The Washington times., 1936-06-19
RTHY
AT THE RACES


Wonder how much racing his
tory would have been changed by
camera-eye Judging Of finishes. {.
from the earliest days of the sport.
Domino and Dobbins ran a dead
heat. but a photograph Of the f.
mails would have ruined Domino's
unbeaten record as a two-year-old
:. If it had shown DobbinS the
winner. In which case Richard
Croker. Tammany chieftain of
those days. would have been
hard to get along with.
Croker howled to the high
heavens. only 48 hours earlier. +.
when the judges hung out the $50,.
900 Futurity finish as Domino.
Galilee-Dobbins. The trio finished
eyelashes apart. "The Boss" swore
that no horse (meaning Galilee)
could have split Domino and his
colt Oobbins). He'd stand, he
said, for a dead heat-but no
chance Of his being third.
Stride to Stride at Finish
And out Of the controversy came
the match race. $4,000 a side,
Domino and Dobbins ran head and
head. from the drop Of the start.
er's flag (no barriers or gates in
those days. right to the last stride.
When the judges flashed Dead
Heat. Croker Snorted,
I'm satisfied. knew that
Domino didn't beat my colt in
the Futurity."
Bobby Crawford. once a jockey
=. and all his life a sentimental
lover of race horses. but today
rated tops among New York and
Hollywood usic publishers. (.
smokes longer cigars than Tod
Sloan. Yet Lester Doctor. Whit
ney betting commissioner once
told Sam Rosoff-Subway builder
that he didn't believe he'd
live to see longer cigars than
the ones that Sloan used to light
:. to the wide-eyed aStoniShment
of world-travelerS in the lobby OF
London'S Hotel Cecil.
Bobby Crawford'S must measure
a full II inches.
Roy Carruthers now busy
dolling up Arlington Park fol
one of Americas outstanding race
meetings covering all Of July
has made q success in five
fie ds: orSe-owning cigarette
salesman wine agent di
rector Of six Of the country's big
gest hotels . and managing race
meetings.
The human side Of racing: A
manager of national sports char
acters was introduced to the wifi
of a State racing commissioner
The lady was glad to meet hin
asked If he'd care to go 50-5(
with her on the next race IL
which she had IAN absolutely sur,
winner!"
Not having won a bet so ia
that day the sports manage
said, "By all meanS!" This h
thought, was where he'd win hin
self a bet, for after all If the VIII
of the State racing commissions
didn't know a sure winner, VIII
would? Also, he kept on reflec
ing, maybe he at last had foun
the inside" of the game. H
might even be on the way I
riches.
Would Go Through With It
Then he pondered on whethC
he'd spoken out Of turn; perhal
the lady was a high player, pc
sibly she bet several 500 notes (
a time while he never in h
life had bet more than two bucl
on a horse. But he'd go throug
with it, if the gesture broke hin
Mrs. Racing Commissioner Su
gested that he place their bet. an
taking his program, placed a
x-marks-the-spot opposite the nan
. of her choice. Then she opene
up the big pocketbook an
said, Nov, here's my half Of ol
bet"
Her half was 81! So help VI
And the darned horse won, gallo
ing, and paid 'em back $11 II
their deuce. (Then she told hi
where she got the sure thinl
The horses first name was MAJ
the same as hers and she
never yet lost on a horse viii
Mary in its namely
~ Copyright. 1888, by the christy Wall