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j t 3 j IN TROUBLE. A turf scandal of magnitudo has cropped up at St. Louis involving a heretofore highly respected turfman and a little chap who has been making quite a reputation of late as a lightweight jockey. The turfman is Colonel W. L. Cassidy and the rider little Houck. Parole dOr. with Houck up, beat the favorite Jimp in a hot finish a few days ago. It cropped out that a "big bettor" had notified Houck before the race that he had bet 0 on Jimp for him. The boy was suspended and Colonel CasBidy notified to appear before the racing stewards to show cause why he should not ba ruled off. A St. Louis dispatch says of the.afiair: "Colonel Cassidys predicament in the outcome of jockey Houcks suspension. As soon as he read W. W. Dardens statement he frankly admitted that he was the big bettor referred to by Darden who had placed 0 for jeekey Houck on Jimp in the same race in which Houck had piloted Parole dOr to victory by a nose in a whipping finish. "Spanking of the matter Colonel Cassidy said: I have been in the habit of wagering various sums on the races, and have frequently re- warded owners and jockeys for desirable information. The day of the Parole dOr-Jimp race Houck sent for me and requested that I bet 0 for him on Jimp, I bet 00 or 00 on the horse myself, but the fact that Houcks mount beat Jimp in a furious drive is the best indication to my mind that there was nothing wrong about the race. "I have bet for nearly every owner and jockey at the track in the past four or five years, and this is the first time there has been an investi- gation. I have nothing to conceal. " Rule 181 of American Racing Rales, says: "Jockeys will not be allowed to bet, except on horses which they are riding. For any violation of this rule the offender will be ruled off." It appears that both Colonel Cassidy and Houck violated this rule, and as Judge Murphy is a strict constiuctionist it will not be surpris-r ing if they are severely punished. It is to the boys credit that he rode honestly, despite his bet on the second horse.
