The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-06-28

WHILE public interest In the turf continues to in
crease racing seems TO become more and more
mere gamblers game. And who can blame the
bookmakers and small stabe-owners for their tricks
when some OF the millionaire owners treat the pub
lie as shabbily as they do? Pierre Lorard for ex-
ample. Lately he started his great 1ly, Wanda
when he did not put cent OF his own money on
her, knowing she was not nt to run. OF course the
bookmakers also knew It, but the public did NOT, and
40 threw their money away. Then George LOrl-
lards great flly, Lonisette, was ridden In race
against Col. Sprague in such way TO make the
judges believe that her rider, Bayl0ck did not make
any effort to win, for which conduct he properly
cautioned. Mr.. Kelsos tMr. A. j. Cassatts) stable
mas been conducted 30 queerly that not only the
daily but the sporting papers have commented upon
It and openly warned Mr.. Cassatt that his trainer
appeared to be owned by the bookmakers. Starting
horses both owner and trainer know cannot be lit
and that have not even an outside chance 10 win Is
practice almost universal, and one which ought 10
be stopped. The owner OF racers like Monitor and
Rica has no right to start them In races until he
believes they have been sufficiently trained.
TO do otherwise Ia TO the public TO lose their
money without an equivalent, that IL without an
honest run for II, and whenever that they
simply swindled, whether the Bwnder IL called
Lorillard, Cassait, Walton. When the last named
starts horse perhaps people ought To know what TO
expect. OF course those who backed Imported
tichiuouu nhcA hr WAS u pupllC anu raw
him beaten In moderate time by NOnage and
Thaekeray might have expected when the odds
were longer and the Plnnger had his own money on
10 see the horse run good deal faster. But II was
hardly TO be expected that Appleby johnson wonld
have Jack Of Hearts In his first OF the year
ridden In such way as 10 Kill his chances OF win
ming. Yet 30 II WAS. Some h0rse-owners treat the
public as II they had no rights on race course,
yet when the authorities Interfere and betting IL
stopped the howl that is raised proves at that
II ls the betting public which really supports the
tnrf Nothing Is palmer 10 men OF sense than
that II IL the duty OF the managers OF racing
associations and The interest Of The gentlemen
Dookmakers, and even OF the latter Ia the long rum
10 treat the public with absolute fairness. Perform.
ances like those too often even at Sheepslead
Bay this season, II persisted In, viii drive many men
who would like 10 honest horse racing en-
couraged Into lending their influence TO the anil
betting element. Public opinion IL powerful, and
unless racing men willing 10 have stringent laws
against pool-selng ana bookmaklng enacted In
every state they had better sec that the pnblic are
treated fairly II racing must degenerate into skin
gamblers game THE SUNDAY HERALD Will advocate
the suppression Of betting by law. The only ground
upon which this form OF speculation be allowed
10 continue must be that In the main 1t Ia honestly
conducted. As yet most Of the principal turf con
tests admittedly square ones, and II Ii only fair
TO say good word for Brighton Beach, where this
season true public form seems generally TO win.