The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-06
One Set Run Completely Out
Of Business 81. :';:'.
JUDGE HINES FINE ONE
!, He viii Meet Claude II Twentieth Gem
tury HANDICAP BPS everal zig Betting
Coups Pulled of During
Past Wesk. "A
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CHICAGO, September 1.-THE public.
have been highly amused during the past
week by d fight between two gambling
factions. This Is Il new feature In tho
gambling line, and something unheard nft
III the history Of our city. l
"A fierce battle has wngcd between Jim
OLcury, king of tile western bookmakcrs;;
( anti the Smth-Terry syndicate for tho
supremacy, which Is to decide who VIII
control the public patronage throughout,
the city: Tho Smith-Terry crowd wanted
4 O'Icary to form combine with them
not alono TO divide profits, but TO run
the gambling business TO suit themselves.
AS O'Leary Is n man Of great wealth ana
independence and hns always had u
monopoly on the handbook business o.
Chicago. he laughed at their assurance.
and told them he Wotld continue hlS
present cinch and also drive them out OF
the business, which he at once Droceeded
TO do. Through some secret method OF his
own lie has utterly routed tho SfnlLh-
Perry contingent; and to-day It's I'M.
possible to find one Of them who WIN!
take a bet, or even admit that nc eysii
did lay odds on the rosces. 1t Is SAID
upon very good authority that o,Lscary
went about this freezing out scheme
systematically, by sending agents 20
otiscr cities and employing exsie RMS. 20
II licemcn and others who were fhmillar
with the workings OF pool-rooms ana
hand books. In this way he spread
''spottcrs" all over the city. and as fast
as they located a handbook run py .hs
syndicnte. a tip was given the ponce any
the place was pulled.
Tho Western Union Telegraph Com
pany greatly aided O'Lcary by me "a'
ii has on with rival ticket company
Tho rival company was furnishing ooaa
and the winning horses a the dlllerer'
race courses to other saloons than those
smnolied by the western Union This
week the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany several times held back the results
& 10 go II they could locate the leak IN INC
service. with the aid OF large torcn
OF detectives they ascertained that tno
rival company have taken a house outsian
tho track, where they could ~atch .no
resul, as the horses passed under INC
wire then telegraphing them to the city.
,rhey received the odds from men " lS
,lronued them over the fence. The west
arm Union Com pany, with the ala nt
ED ward Corrgan have put an emo 70 thls
sort OF work. and once more nave q
monopoly on all information coming iron,
the track the same as they nave en1o'e'ui
for years. t.5 S4,i5. -, - ,,,,.,,
th,n additional assistance soon had clear
sailing for his hand-books. which are
vary numerous. are so thorousMy cn.
tranched that only the wise ones Kno"
OF their existence. "a
Race goers have become very n. nnas
.nth,,aed over the excellent performances
.rtr.harIey Ellison's great uludder. Judse
1Iime. who has annexed four stake events
.his season. During the past week ~
sa,a,y won the Superior Handicap' anu
sjao added the Endurance STAKES " w
miles. the longest distance race 30 -.
during the season. This horse nus pee''
entered In the Twentieth CentutS -
aicon ut a mile and three-sixtee ~
~ dac,ded Monday, September TN. Inns
.ace brings together the best nanalcap
harsoa a the West, and 1t has additiona!
sntaraa+ FOR all racc-goers on account OF
the proba BILE starting OF Nike lazy
9reat three-ye ar-old Claude. Inc inter
has placed four Derbys TO MS creolt at,u
run second In the American Der :. 1'aa
is"maklne him keep UP his strenuous ca
49, "a he was only shipped here Fiji
dav from Buffalo, and Will surely staFt
Monday no matter what condition inc
tYanriis IN The question which now puz-
x1es the betters is whether Judge n'Enes
can beat Claude, and II both are entered
good round sums will change hanos' ior
both have many admirers.
The Golf Handicap. the only stake event
Tor the 'loppers," was won by George re-.
cochrane's Indian II. This former Ia. Ia,
nous sleeplechase Jockey purchased the
horse from Ed. Corrigan about two weeks
$50 since then he has won the purchase
price several times over IN purses - i y
Bis present owner.
several big betting coups have been
n,,lied of in the local betting ring In the
insi week. The most noteworthy one was
the killing made BY Woods and Fiann an. :.
ran. two EMPLOYEES Of Ed Wagner VINO
Controls the Worth rate track. They
Won IS, 900 over the victory Of Duchess
Hanna on Wednesday steve L.Ho a'nne
aleu- made one of his sensational clean
rms IN the past few days, taking fully
,Ecooo out OF the ring, Doc, Ralney won
$4,000 from O'Leary by the win OF blue
nrass Girl, who won at the juicy odds OF
- 10 / at st. Louis on Wednesday lie IS
now making book with his winnings on
Tho Harlem track.
Jesse Mathews. known as ono Of the best