The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-10-29

ledge that the number OF young and IN
experienced who gather around this pol
sOnous plague spet,appears to be increas-
ing from year to year. From this pub
lie recognition and tolerance Of the wee,
in the light OF open day, it loses halt OF
its law, defying character, from our Ia
miiaritv with it. In the very nature OF
things, there is an irrepresslble conflict
between tins vice and the neral convlc-
tions Of all good and law abiding people.
The associations owning and controlling
race and trotting courses, are naturally
anxious for financial success; and hence
they want all the money they can get
from the gamblers, and all the money
they can get from the moral public rs
well. But the time Is near ut hand
when they must chose to which element
they will be eater. If they chose 10
look to their gate receipts, ana the grea'
body of the good people, for support
and encouragement, 1t i wei, anu we
have not vet had toretaSte OF no" PoP'
ular racing and trotting VIII UGco'"e.
But the pool seller must be 0anlshed rom
the course, or the people VIII DahtSn
themselves. Oil and water Will not HIN
Aside from questions Of morality and
law Their. is another result growing out
Of hi. species of gambling, which Is
thoroughly destructIva oil material inter
.s,s ~ well as good morals. In great
many instances the fraternity OF g"mb-
lers Xix" the races before they come oil.
And when they are once fixed, they buy
their pools accordingly. y few hundred
or few thousand dollars, II necessary,
are put in the hands of an interruptions
and perhaps needy driver, and he Is
fixed" not to win. Then II another
horse develops unexpected speed III the
race, and threatens to win against the
fixing of the gamblers, his driver Is INK
ed also. or if he cannot be- bought, they
have a chance TO "hedge at the pool box.
The IMPRESSION Is common, and We think
there are good grounds for II, and IN
grest many of our public contests, the
best horse is not permitted to WIN:
Drivers and jockeys n Il class, are looked
upon as ofdJubtful integrity but we THINK
they are ~ honest Is the average O!
men under the same circumstances.
The general public has no possible con-
rep,ion of the orieals To winch th"!r
honesty Is subjected The protlrr OF
sum to a needy man that Is II little tor
tun, itself in ready money, to merely
drive curclcssly in heat or to give ms
horse full pail of water before he starts,
i, a terrible temptation. Some drivers
NAV stand. but We tear many OF them
would iall, and indeed, that many OF
them have fallen. Tho expression that
The race will be determined by the pool
box" has become painfully common,
and thee can be no possible doubt thAt
it j. often Justly uttered. Here Is genrF-
atcd INTO All active, vigorous He, the
papular belief that the whole thing IS a
fraud, and in that belief al! who are
actively connected with the association
are classified with the perpetrators OF
The fraud. Popular belief does not stop
t. aualyz" closely. bat dashrs It's odIum
indinerrntly upon til" class or the crowd.
The trottiug turf especially seem, 10 BE-
in the crisis of its eAlNt"nrr. The Ma
tioual Association gave 1t new lie, ana
enacted most excellent laws for lis GOV.
..rnment: but with MI the good laws We
bavr and with all il, supporters Of high
,orinl po.ition. it appear, to be essen.
tially in the hands OF the gamblers. Not
!, n. outward management, tor that is
IN the hands Of men generally above re-
proorr: but in the secret and unlawful.
manipulatous OF the Interests oil the poo.
Lny nm. Is not a mere question OF
@Y and v,ron,, that we may approve
',r r ~ according to our moral
..,nJ,rJ and let it pas; it rcuche, away
,o.onI ,bc course and the occasion, ana
,g,ct. ,hn material Interests of every
.-a,,i,., horse breeder IN the length and
i'r'.,',,6 -, ,bo land. Destroy public
cnrfIrnra in the trotting turf, and You
destroy the brccIin. interest, along with