The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-09-02
How Gates Cleaned Up
Englands Betting Ring

Tbs late John VI. Gs.zL whose chiss relaxation vksn IN his
prime -2s The betting ring, which be qlt vzg sbssd Of tie gaze,
With his partner, Drake, Fers given The credit b. English tzrfzea
With paIing q one Of the biggest oOaPs sTsr snginsersdin E.giA.d
The best sprisser IN E1giznd VIXEN be wanted 20 TT r1sa1s--
eating CHESTNUT stallion called Royal Flash His snP@r ss 50
bad that iockeys ard trainers stood II constant fear Ofhia- Wish
ard, rho Is unsurpassed a. . trainer and oo1qzsrOr Of Eicsoos
horses. realized that IN his bsnds the staIion ~O1d b do1bly
valuable. and BE- urged Drake 70 buy hiE The pnoe paid. 1900.
vss not . tithe Of the horses real value
Tishsrd told . San writer the ssory q ho- he got the horse
hone, put him In big box stall. tied bis bead securely on either
side and ball whipped him into sabnIssionL There Is 10 more
powerful weapon in the hands Of . nan who knows hor TO use II
than the ball Whip. and a horse broken With it never f0rgess the
sting Of the thong at the end Of the 15fOot lash After one or tEo
doses Of it Royal Flash roald sssnd in the center Of the stall and
let the smallest lad in the stable make his toilet Kind treatment
followed the punishment AID the hghtsss Dor in the place eIsr-
cissd him
1t had been customary 10 take the horse TO the paddock wear
ing a hood With an escort Of groons, one on either side and .
couple With vhips bringing Up the rear WIshsrd gave Royal
Plush . trial which confirmed his previous opinion Of the horses
speed and be notified Drake and Gates that the horse could win
the Goodwood cup, one of the best races of the season, and advised
their backing him heavily. Betting on the races in England on
stake events Is INDUCED in sometimes mouths previous to the run
ming and the money vas placed quietly. starting at very long odds.
a. the besthorses in England we're eligible for the race and the dis
lance was popularly believed to be beyond the liking Of the horse
When the day Of the race came around the talent we're dumb
founded when q lad walked into the enclosure leading the once
savage horse By a halter. The hood was gone. Likewise the cruel
bit and double leading rein and there we're no grooms following
him with whips The mighty sprinter behaved like q gentleman in
the paddock, gave no trouble when being ssddled and mounted and
walked sedately TO the post 1t Is matter OF history how Lester
Reif toyed with the field opposed to him, and it was the worst day
the English ring had seen in a long time when Royal Flush romped
home an easy winner.
The English turf authorities looked askance. They could
scarcely figure how a horse could show such improvement in so
short a time, and when victories on the part Of other horses in the
stable followed there was more than a well developed rumor that
the Americans would not be missed if they should determine to
race NJ more in that country. There was a story that the Jockey
club stewards sent al extremely courteous note to the owners of
the stable when they were about TO take steamer for New York re-
GREETING their departure, but expressing the hope that if they re-
turned they would not find it convenient to race any horse in Eng
land.