New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-26
THE POOLROOM EVIL.
IT'S GREAT INJURY TO RACING.
A poor FIELD IN THE RICH MATRoS sIAhEs-
WHY MR. DwyER BOUGHT LOVE
LACE-TrRt NOTES.


LACE-TI'Rt NOTES
The poolrooms must 90. or the race ""o'' a. a.
,,,ped The attendance at the Gravesend course the
present meeting has been the sllhlniesi j" wv
Of the Brooklyn Jockey GLIB 1t Is salu Oh so'u -"
hority that there ere 800 pool rooms doing business Oh
the Gravesend races In this city. ine "'e ~
tendance In each is estimated at 2V' pu' u'' ',.
tainly excessive The number may p wv "'
would Give total OF 80 900 persons playing 'le rnce
nm the commission plan-which never eXisp'o i"''
4. an or,roge Henry Clay Dtmas, the tall sycamore
q, tho het.ne ring and the manager for the western
Union Telegraph Company Of the poolroom eho oi 'ne
racing business. said day or TWO ago uhal IL "'o
,unossble 10 get In the betting ring at "raVesch"
mara than 81 600 or 81 800 on a 2to1 shot. Inc
rns is played out The class OF the hooKinaNers Is
,nwer than ever before There is but a handiul OF
.Mr. men, The more respectable OF the Old enemies
OF the public withdrawn, leaving the ring 10 he
tender mercies Of common rsbble OF shyster gain
bprs who know no about making BOOK IMAM
hog knows OF holidays
In the city rooms, II Is said, active men are aple
"a bet twice or three times much money as can De
n.+ at the track The bookmaler who will take a bet
Of $500 is hard to find but there are several pool
room prepretors In the city who will take that amount
and more There is doubt that the poolroom Dusi-
ness has of late fallen on but 1t is still large enough
TO hurt the race tracks
The Jockey clubs must return to the mutuals. The
10 the turf The only thing in It's favor the ready
money that 1t turns into the treasury OF the clubs
Eighty bookmakers at 800 day, drawing TOT h'e
days. and paying In advance makes the manager OF me
track feel very good He knows that he has S'foooo
In the treasury. The number Of the books may
dvindle TO axty at the second drawing but that gives
him $4,000 for the next five days. He prefers the
$4,000 certainty to a bare chance Of making as much
out Of the mutuals
1t will be hard TO break away from the booKs oul
the association that has the courage to do 1t Will save
The turf. The talk about the difhculty OF be'uhe
large amounts OF money in the mutuals Is not worth
consideration. II the machines are properly arranged
there woi7M be no trouble in betting 100000 If the
percentage Of profit not large enough for the Guns
dt has been five per cent hitherto let II be increased
10 seven or eight per cent. In France the people
Willingly allow jockey Clubs to charge seven per
cent for handling the money invested in the mutuas
well-known poelroom keeper In downtown
street said day or ago that the poelrooms had
no right to exist. "The poolroom," he said us
vampire. It preys on the jockey club 1t SUCKS the
blood Of the acetrack It thrves at the expense OF
a business that represents investment Of millions.
and 1t defes the law. II ruins the youth OF the CITY,
and corrupts the old men,"
The end OF the Gravesend meeting on FRIDAY Will
turn the attention of racegoers Morris Park where
the fan meeting of the NewYork Jockey Club begins
on Saturday. Mr.. vosburgh will announce the weights
for the Fordham Handicap Thursday. The race
for the Marn Stalks Is the 1Ourtn on
when the club received 97S nominations for this rich
prize 1t thought that there would be a stirring
contest between the best twoyearolds OF the season.
but the lottery Of racing has played sad havoc with
the promised field Of starters By the death OF August
Belmont. W. NJ Conner y. S. Hamn. e. L. Israel.
J. Meredith Jenkins, T. J. Naglsben. j. B. Prathcr,
". L. Scott and d. d. w1ther., 100 nominations were
made void. Under the conditions Of the stake 342
more were made void Ffftynine were declared at
$40 EACH COG at 500, and 1852 at $50. leaving 116
eligible 10 start.
The field will be of the most ordinary quality,
not frstclass colt filly is among the candidates.
Michael Dwyer looking forward for the good
things Of the turf thought the best colt left in the
stake John Hunters Lovelace, and he bought
the youngser Of the president of the Board Of
troll a few weeks ago. The price was $4,000. II
Is believed that Mr.. Hunter made a most excellent
bargain. Lovelace Is at best only second class TWO
year-od. Perhaps he is not even sscond-class MI
Dwyer was 50 disappointed In him two weeks ago
that e said to his trainer. Hardy Campbell that he
did not think 1t worth while to waste time on the
colt: he was Of too little account TO train. But Love-
lace race and will now be trained for the
Matron Stakes. He will meet In the yace the follow
Ing colts and FLIES: DR.. Rice, Sir Francis, Ldger-
wood Comanche the Girohe colt, Au secours. Lusre,
Rejection. Uncle jess Miss Maude Tom Watson, Sim
mons The Baron, and some Others OF less merit
An secours Is full sister Of the speedy Ambulance,
and in her first at Gravesend the other day
showed a great deal of speed The added money In
the Matron stakes IS SIS 900, and It Is pity that
30 rich a prize should be contested by ordinary a
field.
There is no longer room for doubt that there will
he racing at Monmouth next year, the stakes
are already advertised Weu-informed turfmen say
that there will be racing bill before the NewJersey
Legislature this winter that will become law.
II is framed give satisfaction to all the warning
factions Winter racing will not be absolutely
abolished. but will be limited.
Signor DagoTago had great success with his tips
last week He is now commonly regarded as the
(,f
Pierre Lorillard says that Lamplighter IS the best
horse he ever owned. John IIuggns his trainer,
said before the for the Second Special that he
did not how the run, Lamplghter
would win. lie could make the pace and win. or
he could wait and win. II il to a sprint in
The stretch lie would win. Mr.. Higgins believes |
that Kingston has lost bis speed and that he is
old he never will it, II rather strange
that the should have been reduced a match
between OF the greatest Of Sp ndtlrift. II
reminded o follower of the turf Of the match be.
tween sullivan and Corben. Sullivan stood at the
post waiting for the youngster to at him, and
youDgstcr slow TO approach stopping on the way
q dozen times TO show the public how much vitality |
he possessed and how little he cared for the champion
Sullivan turned upon him at the post and delivered
a vicious kick The younCster returned the kick
with interest and there sparring for wind
both sides. Then time was called and the |
youngster went and In walk.
70 Tambien, the great FLY Of the West Is likely |
to be seen at Morris Park, as she has entirely re-
covered from the accident at Sheepsheah Bay