New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-20
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.
THE PROBLEM OF UNIFORM SfSlh" VI
BETTING.


CONTRIBUTED BY BREEDERS
Five davs including the meeting of the Na',ond'
Steeplechase Association at MOTIFS ,' ho,rc
passed away without any method Vi " - ,h,,
decided upon. To many persons II "tp ,aus 60
too strict Interpretation OF 'ho
required by the Jockey Gun .o,,or.
There has been no occasion for the sh'' ,
Of the BROOKLYN Jockey club to express ,''' ''
faction with the receipts AT the si'cS' 49,, ,ou
IL Is far different now from the u"'S ....a.
5000 TO $1,000 were in the hands OF '"' 49, 1884,
before the gates were opened. NO ",''' ~
stormy the day might be- the shareno', ,aa,
socurc for the betting privileges paid h"""'o
nro1t even II a mere handful OF spectators ~
present Now that everything is cna"h'. -
sudden wrench IL Is extremely n''"' -, a.
who reaped golden profits from the p'.''"7 ~ 700
become resigned TO the revolution Nheh o''' y"
h,,,a,,ors STRUGGLED with each other on the race
,racLs 4, tho ciehborhool Of this city 10 secure
tha dollars dimes and nickcls Of tn" pubic "o' an
effort was made to prevent dsrepn'ho'e '
sharing the privileges with the oooh'''" 80
desired honest racing Moreover 'n'''
least eighty bookmakers or pooroom-keepets - az
tered all over this city aiding to dram the p''',''
from the army OF men-and women 'oo' ~,
matter-who tempted tickle fortune by p''''"' "
the horses Now that wholesome 'E's'"'''
placed racing in the hands OF me-" o,.,
aim IS TO improve the sport ana Cleanse u w ~ 80
and rastIpess that caused the law-abiding ctizens
N
ton il is not all surprising that e'or,S '''
made TO belittle the actions Of those VINO '"a'' ;.
possible 10 have racing in any FORM %
tell the tale and prove to the douD''rS '''' ~
Gray Racing law viii rcjuvenate RACINE "
sport. . alan,
Tho leading LAYERS Of odds are anxious 10 "u'P'
uniform methods OF racing speculation As '"e'"
r, On many interests represented among fhem IL
,s q berc,ea, task to get enough OF them together
to decide upon united action for the mn'u'' o'"''.
Of both the layers and takers OF odds IN" ''S''s
Of odds az the racetracks might well De '"'"''"''
10 the ballet and chorus girls IN an oP","
many There are so many petty jcalous'es 'hat II u
,,,,ss,llo IN Mace them in order ms 70 produce
,he hos, effects Like the soubrettes. cach layer
y, od1s wants to be In the front row armed WIN "
hattle-axc and desires others placed III III" az
row with spears for a weapon. 'nnP' ""' VI
cumsiances the proposed club for the iAS''' ~
odds seems as far distant as ever
MANY references have been made ~ the "'''''''
o, the English bookmakers. A. a rule nc N'"''l
c,,s aro not In the same ciass The tnShShH'n
are loval 10 on. another and "bunchins or 'o''-
ing up the odds ncighhoring bookm'N'' - W"
known Their motto Is; Mind your own '"S'"''
helm each other and 10 not soe too much AZ m"
Irooklyn track some ~ the layers 81 "I'A 90 "'
koep their pitch" or location selected 70 s'Ani
unon during the DAY. but wander around 10 look
,nr custom among their neghbors- Su'h actions
would no, ho tolerated by the bookmak"rs IN f'hF
land To b. sure the odds offered by some OF
~. LAYERS agains' the horses that are OUTSIDERS
in the betting make tho calling wors" than steal
ing 50 tina, nobody Is going 20 defend them.
ENGLISH METHODS
COMPARISON with English methods may prove
Interesting " Brooklyn on Friday ""iFkno"n
cuhman asked leading hookmah"r what b" "onl'
lav agains, a horse that second 'aNofiie. IT'D"
bookmaker SAID: Five 20 for 81"
IAN rleh,. Nin bet you" ne olrhman reptile J.
IS be- made a memorandum - th' bot ct" % nm"
Mon who overheard The transaction ard hal been
one 90 he most grasuirg men Ia ID" betting ring
I'm former lay- caught thc ciphman by 'h" arm
and said. II will las Won fo . for 80" The cirb.
man shook him on and walHeI avay. without i"ifn-
INK 10 answer him In England. n a hctiof asks n
bookmakcr The Oils against hor4'. and Dec says
70 = his ucighbors all cfy opi o. 20 J. so as 'o
secure the rlaeing 90 the bet ~ 'o b. bunch
cr" or a man that secs too much. t. looked ri'n
in EnyianI as below the levi ~ vei-hcr
H. r.rard % elt toi'ins 10 England. the eNe.i-
tive cluni.ieDs 81 IN" betting club. gt' -" h'i-
tors who EVERYDAY them -"l,"s or fsl 100 arrears O.
chance 10 90 IT, their Indebtedness hv system ~
turf BANKRUPTCY. and accept s'iu 'nenfs ~ bot
ting areas ~ a reasonable prr.-flffe" ~ IN"
total amour, due 10 the bDokmah'r Should the
turfmon form . club that VII act n harmony
win DE Jockey club without being ln any manner
associated with that hoiy. 81 long step viii he
taken ir .he right direction
Tho personality - "a" aycrag. English hookmak"r
docs no. compare with that Of m" Americans The
latter are ar superior intellectually and 10 their
manners 10 the !.nglishfn"n Who a suhsery"nt
and humble 90 the "quil.ty' a. they are naughty.
! lnsoienf AMI 0vcriearing - the commoners.
Supplies have been frequent 10 the last three
dave racing Iiornp.rc. IangIon and stephen J
mad sad II voc IN the ranks ~ the plungers. The
/ cold. raw penetrating weather has Kept many per
sons away from the raceifack.
In spite o the fast yearng trials. the iwo-year-
olds that have raced appear to be- a Moderate lot.
A. some ~ .hc highly tried ones have not started.
! thcr, ma oc some Morellas. Domnos or Tremonis
In reserve
Should tn weather during the present week b.
warm and pleasant. the attendance and tie quality
OF the fields likely improve.
HELP FROM THE BREEDERS
J The Tribune suggested a system OF stakes last
year that would materially assist In Increasing the
revenues Of the racciracks. II a series OF stakes
Is made from sales subscriptions by the breeders
| Of the yearlIngs sold. magnificent racing fun
could be formed The following conditions could be
made: The breeders 20 pay 500 t. the fund for
Ycarllns that are no, ,uscrlb~d FOR 10 be Negligible
As over thousand subscriptions could be- secured.
series Of at least sixty stakes on the recognized
Jockey club tracks could be- AZ yenrling
subscribed for would be eligible to start In OF
an the STAKES by NE payment Oh ~ starting
fee. the breeder would be The gs,iner purchaser
would gladly pay 100 extra 10 secur. hGisrs en-
| tered In sixty stakes without any entanglns Tor
| fets.
| OF course. the guaranteed stakes could d" CON
t'nued as at present. but the Serial stake" would D.
| "A direct contribution from the breeders many o'
TAS S"a savf ns' 'onIG@@ ci hat %o
| nent breeders waited outside the gates or th'
| Brooklyn track las; year for nearly an hour foi
| badges thereby missing the first race. They wer'
| extremely Indignant what they called shabby
| treatment. yet Mr.. Dwycr had purchased tn"usdh',
| Of dollars worth OF ycarngs at their sales. and
paid cash for them. without any rebate. II ~ mgr
time that the breeders assist In the Work or kt'PnH
up public interest In racing by contributing 10 'he
| Stakes.
| In New-Jersey the leading racing men have hDah-
donel all hope Of racing until the Jockey Gun Oh
a number Of the leading citizens of the stat" assume
| the control of racing -.
The escape OF Mclaughlin. Carr, Crusns ana wa,
baum from richly deserved punishment Is regretted
by many OF the foremost breeders In the state one
| OF the arguments used by the counsel OF tir law
| breakers was: Mr. Withcrs and the Monmouth
| Park Association violated the laws for upward oil
| twenty years and escaped by paying ine, ana no
body compelled to 20 10 jail Tor ThceUich
| gambling" The foregoing may DE true, Dnt lh'
(iuttcnburg racctrack In full blast when ever,
| iacetrack In the State. except the aloHlihtoh !"
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