New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-13
PUBLIC FORM KNOCKED OUT.
THE BAROMETER OF TnE BETTING MARKET
RICH STAKES TO cLosE-crDARHURsT sTTHrLN

THE BAROMETER OF TIE BETTING MAkhEi
RICH STAKES TO cLosE-crpARHURsT srHxrLN
COLLABORATING.
Followers Of public form arc having hard ume -
Monmouth Park: and no wonder for they Dc' o'u''
They overlook the undoabted fact that ncafS 0,'.'
man who owns q c-horse also owns an '"'o'o'' ~
certain books and they forgot that tho barometer "
the betting market governs the result OF noary cFe'
race tina. is run. Never before IN It's history was n
turf so full Of rotcnncss were racing omo'a.s
so careful to avoid inquiry and hush WHAT 'hVS 90"
scandal Isn't II about time for tho ar 10 10 oeaou
By some sort Of Investigations
man WIN docs not follow the races regularly, and
consequently is not up all the TRICKS and devices OF
the ring, approached bookmaker on saturda! WIN
IN. intention of betting $50 on certain horse on
puhc form the animal of his choice Should have won
The race hands down. The bookmakcrs iai 70 1
AGAINST him. at which price there was merry scramble
among the uninitiatcd to get on AS our frlond was
dan Cling hts money in The face OF the pcncier mummy
awaiting his bghncsss pleasure In accepting OF oo
c,in,nc IT, an acquaintance graspcd him BY the arn''
and pulling him to one side whispered:
"what you go'n or playl'
The follower OF public form told him.
sNot dollar that beast to-day said tho o'nsr'
sDont you see he isn't out for 1T
"Out for whatl"
arhc dust. of course. What's the use Of giving
that bookmaker S3o1' ,r,
"But the horsc'Il win in . walk. tell YOU "hy'
the other day he went
"IIang what he did the othcr day. He wont DO
one two, thrco in this race know VIVA. Ill 'a'A''e
about Play anything in the LOT but HIM,
{" But how do you know he won't VIM
3Dccauso he can't 1t Amt his day to win"
"Might ! ask whyf' 49,
See that slate there7" pointing 10 ono on
which the odds against the disputed horse wcro IL
a.. h.u noInt more than was laid by any other
bookmakcr A crowd OF ienOramuses Hooked aon' "'
and the man in charge scoopng In tens tWehties
and fftIes BY the armfu. THAT DOOR, ooh'Inuou
the speaker, as partly owned oy inc o"nor VI ~
horse You were about 10 back DO you th'hk ho 'so
in 60 much money at that price II his horse stooo
chance OF wlnning7 Now, come over here anu II
chow vou the animal that's going to win, or como
MIGHTY close 10 II. because know she's out"
Ito led tho way across tho ring 10 anosher SAFE o."
which the odds laid against the animal no nanico "o'o
Iess than those offered by its ncighbors. Inc pooH'o
Aid not take in a dollar her, but was making
profitable haul over the others, "h'oh 10 i"'" "e"
with astonishing boldness
"Now watch that fellow said the regular VINO"
offer him this hundred
Tia waved the yellow bill In the mans face and
had II handed back for his pains tut IL up WIN
somebody cse I've took all want O. that the oooh
maker said pettishly wiping from his sa'o 'ho '.an
mice which stood opposite the name OF tho amman
called for.
she's ont surc' was the comment OF the KNOW
tnc ono whom he returned to his FRIEND ina'
bookic : a partner Of her owner. She'll ABOUT "h'
I'm thinking reckon Pll have to 60 hunorcn oi'
her. Gimme that fifty; III put that on too' WIN
some other fellow :.
And nm II went and It was we'll invested, for 1t
r,e IN tho winner Public form vas nowhere Anish-
ing away back In the ruck
"r you only know whore to 20 Tor lnior'na'ion
Won needn't lose dollar in the ring-nness 'hee
be an accident Don't bother sbont public FORM any
more. watch the barometer ii you cant roa" IT,
stay ont and your money
sucb wss the regulars advice. Public form
pooh!
Horse owners should not forget that the rich stakes
q, ,bo Concy Island American and Brooklyn Jockey
elubs close on Wednesday. These Include not ohy
the fat prizes of the fan meetings, but also many
that will be raced for next year and IN lo'o' run
Isis of these stakes have already been published IN
The Tribune. The Shcepshead Bay meeting - o',i'
three weeks of and great contests are surc 10 DC
..on IN that popular course in September. No purse
win he less thaa 81 900, and over $4,000 Is ADDED
to the stakes.
IT IS reported that August Belmont WILL have hrs'
call on the popular jockey. W. Hayward, ST. mex
season
There Will be racing at Mystic Park, Boston, OF
September 10, II, IL and IL An cAconen' p'o
granmo has been arranged by secretary owe
TRoTTING AT FLEETWOOD PARK.
Til. Driving Club OF New-York offers $4,000 Il
purses for It's fall meeting at Fleetwood FarK' o
September IS. 49, 20 and @l ihis Is tue p''
gramme: .
First day. Tuesday, September 1eaThSre 81 m sIas
class STAKE race purse 5000 'ps. .c Al 600
second day. wsdnSsda SsRsm 59rsa 81 900
Third day Thursday, september Co 20 Gas
stale race, purse $1,000 closed ":33 class pun
Fourth day. Friday. September el;-"1s ciss
purse FL 500; = 90 class, purse SloOO1 ,., cor
The entries close Monday, August "a, win Ioor
Floyd-Joncs secretary, MorTisana, N y. Al u
purses are for trottins unless otherwise speoIhc
mile heats best three In five 10 harness. and the NEE
inc win &c rorcactcd under the rules ana regulation
OF tts National Irotting Association
CEDARHURsT sTEEPLECHASES.
A neat programme Of It's autumn meeting has bee
issnod by the Rockaway Stsepcchasc Association
Jumping begins at Cedarhurst on Friday, August 2
and continues FIVE days--Saurday the e5th, Monda
the o7th, Wednesday tho Goth Thursday tho 9o'
md rrdav the 3lst There vii! be six races eaC
day Tbc wave Crest Hurdle Race for purse
81 200 viii be run on the "a IN, by horses included