The San Francisco call., 1899-03-11
BOOkmakers Resort to DesDer-
ate Measures to Defeat the
New Ordinance.
Supervisors Declare That the Evil Must
Be Destroyed in This City
at Once.

The gamblers of Ingleside have over
reached themselves. When they boasted
that they could corrupt the Board of Su-
pervisors as they had bought former mu-
niCipal authorities they called forth a
storm Of just indignation. The Supervis-
ors declare. without exception, that full
justice shall be done to the people of the
city, and that no technical subterfuge
shall prevent the operation of the law,
which has been introduced and will be
adopted, 70 kill the evil which is corrupt
ing San Francisco.
Before the gamblers made their boast
that the present Board of Supervisors
could be Influenced there was a disposi-
ton on the part of a minority to restrict
the evil of Ingleside rather than destroy
II The assertion of the gamblers that
they would win their disreputable fight
by diShOnOrable means has had the well
come effect of crystallizing sentiment upon
one purpose. The Supervisors are deter
mined now to kill the evil of the race
course in this city rather than temporize
with it.
When the gamblers Of the racecourse
began their struggle to save Ingleside
from municipal interference they knew
that they had the best elements of the
city 10 battle against Men and women
OF every class in the community were
arrayed against the racecOurse- They
needed only the inspiration of an official
action 10 unite and work. The track and
its attendant evils had done such meal
Culable harm to San Francisco that all
classes were eager to begin crusade of
suppression. The gamblers thoroughly
understood this fact and they chose what
they thought TO be their craftiest subter-
fuge.
They declared that they were uncon-
cerned over the action of the Supervisors.
The municipal authorities could do what
they pleased, so the gamblers Of the race
course announced. They said they would
go. bag and baggage, to Oakland, where
they would ply their disreputable trade
as allies and confederates of the Alameda
gamblers. This assertion was made and
advanced simply as a trick. The Ingle
side contingent at that very time were
scheming TO destroy legislation that had
been enacted against them.
Conferences were held and several av-
enues toward success were suggested.
The gamblers determined to buy immu
nifty. as they claim they have bought II
before from the authorities of San
Francisco. Professional bribers were con-
suited and plan of campaign was out
lined It is known that several Of the
most notorious manipulators OF IngIeside
met and conferred with Sam Rainey at
the Palace Hotel The purpose OF the
conference Is patent. The meeting took
place after the Board of Supervisors
passed their prohibitory resolution Monday
night. The gamblers had only one object
In consulting the politician and middle
man.
Not satisfied with this endeavor, and
determined 10 leave undone nothing that
might contribute toward success, the
gamblers Of Ingleside consulted Chris
Buckley. The Call has exposed the mean
Ing of this meeting. 4 public duty de-
r7anded a plain statement Of facts. The
result was not unexpected. The expose OF
the gamblers scheme cheated the manlp-
latOrs of success. The Board OF super
yisors was Justly indignant and the peo-
pie of the city were made aware OF the
blot that had Deen hatched by the mas
tars of the racecourse. The Supervisors
declare tnat no golden eloQuence Will
have power to interrupt the course OF the
LEGISLATION that means SO much 1or the
welfare of San Francisco.
Having failed IN two Of their plans the
racing blacklegs have advanced ahotner- lfl
Thev declare that the prohibitory leglSIa-
ton aimed against their criminal pIaclIces
IS designed TO aid PROJECT Ior the eStdp-
Tsbr0e1t of d race course in San Mateo
CoInTv. II is said that bOokmaking and
n0clseIliug are TO be placed under the
fST IN san Francisco in order that a pro-
isrted race course in San Mateo County
NAV have clear field for the patronage
of the deuded men and women VINO are
reaping now harvest OF shaIne ana as
tress at Inglesde. II IS asserted lhdt a
I. SpreckeiS is interested IN TINS phan-
f0rn project of San MateO County, and
that The Supervisors Of this city have
lIr Spreckels denounces this assertion
as an unqualified falseh9od uttered by
the horse gamblers to aid them IN their
disreputable cause. 4 have in San Mateo
COUNTY said Nj sprecskeis excl last tdetad night
no property Interests thqt tb are aeGTe1
have never c9nsideTed the idea = of build.
in any other county, and have not the re-
Inotes5 thought of doing SO; l am M con n,
San Mateo or anywhere else, and any as
sertion to the, contrary is untrue.
1t is probable that the racing gamblers
viii cOncoct some new scheme before
Monday. TO bolster their declining cause
They will do their utmost TO secure the
postponement Of final vote by the Su
pervisors; to secure a reference Of the
to smother and finally kill the ordinance
i is. extremely unlikely, uni however, that
10 the gamblers. The majority are still
= unit in favor of the proposed law. Every