, 1877-01-07
THE TURF.
- HAnI- naHrYxaex
fOOLrBOI PROFITS.
TO fhA E6f{foT Of The TffhrHs

PoOL-BoX PROFITS,
10 ths Editor q The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Jan. SIT is curious what drcum-
stances affect the interests Of the turf in Chi
cago. md how "one thing brings on another"
in the strangest, and, apparently, the most
fnconsequent{al, way. Here, for instance, is tho
Dexter Park track, under good management
none will deny, and run honestly. There never
was track more carefully watched than was
Dexter Park last season, and that nothing was
alleged against it Is pretty conclusive proof
that there was nothing to allcge. MIR. AIansur
gave good purses for twomectings, and received
fair, but not large, patronage. Il he made any
profit, it must have been small one
Now that ne have just entered upon new
year, it is proper to ask what are the trotting
prospects? Two dates hare been claimed tor
Dexter Park, and meetings will undoubtedly
be given on both Of them: What the
horsemen want to know is, What money
the management is going to hang
up and how it is to be divided? They know the
Quandary into which the police force Of Chicago
are putting Mr. Mansur, though the police
themselves haven't an idea of it. The shortest
way to tell the story is this: Last year the
bookseller was present at the Chicago races and
sold, in round numbers, s150, 200 worth Of pools
on all the events On this he drew commits
sion from the winners OF per cent, OF about
$45W on the lot By agreement with the
owner Of the track, fair proportion Of this
profit went to him, and was really as much q
part Of the income as the dollars which were
taken at the gate from the spectators. With
the aid OF this sum the heavy purses were paid,
and the lessee brought out OF financial hole;
for it should be understood that at no time have
the people attending races in Chicago been nu-
merous enough to warrant their paving ex-
penses. This revenue from the commissions on
pools grows, then, into an Important tastor
IN the success or fa1ure OF the Chi
cago meetings, and when 1t IS con-
sidered that the class known as sporting
men. y and more commonly called gamblers,
have always been the mainstay, support, and
backbone Of the pool-box, their propensity Is
still another question to be considered. lneT
patronize the races, they pay Literally Tor thclr
accommodations, and they manace to invest
E @ hardly % doubtful that this class own two1hirds
OF the pool tickets. Well, if they haven't any
money, they cannot bet; and they yscertalnly are
not making much now; they are nearly or qulte 1:e
closed up by the police aforesaid, ana Il tnls
continues up to July many Of them won't have
a dollar to Bless themselves with. Then they
emit attend the races, and their presence OF an
scnce viii very possibly be the wcteht "hlch
will turn the meeting into financial 1a1iurc OF
financial success. --,.. t.. =, ao,,-
str,e.l. to indicate that the turf IN chicago Is
drnondcut on gamblers for living. 1t Is NJ
tcn,led solely to show how Mr. Alansur seems 10
be pleced in getting up his premium nst. ne IS
in fact, between the devil and the deep sea, anu
;s n1,ite likely to 20 wrong whichever way nc
+3,Tns At the same time it is curious to note
hov little circumstances affect the results ol
nroierts a great way oil from them. II m'Sat
rary well be said that it is mt cIeditaoe 10 .ne
Chicago people that they negiecI 10 suupt..s t.,,
Dexter Park as they DO, pul that nos ~o,,se and
in The line Of this discussion OF "cause aua
effect"
1Tuk.,, Shirt gives list Of 2l4 horses VINO
trotted in 2:30, or better, last year.
The Detroit Horse Fair Association have
claimed July to for their summer meeI'ns'
B, Richardson. Of Tuscofn, Mich, p. mas
houcht the 3-ycar- old stallion Oracle, q PAX
telitc; he By Robert Bonner, OIL Aessfs' S1D'''
s.w. Whceock, Of Moline III, ms ms sG1T s'a11;ou "
Yo,,n1 Kirkwood, by kirkwood. dan n1 sna Massssle
DAVIS, by Star Davis. The price Was sl'ooo'
mpeting is to be held in St. Paul IN lev
DAYS by tie Minnesota Horse-Breeosrs 1880 a.
.;a+;o9 tn take action as to when anu WneIe nj
the next meeting Of the ASSOCIATION WIZ ~
held. ..4,,.
,1r J. ". GRAY, Of Brooklyn, has recen1,1;s .n,;s
purchased .SIs t9f na1xa saa
ca Psa9 s. SaE 3 yya, k5asnS gfssnam BY Long
and Belifoundcr' c.,. r.x,o raw-
Z. 4. Smith, Norwood otocn T,t,rsr white
-once Kan. has sold to L. IL tanner, lam ~ t1i,o nh
.satrr. WIS tile 4yearold bay Ply punVs, M Vn1,ng
~ Fonrhon Chief, dam Crockett dul' ol 1ouu''
Doniphan, for $1,0oo' -,,,, ,,,ro
Dr. wssis .. afom6 6tR H., ,1;ts III ssaue
for Utah during the present nono !.nneoa mart of