, 1873-07-20

mora honost t6an tho dovotoas Of raclng2 Ia lo
who keeps faro.bank any botter than Lis neoced
clstomers? Ia tho proprietor Of . don Of infa.
congoniAl company within its festoring domalns3
Not ut all. Aa the mastor iB creator than tho
scrvant-tho principal than Tho agent; az tho
groater includes tho less. 30 thoae mon who pro-
seras si rao fs ts s2o 'espaas y e' to Es
will to obtain voalth dishonesty, and by
their wealth and consequent social standing
give Boml- -roBpectabflity to racing-it ts upon
those mon that tho cursoa Or tho unfortunate
them for dishonest praoticcs, when tho whole
scheme, from its conception to it's lnalo, is in
direct opposition to tho moral law and subyorsiyo
Of tho plafnest principles Of prosperity, protest
ngniuHt I'll 1t HmaokB too much OF Btrainiug ut
tic gnat and swallowing tho camel.
There III ono other phnBo OF this Bnb1eot to
Which would dlrect your attention. Tho polica
OF tlis city nnko occasional doscents upon tho
gsIers Eng eontaeste the tools aud appliances Is
fodoratos. Not only This, but lot d man work
himBolf into tho good opinion Of a stranger, md
by Misrepresentation obtain his money, and In.
stantly, tho detectives arc on his track, and
But how is 1t that q fow mon at Do1tor Park
draw thousands 10 SEQ races oBtenHlbly conducts
cd fairly and thon by well-arrangod plans turn
tho tide Of money into thoir own pockets, to tho
Infinite disgust ot their Victims, WHO seem to
roaentod III blind goddess, md think her sor-
vants arc afflicted with like infrmity.
/ lavo admired tho efforts Of TIE Tribune to
improve the sanitary condition Of tho city, aud
moral coaBpool, which throatens tho woll-being
OF multitudea in thln city. But, alaa for tho
rcmelyl You inform tue 1nanagera that uulosa
thoy reform tho management thoro will be an
other track, another Association, mud TINT 1t will
be a model Of fairness. nh aggregate Of roBpecta-
bility. perpetual robuke to all wrong doing
It Is as though you should say to tho bunko
men,, "aentlenon, this is too bad; unleas you
mona oyaony yGe wayo T9 shall not up
business, mud you will DO r1lined." / cannot
quite 500 how you expect to euro this owl by
such nouns. You speak Of another track as be-
lug likely to make nal horsesfacing the favoritS
to approhend the diseaso by proposing such
romody. Can you .quonch the spirit Of gam
bling by giving it full scope OF lnntiny by fall
ing to aascrt authority in giving commands II
90. then on the samo principle, you may With
draw the police force from tho city, and tho
thicvos and outlaws, vieing With each other in
their claims for rospcctabity, would insure
peaco mud aafety to every lnhabltnut. The plan
is too utoplau to commeud itsof to practical
minds.
There is but one other point In tho article re-
forred to to which would direct your attention,
aud that is that without tho efforts OF tho press
tho recea would have boon failnro.
Now II the managers aro onlpahlo Oh account
OF mis1nauagenent. whore, may ask, il tho
proof that tho press Is illnocent5 According to
your statement, the races lasted week, report
ers were on the ground every day, and tho pub
lie were assured that, were 1t not for tho exoora-
bio weather, everything would be perfectly en-
ioyabic. know nothing moro humi1iating than
tho picture thus presented. That O city lelugud
with rain should furnish for six days thousands
Of spectators to witness an exhibit OF speed
among horses whose moTo1nontB, it ia alleged,
rr11n 3oo rts,1,
TINT q formidable amount Of newspaper influ-
enco WAS used to bolster up TO Btupendous
O fraud, i8 certainly ono which cAuuot be con-
teMplated with composure.
That thousands OF dollars should change
hands, with no benefits conforrod, lifting some
Of tho vilost to sudden, though short~livea, opu-
1onco, and caating othors into tho realms of
pcnury, and consequent suffering TINT oil this
should occur without the laws interfering to
aayo men from such results, Is only fresh proof
tint any enterprise that is oountenancod by tho
community, and intronched in the customs Of d
people, although contrary to all rights and jus
tico will thrive aud flourish. until swept away BY
determined etfert e; against en gambling in the
CHICAGO, July 10, 1873.~-
MONMOUTH pAnK.
s,xe;al Disp!tch e The Chicago TRIBUNE.
the T Monnouth ] FAX races ppoaaEss S the failure
OF the Association. Tho park lately fon under
tic control Of John Chamberlain, whose bud
character as akin gambler, haa ruined it. Hia
gambling g-houso at Long Branch is about to bo
Indicted, aud threats OF the same aort hayo
been mado against tho raco-courao. The meet-
Ing has been great failure on account Of the
suspicious character Of tue management.
RICHMOND, md, RACES.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
NIonNosn, Ind, July 1e.--Red Cloud md
Black frank trottod hero to-day. Red Cloud
Time, 2:50; 2:s4 1886. Cloud was tho favorite
in Tho pools. Frank had big odds and 10
takers.
sAN FRANCISCO RACES.
BAN FRANCISCO, July ia 5000 trotting
race took plnco to-day, ut tho Agricultural Park,
botwoon Ella LOWS and Sam purdy, and waa
won by the latter. Lewis wns diatanced tho first
heat, aud rulod or, purdy walked home.
DETROIT ltAcEs. -..
DETnoIT, July 19.--Tle horse meeting, which
is to come OF in this city On Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday Of next
! week. Is already an aasured succeBB. Thero are
eight trotting races, and in thoBe thoro nre
| eighty ontrles, embracing some OF the finest and
most promising horses III the country. Among
tho leading horsca arc Fred Hooper. Pilot Tenn.
h1ollie Morris, Little Jimmie, Cozatto, Natchoz
| Jannetto, Kato Hazard, Ohio Boy, Little Mac
| st. James, Gen. Howard, md Belle.
THE LONG BRANCH RACES POSTPONED.
I LONG RnAEou, July 19.-Tho racos have boon
| postponed till Monday, in consequence Of @
! storm.
BASE BALL.
TIE NEW ASSOCIATION.
Tho reorganization Of the Chicago Base Bal
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