The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-30
DooEHAKRRs IRE KICKING.
SAY BUSINESS IN THE RINf rs
FALLING OFF.

FALLING OFF.
Would welcome Old scale OF Admission
Rates anu Are Ready To Help Tracks
in Some Way Not 4 Calculated to
Cause Troubie-COntcnd Well Played.
Something appeared to agitate the leading
members of the Metropolitan Turf Associa-
ton yesterday not only before the frst
race ut Gravesend was run. but again
after the last event had been decided
Eddie Burke, George Wheeiock. Orlando
Jones and Charles Heney. all members OF
the governing committee. we're busy with
their heads together In the middle OF the
ring about o'clock. with the result that
| several rumors were soon current though
none could be substantiated.
When the eighty-hve stools In the front
line were ready for occupancy there were
only eighty Nets ready to take places. so
with much promptness John Cavanagh
ordered j. f. Cahill and William Gargan.
non members, who had been operating in
| the back line since the meeting began last
| Thursday, to move into the front line, where
| Lit Tebo and Morrison. also non-members.
were s, ready for business. This move
evidently convinced tho governing COM
mittee OF the Nets that should there be a
further falling OFF OH the part Of their organiza-
| ton all vacancies would be filed in similar
| way, without favor. in order to make up the
! required number.
The presence OF these outsiders and the
| fact that the Nets are anxious to monopolize
the business. In spite OF the fact that the
Brooklyn Jockey Club is not accepting dollar
In fees from any bookmakers on the premises.
has caused much thinking on the part Of the
governing committee. one of whom is said to
ha We made the remark that there Is no law
which prevents him from buying so or 100
badges day II he cares to do So In fact,
the Nets say that the doing away with the
old fee was unnecessary aud that the tracks
could accept donations In the way Of purses
or contributions for tho benefit Of the horse
men. to say nothing of stated sums for bad ges
on the old plan without fear Of trouble from
the author tiles.
1t cannot be denied that II the tracks would
accept fees from the books there are some
layers willing to contribute as much as 500
day. The books. for that matter. contend
that the high price charged for admission
to the grand stand has not only caused fall
ing of in the gate receipts, but that general
business In the ring has been seriously az
fected. That is why they would welcome
some sort Of an arrangement by which they
could help to swell the receipts Of the tracks
SO that with the old admission tarif re
stored the crowds would increase In size
plentiful than It is at i present. '''N 70 "'''
While no sooo line could be secured yes
terday on the outcome OF the present status
OF affairs, 1t was predicted by several nfiu-
ential stockholders in local tracks that the
old % admission fee would be in vogue again
IN as # sGs BEFORE esss
along without a rake-ofr from the books as
that the layers can lend a helping hand with
Gu, comiIprom.isng the S track owners such
are not EXPECTED until such time as the pres
to-day,'s big attendance there will be no
more heavy Gates. barring two Saturdays.
coney sand JOCKEY az cn6 end he
Beach RRGnS have already
plan had been actually tried. Nobody knows
what Saratoga will do. while 1t Is safe bet
that that JAMAICA ,, and AaueduSt when II comes
When Contend won the fifth race yester-
Lyman cleaned up 10000 alone, while john
Walters. the clubhouse commissioner. cashed
big Masers frGm almost every book in the
Newton Bennington. Lou Hud!um. Henry
TO- win $4,000 on Jane Holly. Mayer cashed |
also psee on p GsaEks he R sssr
on Jessamine in the second race. George e' G.
b snes ads TX h VII pp asa sy se
Sullivans. Dave johnson and all of the !
Westerners, who knew how good the colt
wa Was lnoid.senns oo vSeIton Bennington
Waldman, YeaRer Charley Cash, the Hay |
mans and other extensive players going with |
in the rst race enabled willie Rerryh hart
The III bbookmsaser: an, and Charley Cash to take a
Tss of tssr %Se RsSs JSsssns
Of the Net Nets and others julius I Frank played
Campo Camp across Scsso the 81 boards at long ODDS,
fancy Tor Gold Rose. and and Noe ' Dnksl.pol
Ssr Of E. ws9 da nS 'sx
said. IS she went w in the betting.
AndrIa, the , winner n. Of the second race at
Those who lost large vaeers on PhyIlis A. the
favorite, included Charles Heney Fred Calhoun.
hs patrons Billy bubos oos
Speedway at sevens and John Walters fell
for Jessamne. who was backed down to
The smart bettors, as a rule. did not care for
Al AfriseandeT although Kansas Price had bet
Geess Hens sns Msre ss
and As1 ads shirIds whose bets averaged
W
line playing Anarlas a place, William Cowen
taking one bet OF $3.50 for him at to 81 Cash
and Joe Rose played Annnas straight and
place. while Kid Rogers took Uncas all three
ways at long odds.
Leo Swatts bet q 900 on DArklc in the last
had $500 down at the same odds There. was
a strong play on Bank. who was backed from
9 to down to 10 to 5. Dave Johnson. Eddie
Mcdonald. Kerryhart and some of the Sul-
sSaay aassS Nfss
Lloyd being another unsuccessful hacker Of
this good colt. Albert Simons and Joe Harris
stood for Flaxman TO their sorrow On the
whole, the ring broke n bout even on the day.
George C. Bennett. the winner of the Man
hanset Stakes. was the FIRST OF Fred Cooks
fourth race: the oIsini colt having captured
Phps bosh the as
ling at a Chicago, sale for q 200, acting for
Cook. who Ia a well known bookmaker on the
Western tracks: Cook win not come East
he o. hs hoTses Shch az Is e
entirely to Phillips. George {. Bennett is
not extensively engaged in stakes here but
from yesterdays performance turfmen drew
the impression that 1t will take some pretty
shifty twO-year-olds to beat him. Nico1