Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-20
The Talent and Those Who We're
Bumped lust Learn
Facts.
FAIR MEDDLER RAN HERE
Under Guisc of Lady Mcdowell Her
Owner Made Ills stake and
Hurried Away.

In very smooth game, the details of
which have just como TO light Perry
Reed owner, and Jockey Stewart.
worked IN ringer" at Buena Vista a
week ago Monday afternoon and
cleaned" up about $4,000. While the
Utah Jockey club only suffered d loss
OF about $1,000 on its books, most of
the money was played on outside pool
rooms.
Some of the "touts" who began to
dope up" the animal discovered that
the real Lady Mcdowell" for that
was tho name given the pony, was
dead. and then they began looking for
braska and In a few days they received
Information from that point which put
them on to the game,
When Reed came into the betting
ring to make his third big cleaning he
found that his horse had been discov-
cred The odds had been backed down
by heavy play. So to get even. he
double eros ed the "touts" who had
spoiled his lame and Jockey Stewart
pulled the horse allowing the second
choice To win on which Reed had
placed his money
Reed barely had enough money TO
pay his stable fees after shipping into
salt Lake, but ne left with a good
purse. The first Tace he bet all he had
and cleaned up 81 800. The next race
he put every dollar he had on his horse
and made $4,000. on the double cross
he worked. Reed won about $1,000 and
made his get away. taking the horse
with him.
II Edward Corrigan, the veteran horse
owner, had not got wise" To the
game, Reed might have sim been here.
the officials OF the track being too slow
to catch on to any kind Of game. He
led the horse up and claimed in a
selling race and Reed had TO clear
out to retain the mare.
Lady Mcdowell, the ringer" was no
other horse than Fair Meddler, one OF
the fastest six furlong horses In the
east, where she raced for two seasons
and won stakes valued at $4,000 Reed
shipped the animal in about 10 days
after the meet started with stable
Of three other horses. Lady Nc
Dowell" was in poor condition whom
she arrived here and was not started
for several days. In the first race on
July 8, Lady Mcdowell, 10 10 !, won
the race from an ordinary bunch OF
horses Jockey Stewart held the mare
back with a net, making "a good race
out of the finish. Reed backed his
horse in the betting ring with all the
money he had and cleaned up about
l.5O0. besides the purse. The second
time the horse came out she won from
a fast field and Reed hit the local
books up for about 5000 at a good
price and telegraphed money to a num-
Der 81 different cities where IL wac laid
In pool rooms by betting commissioners.
In this race Jockey Stewart had a
hard time keeping the mare from run
ming away from the field. Reed and
Stewart however. had Cleaned" up
big roll and some of the "touts"
got wise and attempted 20 find out
where Reed came from and what horse
he had.
THE SECRET GETS OUT.
Before the third race was run in
which Lady Mcdowell was entered,
the secret got out. The day OF the
third race when Reed went 10 the
betting RING he found that his horse
had been hacked down from ~ to To
3 10 ] by the ''touts" and gamblers who
had got onto the game.
Reed told Jockey Stewart to pull the
horse and he bet his money against
the animal. Stewart had a hard time
keeping the horse from winning. pull
ing her into the fence. After the race
T. Corrigan. whose suspicion had been
aroused bid the horse up and claimed
her for $500. Reed led the pony back
To the stable and Jockey stewart rode
her off the grounds into the country.
When Corrigan went 10 get the horse.
she was gone and no trace OF her can
he found Reed shipped his other two
horses out Of the state and then Pre-
siding Judge f.. st. D. Skinner ruled
him off the turf for life and Jockey
Stewart also.
Foods game was to place mis- money
on the horse in outside pool rooms and
protect the local books so that he could
get a good price on his animal. When
the real name of the horse was dis
covered and all the "touts" got in ana
then were given the double cross, they
took To the mourners' bench on one Of
the many "surethings" which they
played during the meet.