The morning times., 1895-07-21
RIVAL TRACKS TO FIGHT
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ployer The latter went TO the race course
and found that the young man had not only
spent all his time there, but had blown
IN the funds that were given him TO
transact business for his firm whether
he made the money good is not known, but
10 legal action was taken against him
lie was. however, promptly discharged,
and has been Idle ever since.
Even some staid old Alexandra bu Siness
men have been demoraIized, To what great
extent VIII only be known by future devel-
opnentS The story is told Of one who
sold goods to a racing man. He could
not collect his bill, and as result OF
legal proceedings, one OF the racing man $
horses was seized for the debt. This be-
came the properly OF the business man.
The sequel is interesting, The business
man entered his equine acquisition in the
events at st Asaph, and he forthwith be-
came victim 10 the sporting spirit, though
he had never been known as a gambler.
He has neglected his legitimate bu siness,
and is now a confirmed horse racer. Inc
end can only be guessed at.
BAD INFLUENCE ON WOMEN.
The feminine sex has not been unsmirched
by the gambling fever Let the Alexandria
Gazette tell to what an extent In an
editorial published June 20 last not writ
ten TO show up this form OF degradation -
the Gazette said.
"A patent example OF the natural effect
| of the equality of the sexes, and of women s
rights, is afforded every day at the race
| tracks in Alexandra county, when unat-
! tended women, young and old, all of them
! nicely dressed and many of them pretty and
| genteel-looking, are seen mingled with the
men, and betting on the races just as
! freely If a woman, by law, can do what
! is good, she can, by law, do what is bad. y
Comment here would be Supenluous.
The existence of the race tracks in Alex
andria seems to have given an impetus to
! several other forms of gambling, and in
! consequence many persons in the county
are deeply in the nlire OF financial diff
Guilty. Poker mortgages" are so thick
there that it j 5 probable new names Will
take the place of many old ones on the
tax lists ere long.
TO FIGHT MUSHBACH.
To return to Capt Mushhach, who, by
| the way, is now in Europe, probably re :
| cllperating for the arduouS work he Will
have to do in Richmond when the fight
between the tracks is in full swing. Not
withstauding his pull and his gambler
hackers, an earnest effort will be made
to defeat him for the nomination. 1t
was hoped that Mr. Joseph willard, of
Fairfax, would enter the lists against him,
but it is understood that that gentleman,
though hi ghly respected, is pledged to
Mushbach Mr.. Willard, however, a
friend of his says, has promised to run
should he be nominated, which is safe
way of hedging"
The effort to defeat Capt. MuShbach
Will, of course, fail, but it viii result IL
making the campaign somew what warm
and truth telling one. Mushbach will
hear some things about himself that he
will be compelled to notice, aud the re
suit may be the arousing OF the virginia
Legislature to a sense of the disgrace
in which the whole State is involved by
the doings in Alexandria county.
Then if, as Mr. Willard, himself a mem
ber of the legis lature, says will be the
case, a resolution should be introduced
to take the charters a way from both tracks
il may stand a good chance OF passage
withstanding the two powerful lobbieS
which, as they did before, may cease thei
fight against each other aud come to 8
compromise for mutual piratical interest
NO MINCING OF WORDS HERE.
Already a promi nent paper in Capt
Mushbach's senatorial district the Ma
uassas Journal, is on the trail of tha
gentleman Its editor is handling hi
pretensious without gloves, and openl.
accuses him OF standing self confessed
the race track candidate for the Stat
| senate" of fostering legislation unde
| which Alexandria county crap, roulette
book making, and sweat have grown
green and glorious as a tropical exotic u
theentire satisfaction Of the parties directl.
inter,sted;'' of :nGorsing 1.-The excise bill
under which there are great abuses of th
license SYSTEM" and so on.
The forthcoming fight between the riva
tracks will be deeply interesting. lie
good people get together aud make it
4 | three -cornered battle.