The New York herald., 1876-10-21
TROTTING ON LONG ISLAND.
POOL SELLING AND ITS ApnooArIox.

POOL SELLING AND ITS ABRoGATIoS.
| Yesterday would have been the closing OF the
trotting meeting the Brooklyn Driving Park but for
the than diplomatic interference OF the hybrid
gentlemen control the pool boxes and tho time
made by the horses entered equally as we'll But tho
closing day had TO be postponed to satisfy
these bandit,i, and give one
chance to make honest dollar out OF those
whose love OF sport and ignorance OF tho
| schemes OF the fraternity may induce them to buy
tickets The sport has been excellent at tho Brooklyn
Driving Park and the weather has been fine
| driver dreamed OF, but tho presence of the pool
| people is the alloy that makes an honest
away with loathing and disgust from these trotiing
tracks Tho exposures made in the HERALD OF the
niquties have done good deal To frighten these fc
lows; but, like the servians in front CT the Turkish
Ics they faith in the policy of waiting ssNcver
mind they say each other, with the grin their
greasy countenances, '.if we can only weather the
storm that the HERALD has raised about a
few days all will be right Our little business this
earth is TO go for second money and rake all We
from the pockets Of those who foolish enough
believe that tho best horse win = track that
control"
"Why don't you act with fairness when you sell
POOLS and attempt to rob conndng people who buy
your tickes'" asked gentleman interested in the
rong track very largely OF one OF the plaid brecchcd
gentry few days since
"why don't act with fairness. Is ~" no
piled, echoing this gcntieman's remarks. "Now, l
call that rich to ask such question. Don't you
see that one pool business alone pays as much as
Sl2 600 year for tho privilege of selling pools
track New York city and SO 900 Tor a like priv
ego another track in KentuckyS This pool
business Is not for charity, as know of and
make our living If other people have their corns
trod on That is the long aud short of it, and our
tiv od faro thop pa~n
moke. We must have heavy percentage or will
have shut down tho lids OF boxes and close
| shops.u
This is the openly expressed determination OF
the majority OF ths pool proprletors, and nothing
will stop the swindlc the public but
OF the Legislature which will make il Pen.
tontiary offence TO sell these pools a
track And number OF gentlemen who wish to
preserve the rotng tracks IRON furthcr degradation
the pockets Of simple people IRON deple-
ton have sgnined the intention TO unite form
association consult tho coming Legislature Albany
! on the cxpediency oil passing u law 10 protect the
patrons OF the track from these vultures
the pool box conducted at present and TO press
on the Assembly and Senate the immediate necessity
OF strict regulations every track the State. The
pool proprieters have head OF this movement, and
are cndeavoring TO pooh-pooh the matter, and they
talk loudly about how much money they are willing TO
spend on the legislators 10 Kill such BILL but they
arc afraid OF the press in tho matter. and will be
| watched, rs they need be-
to every decent and the shameful extent TO which
II is carried is something unheard OF any other land.
In France tho police and made short
Of the pool swinders and here people who would not
hesitate TO sell or tho general resurrection and nnal
country Any murder trial that may now occur OF any
noorety is special subject for the pools, and IT
is well known that the Bcocher scandal was
as 10 the result BILLIARD matches, riho matches d.
yoce cases boat races prize ngh,s October elections,
the College OF Cardinals are all IN their way. Nothing
is too sacred nothing too high nothing too low too
broad or too narrow Tor the pool spnners. South
Carolina the onsanguned Shirt tho electoral vote
of the Empire State and tho possible lunacy OF the
greenback candidate probabilities defeat will
claim their serious the OF the coming
week. and even Mr. Tidens Intentions to an early and
happy marriage will become fields OF speculation tho
days pass by. But 1t is rdv subject for merrimeni,
the federation which has bcen given to this wide
spreading vice of pool gambling and open swindling
by isn,ent public who are badly informed to tho
mode of the universal swindling which controls hun
swarms Of lazy individuals who should be working for
81 60 day on the larger or lesser pipes.
Tho first tro had thirteen entries for the prizes ave
or which came TO tho post These J. b. Ber-
Lewis bucksKin gelding Tom, J. Fountains chestnut
gcding Little Frank. !. :. Martins bay geld,ng
Joseph A., Price Il Kipatricks bay marc Lottie X
Charley Dickcrman's chestnut gelding David Eight
horses were Withdrawn, the names OF which VIII bo
OF the tro,tng as it came on-
THE FIRST TRor.
First Hedk.-Lttle Frank the favortc against
| the field at money Joseph A. first away,
but hc soon broke up lottie X. second Tom third,
|
The word was given, and he did not recover until
nearly quarter Of u mile had been trotted, and
then he was SO far behind that his hackers were fear
| fui that the flag would fall in his iacc Tom passed
close front OF him and led to the quarter pole
three lengths, in 40 seconds; Lo,te X. second, six
| lengths ahead OF Joseph A., David fourth Little
Frank ifih. At the half mile polc which was passed
in 1:2O, Lottie X led half length, Tom second, Jo
seph third, David fourth, Little Frank hfth yet far
behind; but the anxiety Of his hackers somewhat
quoted by the honest way tho horse was dong his
irottng. thero being danger, 10 their Imagination,
|
the heat by half length, Lottic X. second four
advance Of Little Frank, David nith. Time, aa7
Second Heat-Lo,te X was in froLt At the start,
DAVID DAVID dnn Little % Frank aud David broke up on the
turn, and Tom went TO the quarter polo length ahead
OF Lo!.ie she being dix lengths In advance Of 20,
seconds AZ the hall mile pole Tom was two lengths
in front OF Joseph A., Lottie X. third David fourth,
Frank second .nreo lengths in front Of Joseph A.. Da
second, Joseph A third, Lo,.e K. fourth. Little
behind The others At the quarter POLE Lotto X. led
two lengths, Tom second David third, Joseph fourth,
mile mile. pole Tom led by half length Lotto X second,
David third. Joseph a. fourth, Little Frank hfth.
TINE l2lS Tom shorea s ,s 'ns wsy 70 the tnree
| way through tho others, and challenged Tom nfty
yards from home, and, by vigorous trotting won the
heat by neck, Tom second, David third, Io.tic X.
fourth, Joseph A. NTH. Time of the heat. 2:4o1s
Fourth Hedt-Ton was first awav, Little Frank Sec
| ond. Joseph A. third, David fourth, Lotte X hnh.
When the horses reached the quarter poe after gen.
cral scramble and break up Lottlo X. leading
lengths front Tom the latter four lengths IN ad
vance Of Joseph A.. David fourth, Littc Frank fifth.
/ Time Al u seconds. Lottie X hrst TO the half
mile pole, leading length sho passed that point,
| in l:2lA; Tom second, Little Frank third, David
iourh Joseph A. fifth. lotto X. kept the lead
the end there general pull up by the drivers
aud II was evident they had understanding about
which to win and they pulled TO let Tom win tho
| heat AS the horses camc to the score Tom in
| 'front.' Lottie X sccond Lttte Frank third, David
fourth Joseph A. NTH but Lottc X. and others had
been pulled IN the eyes OF the judges to let Tom
they declared 1t heat (n0 tmc) and darkness
ing The postponed until this afternoon At
two O'Clock.
Tho following In what done, in tho shape ofa
SUMMARY.
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