New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-13
NOTES OF THE TURF,


said a leading turfman yesterday The ruling Oil
Of the horse BalstOn his owners and trainer by the
sar,tosa officials is proper enough, but how does 1t
protect the public? Betting men lose their money
by such steals and l notice that they never get any
OF It back The ruling off Of horse that has been
'fxed' or pulled doesn't reimburse them. There Is
but one way to protect the public in such cases and
that Is by declaring all bets of. Under our present
racing ruies-most OF them absurd rot, too antquated
for country that protends TO be progressive In any
thing-jrdges aSe authorized to declare bets OH.
Here Is open door to fraud an actual invitation 10
perpetrste Il. 4 thicf may have his horse ruled OH
and still continue TO win his bets. His horse may be
worth 81 500. BY having him pulled he may win
$4,000. 50 what cares he Tor ruling of We sec
races thrown in the interest Of select gangs Of turf
hghwaynnen and the betting ring We know there Is
vrongdong, yet have not the evidence on which TO
convict the wroncdOcS The guilty escape because
We can prove nothing against them What can we
dos Protect the public by declaring all bets OF
whenever we are satisfied that there has been steal
In order TO do this, however, should revise the
racing rules and confer The necessary power on
the Judges OF course the present rules are based
finely English precedents. They don't suit us at
ell in many respects. over there betting is
not recognized bv the Jockey Club, though the whole
island bets. With us betting has been made lawful
amusement, and TIE racing associations which are re-
sponsble for the passage Of the Ives Pool bill should
thieves who nfest the turf were forced lose their
bets when THEN horses are ruled Off there would be
less suspicious racing and the patrons of our tracks
would receive tie fair treatment that is their DUE
There is no prospect Of a reconciliation between the
New-YorR and American Jockey Clubs, and until ex
sting differences in way amicably adjusted,
the books OF the younger association viii not b. opened
Tor the enrolment Of members. Whenever the AmeIt-
Jockey Club is wiling to 60 ont of existence and
L.
books and invite all its members to inscrlbe ther
names theyeon, free of expense.
SAM Bryant has been laid up with severe rheu-
matsm, but all his friends let Proctor
Knott loose In the Omnibus.
The boy Moser. who rides for your Uncle william
DAILY, Is the of trainer In the employ OF J. II.
Shuts, the Brooklyn baker and owner Of Pancoast
and other notoc tIOtters Mr.. Noser expects 10 start
racing stable next year, and has been paving Day
little fellow is The handsomsst jockey on the turf and
one Of the most daring. Wien the judges cautioned
him at Dr. streets request, on Saturday when his
n]c 'I Woisp Sred Sbsl man VINO Knows tho
pscted him Of pulling horse, he'd skin him alive >
Il was reported yesterday that the vounpsaer ba1
come into Inheritance OF 100000 through the death
A public trainer representing one Of the most prom
lnent turfuen in the East called on Mr. Warnfe ycs
fIly RecIare Mr.. Warnke promptly declined 10 sell
1t is % be hoped that some friend win persuade this
rose on THURSDAY She is much too valuable TO no
running IN small purse races at Brighton Peach
The Doolrooms are suffering serious losses since
Monmouth and Brighton deprived them Of the results
and descriptions Of races. The establishments OF
Cridge stedeker, Mahony. DE Lacey, Ridge Leven
and Others are now practically deserted IN the after
noon. though the mornings business on tle Saratoga
races continues brisk. At the Brighton Beach
track the numbers OF the placed horses are
no longer hung up on the telegraph board because a
man with long telescope was In The habit Of
reading them from the roof Of the Hotel brighton
ard telegraphlng the winner 10 the poolrooms.
poolToom manager sad yesterday; This fight
against us cant last because the Western Union Com
psny is losing too much money BY r. BY deprving
Us Of The information want II Is losing thousands
OF dollars every day"
Why don't you eonfne your BUSH 10 the Sara
toga and Cbcaeo races? ~ ne asked
=. 1some Of The boys are going 20 do that. Men who
10 tetr betting in the poOlrO0ms would as soon play
cnic2go and Saratoga as Monmouth and Brighton
donsS'
DO you make - & rule on saFatogs7'
soga business
yet you an make big money through your pool
WHATS whore yeu'1e of. When thers were only !