The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-12
POOLROOM WAR
HELPS BENNING
HOrsemen Will Have to
Come Here.
B00KIES REFUSE TO YIELD
Claimed That There Were Too Many
Opportunities for Tapping San
Francisco Wire.
BooMES REFUSE TO YELL

Benning viii have the best meeting in
lta history this year.
Not that the class Of horses will be
SO FAR superior to those which raced
here last fail. however The matter
men viii help along and tend to ele-
waite the game here is the pooiroom war
Whlch IS raging in New York be
tween the Gotham poolrcoms and the
western Union Telegraph Company.
Tempered With Wires.
This war has been caused by the ac-
ton of the Western Union Company in
advancing rates for pooIrooms because
the New York men refused to take the
wire on the California races, in view OF
the fact that the penciIers had lost on
thom In previous years. 1t Is a long dis
lance from New York to San Francisco
and the other cities where racing is
conducted in California. and poOlrOom
men say there are too many chances
Tor leaks They claim the wires have
been tempered with, and so many kill
ings made by plungers that it does not
nay them 70 make book On the ponies
running IN the Pacific Coast state
Because Of this loss IN patronage to
the company. the Western Union has in
creased its rates. The Western Union
Telegraph Company has control Of all
the racing wires in America and thinks
itself strong enough to demand anything
IL wants, but the pOOlrOOm men refuse
VIII not be patched up before the be-
ginning Of the Metropolitan racing sea-
son. at least, and many followers of the
IuTI who have heretofore remained IN
New York and played the races at Ben
ming through the QOOlroOmS will be
obliged to come to Washington to risk
their money. Of course, bartenders and
other such persons will telegraph"
odds on races. This Is an unsatisfac-
tory way OF betting TO a turfman who is
supposed to have any brains. There is
knowing vii
ride the horse on which he desires to
BET, and as the jockey is about as i'm
Portant 4 matter as the horse nowa-
days. the bettors do not wish to buck
against a game which. it IS said. can I
be beat. nOhOw. To ObViate these OBJ
stacles they will have TO come direct TO
Benning If they desire TO play the races.
This will increase the attendance at the
local course about Is per cent It is
thought, and there will be more betting
than ever
Hoy Has Gone Away.
]. S. Hoy this morning left for Hot
Springs with several horses which are
supposed to belong to J. J. Ryan. They
are the three-year-OId chestnut gelding
ST. Martz, out Of Margin. by Sylvia
by Hollander-Ebb Tide; Cloudburst. a
half brother TO Rain or Shine, out of
EolIander-Rain Drop; the bay gelding.
Seventh Ward, by Maggie
Ward. and the five-year-old chestnut
yeidinE Worry, by The F'riar-Suspense.
The last named is half brother to
Grey Friar which, as a tWo-year-old.
was considered the equal Of either Irish
Lad or AfriGandeF
Jimmy Mclaughlin has also arrived
here, with the following string:
BrlarthrOpe, Gold Dome, Circus, Lord
Advocate, Tugai Bey, Paserdena, Only
One. Grand Champion, Lord Lieutenant.
Dark Planet, John McKeon. PygnaliOn.
/ Bill CrOzier. The Bowery. Mohican. Iron
Heart. Katherine L, Linda Rosa, Race
Queen, Quiet Tip. Jessielyn, Happyman.
zadof, LORNA. Sweet Lillian, and Lady
Avis.