The Washington times., 1895-04-14
Big STEAL MScARRIES
WoadGhsaper Was Not Fixed and
Spoiled the Game.
M'CARREN MAS IN THE DEAL
The Use Of Els Jockey Was Needed 60 He
Was Tipped OFF to the Good Thing-The
Eookmaksrs Who We're Let Into the Sc
crst stesred Clear Of the Elected Horse.
One of Them Is Noted for Crooked Books.

Had Key West won the fifth race al
Alexander Island yesterday one of the big.
gest coups of the year would have been
pulled Off All Of the faithful were TO share
in the profits.
The plans for the killing were deeply laid.
A week ago it was known that the big
brother of the mighty Firenzi was in good
shape, and steps were taken TO make his
first race paying one. The horse is owned
by The Hartford stable, or 10 be more ac-
curate, Mike Daily. This was one point
towards the success of the coup, for wearers
of the '.alI green Jacket" are usually very
fortunate at the start. This part OF the
affair being looked after, the next thing to
be considered was the jockey.
Murphy, the regular Stable pilot, being
on the suspended list for having failed TO
show the proper disposition 10 win on
Wednesday, could not be Put up There
was some talk OF having him restored TO
favor for the occasion, but for appearance
sake it was finally decided to let the sus-
pension stand and look elsewhere for a
rider.
W ashburn was the ore selected. He
werks for "Hughey'' McCarTen, one OF the
thigh exalted members" OF the fold, and If
'-Hughey" W as allowed 60 get part of the
profits, II was assured HAT the boy would
do his best, as "Eughey'' was informed OF
the contemplated killing.
He hsd some long talks with his friends,
and the wires Were kept busy ca FRYING COM
missions To the cut OF town pool rooms.
At the teack it was very hard TO get any
,.rssr ls.C
knew OF tie contemplated killing. The
few outside the fold opened up at 8 to /,
but in a Jifiy even moEey was the best
9lytaiaable. Frederols, who should have
been fayorite, was Quoted at 10 ! 4, ard
the general Relief was that his jockey at
least had been told what good thing
Key West was.
TIE race WAS run, and when it was over
the coed thing WAS in second place,
Woodchopper beating him By neek. The
plans OF the talent HAD miscarried
They dsd not ConsiGer thesiw ianer in their
calcalat tons, and the mistake had cost
them Thousands. The hey on Fredericks
had t2lsea good pains to see thai he brought
no 6is3RDointrneRts, butiFthe overlooked
Woodchopper had wrought havoc.
DEMONSTRATION STUNNED.
The faces of the administration" when
the result was announced were q study.
They are not accustomed to seeing their
plans upset, and they did not take defeat
with good grace They acted &C If some
one hsd wronged them. oze Of their
famous fixed" winners had been beaten.
The horses form had been shown up and
they had been the ones to pay for it.
Games OF this kind are OF frequent occur
rezce atthe island track, bat they seldsm 90
wrong.
aaeecau ara rtn l.oro tha riCht hafora
said a weI-knswn bettor on the train to
the city faGt evening, AID many can be
found who viii agree with him. The
place ID disgrace TO the turf, and its
gates should be Chased and kept closed
until is can be run under different manage
ment
A reader of The Times asks the question,
How is it that SO many books go on day
after day when the racing is known to be
so decidedly dish9nest?'
The answer is easily found. The inland
outrHnniEs ef the horses at the track makes
public form farce, and the public are
compelled to practically 90 IL blind. This
is, Of course, a source of rich revenue to
the bsokieS, especially those who are kno wn
to receive information from owEeTs and
jockeys.
The game is sure loss to the public, and
this, or course, means the bookmakers get
their money. that is the majority OF them
do. Those who try TO make book lesjti-
mateIy lose. Those that follow the rules
OF the place, or rather the paths cut out by
the administrator books, win
One individual at the track runs several
books A few years ago he was n poorman.
Now he can count his wealth n hundEe&s OF
thousands. The basis of this foTtGse was
made in the early days of the Gloucester
track His reputS tIoa for takin. in money
on dead" ores was famous, and one year
there was some talk of ruling him off for
doing business" with a well known rider.
SAFE FROM INTERFERENCE
At Alexander Island he is in his Ell ement.
He flutters around from stand to stand in
structing the man on the box to ''save this
one'' and to kill that ene' He knows that
he is safe from any official interference and
makes very little attempt to hide his deal :
ings His books have at times been styled
the graveyard one in particular being
known as 1.-the ncrsue."
He pays his help less than any man in the
business and yet expects more of them. In
dealing with owners and jockeys he is said
to be equally grinding. He viii make prom
ises and when it GENES time TO settle
refuse 10 keep his agreement. He knows
he can do this safely and seems to revel in
flescng these who have helped him to
accumulate his ill-gotten wealth. He does
not make books himself, his time being de-
voted to obtaining Information of the kind
he needs and making settlements when races
are over.
1t is men of this class that are the pillars
of President Jones' domains. They pay
large sums to the association daily for the
privilege of plying their nefaricus game,
and are OF course permitted TO do as they
please.
Honest bookmakers find the place a hard
one to make money at, but to taose who will
bride and deal with the ho5semen, the track
is harvest ground. 70 Il
The public are robbed daily but the spoils
are not divided ameng all. The administra-
ton books get the bulk OF it. II
When a killing is to be made the faith
ful" are warned in timea Those outside
''the band' are made prey of. /,
Sensitive. ~.
Anexcited Individual clirhbedthree flights
of stairs in great leaps and yelled:
where's the editer?" &C.
Nobody owned the distinction.
''Show me the edit or, The demanded shak-
ing paper in his hand at arms length.
He's in there piped an indiscreet office
boy who had been hired to answer the tele-
phone.
The man with grievance bolted into the
room designated without knocking. lie
showed the paperunder the editor nose and
pointing to a marked portien, exclaimed:
Read thatI'
The editor read: Mrs. R"
That's my wife," interrupted the angry
visitor
Mrs. R." continued the editor, ''gave
a violet luncheon to her friends yesterday. y
What's the matter with that?" asked the
editor.
What's the matteri Look at thatl" and
he indicated word.
The editor, with sinking heart, read ''vio-
lent luncheon. indianapolis Journal.