The morning call., 1892-12-10
SHE WAS YANkED.
rlrs. Tobin Dragged From
the. Ring.
SHE WANTED TO PLACE BETS
A Thrilling Performance i'm the Bet
ting-Room at the Bay Dis
trict Track.

Mr.. and Mrs. Tobip. who live on Fourth
street. like to play" horses and have been
constant visitors at the Bay District Track
since the beginning of the meeting While
the husband buys pools or bets at the boxes
Mrs. Tobin usually stands ON the floor of the
DettIng-room and watches what is going on,
ana several other women, among them one
well-known owner and breeder OF runners
have done the same. Some days ago the
eagle eye of T.. II. Williams Jr. lighted on
these members of the fair sex. and eager to
purify the turf and all its surroundings he
at once decided such state of affairs was
improper and must be stopped.
Word was sent to Mrs. Tobin that she
must go in the stands with other women
and not frequent the neighborhood Of the
ring She objected, aud no notice was
taken OF her presence till yesterday, when,
after she had declined to leave, CaIlundan
and another of Morse's men first forcibIy
elected her husband from the grounds and
then. taking hold of Mrs. Tobn, who was
at that time In the stand, dragged her to
the gates and drove her and her husband to
the new City Hall, where charge of dis.
turbing the peace was lodged against them.
There was great public indignation over
what was considered the unnecessary vic
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TO the gates. Not only were the officers
wildly Missed and groaned at, but when
Cailundan's aid retained 10 the grounds a
rush was made at him. He escaped into
the clubhouse. but not before two or three
OF the crowd had got blow In at the "cuT
who would hurt woman as they said
MrS.Iobin claims that the patrolmen throt-
tied her. bruised her arms, and that her back
Is strained. She is now con fine0 10 her bed.
Colonel Thornton, president of the Blood
n IN "a E1rf tyN Ia
at all about the matter, but thought the
betting-ring no place for women, even If
they paid admission TO the grounds. and
there was no notice forbidding their pres
enee In that particular place.
i. III. Williams Jr. said that as long az he
ran tue Blood-horse Association it should
be run properly. lie had not singled out
Mrs. Ioon in particular in the latter, but
ne had given orders TO Morse's men to tell
all women that they must leave the betting
ring. If they didn't like the order they
could go TO the gates and get their dollar
entrance money back. When Mrs. Tobin
declined to leave the ring be told the officers
10 eject her from the grounds. but to use no
unnecessary force in doing so. Ii any men
interfered the officers need not be particular
IN the way they handled them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tobin intend to bring an
action for heavy damages against the asso-
citation.
The Bay District Track is fast driving up.
ana consequently the mudlaTks no longer
nave matters all their own way. The
public seems hardly to realize this fact and
continues playing animals which have per-
formed well in the heavy going The re-
suits are pleasing to the boOkmakers
There was nothing very exciting about
The racing itself, more interest being taken
In the fracas in the betting ring after the
fourth race and the unnecessary violence
displayed by some of the band of men who
pose as Morse's patrol.
Starter Jones was Very fairly successful