The Washington times., 1905-06-23
Turfmen Are Puzzled
Over Nets Standing
Says 1t Doesn't Recognize Them-.-lndepen-
dents Break Up Syndicate Prices

NEW YORK. June 25.-The report
that Eddie Burke. representing the
Nets. has entered into an agreement
with the turf powers, whereby the in
vadine non4members Of the bookmakers'
orgariza ton were to be relegated to
ti,at part OF the ring which the general
public find most difficulty IN reaching.
thereby reserving the preferred portion
of the incIos,re for the Nets. is denied.
Burke himself ridiculed the rumor, say
ing:
MY sporting record does not show
that | ever double-crossed any man or
any set of men, and / would not start in
rev. and John G.. Cavanaugh declared
the fact that the invaders" were in
the lower part of the ring was a mere
coincidence. and was done without any
order whatsoever from the Coney ISL
and Jockey Club.
Orlando Jones. one of the governing
committee, who has been ignored in the
present controversy, appeared to take
umbrage at the statement, for ne al
lowed himself to be interviewed to the
extent that he was still member of
the governing committee. together with
Wheelock. Heney, Lichtenstein, and
Burke, and that Wheelock was still the
president of the Nets. Burke declined
TO admit that any settlement had been
made, but the fact remained that the
Nets occupied the stools in the front
line parallel with the track. while the
members. ten in all, were in the
places nearest the field.
Won't Take Money.
One of the officials of the Jockey Club
denied positively that the track owners
had agreed to accept a subscription of
S6,0e0 q day from the betting ring to de-
fray the expenses of overnight purses,
and went further to say that such a
donation would net even be considered.
A stoekllolder in the Ss--atoga track also
made 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 meet
ing IN August
Whil' Ses>ne prevails between the ring
and tnc lack owners for the present.
it is believed that the Nets will try to
override the leadership of Burke unless
the non-members are eventually shelved
The animosity to Tyler the Humming
Bird, and those who are allied with him
in their fight for recognition is hard to
conceal.
Syndicate Odds Gone.
Tyler & Co. have made their own
prices and have virtually broken up the
old system OF syndicate odds The pub
lie has appreciated the open ring and
If there should be any move to hand
hack the old exclusive privileges to the
Nets there would probably be a general
feeling of discomfort.
If the tracks do not intend to take
any further revenue from the Nets,
thosej who are watching the situation
farefu1y cannot understand why the
Nets should receive concessions of any
kind It is granted that the Nets are
responsible financially, and that it
would be to the detriment of the public
IL they did not book, but that they
should be allowed TO freeze out other
layers from equal privileges because the
latter do not happen to be members of
the organization does not appeal TO the
race-going public as exactly fair.
Puzzling Situation.
For that reason the fact that Burke
is in a position to ask for concessions
and receive them, even though there is
TO be no revenue from the Nets, seems
to be something of a puzzle to persons