The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-26

hOW THEY BET NOW.
ular. The exception 10 this rule is the
ability Of race track judges and starters
TO perform their duties without making
a single blundey. These gentlemen claim
absolute infalliosiity. Ii is true that thou
sands OF people frequently differ in opiR-
Ion from them, just as they do from the
opinions OF baseball umpires. who are
also infalliole. It would seem that these
gentlemen would welcome the camera TO
their stands as a valuable adjunct to
aid them IN justly determining close fin
ishes, but they 90 not They look upon
II with distrust. This is l think. largely
due TO the fact that nowadays race track
judges and starters are wonderfully well
paid for their services and they recognize
that II the camera were called in 10 help
them their salaries would soon be cut
down. They may kick now. but ven
suse the prediction that within five years
every frst-class race track in the coun-
try Will be provided with a suitable place
for photographic It's finishes and with
dark room for instantly developing the
plates. The photographer ! speak Of cells
me that II he had such accommodation
ne could develop a plate In three minutes
that would enable the judges TO deter
mine che winner I'm a nose-and-nose fin
ish. This being the case. the day OF the
purhlind and often incompetent race
track Judge Is rapidly coming 10 an end.
The Marquis OF Queensberry, who, by
the way, IS the author, by approval, of
the boxing rules which bear his mans.
despite all claims to the contrary. has
been much In the eye OF the world lately.
Our picture shows him as he appears on
a tricycle. He thinks he Is a little too
old and stlff I'm the joints for bike"
am told that he Is very fond OF his tri-
cycle. and that II Is no unusual thing Tor
in this country far older than the Dough-
IS marquis ride bicycles daily
When the Percy-Gray racing bill was
before the New York legislature many
were the men who asked; How can we
bet IL IL becomes law! Inc statute
proyides severe penalties for those who
bet and make or pass any memorandum
of such wagering. l think IL was Daolel
O'ConneU. tho great Irish lawyer. who
said that he could drive coach and
four through any act OF parliament ever
made" II didn't take the enterprising
hookmakers long 20 devise ways ana
means OF betting strictly within the iet-
ter OF the Percy-Ciray racing law Each
rookie goes TO the track, attended by
Quiet. alert clerk who keeps as close 10
hin, as his shadow. When a patron asks
ana accepts the odds the booke Is will
ing 10 Law he gives his name ana aa-
dress and Is given the bookie's In return.
Suppose the odds offered are TO .. lie
saws. II Will take q hundred. Inc cierh
s1vlv enters in a little memorandum book'
"Iahn smith. Hotel Waldorf. Dr. Klce'
40 ~ 100" The gentleman walks away,
and the hookie waits for another patron.
M memorandum has passed between
the actuai bettors, neither mas any rec
ord of the bet been given or received hy
ether hut the transaction Is complete,
- Won the gentleman goes 10 the
,,sre fo,d and from third party nc gets
hts winnings Us all right Tor the hooh~
maker and the hettor. bur Just now tne
,,rohlens OF The race track owner -
GLOW can ! derive pecun'ary oeneIit
from the bettors? Inc man /" 40 go co.
solve that question can make Si.,V"
,,,,tcter than ne can say JACK Roo1h-
son " Ten thousand brains are cositat-
ing the question.
An energetic effort IS being maze 10
establish steeplechase racing ~ ~
s,,.ov ant {, Is uphill work IN the nTst
80 no opportunities for crooked
.,~,, ave ien-fold greater than IN hAf
Ing and W all know that they are
49,. 10 nleutfful /. IS 50 easy % hlaA-
a horse break. - lose gfouna @ttet !"
s,t,tp or even 90 rel on OF MN = =" -
-, -. .,s,rncut. This makes the hettoF
uh u
- racine cah pc made 20 pay. anu
-, that does not pay VIII not io"A
-. ,,-gsor,-,A il ttGs country. Taeh mere
.' .f.r,e,,- ~ danger 10 be considered
"a, great mas OF race-goerS are ".'t 10
.,.h..-1,sp1ea ueople. and they 40 TOT
,,-,,,t "a sea man CT fire morse 'h8
,,-5rrlea ~ Killed going over huIuir ~
, water lump. one 81 me mos
-. e,.er saw was the tTampits ~
s'h Jockey Harris in a etoe9le-
-, he brighton Beach race track
'''79 ,,rs ago HIS hcrse tell going
- s,r4la iu the innelt. almost M
- Grand Stand As the poor
tI.''.. ..,.,,rrls5 IN his feet. be st~ppeA
-. -,c- Harris face ard MS moor 't ~.
"a :, in as though it VAS On est
~, NJ may he sport. h"t Va - -
common with many "'nttS, 49,. 80 .hc
-, of tNe opening races ot tI'
,.sAsse Association az MafrlS fdtN
~ a horse feli gong sNeF II"
- .,,-,, and his Jockey was 81 sly.
" -. co. tba moment a. was th'u&"'
yil,es Instantly rwo men ran
etre.~he~. PLACED htfn on u anu
,.,-.,.s4 hr,n out OF sight l'Ain = 49,, -
s,r,.,.stf,1 rfrl arose HFr fae. N"S
s.e horror and her l!rs frafn''e'
yvth fear Take me 49, ..,,,ss l,,L..
.,.t-,e4 fr altering tones ''N
-, itke he operating vard ~
hospital" . -
corhett and FItz~immon~ al nc I h't s,''-
So vork Nav X -3'ortsett ana r 4t%-
SIMMONS. vno have been fellinS lot
e-st asvs What they woaio eo =, 80
me- each othe~. occoQiea seas 81.
-. -,p in a Teraerloin district music
So. ss,1'' - ~, r,,.~ .ris evening. There was
-, nos, pulling no face panchias, onlF
"' rho erhthrs wives accom-