New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-09
from No 723 Eas, One-hun1rcd-and-seventy -seV-
enth-st.. near the fremont Railroad Station
DID CROKER BET or MORTON?

DID CROKER BET OK MORTON?
INTERESTING REPORTS ABOUT THE wNGERs OF
MICHAEL r. DwYER AND CROKER.
The general belize among wenformed people
who bet on elections H. that Michael f. D"Fer' tue
celebrated race;rack plurger and his most lh'i-
mate personal friend. Richard Croker. won large
amount the election by backing L. T. Morton
FOR Governor az heavy odds on. and also backing
Strong to defeat Grant in the city. Mr. Dryer ana
Mr. Croker very large sums on the o'ecuon
OF 1892 by backing Cleveland. Ii ia reported, anu
IL IL generally believed among betting men, that
Croker and Dwyer much as 5000 on the
election OF 1877 In all his betting. Michael +.
Dryer always prefers to bet odds on. lie dislkes
betting or any candidate any horse when the
odds are against the candidate or the horse NOW
fl is generally believed that Dryer ana croker
wished TO deceive tho public and the betting men
generally as their betting on the election OF 1871
Before the election Michael f. Dryer was in Wash
ngton and was attending the races at St Asaph
racetrack which Is near Alexandria ana -"
miles from Washington. a few days before the
election telegraphic dispatches were sent 10 the
principal newspapers all over the country that
Michael r. Dwyer wanted to bet SpvO 10 sl"'""
that I'm would defeat Morton. Michael +. D"y"r
has never been IN tho habit OF betting In that way
on n candidate horse when the odds were
AGAINST his selected candidate his selected horse
Sporting rlcn generally believe that THIS te'e-
graphic dispatch which sent out from WASH
ington was intended affect the betting. ana thdt
DIVER never had any intention OF putting up
5000 on I'M: that his real purpose was 10 pet
heavily on Morton and that he hoped by sending
out this misleading telegram to get better prices
against HE wagers on Morton.
Joseph Vendg known on all the race;rack5 OF
the country as "Crcular Joe Is sly. Keen qulch'
nirnble agile insruating impudent and insol"nt
young man. who is Mr. Dryers betting commls-
sioner Vcndlg has made great reputation on the
rocctracks by tn sNtftncss with which he slips
through the crowds in the betting rinES ana puts
Mr pwyers money with marvellous CELEBRITY
with the lool.makcrr Ncndig Is extremely uniop-
ular Ills marrcrs are exceedingly offensive. NO
hoIy likes him. There IS nothing attractive ABOUT
him: In fact all hia ways are repus.vo and dis
agreeable: but cvc~y one admits tina; he is one OF
In. smareet quickest. slyeft and sharpcst betting
commissioners who eyer lived.
Venlig was very active and very conspicuous ana
worry nosv and very boisterous nj the 81 James
Hotel and other resor;s before Election Day ana
US loudly announcing that he had tens OF thou
sands OF dollars supplied by Michael +. Dryer with
which Z, back IINl against Morton at TWO To hve'
but men who observed the betting carefully are IN
clincd 10 think that Nendg put very HUE money
an N,l though he made great noise. ami niulGeI
In a great deal o, Yelling AMI vehement taking ana
,-,,,f~- about tho boa which he said he wou.d put
~, ~, flii when =. 7. Adams AMI others, wac
v,o,. backing Morton heavily In lar ain'n''S' OF
r.rol +, o.. with Nendi, So ~ To NOV' ana s-v'''
:, .. 600 on Norton. Neni!g sne1koi OUT Oh n'S o'''
.,t declared that ha would my lu' MP N,'D 70
.,ooo c- 100 T. s90oo lie ia not appear To he IN
r,ii,r ~ ali anxious TO Gut up ars" gums On nm.
r.. shr.r,!.,t and kecn'st bettorH now 'h''N 'n"'
VcnIig's talk about betting on HILL ana All MS
ho...s ard brags. were really meant TO mas" 'n' OF
cra,ions Of Michael r. Dryer AMI Richard croker
.,o we're believed 20 have backed Morton very
- .,,ough ,helr commissioners. whi.e they
ms"t X.ndig A. a buffer AMI ieluder TO c0nSea
mir real operations one report has II maj M'S "a
In =.
,airs directing Vendlg'~ operations and ,hr opera
s,ns his com mIssioners who. II f. sail; were
N n,n Norton Tor him but keeping out OF sisht
himself d,,, no, he at all surprising Il ,hes" reports
about Dwyer and Croker were true me 1ps, hn
O, Dwyer and Croker on N" rac",raII, hos of,en
hn"pened tha, horscs belonging to MIIh,e rokrr
nwycr and horses heIongng 10 s,cn ,sara nt,ery
have Ieen run In the races when 'hry W." WI snT a.,
mac, to rae No to their true form and naa no
,,n and ,a~in Operation 81 Michael +. DwyeT
AMI Ki-hari CROKER is eyer unfiarngy sN exp Ir
ierestine. rrr,nhmn, Dwver and Richard Croker
'".,c handled AT the meeting AZ Jerome fAlk III
co1 80 hrter ,sE Nobody cvpccts Michael
T., nv,Nrr and Richard Croker 10 Ice frank ana
,ar,gI S ana ,h hcics is eainur ground constantly
.hot hoth or those mon practis"l some trick"ry ~
,heir election bets. ~ cours" IN" le1iIe VIZ" ~
,nis,aKen but they never would have been t"Inptei
To say tho" things n n" ',co'I- o. n,,rtio,.,
hi,h-,nir,ol mon. who Wero anxious for ne fc;irI
,-,I es..em OF the best people, ana VINO ne
,.oulJ dceccnd 20 any trir<crY or any He'ir' .hat
niybt bring suspicion and scandal upon 'n't ~! III
connection with turf affairs, or in connection VII"
politics 49, ,l % bocIs
JriU ugalf 4 Morton, apH Grant a.hlHsi stV"lE'
bncatse Of the reports with which All tN' new.
papers We're nllci that Michael !. w. ,rv
backing IN ard Grant FOR larg" sums arc very
nllgnou, and Nraihful now because th'N thnN
,mo' orrr. r,islod and deceived and dcuded by
Vcndig vcnag wa always shpp9y rs nn S'' , 6o
the racctracks. He could slip IN through i nn'
thlckert crowd with the most amazing H0""d' gnu
ing I'm Ter elbows. around and beneath "lg men.
lnr,lrr 10 and fro with the swlftncss o. brook
front NJ fun speed mountain stream E'ttlub
I'm h,hinI the bookmakers. dashing TO m various
roints which he desired TO reach In the hetunHrpH,
All With the most astonishing niinbi' moss ana
mrilItv. Nend delights in mystery. rclolc"s IN
masklng his operations, and II tn" stories Whicn
are now anoai concerning his betting operations
in tho election are not true, ~ least ln'F' ~
nothlng In Ncndg's character. reputation or RECORD
which makes them in the least impropane. MI
have always delighted in misleading the puohc
a. IN their OpcraOns