New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21
:N4DOO Is ENIGM4TIC.
Calls Racetrack Experiment "Suc-
ceSS"-W. L. Not Perturbed.

So far as was apparent yesterday the advantage
gained BY Police Commissioner McAloo in his
'staIing' of the Western Union wires at Brtgh-
ton Beach racetrack Tuesday largely Of
a negative
II the experiment could show the Western
Unions breach OF faith in "preferT1ng'' poolroom
exchange other messages, the telegraph COM
pany. through it's officials denied that such thing
possible. stoutly perssung in the assertion
that the Western Union had entirely abandoned its
racing service and continued act In perfect good
faith.
II the food OF dummy kilograms that poured
into the racetrack telegraph Office the busiest
hour of the afternoon were designed to dscommode
the poolrooms IL apparently failed completely of
its object, poolroom generally declaring that
the service had been better since the Western
Onions announcement OF the abandonment of its
racing branch.
The only tangible result of the experiment so far
could be learned. the Gripping of the news
paper service from the track. AS for the Commits
sioner he contented himself in a typewritten state
ment issued early in the day, mainly with the bald
assertion that the experiment was a success -
which might have meant anything-or nothing He
resolutey declined even to hint at the results of
his experiment. whether or not It implicated OF
exonerated the telegraph company.
IL, as some declare. the Commissioners intention
was TO determine whether poolrooms could con-
iinue to furnish race descriptions and results from
slow, strictly commercial .'non-preferential.
filed at the track independent critics os
sert that ii foredoomed to failure II onl,, for
This reason: That the police test messages wore
transmitted from the track to No 1875 Broadway
ana thence delivered locals in the ordina ~
way 10 the addresses, whereas the poolroorn men
IL Is said, have agents waiting at Western Union
headquarters 10 receive messages the moment they
arrive. and TO transmit their contents 10 ernno,a
sno clients BY telephone. and not in person TINS
erecting saving OF at least several minutes in
time. 80
The Commissioners statement follows:
The experiment of Yesterday. so far as ob,.,r-
ING lnlorhatlon OF The police as concerned VS. a
success ana Was inielisently conducted BY thosS
VINO mad II IN charge. As TO the results -, 49,
and my deductions from tbar, - -. o'tiInea
inaN 'ake IN the future in regard 70 thc IN ! 40
aosoiuteiy nothing TO say ! viii ONLY ada fbss-
IL The newspapers were hampered in nor recei,lne
the news they can take my word FOR i: ana ~ r
~ 70 those an control OF the Western inton vsire
Al the track and not 10 the Police DeDactInenf
III is said" some observed THAT the noo,-
room people We're held up in receiving their In
formation from seven 10 ten minutes
ilat would Le long time" was the Corn~nIs
sioners comment. hut have no such informa.
ton" N
General Superintendent Brooks of the telee-.,,,
SotnpahH Eastern division denied that anv 90
N,shaDse test could show that the compan,, yse
slnler senoing preferential messages or was ma
oAer sessiis racing wires. in any wise ronfi,r,
ing ITS rscing serIice. e oo-''ii--