New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-04

Tha, bookm,ker docs not seem 10 understand hat
the whole Of the sIiTOO and a great deal more be-
sides came ont Of the pockets II the public horse
owner speaking 81 ehe crooked racing, said
The West side racing has bad reputation with
the general public. ~ a matter OF fact there was
more croocducs, at Washington Park this year than
there ever was at the West side. Why simply be-
cause there was moro money In 1t here. The betting
Uas enormously heayy-t was Ioor race when tho
iooknaker, didn't take In $4,000 and in such a
crowd and among 80 many book schemes were easily
worked. There Tremendous lot OF plugging
done must confess l never Jaw 50 many atInS
thor.e, not meant 10 VIM on any other track m the
country. A good many bookinahers took hama "t
This came There were two I'm particular who plugged
IA five out OF seven races run Thee Two were inc
beading spirits In a combination of bo'hmaFcrs and
iocI,evs | don't know how many boobies were IN
the deal but have been told that There were four
iockcys Yes their name, were given me, ana
don't doubt the story IN the least II was corrobontcd
In hundreds OF ways. ! was tod mat theSc lou'
Jockeys were under regular salary to the bookmhRcrS
combination, and believe it.. These same bc-Rm"her'
managed the combination Of colorcd Jockeys last year.
about which the papers had considerable TO say There
we're five Ia 10 lust year. one OF them Is IN II uhS
year one Is riding occasionally East and II goa
sbould print his name popular idol would be STat-
tered one Of the combination drew out S1O,ooo ln't
year. But there's this difference between tH' S''r
and last Last year the jockeys decided "hi'n horSo
should win. Ar BOON they got their mounts lor
the next day they met IN Office uptown. arranged
matters and divided mp the polls of the day lWS
vcnr the booLinnher, combination decides the winners
and gives orders accordingly. one Of the four Jockey
has becn making 200 day. lie gets goo" mounts
and Ia, quite following among the publi'-Whlch
makes II all the better for the combination.
"By the way. I'll tell you an Interesting Dlt o'
gossip about this particular jockey. majority OF the
horscncn about the track believe he wa TcSpoh''bl'
for the death OF poor AbbaS. They doht uHhN nc
meant 10 Kill him, but simply to crowd HI mount out
Well we've all noticed that since that dAV nc 10
almighty timid about getting into crowd ot horses.
Even the paper, have commented upon Ms apparent
timidty in getting OIL Ia big field InNSeii OcIcNo
he's afraid a Judgment from Heaven Will strRc h'''
In addition Ia hi, crooked riding he's been Deatoh
number Of fines when he meant 10 Win an" Shou'u
have won don't how H. rides ~ All HOS
ND all night playing poker and craps ana DONG "or'e'
his nerve Is shalsy and he's In no CONDITION I" ruo
even passabIy well Then there's the iahAhS com
hinotion This enters horses under al least SIX
names-and nobody knows how many more. III mas
b,nncnod more than once that In field OF eight moro
than half the horses under IT. control Every
bodv knows that combination played heavily IN tho
hooks Can anybody point 10 a time whch inc ooii-
blnation didn't wlnl / guess not 1t didn't lose