The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-16

Widely known Bookmaker VIII Play
corrigan's Horses in Classics.
or ENGLAND

Widely known Bookmaker VIII Play
corrioans Horses in Classics.
scripps-McRae Press Assn.
Chicago, lll, May 16.--Joe Uuman,
one Of the best known bookmakers
In the world and generally regarded
as the fastest handler Of race track
money In America, Is going to Eng.
land in few days At present he is
helping out his friend kid" Weller
with the booking privilege at the
Lakeside track and incidentally get
ting his hand in the financial end Of
the racing game. Ullman does not
know just now how soon he will start
for the other side but he is going
east shortly and viii leave soon after
for the other side. Ullman is warm
personal friend OF Ed Corrigan and is
going over to play the big turfman's
horses i'm some OF the English class
les. He speaks thus Of his plans
"Mr Corrigan went over last .pring
with a select string Of horses includ.
ing Geyser sardine, Golden Rule and
NJ F. Tarpey These horses were
campaigned pretty hard over the
San Francisco tracks during the pre-.
vious winter and for that reason Mr..
Corrigan went slow with them last
summer A long let up is just what
the Corrigan horses needed. They
have had good chance to get thor
oughly acclimated and / expect 10 see
them win more than their share of
the stakes and purses on the English
tracks the coming season think
can make good money following the
stable. Mr. Corrigan is an excellent
trainer and he has a pair Of promis-
ing light weight pockeys to pilot his
horses the Waldo boys, sons of the
wen known Kansas City turfman."
The bookmaker does not see much
hope for the town Of Hot Springs
unless the anti-gambling law recently
passed by lie Arkansas -s.slature is
repealed, tie says
"An the business men of Hot
Springs who discussed the matter
with me were opposed to the antl
gambling act. If it stands a test in
the courts as to it's constitutionality
and Is strictly enforced by the author
tiles I am afraid that the element OF
visitors TO the Springs scat like an
occasional seance with faro, roulette
and other seductive card games viii
be denied this privilege next season.
This brings to mind the fact that
Saratoga dispensed with gambling
some years ago. While the sports
were away the place was deader than
the proyerbial door nail The bust
ness men of the town failed to appre-
ciate this end of the proposition, and.
as their word was law. Saratoga was
again thrown wide open, SO to speak
Hot Springs you know. is no
longer a resort for cripples and IN
valids exclusively All sorts Of pro-
fessional men. business men, poll
tcians and sporting men run down
there to take short vacations in the
spring They want to be entertained
during their stay there. and the gam
ing clubs are patronized extensively
by visitors from cities where these
places are prohibited Most Of my
regular patrons the past season We're
wealthy professional and business
men from the big eastern and western
cities. The professional gambler
furnishes only a small percentage of
the patronage Of any of the big clubs
at Hot Springs. OF course, you viii
find them there, but the big players
are generally successful business men
who like to take an occasional flyer
at the card table and don't mind what
it costs them"