The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-19
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By HUGH E. KEOUGH.

OF lawmakers that betting in its system
atized form is pernicious. Several states
containing productive racing ceuters have
legisiated against betting in the last year
or two. and the Jockey clubs al those cen
tiers have recognized this adverse legisla-
ton by abandoning their plants although
no legislative shaft has been aimed at rae
ing itself. This Is an admission that that
which the moralists call gambling is indis-
peusabie.
The reconstruction of the sport on the
lines with which Americans are familiar
entails the passage OF laws legalizlng bet
ting. This in the present state OF the pub
lie mind Is out Of the question. The only
hope is the subsistence of the wave. Rae
ing has grown too big 10 be constructed on
the plans suggested by the higher idealists.
Thoroughhreds are being produced so
rapidly that tie guardians of the register
have ceased 10 exercise censorship over
the allotment OF names beyond guarding
against applications. The result is the ac-
ceptance Of a whole raft of fearful and
wonderful handles. II is more of trick
than the casual observer would imagine to
find appropriate names for batch of year
lings. When one attempts the task he finds
that even his most far fetched titles al
ready have been claimed. The first name
claimed seldom is the one that is accepted
by the register unless il happens to be the
name of some person unknown outside OF
the immediate circle OF the man who owns
the yearling. This state of affairs puts
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ulary-and there are many such among
the patrons of the yearling sales-at his
wits end, and the result is the resort to
4 desperate chance with fearful windup.
Many a good horse has been ruined by
tie name that has been attached 10 him.
;.ot through the fault Of the horse IT.
SELF but because the owner has been unable
10 stand the ridicule. and therefore neg
iected the horse In his training.
knew Of a filly that was - joshed cut
Of what promised to be d. brilliant racIng
career on account Of her name. SIZE vas
bred In Texas. whence most Of the bizarre
names come, and made one appearance al
New Orleans four years ago. She was by
Gallantry, dam Little Pearl, and her
breeder hung 20 her the title OF Little
Pearl OF Gallantry. The fun that z wag
writing for a newspaper had With THAI
name the next day sent the filly back 10
the farm and the owner out with pistol.
Following are the changes the wag RUG
on Little Pearl Of Gallsrtry in the course
Of his story. Little Jars ot Marmalada,'
Little Tubs OF Pilsener. " Little Things
20 Think About" Little Kegs CT Axe
GREASE" and lot Of others that fitted The
rhythm. Il 10 a fact that man IS more
sensitive about his horse or his dog than
lie is about himself
There IS no sign OF a cessation OF hos
tilities between the warning factions IN the
west, and, In the opinion OF the pessiu-
ists, both are sharpening weapons for
the common enemy and rushing headlong
70 destruction. The moneyed men who
have allied themselves with the West
ern Jockey club seem TO be bent upon
throwing a Gordon around the American
D. Turf association. When next season
opens up in The north they viii be in
possession OF a plant at nearly every
available racing point IN the territory.
They have already bought the Crosse
POinte track in Detroit and the Fort Erie
track opposite Buffalo and secured an
option on Douglas park IN Louisville
end the grounds OF the defunct Newport
club, near Cincinnati. What they will
do with them. of course, remains 10 be
seen. At New Orleans, where the battle
will be fought this winter, the attitude
OF the authorities 10 both is more interest
ing than the attitude of the rival factions
10 each other.
George Q. Bennett. the man OF few
words and many dollars, who Is doing
soma financing in the Western Jockey
clubs cause. when questioned in New
York as 20 what he thought of the posi-
BILE outcome, said: Il know how It
started but don't know how it will fin
fish" The rest Of US are IN the same
boat. but a great many are rislahs
guess.
Mr.. Corrigant declares he viii take no
active part in the management OF the
City Park track. This robs the sauabble
OF many Of its picturesque possibilities.
Mr.. Corrigau is a great man in an open
work fight.
A western refugee who has beeh CO
ing time in New York. writes me;
II guess when you were talking about
what plungers did with their money YOU
forgot about BUckshot Burk, BuckshOt
closed IN on his FIRST big COB OF wealth al
Harlem four years ago. He had been
ssirtlng himself to feed an o-d crab
for couple OF seasons. and at last he
pulled of a race with him. He had a good
man down and he cleaned up something
like s.. 600 besides the purse. He ate
up all the pork and beans they had in
the cafe that night and the next morning
went 10 town to do some shopping. Here
IS what he bOught-if you don't believe
me viii send you the original invoice:
Six paiF OF H91. ts.sss-.sssss. -Ou
one pair OF SAoes,.-. s...-sss.s..t. LBS
one suit % clothes. &C.. ,........... 7.50