The times., 1898-10-09
league rules no race can be run off with
out the referee being present
Income OF Rncfng goard.

OGt AIlt -lE4clcc DtiilS present
Income OF Racing Board.
A member of the racing board has no
set income. Under the rules he is allow
ed to keep all of the income of his office
up to $l.o0o per annum; over that amount
he must give up TO the chairman of the
racing board or the national secretary,
or some other official. He does not turn
over cent until his salary of $1,000 is
raised and also a reasonable allowance
for expenses. This year the members Of
the racing board register professional
riders; grant sanctions, receive the pay
ment of fines, and DO other light office
work
But Mr. Mott has the best thing of it
all He works in the office of collector
of customs, or something of the sort at
Baltimore. for which he receives $500
per annum. His work keeps him proba-
bly, from in the morning until in the
afternoon. For being chairman of the
racing board he is allowed, and takes,
81. 800 year. making a total income or
IS coo for himself, as much as congress-
man or representative. with perhaps the
same amount of work. He has also an
allowance for expenses, stationery, post
age and the like. lit is impossible for him
TO transact ali of the work himself, and
so he must have an assistant.
Mott Has u GoOd Thing.
There are plenty of people who would
be willing to serve in that capacity, but
Mr. Mott decides to keep all the income
in the family, and employs his wife as
an assistant, with a salary of $3.50 per
year. Mrs Mott. it is understood, is not
a typewriter and stenographer, and SO as
an amauuensis is absolutely necessary
another helper has to be employed. a
good many people would even like this
lob of helper but Mr.. Mott selects his
niece who lives with him She only gets
the paltry sum of 5000 year for her
share of the work.
Thus out OF the racing board alone,
MIR. Mcct gets total salary of $500 per
annum. al in his family. while Uncle
sam pays him 500 year additional,
making a grand total income OF $I,lOo
year This is pretty good-siZed income.
Allowing each member of the racing
board a salary of $1,000 per year and there
are five of them, another outlay or SoOOU
Is incurred This. without the money
paid the Mott family. exclusive or the
salary from the United States Govern
ment, makes a total outlay of ss,6oo per
year for racing board expenses alone. III
/ does not include the expenses of running
! the board. such as office rent-if such Is
! charged-postage, printing, and the ike.
/ Professionals Support the League.
To pay out such sum in salaries from
a purely amateur organization. 1t is seen
! that the income must be pretty heavy
This income surely cannot come from the
4 amateur riders Were it not for the|pro-
fessionals the racing board could not have
Z existed this year. To begin with, every
! professional rider was forced to register
/ this season before he could race. This
meant a cost of 81 to each man for get
/ ting a number. For each of the national
/ circuit dates fee of SIS had to be paid
! by the track owner. For each meet held
/ in the country not on the circuit fee OF
I s. was required Some meets which gave
prizes above the limit had TO pay double
! the sanction fee. Just why this is so is
hard TO judge, but il is true The
/ are regular sources of income. = the
I great means of raising revenue was b.
| imposing fines The amateur riders ar
| never fined; they are simply suspended.
/ The poor professional. who is not aiioweI
to become a member of the organization,
is made to pay fines of anywhere from
! IS to $50 or even greater. He is obliged
| to pay this or else not be allowed 10
I ride Having no other recourse. he must
do So As an illustration to show the
easy way of imposing fines. the instance
in this city is still fresh.
Fines Imposed for Effect.
1t is Just as easy for the chairman OF
the board to make the fine $50 as it is 50
It was easy for him to put a fine OF
81 600 on th- local track. for the outlaw
meet last week He never expects thai
I it will be paid. II was also Just as easy
for him to fine the riders anywhere from
( S25 to $500 for racing at the meet. He is
equally as positive that 1t will never bt
paid.
In the case Of this city the fines were
! evidently imposed more for effect thar
/ anything else. As a Well-knOwn ride
facetiously remarked. Mr.. Mott woulC
undoubtedly be willing to settle on {
basis of cents on the dollar and cal
the whole thing square simply to ge
the riders and the track back again un
der league control" This, however, vii
never be done.
The Leagues Inconsistency.
The inconsistency of the league i
plainly apparent when all things ar,
taken into consid eration. 1t does not wan
TO have professionals as members; yet i
does want to keep control of them in tn
racing game The only reason for thi
is the income thus secured. 1t does no
believe IN sunday racing. YET at its ma
tional meets the members indulge in tn
most unholy of orgies. At the recen
meet at Louisville, the conduct of tn
members was scandalous. They entere,
a place and had drinks of all kinds, no
by the bottle, but by the tubful, and, il
one instance. the bath tub was filled witt
whisky punch. After the meeting tn
tub did not remain filed very long The,
were emptied in one night, and the re
suit was a big spree in which many o
the most sedate members participated
The accounts of this was hushed up, an,
very little got into the papers. This i
only one instance
Regarding the debt of the league it i
said that the loraI division is considerabl,
in debt. A request OF the road consu
that notices of runs for the present sea
son be printed and mailed to every mem
Der of the division was refused becaus
it would cost the big sum of S12 to d
this. and also because the division wa
too much in debt TO warrant this use
less 90 expense. 1t is likely that othe
/ divisions in the country are similarl
financially embarrassed to a more or les
extent.
Honest.
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