The Washington times., 1906-07-25
WESTERN TURF WAR
BROUGHT TO CLOSE
Fear Legislature Would
Forbid Betting One Rea-
SOn for Peace.
B0BBIE KEAN CASE UP
Stewards Investigating Smithson's
Charge against Deppeler for
Underhand Work.

NEW YORK. July 25.-The Western
turf war is at an end.
AT a meeting between representatives
OF the Western Jockey Club and the
American turf Association held ycster-
day at tnc Hotel Manhattan peace was
formally declared. BY the terms OF an
agreement formally signed and sealed
the rival tracks "a New Orleans next
winter viii OUers..e In harmony. They
will alternate with meetings every two
weeks. at which al the horses that go
10 the Crescent city will be eligible TO
START Al yesterdays meeting the W est
eTn Jockey cub WAS represented by
John Condor, / Iis Celia and Bud
Remand, while the interests of the Amer
lean Turf Association we're looked after
Dy -. II. Barnes, representing Edward
Corrlgan and Congressman Joseph Hht-
noch- Barnes and RenaLd put their
signatures 10 the peace agreement, which
means lla, no doubt that racing VIII soon
get new start in Chicago and other
Western cities Il Is rot improbable
that the rival turf bodies Will be con-
solidated in due time. with the idea OF
conducting racing. affairs in the West
on more businesslike lines.
Fierce War Last Winter.
Last winter the turf war ragged all
along the line. City Park and the Fair
Grounds at New Orleans raced all win
ter on a schedule OF conflicting dates.
Both sides lost thousands Of dollars
rather than surrender But last spring
II was rumOrcd that the Louisiana leg
islature might step in with a law against
betting and pool selling unless the fight
was stopped. so negotiations were begun
by mutual peaCemakers which ended
successfully yesterday Condor and
COrrigan, always bitter enemies. were
responsible for the costly warfare. At
one time they declared that they stood
ready 10 20 stone broke IN a struggle
to finish for supremacy. bui after
paying out fabulous sums % foot the
bills in the scnscless strife their friends
prevailed upon them 10 look at the mat
ter from a strictly business point OF
view
The fair grounds had a monopoly I'm
New Orleans until City Park cut In
Now on an amiCable basis. both tracks
Will probably make money for ma
jOrity Of the hOrsemeu, In view Of the
expected let down on the coast. will
probably race at the Crescent city.
with the Condor and Corrigan forces
understanding each other, II was SAID
last night that a move would soon be
made 10 open the Hawthorne and Har-
lem tracks IN the Windy city next ar
Stewards Investigating.
c. c. Smithson. owner Of Bobbie Kean.
has made a complaint to the Brighton
stewards relative to the recent manipu-
lation Of his horse IN the race WAlch
brought about the suspension OF Jockey
Bell. In that affair Robbie Kean was
beaten fiye lengths hy MaNnar. Inc
former took up eleven pounds more IL
the firth race yesterday. while MaAhtI :
burden was increased by nine let
Kean. running TO his best form. peat
Maxnar - 10 out four lengths. BeioIe
this perforrnE Z &c Smithsou said.
IF BObme [e1n beats MaNnar thefe
VIII De trouble Tor that whole gang
II appears TIM Smithson has Iold Jhe
stewards his teIief that Bell took ms
horse up actinE under some sort OF
orders from O. ". Deppeler. his man
a GER who was formerly identned WIN
TohD ]. Ryan's get-rlchquiCk schemes.
Smfthson believes that there iH some
Connection between Deupeler ana tlS
celia hooks which. it IS alleged, lall
AGAINST smithsOn's horse When beIi
rode him In sucS a fiaETantly bad man
ner Deppeler on the other hand, ue-
Clares that he has never had any GEAR
fnes with the Celia gang. ana lhat -
far as ne knows Bell did his pest Win
Kean. Smithson states that DeppeleI
bet heavily on Kean that day lhe latIeL
heat Logistilla but that Deppeler dluH l
ber a dollar on Keau when Ben rode
the race that caused the boy sus-
nension. The stewards are investigating
the matter with much energy.
Screens Were No Good.
The poolroom agents refused TO be
thwarted by a canvas screen which was