New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-29
EVILS or THE RACE-TR1CK.
PLAIN TALK FROM MR.. WALTON.
HIS WINNINGS THIS YEAR-wHAT HE HAS TO SAY
ABOUT MR. KELLY.

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ABOUT MR. KELLY.
The charge of bribing jockeys brought by James
f. Kelly, the pool-seller against f. 1. alton me
proprietor of the St. James Hotel, Will plopa0y be
Investigated by the Executive Committee OF the
Monmouth Park Racing ASSOCIATION at their meet
ing at Long Branch to-day. Mr. Rely VINO i uaS
Walton on the Monmouth Park race course on
Wednesday, will return to this city to-day and VIII
doubtless go down 10 Long Branch to try
20 sustain his charges. The allegations of Mr.
Kelly have been the main topic OF conversation
among men interested Ill racing Tor the last TWO
daye. Mr.. Walton came TO tins city Yesterday from
his stock farm At Paterson. ~ j., and II we evening
took the boat for Long Branch. TO IKIBrNE re
porter, who saw him III train on the Sixth Avenue
Il have got nothing whatever to do
with those charges KeIl rso assertions sSer5 v 2FS
HIM il that | interfcred with his
business. and he has lost heavily betting against
me 1t is openly charged that he has paid Jockeys to
win or lose racesS2o TO WIZ ana FlV 20 ~ d
il is d regular custom OF himself and others 70 90
this Now in view of this state OF things, it IS all
right take It, for me TO pay jockey, say %oOo 70
win the race-that is, paying him to be honest. II
ne gets more money be honest than TO be cneat.
dont you see that he is going to be honest lnever
paw a Jockey TO lose race -
Have you been asked TO appear UeIOIe Inc EA-
ecutlve Committee :: n !,
and shall g. before the committee Tomorrow l
shall show them my books and notes, aud they may
Judge for themselves. Here are my bets on the
races" and Nj Walton pulled out OF his travelling
eatchei "a notebook with the entries OF many nun
bred bets nglng from 500 10 $1,000 :.
Here are tue notes of every bet that have made,
he continued, land here are my Uets with Kelly,
On Wednesday he land LOCO to 44OO with me
against JACK II Hears, which he lost. On the next
day he Iald 44O0 to - 90 Oh WItherSs Fan ran colt
which lie won; then he bet $3.50 to $3.50 against
Glrora which he lost: tnen $1,000 TO 5000 and
5000 u 800 against Monitor, bOh OF which he lost.
Tins makes ms losses 10 me Oh Wednesday T32JO.
"On Saturday." Mr.. alton went Oh, turning
over the leaves OF his notebook, " lie lost to me
81 100: another day TI,20O, aul on another day
81 go. Now, TINS makes L total OF $C,cOO; sub
tract $500 he won from me- and yOu have the AM
mus OF his charges against me IN loss OF SJ,VJO"
"What success has attended your betting this
season ~ -
i wen at Shecpshead Bay $4,000 have not
been successful az Long Branch. On Sncdekers
stable l have lost @l2,oJO Altogether 1T Long
Branch | nave lOSl @37, O22. and have won
$23 go, making a net loss OF 1929.
Yes am all ready TO SHOW my books to the
committee" concluded Mr.. Walton. IIey ought
TO see that can't afford TO bride jockeys and tam
per with horses As for kelly's saying that tried
on different occasions TO bube him-why, lie can
say what he likes Tor that matter! II was he, and
not l. that was debarred from the Saratoga track'
by John Morrissey. lie IS nothing but a gambler
and was interfering with hls business"