The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-23
BETTING RING Is STILL OPEN.
PUBLIC OPPOSED TO A FREEZE
OUT OF NON-.MEMBERS.

OUT OF NON-MEMBERS.
Nets Anxious for . Monopoly. but Why
They Arc Entitled to Any Special
PRIVILEGES Is q Mystery-Reappont-
ment OF August belmont Discussed.
The publication OF the fact that Edward
Burke Is the sole representative Of the Metro
polltan Turf Association with whom the
track owners will have any relations In future
and that Burke had succeeded In securing
some concessions for his fellow members
caused a great deal OF discussion at Sleeps
head Bay yesterday. Orlando Jones. one
Of the governing committee. who has been
ignored In the present controversy. APP
peared to take umbrage at the statement.
for he allowed himself to be interviewed
to the extent that he was still member OF
the governing committee together with
Wheelock. Heney. Liohtenstein and Burke.
and that Wheelook was still the president
OF the Nets Burke declined to admit that
any settlement had been made but the fact
remained that tho Nets occupied the stools
In the front limo parallel with the track, while
the non-members, ten in all, were In the
places nearest the field. One Of the officials
of the Jockey Club denied positively that the
track owners had agreed ID accept SUBJ
scriptlon of 81, 900 a day from the betting
ring to defray the expenses OF ovcrn ght
purses, and went further to say that such
donation would not even be considered
stockholder in the Saratoga track also mad"
the assertion that without any revenue
from the books and the same business In
hand that prevailed last year there would
be a comfortable dividend at the Springs
after the coming meeting In August
While peace prevails between the ring
and the track owners for the present. II is
believed that the Nets will try to override
the leadership OF Burke unless the non-nlcin-
bers are eventually shelved. The animoslty
to Tyler, the Humming Bird, and those who
are allied with him in their fight for reoognI-
ton ia hard to conceal. Tyler d Co. have
made their own prices and have virtually
broken up the old system of syndicate odds.
Tho public has appreciated the open ring
and II there should be any move to hand
back the old exclusive privileges TO tho Nets
there would probably be a general feeling Of
discomfort.
| If the tracks do not intend to take any
further revenue from the Nets. those who
| are watching the situation carefully cannot
| understand why the Nets should receive con-
cessons OF any kind. 1T is granted that the
Nets are responsible financially and that =
bsY Do not TO boz bnt ha, o. they
allowed to freeze out her layers from equal
privileges because the latter do not happen
70 be members of the organization docs not
| fair. For that reason the fact that Burke
to AK noI there's 10 to be
revenue from the Nets. seems TO be soneth IN
OF q puzzle to persons who believe shaI we
the Nets in any way has been based upon
sound Judgment t. ,, ~ .,r,r. m srbur.
ban day, and then deied the Coney Island
Jockey Club by pushing four members int
the front line. in defiance of the ruIes LAID
| down for a certain limited number OF books.
| II was said that somebody would be disci-
pinned The absence OF Wheeock from the
n.ss t. s'
broke the rules OF ths. track on suburban day
are still booking, Nobody has been mum
has hash been nc declared and that the Nets will re-
ceive concessions. Truly, the situation. as 1t
grows older. seems filed with complicattons.
the end Of which cannot be very we'll fore
The persistent r,lmor is in circulation that
| August Belmont will not be reappointed a
| member of the State Racing Commission
1t is asserted that Gov hirrlns WI! sup
plant Mr. Belmo4t With oonErSsmaI 1a,HSs
some time ago from man who wi"lds much
power in local politics to III. effect int ny;
the comm. sion TO III the place of John San
ford, and that Gov. higgins had received re-
sss,s from ssy@T2 for n ta n snf Of
MIR. Belmont and F., u; Morgan. IHF SUNS
informant. when asked le.,crdaT about me
rumors OF Mr.. Beimont's candidacy. 7aih with
MIR. Belmont will be rearpointed by Coy |n-
sGins There bo G@s BEEN rGs S@@H E
been settled The comnlSHlon elects ItS
own chairman and Mr. Wadsworth is ~ iaTy@"r
state has been ell served bv the locker cub
in its management of the turf, and IN" TACT
to the rescue of the sport in ~" dark daN.
ten wears ago must not be forgotten. hachS
must he governed with ircn"lad rules and
the LEGISLATURE realized that when IT gave
absolute powers To tn" Racing commission
in the granting or refusal of lic"n,"' o--.
race Ms Yesterday ", before Frank FaTrcs Keator
had been ch"d They quoted to .
against, Biz Ben and TO AGAINST k"a,oT.
was scratched and under he rules the money
! bet on him was refunded. whilc all bets on
Big Ben stood The odds on I Bs , Ben, now how
m neo May "e .'i BE Tim sqv%S Joe cassidy
os M }he orIs aS and as 9Se gH
R Rrsd h.he e@S took Van Van froHp a., pace
paddock and clubhouse in body and bet on
| Pagan Bey in the jumps race. Leo MAYER
a snd 81 G s Pd dFopped good BET
| Grandpa. Billy Hayes and Councillor lich-
snsen tsoss Ts9 aysa
and Castalian made the hackers OF those
Jumpers wish they had never seen steepls-
money on such risky affairs nobody can ex-
plain, but they do it just the same, with a
nerve that is remarkable.
As soon as the storm broke. while the horses
electric lights N the betting ring went out:
| But there was no panic and no grabbing Of
| bankrolls In the dark The layers simply
! moved their stools nearer the center of the
| ring to escape a wettinR and the smart fell
| lows. realizing that the chances Of 1nquisitor
| were greatly enhanced because Of the mud,
made rush to get aboard the Inspector r.
| colt at f1ves. Eddie Burke, Eole Pearsall and
Harry Hoffman cashed on Inquisitpr. while a
we'll known Brooklyn pol itictan lost g, 500 on
| Senator McCarren's Voorhees, Max Blumen
thai dropped 81. 500 on the McCarren colt.
| with Smith Keime. Jesse Lewsohn, 90 Niayer.
John 4. Drake and others playing Jacobte.
John A. Drake, through Charles Head Smith.
Sleeps head Bay Handicap, and sydney
| Pa get had $500 on the Oc'agon colt. DIVE
| johnson bet s.500 across the board on
| Joaquin, who was backed by Frank Farrell
to show. Joe Rose and Sol Lichtenstein
| took Dolly Spanker. Joe Hayman wont to
! Outcome, Charley Cash and Joe ycager bet
| on Ieonidas and Bob Tucker dropped a
wager on Broadcoth.
Joe Rose won $4,000 on Sir Russell in tho
fifth race, with Morris and Joe Hayman each
losing ST. 600 on Little. Joe Hayman. Sam
Hildreth lost $500 on Lieber and Jack Me
| Donald placed $1,000 on Anodyno. Wotan
! was a costly investment In the last race for
Rlumenthsl Sim peimel and the l.ichten-