, 1875-08-01
A SPORTING QUARREL.

way George Wilkes Attacked nc
Grath-GanbIlne in ITS Ke1atson Il
the Turi-An INSIDE View Of the
Ring.
Ph,lade:phta Tsn<s
SARATOGA july 27.-Iha attack laada ! fen
days ago by Price McGfath, Of Kentucky, upon
George Wilkes, editor OF ~ orting PAPER found.
ed by him IN 1866 Was in itself ts1slal incident
The attack was slight, the Resistance waa more
effective than the attack, both men walked sway
npscrAtched. and the principal bruises we're ID
tho unpleasant notoriety. for Saratoga is we'll
t1ed summer resort. Drunkeunass IL almost un-
known. lighting is quite unknown. It il the issne
between professional gaming men and the rich
amateuls Of the turf that il incidentally to be
pressed On this fight wherein id consequence.
Ihe turf in America has been twice or tllr1ce in
ho1rishipg eonditon, but invariably Al incur
siou OF gamblers has robbed it Of reapectability.
They bEuke up the facing 1t Berkeley, tue Sweet
and other Virginia Springs; they made disrep-
u:able the Washington race-couTse, where SIR
Charles and Eclnse brought together the great
est crowd ever sesn in America in the time Of
John Quincy Adams they closed the great ca
reess Of Flola Temple and George Nj Paschen
BY assaihng the latter boise Cd Suffolk track
Philadelphia; they bare disgraced .1e Long
1s,and courses, aud have we'll nigh e1tiuguishea
tae reputation Of Monmouth Par4 already.
facing without betting Ii almost abaurd the
whole world has attached pf1ze to every rscs
from the time Of the Oymplau games; no law
can be famed to prevent collateral private
wagering; the introduction Of pool selling and
Of ''mutuat pools" on the French plan, has
been in the interests OF order rather than of
disorder. Field pools we're tirss sold At Le1lng-
ton By DR.. Underwood. 70 prevent fighting over
the adjudication OF stakes held BY pirate par
ties, nor nav7 We ever had lighting over pools in
America the auction block mas superseded hal
loolug aud haggliug, aud the tender Of odds or
evens in sigut Of tue audience. The fgh.
between Wilkes and McGrath il the
fruit Of the first public charge Jet made thai the
horses, not the poois, are manipulated by the
owuers aud that the ownsrs Of such horses, hav-
ing been public faro ganbers, are Just as apt to
rob with horses "a with dice. Wilkes charges
that McGlatb, with The best stable in America.
ran his horses vict orlouaty all the fore part Of
season IN order to have hts horses backed by the
multitude, and that be then arranged for them
to lose III order to rake in the odds. He private
iy charges that Tom Bowling was weighted With
g bucket OF water two years 4go aud made
TO lose, and that Aristidas fort
night ago, WAS doctored IN the same way,
and her o"uer' betting privately agsinst
hir. Wlkes addnces no evidence for either
charge, except his belief, which be fonnds upon
he previous reputation OF McGEath "a faro
gambler. Men Of the turf do not generally in
1o1sa Wilkes opinion. and aecribe it to an old
associate, the wet-kno~n gambler, Chamber
aine- But the Charge is annoying to the rich
urf amateurs like Belmont, Lorlllard, San
ord, and boswell, who have expended and lost
arge sums ia improving tbs thoroughbred stock
Il the country, and receive Little else in return
han fair racing 6eaeon. AL these men
back their horses Gberaljy; they cannot be |
heated, as their steeds must be beaten to make |
hem lose IL the best horse is compelled to loss |
y manipulation the great IA bic Of betting |
entry is depleted in pookes, Tho motley crowd |
{ hverymen. ycung heirs, Jockeys, and.
1 r.
a the pools. Bat the amateur gentry sppre-
end that they are approaching the place where
hey must investigate the limitations OF gam
ling as 1t is related to the turf.
will 90 back a few Tesrs 10 explain The eona-
ications Of McGrath's assault on Wilkes.
The American turf WAS almost extinct at the
lose Of the War. There were some good colts |
nd siEes in the country, but all the fine animals
ad been killed OF run down in the conflict. 4
umber Of gentlemen in New York, chief Of
HON we're the brokers, TfAvers, jerome, and
slmont began to import thoroughbreds aud
stablish breeding farms. Tbis horse stock
rows rapidly, aud the higher demands Of
,ricufsure made it very valuable. From caprice,
; tasta. or commerce. many uew mea went
pon tie turf. Long Island, Northern Now
gion OF Kentucky we're epfinkIed with
aiming courses, brood mare stables and stock
rms. Mr. Belmont has spent e3o, 600 upon : !
ivate track alone: The SUN OF $4,000 has
eQuenty Deem paid for = race-horse in tie t
ut ten years. Kentuckians, Virg1nians, New
,rkers, Missonrians, and Alabamiaus compets
gether upon the animal summer COURSES OF the
orth, at jerome Park, Pimlico Sa1atogA, Lex
gton, Louisville. and Long Branch. and it is
lmed that 81, ,000, 600 were inyeated last year
pools at Saratoga while the premiums and
amounted to $45, coo. 4 great vln-
7 is put in the stud a. eoon as he ia
,abled, and made new source Of profit, 30 I
It there arc three chances On tho turf: the 8