The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-22
Ed CORRIGAN
DISGUSTS THE
BOOKMAKE Frs
A Profitable Trade
Ruined.
INGLESIDE'S BITTER LESSON
WHY SPORTSMEN SUPPORT
THE ORDINANCE.
INGLESIDE's BITTER LESSON
Proceedings in the Police Courts
Against the Gamblers-Sinister
Efforts of Gambling Politi-
clans to Interfere.

Corrigan and his associate gamblers In
tend TO make a stubborn fight in the
courts of the State to maintain in this
city the vce-breeding substitute of sport
at Ingleside. The gamblers have with
characteristic cunning given out that they
will abandon Ingleside if the courts rule
against them. As a matter Of course, they
will be compelled to do so under such con-
ditions, but the sure-thing men wish to
create the impression by their assertion
that they will not again attempt to resist
the law. They wish to lull the police, the
press and the pulpit into inactivity, but
in this effort fortunately the gamblers
will fail. They will never rid San Fran
cisco Of their degrading and vicious pres
ence until the Supreme Court has passed
upon the ordinance which kills their traf-
fic.
They are even now attempting to inf1u-
ence court officers. At least one Judge
has been approached by a notorious poll
tician and race horse gambler. Court Of
f1cials are naturally incensed at this sort
of influence and some Of them are likely
to express their resentment with consid-
cradle emphasis.
Corrigan and his Unsuitable gamblers are
being upbraided now even by the book
makers, who denounce the Chicago ma
nipulator while they naturally regret the
loss of a profitable business to themselves.
These men are gamblers by profession,
but they admit that their trade here has
been destroyed by an indignant commun-
ity, as other communities where Corrigan
welded blighting influence had already
done.
The most significant protest, however,
has come from the legitimate SportSmen
and horsemen Of the city and State. They
see now that reform is an absolute neces-
Sity, and that reform can begin only with
the destruction of the Corrigan evil. AS
stated in The Call yesterday, the official
representative of sportsmen is the
Breeder and Sportsman. a very general
request has been made for the editorial
published in that newspaper on the de-
struction of gambling and the notorious
sport" of Ingleside. The editorial is as
follows:
IAN ordinance prohibiting betting was
passed by the Board of Supervisors last
Monday, as was expected by every per-
son who has watched the trend of events
in San Francisco during the past few
months, and since that time Chief Lees
and the police force under his control
have very successfully enforced II. Since
seven months racing was inaugurated in
San Francisco a few years ago, there has
never been, any doubt in the minds Of
communities that the condition which
now confronts the racing associations
would come, to pass. 1t, was as certain
strange thing about it is that the asso-
Citations have not realized the situation
and themselves taken steps 70 avert IT,
There is no grander sport than racing,
or a more honorable calling than the
breeding of the thoroughbred horse, and
to place him in contest where speed
and endurance bring reward and pleas
ure to his owner is commendable. The
building of splendid race tracks with all
the appurtenances that go TO make them
attractive to people Of culture and re-
finement, and the providing or purses and
stakes for equine contests. are worthy of
emulation The wagering of money on
the results of these contests. when that
son who wagers 1t. is no sin. Racing is
a sport-a sport Of kings, it has been
called. But racing is like every. other
sport on which, wagers can be laid-it can
not be pursued continuously without de-