The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-12
.COL.MONTGOMERY
FOOLED | AYE R S
Attempted Frame-Up Discovered
and Best Horse Awarded Race,
Though Disqualified.

Jacksonville. Fla. February H.
There is just a chance that racing may
DO resumed again in Tennessee at some
time in tho near future. But II so. it
Will DO without the supposed neces-
sary adjunct Of bookmaking THAT
part Of the game Is to be tabooed, and
In It's place will be substituted tho
pnri-mutucl machines and the auction
pools.
~ the last session Of the Legisla-
cure there were two bills before the
House-one to permit boxing contests
and the other to resurrect racing. Both
OF these bills could be passed, and the
adhcrents OF both measu,e ~ agreed 20
unite IN passing the boxing bill and
to await IL more favorable time in
which to pass tho other. The boxing
OH passed, and when the Legisla turc
(scheduled TO convene In the near fu-
ture) meets, n bill fathered by j. ".
Schorr and George c. Bennett and
other wealthy breeders. Will be in
troduced. Already headquarters havo
oecn established ut Nashville, and the
arc said to be exceedingly bright
With such Il bill coming up 1t liz a
pity that bluff old Colonel AIontgom-
cry. who was at the head OF the Nom
phis track III the days Of Its pros
rerity, and who died many wears ago,
III not still In the land Of the living.
me colonel Was Il hale. hearty and
biuff lriehnrn. who ran the Memphis
Jockey Club under his own rules, and
who was = honest as the day is long.
or his disregard FOR any set rules OF
the racing game when they conGic.ed
with his IDEAS OF probity, many q good
story Is told. and here is ono Of them
lest IIor6e Must WIN.
1t was TN the early eighties that R;ll
Whaelen, OF Chicago, owner Of the
good stecplcchaser carter H. Ilarri-
son, one of the best timber toppers
then running In the West, started for.
Memphis with his horse. Bu, before
leaving Chicago Whaeien warned ali
his friends In Rley's poolroom 10 have
o bet on bnccphales. a long shot In
the race that had been agreed" upon.
The race was n stake affair, and Garter
II Harrison VAS on edge. There was
only one way that Carter could lose
ana that was TO run outside Of the
flags. and that was the way Whaalen
planned 20 lose It. In the betting Car
ter H. Isarrison was the odds on choice,
$500 ~ ti'c sstthd CQiOnei montgomery
was the presiding Judge.
There was nothing TO the race but
Carter Ii. Harrison. 10 Went right to
the front and mayed there the entire
route. but lie skipped haif-dozen
jumps Under ordinary racing rules he,
would hnve bean disqualified. though
ne had finished first by half dozen
lengths. and that was the expectation
OF Whaelen and his friends There was
no hesitation In the stand. up went
Carter II. Harrison's number. and
when Whaelen. almost paralyzcd with
aetonshmcnt looked UP from under
the stand. where he ntood. said: .Hold
on, Judges my horse didn't GO the
course The colonel replied: II don't
care whether no did or not He's the
best horse In the race, and by God,
I'll Sive II TO him anyway"
Holy mither OF Moses" yelled Bill.
hut phawtp ME friends In Chicago
say"
What Rills friends In Chicago did
gay would have filed book. and II
took him several years to convince
them that they had not been handed
The sdouble-cross. A few decisions OF
that particular Montgomery brand
(wttncss the Abrasion race trnvesty)
would work wonders at some OF these
winter tracks, and It is a pity that
there are not more like him in the
racing business to-day.