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JOCKEY WILSON IS SUSPENDED Stewards of the Jockey Club to Make Further In ¬ quiry Into Attempted Bribery Saratoga N Y August 8 Scratches were nu ¬ merous this afternoon with the result that the lields were reduced considerably Still enough were left in the different races to furnish good sport While Ten Point was the only winning favorite it was not a profitable afternoon for the layers of odds as it was a day of good things and the westerners scored with two wellbacked horses Beuanet in the stable of 12 U Bradley showed the most start ¬ ling reversal of form seen In the cast this year Yesterday she started iu a threequarter mile dash and was a bad last all the way Today she was backed from 15 to 1 to 6 to 1 and she had enough speed to lead all the way and finally drew out to win by a big margin The other western horse that scored was Impression which was backed from 12 to easilyA 1 to 8 to 1 He also won easily A L Aste furnished two of the winners iu Ten Point and Patou The llrst named was an oddson choice and had to do his best all the way while Patons running was of the sensational kind He got up in the last stride to win by a head after being many lengths behind the leaders The finish in this race was one of the best of the meeting the three placed horses being heads apart Jockey apartJockey J Wilson Who is now the central figure in the scandal that grew out of his admission of yesterday that he accepted 1000 to pull Delft in a race which he won with that filly was today suspended pending further investigation into the matter It is likely that the stewards of the Jockey Club will meet tomorrow morning and render a deci ¬ sion in the case August Belmont is expected here tonight or tomorrow morning Robert Mendellsohn who has been connected with the newspapers off and on was also shown the gate yesterday but he de ¬ clared that he Is innocent of any wrongdoing He ports have it that several other riders may also lie dragged into the net when the stewards get into action on the Wilson matter matterWhile While here Mr Belmont will also be called to set tie the differences between his trainer Louis Fcustel and his first rider Tommy McTaggart They do not get along well and during the last ftw days McTaggart has not been permitted to ride any of the Belmont horses the second rider A Ferguson being given the mounts The latter til most caused a bad accident in the last raeo when he cut across Brumley sharply and threw him against the fence fenceLarry Larry Carey acting for Frank Nolan owner of tho Bevcrwyck Stable today hid Florin up 100 after her victory and secured the tilly for 2rOO It was Florins first start In L Livingstons colors Florin was entered to be sold for 500 Xolan lost Bob H n few days ago after that horse won a sell ¬ ing race raceW W P Austins good horse Kormak broke down in his work yesterday morning and his owner will do ¬ nate the horse to John F Hyan manager of the Canadian Breeding Bureau BureauReports Reports have it that Carroll Shilling the crack rider who was suspended last fall for foul riding may be restored to good standing in a few days Iu fact the stewards may act on his case when they meet tomorrow it is said saidFormer Former jockey Patsy McDermott who won the Suburban of 18Jo with Lowlander and also piloted the winners of various other iui ortant races is now a newspaper man being s orting editor of the Hartford Courant He was among the arrivals here today todayDistrict District Attorney McKelvay attended the races again today In an official capacity as a county law officer In answer to questions whether he found any gambling or if the laws against bookmaking were being violated be said saidI I have been carefully looking around from one end of thi1 track to the other and have failed to find anything which could be construed us a violation of the present laws regarding gambling and Ixmk niaking The laws as I understand them and ex ¬ plained them in my recent conference with the deputy sheriffs are being respected and I am per ¬ fectly satisfied with the way the situation is being handled
