The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1883-10-20

Jerome Pai k, aud thus yictimized the
pool sellers and the betting public to the
tune of about 100000. frauds like this
have been done before. but never on such
a gigantic scale, embracing as it did every
betting centre on this side OF The Rocky
Mountains The criminals did the work
in very circumspect and thorough man
ner. Every avenue of detection that
they could think of was guarded against.
| had chat with one of the editors of
the Haa and Espress last Sunday about
the matter This paper makes a specially
of racing news, and is in fact the recog-
nized authority on sports of the turf
among the afternoon newspapers, in the
same way as the World is among the
morning papers.
This gentleman told me that the first
despatch from the track giving the start
crs betting and jockeys for the first race
though filed at 1:47, did not reach the
Office til 2:30, and although there was
delay of nearly 40 minutes at the most
before the horses were sent off, the re-
porters second dispatch giving the result
OF the race, came right in on the heels of
the first one. The betting and starters
for the second race did not come at all,
while the result was the same as that
| aanf m thu noo1 ronaa and 20 tha Asso
ciated Press. The reporter also sent the
starters and betting for the third race,
as also subsequently the result. Neither
of these dispatches reached the Office. 1t
will thus be seen how careful the rascals
were that their game should not be de-
tected before their harvesting was COM
plete.
Mrs. Lantry who arrived last Sunday
on the Oregon, looks much stouter than
she did when she left this country. Her
journey on the continent has evidently
done her great deal of good. She is
living very quietly at the Albermarle,
and the presence OF her mother keeps off
The Washers. Freddie Gerhard is also
more subdued. 1t is the general impress
sion in theatrical circles that her visit
this season will be failure financially.
The College of the City OF New York
has at last taken stop in the right
direction by opening classes in mechanic
arts, which may be attended by the stu
dents. If the Investigations Of the Senate
Committee on Labor and Education have
had no other effect, they had at least this
one, that they aroused the attention of
those whs have the education of the
young IN hand, to the necessity of fitting
them for the struggle of lie better than
simply examining their heads with a lot
Of useless knowledge. We have to many
half starved professional men, too many
book-keepers out of position, and our
workshops are filled with artizens of for
eign importation, Now these men all
earn good salaries, ranging from twenty
to seventy-five dollars a week. There is
no reason why our American boys should
not become adopts as well as they, and
that the money which goes abroad should
stay in this country. At present the
movement Of the faculty of the College Of
the City of New Yosk ismerely tentative;
that is to say the school of mechanic art
is not TO be kept up If it is found that it
interferes with the regular course of
studies; but there is no doubt that its
advantages will become so manifest, that
its scope will be widened ere long.
The rumored troubles among the
Trustees of DR.. Talmage's church are
unfounded. asked DIR. Talmage last
Sunday what The resignation OF two of
the trustees meant. He replied that it
was solely the press of private business,
which prevented theT from attending to
their duties as trustees in manner salts
factory to them. The finances of the con-
gregation are in the most satisfactory con-
dition.
Fishermen from all over the country
are in town to attend the annual fly cast
ing tournament which began at Central
Park this week. II was a complete sue
cess, and as fine an exhibition of scientific
fishing MS has been seen for long time.