The sun., 1902-10-08
TO CURTAIL HEAVY BETTING.
THE STATE RACING COMMISSION
TAKES THE MATTER Up.
No More Big store" Operations--Nan
Praag and Jockey Landry Come TO
BlOws-Grey Friar's RecOrd-Ace.
full's Trip to England Not Cert ain.

II was reported at Morris Park Yesterday
that the members OF the State Racing Com
mission had been informed by persons iden-
titled with the administration at Albany that
in view of the heavy betting operations that
have been going on at racetracks in this
state IL would be advisable to take meas
ures to curtail speculation in future as much
as possible 1t was further stated that the
Racing Commission had sent a communca-
tion to the Jockey Club to this effect and that
the stewards OF the latter body WILL from
now on. frown OH all such operations as those
conducted by the Big Store" the name
given 10 the book conducted by Joe Ullman
and Kid Weller While the Jockey club never
has openly recognized betting at Metropolitan
tracks. It will be an easy matter to control
affair, in the variou, betting ring, through
the medium OF the racing associations which
let out the privileges to the book makers.
With 10000 persons at the Westchcstcr
track yesterday there wa- not a sign of dis-
order until the races were over. Then there
was "A fight IN the rear of the grand stand
which caused considerable excitement. The
part ticipant- were Jockey Landry and horse
owner named Van Praag. The latter cor
nered Landry near the main entrance and
proceeded to rain blows on the Jockeys face.
at the same time yelling
III YOU do not stop talking to my wife III
kill you!"
when bystanders separated the combat
ants Landry had black eye and bleeding
mouth The jockey Immediately hunted up
Robert Pinkerton and wanted TO have Van
Praag arrested Pinkerton advised the Jockey
to 20 before the stewards Of the meeting to-day
and prefer charges against his assailaut
l.. ', Bell, whose horses are running in
winning form Just now won tho races yes
terday, the jerome Handicap with Hermis
and the last race with Lady Sterling. The
latter was quoted nj 80 to In some books
and Mr.. Bell : Commise loners took advantage
OF the price with eagerness. When Lady
Sterling won many OF the books were hard
hit
Grey rriar's victory in the first part of the
Matron Stakes was decidedly popular. Those
who study past performances did not let the
son OF St George ina B. get away from
demonstrated the fact that he Is one OF the
best two-year-olds OF tn" year. He first
started in dash OF FIVE and half iurlongS
on Aug 0, and with lO7 pounds he DISPOSED
OF Catechise and Glennevls ie started on
Aug i3 ia the Troy Stakes and was second
to the winner. Platter, tintshins IN 'front.' Of
Union Hotel Stakes ON Aug 20, carrying
ia pounds and beating, among Others, Judith
Campbell Whitechap.f Sailmaker, MaXne
Charles Llwood and Rigodon In the Albany
Handicap run on Aug q, Grey Friar took up
III pounds and won easily, beating Eugenia
Burch, Counterpoise. Sailmaker and others
played yesterday very strongly in the place
books.
The defea, of Acefull was particularly dis
appointing TO John i. Madden. After the
race Madden said
Acefuli ran good game race but was
beaten fairly as far as ! coNld see have
not decided whether he will be sent TO Eng
land to run in next years Derby and viii
not do so until have consulted with Mes~rs.
Whitney and Duryea, who sail for this coun.
try on the Oceanic tomorrow.
The fact that Grey Frlar gave Acefull
five pounds according to the scale and an
impressive beating caused turim"n to reach
the conclusion after the rdc' that Mr. Hitch
season. Grey Friar was bred by ?. 7
Chinn and Is every inch rRCchorse in ap-
pearance He has several other engage
inents this fall in which 10 display his worth
Tom Welsh announced Yesterday that next
season he will train exclusively for julius
FleisChmsnn.
o. H. Chenault. in behalf of the american
Breeders Protective Association. has pur-
chased thrty-one mares that We're passed out
Of the ring at the Fsirview stud sale on Mon
sons who will agree that they will never be
used for breeding purposes again,
:. 5. Brown sold Mabel Vim Yesterday
TO turfmsn whose name was NOT made
public,
j. F.. Seagram's horses will remain at To-
ronto until the Aqueduct meeting
L V Bells three year -old colt Col Bill
came near winding up his 'urf career yester-
day Just after the FIRST race he was sent out
TO work over the hill The Eclipse course had
did not see the obstruction until he was within
fifty yards Of il col Bill was going az top
speed but the boy pulled him up quickly
and steered him for small opening about
four feet wide. through which he passed in
safety. 7 Was a narrow escape for the colt
and the boy