The evening world., 1892-01-28
From Last Niyhrs Sporting Ertyu:
THE TURF.
Racing Bill Expected to
Be Passed Over Gov.
Abbett'S Veto.
ARRESTS OF BOOKMAKERs.
Running Horses in Zero Weather
at Guttenburg.

The race bill was not introduced IN the
New Jersey Legislature yesterday, as had
been expected. 1t Is said that 1t will proba-
bly, be sent In next Monday accompanied by
enormous petitions. That II will pass both
houses there seems to be little doubt, and
that Gov. ALBEIT Will veto the measure Is n
certainty.
The Governor is "unaltcrably opposed to
any bill making gambling legal The friends
OF the bill, however, declare that the measure
will be passed over the veto
one curious fact in connection with this
years bill is that there is no opposition from
the residents OF the various counties in which
| the racc-tracks are located. Last year when
| bill was prepared clergymcn, citizens and
county officials protested and sent in petition
after petition against the proposed lcgisla-
ton. This year not Il murmur OF opposition
has been heard.
The bill about to he presented does not
lcgalize gambling. That IS, II does not be-
come a state law. 1t Will remain with the
counties themselves to decide whether they
Will permit betting on racc-tracks.
The bookmakers at Guttcnourg are begin
| ming to get nervous. Arrests are an every
day occurrence at the hilltop track, and sew
cral OF the Dookies have been arrested two
and three times each. II the arrests con-
tinue to the end OF the meeting some OF the
bookmakers will have a string OF Indictments
against them long enough to encircle n mile
| track.
Yesterday ten bookmakers were arrested,
including Prcsidsnt Wabaum, Fred Lowe,
D. Lockman, +. j. earns (Bismarckl, Pat
shannon. W. snow and j. London, all OF
whom have been arrested before. The thing
was done quietly and no confusion followed.
| Racing may be the "sport OF kings" but 1t
is dollars to pickles that royalty would have
preferred the warm side OF q stove to Gutten-
burg yesterday afternoon.
| Guttenburg is situated on the top OF the
Palisades, with the Hudson River Oh one side
and q wide eXpanse OF salt meadow on the
other. 1t was fully ten degrees colder there
than in the cities. Nevertheless, racing went
Oh as usual, and 1t is a matter OF wonder how
the little jockeys managed TO ride In such
freezing weather.
The track was as hard as iron. and naturally
This brought the slim fields down to a very
or the first race and Derango was made hot
| favorite at odds on. lie won and the talent
warmcdup
| The second race also went to the favorite,
| Onager, and the talent was overJoycd. In
| this race Andrew ID. was said 10 be a real
good thing and select party played him
down from to to . TO D. He WAS never in,
finishing poor fourth.
| In the third race the talent went down
with thump that could have been heard In
Harlem. All their winnings on Onager and
DcrangO went on Duke John. The bookies
laid only TO 3, and the talent took 1t eagerly,
II looked q sure thing.
Duke John, miserably ridden by Tommy
Flynn, was beaten easily by iazOo, n , to
shot However, they got some OF the money
back on Prince Howard, and then played II
ON Jonn Hickey, where again they fell down
Fabian was played on to get even, ana
luckily he won, or the day would have been
very chilly one for the talent.