, 1877-05-27

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guarantee that no injustice will be DONE This pape
hna neiher ts,a NE time 9or t9e inclination to ente
agfne.
With regard to Chicago Volunteer, Mr. Hanscom
i will he noticed, hss letter from a man /
bloominston, whose knowledge Of somebody else
sincular that 81. Goodrich, who bred chicas
Volunteer, should nave known nothing
about the extraordinary pedigree OF Lady Dia
her bred to New York hofse at big EXPENSE. Bu
Mr; Elder turned up when pedigree was wanted
a..aonen It does not appear that he ever owned til
mare, ana details her ancestors with startling par
ticuiarity.
With regard to that "record ~ Of Lady Diamond
eeai t2o ia?s Il ee TIL. s9aess i hin
serted In HI advertisement Of the horse in a ven
m.ad pss%3iu5 s9 sa9nns. it Ssns aTst dam Lazy pia
would suppose that the dgures referred to tht
mare 8 record: but. as she has SUCH Mr..
ns;,,eo nsn,eom mghs with as much propriety. hare
Mr. iian*com = lauda:on OF his horsee qualities
u tn bad ta te. Il the animal Is vt any account
sire ms colts VIII testify to the fact. and when
Time enough to talk about :. wel-known quail
nes, AM - the valuable stations of which am
/ The value Of P1iny the last Of Mr.: Hanscom'a
sta!lons: 70 which be refefs was estimated at ex-
actiJ Sl37. 80 by lrse party of horsenen in this
eitv net long ago. when the animal WAS old, that
bein: The amount paid for him By Mr. lsanscom -
pnce which nobody In the crowd attending the
saie coHld raise. Perhaps Pliny Is u trotter. bat
!! i not customary to 5-ycur-old colts sold for
S1T:5o in Chicago, IT they are not well-bred,
| md nb'e to trot
ABOUT pooLsE1L1xo.
Horeemen az OVER the Suite feel in good spirits
adjourned Legislature failed to puss the bill pro-
hl9itinE poo!-sell'ng. While the matter unle-
cded. this department Of TIE Tn1nrSr ha nuthin :;
to say ABOUT II. but now that 1t has been disposed
Of Tor ye!s or two ut least few facts may be of
interest; Mob 'dy will DENY the general psopo-
alton that pool.scllng is bad thing. Tint fact
less concurred in by large majority ot ITS crs.
Int the disagrceaole aud evil thin!s OF this world
are not easily pul Gown, and poo1~sel'lng is like
the rest
There have. been various reasons given as to why
the bill introduced in the House by 3s. Thomp=on
and in the Senate by Mr. Lash failed to become
a. they well could he without leaving
the country entirely. 1t has been said TINT money
VA freely nscd BY the track-,nanasers and pool-
sellers tU defeat the measure. This ia sheer
sense. COL Mansur. who controls Dexter Park,
the most valuable track property in the State,
and be- can esty that no sc ncb
plan WIS ever tuou ;ht of. The reason Of the Pool
bills defeat was the fact that nearly all the coun-
interested. in tracks or - hos. far" socse-
the percentage from the sale Of pools
was not to be expecel that they would sustain
measure that threatened to affect their pocket.
books. Legislators are not generally tnat kin! Of
men, and those that relieved springfield OF their
presence last Thursday were certalnls not.
1t ia all very well for FefoEIets. who don't know
anything about the subject on which they converse,
to demand the aboit IN OF all poul-selllnS. As
far as bAse ball and elections go they undou5t
edly correct, and Will meet with the hearty sup
port Of al directly interested = % those p
Of all the League clubs would be heartily glad 10
gee the betting nuisance abolished. uud clnd dates
to ,nssst @ taer workins 5ta b:tors Election day
without resortin. IL tue pool-box. But the horse
men and those who have money invested in tracks
With scarcely j. dissenting voice, they say that
without pool-se!tn- they would be Obliged to turn
their. home stretches into cornhelds, and their
grand-stands into cribs for the same. The per-
centage on the betting Is whnl saves m1ny Of tnem
from running into debt each season. they say,
a1a ssy ysers 0vg VIE eous vgoF if
selling were abolished tito attendance at Enccs
would be large lMcreased that clcEgy men aud other
absence Of the pool-box. be seen d;sportnz them
selves On the quarter.strelch, and gazing at the
blackboard on which tue time Is announced with
spectacle Of several fancfullE-uttired young men
en.cavuring to cripple eac!: other by means Ut a
ball and bat. They. admit tnat no sight can 9e
OF highly -bred horses, with their silscn coats
proud step. anu gayly riders Or drivers But
the Xaastly pool- boz. around which, crowd of
youny men are eurEing, Is what kills |
the thing thcv say. aud this must be abolished.
Perhaps this Is true. Perhaps, II the pool-box
we're hanshsd from pe.tsr Park at the coming
horse- tsot; excursions to the track would be Of
.an1zed, Sunday schools wvuld ''take it il" " AZ
they do panortula of the Holy LanI, or concert
10 Which no a mission Is charged: This might all
happen, Eut tue horsemen md track managers |
dont think 90 II some Of the phIlanth1opis:s
n " baeking their judgment a. sae
pool.hor Win esarantes Co., Aansu5
Dexter Park me ting to recompense him for the
percentage on pools sold, he will doubtless Try the
experiment with sreat pleasure, M bnt Us GENERA;
lullars out OF door unless he eau see IN equsl
coming in ut another.
THE SEASONS OPENING.
The present week will witness the opening Of |
vent beng the meeting at FreepoEt,
which commences ne1t Tuesday and continues 1i
meetings are not considered Of much Importance,
lot even of az mich as those in Michisan. wDcre
ess1y is tue rule ~ a9i s @ tas
generally accepted fact smons horscmen taat
he races in that state will not be up to tue high
Western ,neetn:s are looked forward t. with con
iderable interest. The effect OF the anti pool
ell ns law in New York has been to send a,abes Of
ave heretofore made their frst essay
{ Cleveland. Now, however, q dark
orse" yin ee no good in il, five ,s OF the
la1c in the pools. and 1t is q wetl-kEown 1aet
hat even The most sue ccsstnl horses II they DE-
ended solely on Tie amount OF p:cnlluns 10 b.
'ou, woui,t hase the balance the wrong size ol
he sheet ut the end Of tue season. When the
lichi .un circuit was nounceu, it was Thought
hat IT would be success: but now thai Col Alan.
lr ins assumed ssi; pulley anu announced
four days trut:ln2 ncetlnss co:nicnc ny u:le L.,
IL. proatel that the .lainazoo as Cation,
'icu llas ann unccd It's meeting for the eune !
avs, will he obi gel to take back seat. Nearly I
i tile nor.e~ in chicago und y.c nifty will attend
he reeport meeting, .:nl hen that il concluded.
iii ship to uuEuque, where there Ii fur days
port arr:i:ne.l fur the following week. Tnen fol-
,ws the Ilestct iark meeting. wh'cA all Will ut
md earln. here for t,Eand liap:.s. ut wn ch
sace u ulc.t.n. will D. hid June 10, 30+ Il, and
= Tn The succeeding. two VEGAS uccnr lie meet
lgs ut Jac"eon and i'e1o /. tat ut the atef place
u.iay OF triGuy, JUNE ~. tr0:l Detroit. the
abies will sn:p to Chicago, in order to
, in rcaainess for the g!eat
er meeting IN the 18th, 10Th, -0th. aud :.1-to1
1ly. at wh:eh tsul.s1n:ta 1la,d, Eosine, Karus,
Ee.cn inc unt other noted horses will -e PRESENT.
tire clos. Of this n;eetn. those that intend io
&c lagt III the meeting comp ptsin-. the Ocoa:e era.
,cui will 70 to 1leye.anI, the races at that
,in; occurr H.. one week after those at Clic1-o.
ID ior the succeeding two Mon:h- Lac fun will | !
. transferred t. the Eastern state.
" It'll rcsard to the past That the hicaso driver+
Ill take in the coming races, II may be said that /
.tcr johnson will REMAIN here until the clo~in! /
the j une meeting ut Dexter Plr6, when he Will |
through Michigan. rctu n1nc to the July meeting
III, eli o. nrL then 1OAnL Lust, Id i;rOWp ha. not