Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-12

say the least, unduly tricky. Too often
ley make an arrangement with n book
maker or two and absolutely rob the pub
lie. All these things tend to make the rae
ing outlook rather gloomy"
What remedy would you suggest"
II have no specific at hand. Indeed there
are several things that might be done, and
these might help the situation. For in
stance, if the Ives pool bill is unconstitu-
tional, it should be repealed or be declared
so. In the last event it would be nullity
and have no effect. Then we should have
free trade in racing, and after very hard
fight the fittest of the associations would
survive, while the others would go to the
wall. Then again, If the Ives pool bill were
repealed or found to be of no effect, book
making might be made Illegal by statute.
The bookmakers are without doubt very
demoralizng element. The generality of
them are men of poor moral principles.
The only question the average bOOkmaker
asks himself when deciding in n shady
transaction is whether or not 1t
would be safe venture-that is,
whether he could win money and es-
cape punishment by the stewards.
Then again they frequently go in with an
owner who puts good horse in race, but
does not intend the horse to win. The book
makers make the horse a favorite and then
way Of rohhing the public. 1t might be
that the general adoption of the French
mutual system would be the proper thing.
In this we cannot bet against horse. You
can bet on a horse to win, but not to lose.
In France per cent of all the money wager
ed goes to charities and per cent to the
associations. The mutual plan of betting
is now in vogue at several tracks, and the
universal adoption of this system would
,l,ab 1N- 4
Unless there be reasonable assurance of
its purity it is bound to be in i'll repute
But something must be done, otherwise in
year or so nearly all of these rich assoCia-
lions will be bankrupt"
The Coney Island Jockey clubs track,
which is best known rs the Sheepshead Bay
course, is on Coney Island and very near
West Brighton. Brighton and Manhattan,
the famous seaside resorts. 1t is considered
the most beautiful race track in the United
States The grand stand is a gigantic af-
fair, $40 feet long, and comfortably seats
1900 people. The betting ring contains
1900 square feet, and on Suburban day a
small army of hookmakers infest it.
The Morris park track is at Westminster,
\. y, and was formerly Jerome park. 1t
is owned by John A. Morris, the famous
turfman, and probably cost over s., 100000
The races of the New York Jockey club are
nelu ~ INNS llttA' NhlCi COM I,alVS very
favorably with the Shecpshead Bay course
| in the matter of beauty.
Monmouth park ut Monmouth, y. J., is
attractiHc considerable attention just now
| because its officials excluded two New
! York turf writers who criticised their man
| agcmrut and who are now making vigor-
Gus attacks on The track Monmouth park
was opened p Years ago. The Americas
club was prominently identified with it.
| William NJ. Tweed was one of the leading
| spirits of this club, and when his hand be
came very apparent in the track ; manage
ment its popularity decreased. Then the
track became involved in a war with q
| prominent turf writer, somewhat resem