRIPTIONS horsemen, eager to
earn sure money by hook or crook
forced the stalls which held several pros
pective favorites and rode them many
miles in the interest Of bookmakers who
were ready to offer odds against them the
following day.
Strobel and Hughes, the police declared,
forced the lock in Ostend's stable and
die on him. to the track. Here Strobel
is said to have mounted the horse and
began to gallop him around the course.
1t was the bleating of pet goat in
Ostends stall that gave the alarm to the
detectives. The track police, assisted by
John keifer and Hugh Meyer, two plain
clothes men of Inspector OBrien's force,
were lying in the grass OF the steeple-
chase field watching for the alleged
"nightriders." Their presence on the
ing was due to reports made by Owners
George Odom and C. c. Smithson that
some one early on Saturday morning had
forced the stalls which held Follie Levy
and Juggler. While both horses were in
their proper boxes when the stablemen
called to give them their first feed, still
the horses looked tired and worn out as
though they had travelled far. Follie
Levy. that was entered in the first race
on Saturday apd would certainly have
been strong favorite. was particularly
woe-begone in appearance, and for that
reason Odom had her withdrawn from
the race.
Odom confided his suspicious to Capt.
Duhain of the track police, and he in turn
told Inspector O'Brien. who detailed Keller
and Meyer. plain-clothes men. on the case.
This trio OF sleuths, as soon as night fell
on Sunday, hid In the grass. They waited
many hours, with only the songs Of the
katydids to keep them awake. Finally,
when nearly asleep and ready to give up
their lonely vigil, the bleating Of goat
brought them back when on the verge of
dreamland.
There they are-horse and men," With
one voice the trio of watching detectives
sprang in the direction from whence the
sound came. They saw a horse galloping
around the course and q man leaning on
a fence watching him. Duhain bounced
upon the man at the fence, who proved to
be Hughes, while the plain-clothes sleuths
held up Strobel at the point of their re-
yolvers In true western style and made
him pull up Ostend.
What are you doing with that horse?"
asked Duhain.
"Just giving him trial. said Strobel.
as he slipped off the horses back.
well, we will give you a trial. only it
vii be of a different nature said Keifer.
Come along with U.S.
They took the men to Ostends stable,
and after much pounding on the door
managed to arouse the foreman When
told that Ostend had been taken out of the
stall he was surprised, and said he had
heard no unusual sounds, not even the
bleating of the goat. Billy was still indus
triously engaged telling how much he
missed his friend Ostend, and never stop
ped lamenting until the horse was put in
the stall alongside of>tlim.
Walter House made affidavit against the
prisoners at the court In the morning
that Ostend was valued at $1,000 and the
saddle which the men took at 500. The
men were remanded for further exam;na-
ton by Justice Geismar. Strobel said he
lived at Stable II, Sheepshead Bay track.
which is occupied by r. F. Carman's
horses. Hughes claimed California as his
home.