New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-19
CHAT OF THE RACETRACk.
A CONSIDERATION OF RULE NO. 20.
soNE OF ITS sHoRTCOMINGs-RACE NIGHT AT
THE FRO ADWAY-BIG BETTING.

simple direct method. the Ouly inialHble cure All
new laws experiments. lon never hho" "'"''
they are till you've tried them. There's Only '"'
perfect law and that is the law OF nature La"'
NAV be made with the bet possible INTENTION an" IVA
the highest purpose yet in their operation they may
become dangerous and harmful. The rules oil racing
are laws for the government Of the turf aud II l. u'
TO consider No. %. with view to hnoihe o'' u " =
not a bad rule and worthy o. speedy repeal II ""a
under this rule that the judge cred at 'iori'' al"
when they declared bet, off because morse WIS 'o",'
IN no short of his weight. 1t II not clear why 'nc
iuaces refused 10 take notice Of the line al e Top VI
The programme every day. when the NUMBERS oil al
tbe horses starting for race with the names oi 'hcr
Jockeys have been exhibited officially all Deus s'a""
No matter what their opinion {" knlo % "hss nav
been II was evidently their duty I" ENFORCE NV nav
perbaps the Judges acted in good faith under Rule -"
which plainly confers them the privilege Oh oo'ro'
ing mistakes. Rule 20 is one of The rules o1 r"chs
En,e o3 is one Of The betting rules. 1t may nave
seemed to the judges the former gave them 'he
right to correct the latter
Without attempting TO excuse the judges 'hc
wrt~ would ask If any one was hurt 10y tn ue'''r'
tion Of all bets Off The persons who Del OH III
Arthur were angry because they got oniy l" ~ !"
the new books. whereas In the iISt Eo'h' 'ne o'''
were 10 b. But suppose the race hdd p'ii iu,' ~
the weights published on the programme iHo
people would have lost their money beyond question:
In the opinion OF the shrewoest judges oil racnH' Oh
Arthur did not give Circular hVepoh"u o'"|'e'
1t was the five pounds that d"iea"" 'niN
colt IL he had won. al bets on nm "ouo "o
stood under Rule %, but he would nave "e'i us
o,alif.d The parse would have been gwen 10 SIT
Arthur but all bets Oh sir Arthur 10 "i"' "O0'N
have been lost. The failure of the Judges u '"o'''
the rule was a fortunate mistake for every one ""o
bet on the race.
This rule paves the way 10 fraud IL opens "iue
the gates See Mr.. \. ha, Il horse IN Il race anu
Ia.
AIR , mis- him I'm AT 100 pounds The error III u'e
Weights is not discovered IN the setreta! once N
MIR. A. and his friends bet large sums OH IN" "o'''
lie wins the race. weighs in at loo pouh"' anu o
that lime the secretary discovers that inc "''7'
are wrong 1t is all right. The bets s'ahu' pu' Inv
~urso is taken away from Mr.. a. and given to the
second horse But what does Mr. ~ care ne Has
won.S5o 900 on the race, ana 1t makes 10 u'"'''N
IN him what becomes of the horse or 'he PHS''
There is no dinicuiiy in working Oh on al u','
pec,ing public sub scheme is 'hls II 'o'N "
done any day.
Another objection: The public seeing or inc pro-
rramme that the horse Carries 100 POUNDS pich n'''
freey sure that at the weights he can o'''"' A."
field. They get > l. At the last moment %
,bs horses are OH the way To the post. the error
On the weights is discovered, and the judges
are informed What can they 90 '"u''
Eule % they are able to do nothhe' 50 "i
As the bets are concerned. bat they are eAP''pu ~
they order the jockey back to the scales ana require
h,o' ~ make 100 pounds The correction is made
an the notice beard and as many as lOo persons
happen to see 1t. Hundreds VINO have De' OH H'''
know nothing of the change, ana remain Ill &c
norance The race run, and he is beaten. 1T
T. not understood how he could be beaten 50 easily
with only 100 pounds on his back. The public are
not vet aware that he carried 10. l"ey reau 'nc
papers and ind out all about 1t the next daS' anu
then there Is ugly talk. They feel that inc! nave
been swinded They were allowed to bet Oh HoiSc
whose weight on the programme was 100 pouhus ana
who at that weight could have won, ana alter their
money was IN the ring the weights were Increased
twenty pounds bets were not declared on ana 'nes
had TO grin and bear 1t ALL Is this fair. No. Anu
il is a case that may arise any day. Ihe utter Ill
Justice of it is apparent to every one. III Is VIZ
lation of the first rule of betting, In all bets there
nnust Inc n possbili,y TO win wheA the bet is made
II is a snare and Il deception. y man thinks he has
a good thing 100 pounds. bets on It, ana AFTER
ward finds that 1t was very bad thing AT 12o
pounds.
See this Rule % in full
when the isdmbers of all the horses starting for
race with the names of their jockeys, have been eX-
hibied officially. all bets stand
If a horse is disqualified for incorrect weight bets
on him are not affected by the disqualification, If he
carried not less than the weight the official pro
gramme, : corrected on the notice board
This rule was conceived in fairness and brough,
forth in equity and Board of Control hoped that
II would be of great advantage to the turf. But II
will surely have to be changed 1t is incluabc, and
In certain applications niquitous Americans are a.
rule. opposed TO the play or-pay system of betting
on races on the day they run, and this rule
practically brings them to that system. Under II
everything goes after the numbers hung up
the official board. If Tara We're to break his neck
on the way to the post, and DonOhuc were put on
his horse, bets would stand. 1t is difficult to find
anything in favor Of THIS rule. There Is everything
against it. The members OF the Board Of Control
very intelligent gentlemen, and they are probably
convinced that the rule Will have % be amended.
Race night at the Broadway Theatre was an
occasion of meIrment among the followers Of the
turf. There was one box filled with judges, and
werc crammed with jockeys, while all over the house
the familiar faces Of trainers ana owners.
Mr. Rowe was a genial and watchful host. Snpcnn-
tendent, Fire Chief and Drum Major Frank T. Clarke.
OF sheepshead Bay, had box with A. J. Joyncr.
David Gideon occupied another with one two
friends. Your Uncle William Daily lowered about
the foyer between the acts, ana Frederick Gebhard
hand 10 see Rowe start the race, as he had
been advertised TO do But Rowe modest, and
Hopper obliged to make his excuses. Hopper
worked harder TO please than Taral works on
beaten horse. and Miss Della Fox still
"a moment. When the tiger crawlcd the stage
1t required the united efforts of Colonel simmons
Clarence Mcdowell and Mr.. Fitzgerald TO keep
Colonel Frank Hall from leaping ont Of the box in
spaSm OF muShtcl. tOlOnr Hail i usually u"
dignfed ana his d2ncanOr is
that OF the oltimc southcrncr, but this occasi IN
pIimsnted Mr Hopper and Miss Fox in mos, cX
uaordnary demonstration of satisfaction with their
performance. The between Hopper and
Samuel Reed, and II is necessary to explain that
their long disappearance from view after the fla
fell due the fact that they ana their toy
horses became wedccd In the winrs. Miss Fox acted
as starter Judge. patrol judge and general manager
"PanjandruIn@ l. to have general Ovrrhauling. and
Il is reported that the hOrSerace will BE- left out.
DVrNp hefS day
the racing since the opening Of the
Elizabeth track. IL April he has wagered in the ring
no less than IL 100000. ON Friday Mr.. Dwycr
Sl5 900 winner on the year. lie did not bet $50 900
on Correction. reported, the last time She
beaten but sent into The ring modest commission OF
$4,000. ON the same day lie bet $4,000 Reckon.
and won. ON Arab after the FIRST heat Friday, he
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