The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-23
GOSSIP OF The RACEGRACK.
pluS HORN VII CHOICE FORTHE
EXCELSIOR HANDICAP.
NH Re Heavily Backed to Win $40 900
' Race at Jamaica Next Saturday-Dis'
\ ,rict Attorney OF Queens County Is
Ready TO Proceed Against Aqueduct.

4 Rams Horn. who won lhe queens Nouhly
4 Handicap at a mile In such impressive style
At Aoueduct. will be a starter IN the slo'ooo
~ %,"oisior Handicap, one mile and a sixteenth,
~. nb RIM al the Jamaica track next Saturday,
- ,he Excelsior Rams Horn will pick up
,,- nounds. or a pound less than he carried
T.. ina Queens County, when he stepped a
nile in l39 20. with nothing to make him
a-s,ch his neck. As Rams Horn Is essen
.aily a weight carrier and is also a high class
torse in many respects his appearance In
,hs Excelsior will be of particular interest
,n.smuch as he will meet some crack
,boroughbreds. Roseben will start in the
s,srling Stakes at a mile over the Aqueduct
,r,ck on Wednesday, but whether he VIII
"a In the Excelsior or not cannot he said just
sov His impost in the Excelsior Is 100
,ounds but the distance. 1t is believed. Is o
p,,iSo Too far for him. Furthermore Trainer
WAR received instructions directly after
po.ohon's triumph in the Carter Handicap
n poiut hin for the $4,000 Metropolitan
ono mile. to be run at Belmont Park on May
"a Looking over tho list OF eligibles for
,bo Excelsior and leaving Roseben out OF
Tho calculations, Rams Horn may measure
strides with such hand leap performers as
T,.t Mason. us; Bad News. 49,; ormonde's
pIoht III. EuRenia Burch, 10: Dolly Spanker,
,Ca, Red knight, 1907; Won Tromp. 1916; Santa
catalina. loj; Race King, 9s; Bats, %, and
o,bers in which case the New Orleans star
will probably be heavily supported by the
public.
remarkably successful. A better class OF
borses has been seen at this track than
ever before, while the daily attendance has
been far above the previous figures. With
no field enclosure, the regular 50 admission
foe has been a veritable mint for the track
owners, who can well afford to be independ-
ont Of the betting ring for all time to come.
Bt with the crusade of the Jockey Club
against the poolrooms have come indlca-
tons Of trouble which may appear on the
surface before the present meeting ends.
Indeed. il was said yesterday that several
bookmakers or clubhouse commissioners
would be served with warrants at the track
to-day. The District Attorney OF Queens
county has been interesting himself in the
present raCctrack tangle, and it Is said that
he believes that he can connect the Jockey
club with racetrack gambling simply by
showing that clubhouse betting agents have
been compelled to file bonds with Robert
Plnkerton. who Is the active representative
Of the Jockey Club at all Of the metropolitan
tracks. In addition to the threatening attl-
ude Of the District Attorney of Queens
county, it was declared yesterday on eX-
cellent authority that one of the biggest
poolroom operators in town would SEND d
man 10 the track either to-day or to-morro"
with Instructions to make a 81 900 wager on a
certain horse and then squeal to the authorl-
lies. testifyiing that gambling was pelng
carried on contrary to law. The IDENTITY
Of This poolroom proprietor was not dis
closed, but when the story was repeated 10
other prominent sporting men they were
not inclined TO believe it. In fact, several
Of them stated positively that the best known
poolroom keepers had decided to wait until
the Aqueduct. meeting closes before attempt
Ing 10 secure the desired racing information
by new and elaborate methods.
In spite of increased vigilance on the part
of the Pinkertons at the track the poolro ON
men have a new scheme which will be put In
operation to-day, it is said. by which they can
do business without much Inconvenience. 1t
was stated last night that'a well known Brook
in bookmaker who is also interested IN u
number OF rooms has made a deal WITH a
leading trainer by which the latter Will make
a canvass OF the trainers and Jockeys each
morning so that before l o'clock he Will be
able to announce TO the rooms practically all
the scratches, together with the names OF 'he
jockeys that will ride the more Important
mounts in each event. The roomS nave
slready dubbed together to bear this ex-
pense and have also engaged a smart handi-
capper who will figure the chances oil the
horses to q minimum. Then the Brooklyn
hookmaker will frame up the prices IN ad-
vance and the rooms will be enabled 10 ao
business. It is believed, independent OF the
transactions in the betting ring, This scheme
Was tried on Saturday in several oil the brooh-
lyn rooms, it is stated, and it worked IKE a
charm. In only a few instances were the
prices quoted on choices out OF the proper
alignment. and though the rooms did not get
any Information to speak Of they went along
in fairly good shape. As a result oil the
i experiment. the other room keepers were
Informed of the plan and all OF them Junlpeu
att, so that it will be in working order to-day
But by the time the method has been per
iected the Jockey Club will have made a
thorough investigation and il the persons
who intend to work the scheme inside oil the
tracks are Identified it is safe to say that they
Tll be ruled of.
In spite of the fact that many well known
politicians have stock In the Jamaica track,
the Jockey Clubs policy of warning against
the poolrooms will continue there wheh inc
meeting opens on Friday. Some OF these
politicians have been placed in an awkward
predicament as a result. They have con
stitients who, IL is generally understood
have either been interested in rooms or nave
been employed by them. Thrown out oil
employment, therefore, these constituents
have been heseeohing the politicians TO IN
tercede with the Jock ey Club with the re
quest that the pres ent crusade against th'
rooms should cease. But 1t is a fact that th'
politicians have been compelled to turn tneli
followers down, all Of which has caused NJ
end OF grumbling. One OF these politicians
declared on Saturday that tho Jockey club
in lis efforts TO kill the Cassidy-Lansing bill
at Albany, had made an error in promlsinl
certain reforms to the Rev. DIR. hoina X
slcer which has brought about the present
crisis.
There was no need Of making such prom
Fes said the politician in question, Tor TN
excellent reason that the Ca~ssidy-Lanslhl
bill had no chance IN pass the Legislature
The bill Increasing the State tax killed IL
together with the resolution Of the Jockey
Club IN turn over a number of stations to thu
agricultural societies for breeding purposes
As long as there Is racing there viii be pool
ICONS. aud that Is why it would have been
better to adopt a policy of live and let live"
The trouble will be smoothed over II
Tine. at that, it is believed. for as soon "a the
facing shifts 10 other tracks In more thicklN
Populated districts Il will be almost impossible
10 prevent tho poolrooms from getting tn
desired Information. But even so. the JOCKEY
Club will have made good its promise to Dr
Nicer to the effect that every possible methot
would be resorted to in order TO break up the
poolroom business, which just now Is IN
severely crippled condition.
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