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PROBABLY WITHOUT FOUNDATION. "A sidelight on Electioneers defeat in the Fiat-bush Stakes was mentioned by some racegoers, who said it might have some bearing on his failure," says the New York AVorld. "They said that Shaw had only received 3, his regular fee, for riding Electioneer in the Futurity and that he felt sore about it. Usually the owner of a Futurity winner presents the jockey with one or two thousand dollars. Although a week has elapsed since the big event. Lakeland has failed, these men stated, to give Shaw more money than the racing rules demand."
