The morning call., 1891-04-05

scene was very spirited one. There was
not such great crowd of people to look at
it, but those who did were Iull of the ardor
of great occasion. The money considrra-
ton to the winner was only little more than
$4,000 and yet more than S3,000000 changed
hands in the books made on the race. The
Derby and the ST. Leger of course carried
greater amounts, because they are the more
popular events; that is, the middle class of
people take more interest in them, and put
up their money on them. The Goodwood
Cup. the Czarowich and perhaps the Cam
brdgeshire are left to the classes that are
able TO wager large sums.
The Judging here as well as the starting is
much the same as with u.s. The man who
drops the flag, as well as the Judge who de-
cides the race, is well paid, and their duties
are less eXacting than on our big tracks.
The book-makers on an English race-course
are study. They lay odds such as we
never heard of. For instance, on the Caro-
wien | say Mr.. Frye, one of the largest
bOokies in the kingdom, lay S45,0
against $1,000 and win it. Fifty thousand
dollars is frequently bet between two men,
and | have heard of 100000 being wageIed
several times. There are plenty of rOmanceS
about much larger sums being put up, and
it may be possible that in some instances as
high as 100000 have been wagered
but these are exceptional cases hardly
worthy of consideration in consider
ing this subject from my standpoint, ex-
cept as in stances of the nerve which comes
of desperation. 1t seems queer to Ameri-
cans 10 watch these people bet. The book
makers do business by word of mouth, and
you rarely see among reliable "bookies"
any money pass. A few cheap gamblers
take small bets where the money goes into
the box; but with these people there is very
little guarantee of return if a game goes
against the dealer. l thought as l saw
thousands upon thousands of dollars wa
gered without penny passing how long
book-maker could do business In our cOun-
try if lie took no greater precautions than
they seem to here. Yet a mans position
who fails to pay his gambling debts is any,
thing but desirable. At latter SALTS in
London every book-maker settles his losses
or collects his winnings every Monday morn
ing. If he fails to pay he cannot do bust
ness another day; if the gentleman who
bets with him does not square his losses at
the same time his credit Is gone and he is
barred from association with gentlemen.
Newmarket taught he many Interesting
lessons as to the relations of the sporting
life of this country. l had seen the thou
sands who annually gather at the Goodwood,
the undulating course belonging to the Duke
of Richmond, the crowds at Doncaster, who
look at the st Leger, and the thousands
upon thousands at Ascot to watch -the
Derby. But the lessons along the stretch and
about the training grounds at Newmarket
were different from any of the other
places, and far more important and useful.
They illustrate how easy it is i'll land like
this to establish rules and regulations that
govern racing everywhere, and how difficult
it would be in the United States for CEN
trail combination in New York City to
handle the sports of the New World. Here
there are no jealousies of locality; with us
there are many. FRANK A. BURR.