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MORRIS PARK RACING. Concerning features incident to the racing at Morris Park Wednesday, the Sun of Thursday says : "John A. Drake does not care for the notoriety he has been receiving of late because of the stories of his operations in the betting rings at local tracks. He said yesterday that he really won only about 8,000 on Tuesday, instead of 0,000, as report had it when the last race had been run. Mr. Drake further declared that unless the sensational stories of his betting ceased, he would be compelled tore-tiro from the turf. He said he did not run his horses for gambling purposes exclusively, but for the love of the sport, betting on them because he could afford it. In recognition of his cleverness in turning out three winners on Tuesday, Trainer Enoch Wishard received an automobile from Mr. Drake as a gift yesterday. "Two killings wore framed upat Westchester yes- terday by several western turfmen, headed by J. Robertson, tho owner of Syrlin and Mc Williams. They backod Syrlin down from fives to 18 to 5 to win the second event, but tho St. Saviour gelding waslwaieii-ni;6adb TtiverPirate. In the jast race Robertson and his friends backed McWilliams down from 12 to 1 to sixes and took about 0,000 out of the ring on the victory of the Bolero gelding. Ben Howard, Queen Carnival, Prince Richard and Loone were all red-hot good things in this event. "In the fifth race Albert Simons and others put heavy commissions on Par Excellence, the fillyi price dropping from fifteens to eights, but the money burned up quickly. Ipso Dixit, Earl of Warwick and Harrison were tho unsuccessful good things in the fourth race. The ring was hit hardest by the talent on Rossignols victory in tho Mc-Grathiana Stakes. The filly was entered to be sold for ,500 and Father Bill Daly boosted tho price to ,000, whereupon the owner retained his property with an extra bid. "The McGrathiana Stakes was first run in 1898, when Bonadea was victorious in l:27i, which is still a record for the event. Sidney Pagets Toluca won it in 1899, with Perry Belmonts Oroad the winner in 1900. Last year Andrew Millers Animosity was triumphant. The race yesterday was worth about ,000 gross. "Lucion O. Appleby has sold Attila and Twia Rose to A. C. McCafferty, who will raco them at New Orleans this winter. The terms were private. "Long Shot Boiesen had a narrow escape from serious injury in the last race yesterday. He had the mount on Ivernia, who was crowded to tho rail in the stretch on the way home. Seyoral men jumped over the fence and caught the filly, enabling Boiesen to dismount. The boy escaped with a severely wrenched leg. Jockey Winnie OConnor has received his release from A. Featherstone. The boy says he has received an offer to ride for Baron Rothschild in France next year, but will not accept it until he has had time to consider several propositions to rids in this country. Mr. Featherstone is on the lookout for another jockey. OConnor wants a salary of 5,000 a year to ride abroad. "Prince Poniatowski, who waB the moving spirit in the Tanforan track before the California Jockey Club took hold of it, was a visitor at Morris Park yesterday. The Prince is not now actively engaged in racing, but he is still interested in the breeding industry and has a stock farm at Burlingame, not far from San Francisco. He is breeding his mares to sons of St. Simon and Ormonde. "Grey Friar and Eugenia Burch both worked well yesterday for the Champagne Stakes, to be run at Morris Park on Saturday. Whether Whitney and Duryea will start Acefull or not will probably be decided today after Mr. Whitney has had a talk with J. E. Madden. Present indications point to a fine field in this race. "The attendance at Morris Park is averaging between 10,000 and 15,000 daily, exclusive of Saturdays."
