The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-07
IN THE SPORTING WORLD.
INTEREST IN ANTI-BETTING BILL
HEARING AT ALBANY TO-DAY.
Jockey Club Prepared TO Oner strong Oppo-
sitiOn-Crescent city Derby Choices
Trying to Keep Jockey Radtke's
Head Normal-Charity at q RinksIde.

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sitiOn- Crescent City Derby Choices
Trying TO Keep Jockey Radtke's
Head Normal-Charity at q RinksIde.
The first hearing on the Cassldy-I.anslnR
measure to prohibit racetrack betting, which
will be held at Albany to-day. will attract
the attention OF turfmen not only in the East
but all over the country. Both sides will be
represented by able advocates and much
interesting matter will probably be developed.
The Jockey Club, II il understood, will present
many facts setting forth the benefits derived
from racing in this State. and also placing
emphasis on the point that the track owners
are no longer identified in any way with the
speculative end of the game. As there is no
revenue from the betting ring. the Jockey
Club will prove that the State does not derive
an income, In the shape OF a 3 per cent. racing
tax, from any source but the receipts taken
at the track gates, and that under those
circumstances the agricultural societies are
not benefited IN any way by so-cRlled tainted
money" The whole situation, ii is believed.
hinges on whether individual wagers. which
are not registered. are illegal, and IL so
whether they can be prevented. The adj
vocates of racing say there is no way 10 close
the racetracks so long as betting ia not made
a source of revenue 10 the track owners. aud
that the many different interests involved
cannot be overlooked by the legislators when
the bill has been thoroughly looked into.
incidentally. 1t may be said that In view OF
the present situation many turfmen believe
that the Jockey club could afford TO look
favorably upon the application of James
Buffers Yonkers track for dates. even If a
meeting there should conflict with the session
at Saratoga. These turfmen say that the
racing interests should be in harmony. in order
TO meet the oppo sition with all the strength
at their
From present indica tons the Crescent City
Derby which will be run at the Fair Grounds
in about ten days, will attract these horses
TO the post. Disobedient. Lotus Eat er. Ben
Holder, Lieber and Lady OF Navarro, with
several others. Although Disobedient and
Lotus Eater have NOT raced since last year,
they are regarded as the probable fact ors
and will be heavily supported. Both were
high class two-year-olds last season and those
who saw them on the metropolitan tracks
are willing to back them if they go TO the
barrier At and ready.
The most difficult task / have encount cred
in handling Jockey Radtke. said j. o. Keene.
his employer, recently, is to keep him from
being spoiled. Naturally the boy Just loves
a horse and will work around the stables
Just the same as one of the boys who a few
months ago counted him as one Of them.
But each day develops something that makes
hin believe he is more than ordinary. Men
who should know better are trying 10 make
an idol out Of him, just as they have stars of
other years. and IL keeps me busy holding
of these fatterers. The other day a man
came TO me and told me that he was so pleased
at having won some money on one of the boys
mounts he wanted to give Radtke a hat.
in fact had the order for one with him. |
thanked him, but told him that | paid the
boy when he rode for me and others did the
same when he had u Inside mounts. so that
| did not care to let him receive gifts from
outsiders. Another party asked me to let
the boy be the guest of honor at a dinner
party. Still another persisted In writing TO
the jockey for tips. promising in return for
them to put down bets for him. | could
keep on telling of these foolish attempts to
get the boys favor, but they would simply
be a repetition. | know that these persons
have no criminal Ideas. but II they were
I tolerated the real schemers would soon fall
in line and all control of the boy would be
lost. The boy is a great rider, one of the
best | have ever seen, but | have made up
my mind to keep him away from the fiat
terers at any cost or get rid OF him entirely" |
The entries for the stakes to be run at the
Iatonia spring meeting will close on March Is.
The chief event is the Queen City Handicap
With 10000 guaranteed to the winner. It is
to make the Latonia Derby the most
race OF its kind that will be decided
in the West this year. taking the pla ce of the
Derby. which is a thing Of the past,
owing to the closing down Of Washington
Park.
According to the entrie s for the Saratoga
which closed at midnight on Monday,
James r. Keene. H. p. Whitney. John San
ford, r. 4. Wilson, Jr.. +. II. Hitchcock.
sydney Paget. August Belmont IL. b. Dur
yea, W. Harry Brown, Frank Farrell, L. A.
Celia and others have made nominations for
the Saratoga Special. 0rt Wells and Mohawk
III. have been named for the Great Republic,
the value OF which will be gre atty reduced
this we ar.
Just before the Nell-Tenny fight in Frisco
week the master Of ceremonies in the
Mechanics Pavilion made an appeal to the
crowd on behalf Of the widow and orph ans
OF a man who was drown ed in the Valencia
wreck. Mike Twin, Sullivan. Eddie Hanlon,
Sam Berger. Al Kaufman and other boxers
we're sent around to collect the money. which
later placed upon the floor Of the ring
10 be counted. More than $500 was sub
scribed. which was another illustration OF
the charity OF the sporting element.
San Francisco, or rather California. has
received something Of a black eye in sporting
this winter. Turf scandals and
alleged crooked fights have caused sporting
men in various parts Of the country to sit
ID and take notice. The exposure Of the
mill, the charges of fraud follow
nR the Hart-Burns affair, the ugly rumors
ELLA tive TO the Fitz-O' Brien battle, The ruling
m of Dick Williams for the alleged doping
II ARA cowsn and the suspension Of Boots
DurnelI and John j. McCaferty, convicted
IF INDUCING in fraudulent turf practices at
Los An geles. are some OF the things that have