The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-10
BETTING RING DECLARED OPEN
RICETR4CK OWNERS TAKE FINAL
action ~ THE NATTER.
Five Vacancies IN syHdioAto't PrOnt Lane
F1lled Just Before Last Race YesteF.
da,-FiFst Genre First served To-
dI,-Mots BHtttnI neeiiue in value.

,Ia,,-FIrst Genre ElrSt served To-
dy-Nots BHtttnI neeiiue in value.
The temporary truce between the race
! track mana gers and the bookmaters' syndi-
cate, otherwise known AZ the Metropolitan
Tirf Association. was suddenly Terminated
Just a. the betting on the Last racs 81 Belmont
Park began yesterday The Aets had been
operating all the afternoon with only seventy
nve msmbers In the front line and their
friends had been busy circulating the report
that they had carried the day permanently
when suddenly an order came from . special
meeting Of the track OWNERS TO William A.
Plnkerton, who arrived here from Chicago
on Monday to take charge Of ahairs. 20 notify
John q. Cavanagh that the truce was At an
end and that the Ave vacancies In the front
line" should be filled Immediately with nom
members OF the syndicate.
In an instant CAvanA Oh was ready 70 act.
He summoned TO his aid Paris, q big gro
who makes a business OF adjusting the stools
In the rlnE. and before the Nets knew what
was In the wind CGVanAgh was hustllng
hther and thither. followed by an excited
crowd OF layers aud sheet writer's. Robert
Tebo, william GarEan. Charles Lit. John
Cahlll and Charles Morrison, all back liners,
were quickly ordered to move into the front
line Paris paved the way for them and
they leaped into the places In high glee
Many other back line bookies bessie Red
Cayanagh for equal privileges. but As the
days operations were nearly At an end and
ell OF the Nets we're still busy In their regu-
lar places this was out OF the question.
Ia carrying out the orders Of the Tacetraok
managers Cavanagh opened the ring. a pro-
csedinE that has been repeatedly predicted by
The SUS ever since the present controversy
began The track owners had been comforting
all day and had decided 10 remain Arm. To
a. hah alsnV4 Al
run things would have been fatal error.
they said. and that was why they had de-
cided 20 take the bull by tho horns
No sooner had the ring been declared open
than the Leaders OF the syndicate we're panic
stricken. They wanted TO have another con-
ference with somebody In authority and they
the matter over at length after the races.
They were simply wasting time. as the
ediict OF the track owneT SAs ma there mere
reliably informed. and II there Il any further
trouble the Nets will not be Teco gniEed ~ q
newer DeTs a. reo COZ betting IN any form and
for that reason they feel that the Nets are
entitled 20 no more privileges thail the other
reputable layers who are operating daily IN
An exact statement Of what occurred at
the meeting OF The racetraok owners ~ the
an authoritative source Nearly all OF the
tracks we're represented at the meeting aud
tiion ' or the alleged claims, pretsnsions or
rights OF any assoGiati0n on the rICetrack
This means that All absolutely open ring
OF -frst come first served" Whether or not
the applicants for positions q the front lne
Gre members Of ne Net, WI make no uh-
on the way home from the track the ring
leaders Of the Nets talked war. They Nent
I over the ground already ooveTed in THE SI.N
and threatened 10 do all sorts OF things IN
retaliation. but IL can he said thatA majority
OF the Nets are not with them. ln fact. there
! are dozen Of the most influential layer who
| have not rourted this trouble AZ all and who
| have been ready 10 break away from the or
| SANITATION for some time because OF the hlGh-
| handed methods prevalent in ia manage
The proceedings YESTERDAY had an imme-,
dl.te sneCt h Hp0S We a tbs Siets ass Hisb
. H"S i was rot iOrs ago that these seats
n there is any attempt 70 violate the rules
OF the track at Belmont Park to-day the
offender; will be .ummerily ,sJseted .i Snd
| too. that they will be refused admission.
! Tina Pinkertons have large force Of plain
| any emergency. But II e hardly probable
! that there will he any disorder. az the mem
/ bers OF the syndicate realize that they haven t
| a leg to stand Oh in the present controversy.
! There may be legal proceedinFs Of some sort
and then esaih there may not h ne oS Nets
| own noses n they rebel against this nnal
| ruling OF the track owners, and as there is no
| field In the West for them they are expected
| to submit 70 the inevitable.
, The syndicate has been severely Criticized
! for refusing membership to such well known
| bOokmakera a. Jim OleaIy OF Chicago and
! Tyler the "Humming Bird but under the
| new order OF things both OF these men Will
! have a chance 10 book Ia the front line ,
| in future Whether the Nets VIII be allowed
| 70 retain that special privilege by supplying
! eighty regular members each day remains
| 70 be s~en, but Il was said last MIGHT that the
| track owners would soon turn over the man
| A9ement OF the ring with absolute power 20
| CavanARh, who will he able 10 SAY who shall
| hook In the front line and who shall 20 to the
back line. In other words. the racetraCt
owners will insist upon equal rights Tor all
layers with no favOrs That u what the
public has been ClamOring for for a long time