The morning times., 1896-01-05

fit" and neither robbed anyone else or
allowed anyone to rob them.
These few have the price" to remain
here and wait for the tracks to resume
operations or go.to Sportsman Park. St.
Louis, as they see fit. The others are, in
the language of the race track, Ion the
PORK train" They not only have not enough
TO take them out of town, but a large por
ton of them actually 10 not know where
their next meal will, come from.
Wall OF THE HORSEMEN.
III we had only been given a few days
notice. said a prominent horseman who
several months ago had a roll that ran into
the thousands. but whose finances are now
represented by zero, I'VE could. most of
us, have gotten hold of a few dollars that
would have carried us over for a time
at least. l had thought for some time
that the tracks might close down for the
winter but never for a moment had an idea
that we would only have twenty-four hours
notice"
This states the condition of those who
are dependent upon the tracks remaining
open. This horseman was one who could
not be induced to go in on many of the
numerous Jobs that were pulled off daily.
What with dishonest jockeys and bad
streak of luck, however. he was left strand
ed when word came that after yesterday
tltIt WDui,l Dt uO
During the time that the tracks have
been in existence the foreign books have
been their main support. Indeed. at one
time but for the book on the out of town
races neither place would have been able
to run at all. An official of one Of the
tracks stated that during the summer that
they were losing nearly four hundred dol
lars every day on the local races
This shows clearly that the foreign book
La ppf han n
the local track are well known 20 be used
merely as shield for the foreign book.
This game is one of the best in the country
for those who are backing it. All kinds of
crooked schemes can be used to rob the
public and it is needless TO say that they
are employed without stint.
EXPECT TO REOPEN.
That the authorities of the two tracks ex
pect TO reopen in the future is evidenced by
the fact that the foreign books will be clused
up while there are no races on the local
tracks. If they thought that their closing
down would not influence the lawmakers
at Richmond in their favor 1T Is dollars to
doughnuts that they would only not close
down. but If they were forced to stop racing
owing to bad weather they would still con
| tinue to sell pools on the out -of-town races.
This apparent interest that they make a
bluff of showing in the welfare or the sport
by not countenancing winter racingis moth
ing but a blind to fool the legislators and in
fluence them to pass pool bill which VIII
countenance bookmaking on race tracks.
The heofficials of the st. Asaph track appear
10 stand nearest to the powers that be at
Richmond, for when they closed down last
winter the Island people were forced to
follow suit. They claimed that they would
rot do so, but gave right in when the right
pressure was brought to bear upon them.
Yesterday was a typical getaway day.
Everyone from tie smallest stable boy up
10 the horse owner with large string of
thoroughbreds was looking for the best
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There was man taking entries for
what the talent termed the get-away'
skates" In other words he was selling
tickets to New York at reduced rates, and
be had a string of customers that Kept him