The evening world., 1893-12-27
GOSSIP OF The TURF.
Racing Men Alarmed Over Judge
MoLennan's Decision.
Mr.. Hummel Says It's the Death
Knell Of the Ives Law.
Col. Pate's Mexican Venture Turn.
ing Out Poorly.

Justice McIennon'a decision that mu-
tual and auction pools nre lotteries and
are therefore unconstitutional fills racing
men with alarm. IL mutual and auc-
tion pools are lotteries then certainly
booking must he included under the same
head. There Is no difference. They are
only different methods of speculation.
The horses In race are numbered.
The man who picks the lucky number
wins.
That there Is an element OF chance In
horse race no one will deny. No one
can predict with absolute certainty the
winner Of arace. Certain 1t Is. there
! fore that there are the essentials OF a
lottery in horse racing. What will be
done in the matter Is food for conjecture.
Whether DE Lacy, with this decision
behind him, will attempt to close the
race tracks in this State, Is another
question which only the future will dis
| close
If this decision is upheld by the higher
courts tan appeal is to he taken) II will
at least cause theracing associations to
take down their mutual stands. Auction
pool selling has not been induged In for
many years on the metropolitan courses.
Howe g. lIummcl. who have been work.
ing for some time for n decision on the
endeavor to get a more definite opinion
In the appealed case. MIR. Humme,
soiemnly said this morning: That de-
cision Is the death knell of the Ives Pool
law"
Peter De Lacy that indefatigable
tighter, Is behind all these movements to
probe into tn legality of the Ives Pool
| hppp
since the Dwyer's tried to shut out the
pooi,room men and prevent them from
getting information from the track. De
Lacy contended. and perhaps justly. that
he had as much right to make book on
Park Row. this city. as the Dwyers had
to do the same thing inside OF an In
fore. to learn what kind of law It was
that permitted crime on one side of n
street, and prohibited It on the other
Racing. associations are trihe pig
used. They closed the pool-rooms be-
cause they wanted more profit In their
municipal authorities. to close these
places and not that of the racing asso-
Citations. and the pool-room men re-
yolted at what was termed unwarranted
the activity OF the pool.room men In en-
deavoring to have the Ives bill declared
unconstitutional, IT was internal bick-
erings that caused all the trouble in
New Jersey; 1t may end in the same
manner in this state.
The resignation OF Col. Lewis NJ Clark
as President of the Mexican Jockey Club,
would indicate that Cox Pate's Mexican
venture was on Its last legs. Secretary
Hopper has likewise resigned. Col. Clark
advances the plea OF ill-health. as the
reason for his retirement
In Hart's old hotel the scene of many
n rattling fistic encounter, pool rooms
have been opened on n scale similar to
those in Westchester County. The
Queens County authorities, 1t Is said
, have no Jurisdiction the place being
. outside the town OF Newtown. The pool
room overlooks the New Calvary Gene.
terry.
lack Adler is not in San Francisco ms
was currently reported. The genial an
nouncer is still In this city. He took in
! the Westchester game yesterday.
An agent acting for syndicate OF
Russian owners has been making over
lures TO n number OF trotting men In
the neighborhood of Lexington. Ky. Ia
go to Russia and train trotters there.
So far the agent has met with little en-
couragement.
The action OF the Eatontown Township
Committee in revoking Monmouth Park s
license. has a bad look. The Association
is distinctly charged with acting in bad
faith with the town. and hard time will
be experienced before the Association
gets another license.