New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
THE JOCKEY CLUBS RESPONSIBILITY
SOME OBSERVATIONS Of THE WEIGHING OF
sTEDEKER. THE BOOKMAKER.

SOME OBSERVATIONS IN TIE W f.l| HIM. VI
sTEDEKER. THE BOoKMAKER.
To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: After keeping the public waiting four days
the management OF the Brooklyn Jockey Club have
finally announced their intention to pay the victims
OF the welcher Leon S'eleker. tho amount OF their
original outlay \ righteous decision fOrsopth. and
one which the lons-sunering public Will doubtless
accept with lis usual equan'mlty and Indifference
Bat as one Of the victims Of the welchcr. allow
me 70 point in your columns as briefly as pos
siblc the gross injustice inflicted by this decision
on the holders Of winning" ~ tickets issued by
Stede,er at the Gravescnd track last Tuesday.
We VIII say. for example. that put $40 on DR..
Rice - win at odds Of d !. Ny ticket from
St~lokcr calls for 80 Steieker decamps. ami the
Rrookvn Jockey club finally decides to take my
tickle, and return TO mo my original $40. Tho other
So 70 which justly entitled. l can take out
IN whistiiug.
That have a legal claim 10 the face. or. indeed.
- any part u the value OF my ticket. do not
maintain. but that the' BROOKLYN Jockey club IS
morally responsible 10 mo AMI my fellow-sunerers
for The fun amount there can be- but little Dues
ton.
There were over one hundred bookmakers who
y4f 500 each f1r the privilege - booklng-or wech-
ln- on thc GrItes-rl rac-track f1r tho FIRST four
days ~ the meeting The whole ~ this sum $40
cub They eNt"rd'l rs hospit1bc arms to ths
the members - the p"nc!lng fraternity. who had
PAID 50 literally foT the privilege OF asslm'launs
sh"kc!s 1880.
/ ask you. sir does the exac'on ~ this 10000 a
day hy the Jockey club carry with II
no responsibilities 10 the public2 Is II not 'nclt
aVowai 60 rnccgocrs TO the effect that these book
makers the agents ~ tho club, licensed by the
club in consideration % 500 a day each. 20 30
business the track ana under tho clubs aus
pieces Docs not the BROOKLYN Jockey cub virtual
49, II not actually SAY 90 the public. come and 90
business win ihes. good men and true. ,Nchnngc
Your money ror their pencilled hlrro2lyphics ana
trust 20 their honor AMI ours that should those
'ict.i4 prove winning ones You VIII BE- pdiL
ON whaf ~rounls / ask. does the club offer me
back m, original Investment which Is one-seventh
part Of the face value ~ my ticket? Either am
entitled the whole. none az all
What guarantee have !. sir that nve our OF SIX
Of Sf~leker's brother p"nrlll"rs are not ready TO
vrlOl any daVf Walk Into the ring ana look at
dozens ~ thesc faces on the boxes. How
many are those - men AMI youths who n year
or two ago were Fostering people with tips and
begging for dollar or two with which to back
their opinions,
original Investment 90 holders Of winning %
Strlekrr tickets. maintain. sir. that on this basis
every ticket issued by S,rdeker On the brooklyn
Handicap IN the Gravesend ring should be made
There Is an ola cas'-rOn and iniisputable rule in
betting 70 the effect that II you can't win you
can't lose" Therefore. as the man WEIGHED never
mini whether ne intended Ia or not the fact re-
ma ms that ne an. AMI IN" presumption - that he
went down 10 ihr track FOR that purpose. no one
win Why Therefore II We holders - ''winning''( 60
tickets entitled 10 our money back are not the
holders 81 all tickets equally 20 entitled?
There - much more 20 De- s1id on THIS subject
ONE OF THE VICTIMS.
New-York May 49, 1894.