The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-02
IN THE SPORTING WORLD.
OELLA-ADLER-TILLES SYNDICATE
A BIG FACTOR IN WESTERN TURF.
Arkansas Tracks May he Closed Because
OF Gov. Dayts's Opposition to This
Notorious Cllque-Racing in the East
Entirely Free From Such Elements.

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Davis OF Arkansas intends to put a stop to
all forms Of gambling and poolselllng within
the limits Of that state within the next month.
The Governors friends say that he wants to
be a United States Senator and that before
he can hope for an election be must Kill the
poolrooins. gambling joints and even the
racetracks that are located at Hot Spring s.
Aside from this specific reason for inaugural
ing reforms. IL Ia said that Gov. Davis lie
stron gly opposed TO The fact that the notorious
Cella-Adler-Tilles syndicate has become
directly Interested in the operation OF Oak
lawn Park at the Springs. where the Western
Jockey Club will wind up the present meeting
on April IL. The Oaklawn plant Is presum-
ably owned by John Condor and Dan stuart,
but the Cella-Adler-Tilles combination has
secured a firm grip on the betting Ing. Just
as 1t operated the ring at the Fair Grounds,
New Orleans. all winter.
1t is a matter OF record that the Cella-Adler-
TILES syndicate, which formerly held racing
at the different st. Louis tracks, was directly
responsible for the successful determination
of the turf in the State of Missouri. Gamblers
and bookmakers who have come In contact
with the member OF the syndicate declare
that they should not be permitted 10 take
part In the government of the turf, even in
the slightest degree. and they freely predict
that unless the combination Is sQuelched
by the Western Jockey Club it will be only q
matter OF time when racing at New Orleans.
Hot Springs and other places where the
syndicate holds an iron grip WILDE stopped.
Last year Louis Celia. The head and front
OF the syndicate, fled an application for
membership with the Metropolitan Turf
Association Of B%ookmakers. with the idea Of
operating on the local tracks, but he was
promptly black balled and also received an
intimation that he and his partners were not
wanted in the East. When Celia had been
SUING In this manner the Nets, who believed
that they were still all powerful. were jubilant,
for they declared that with Celia operating
In the local betting rings there would have
been an upheaval In racing that might have
worked serious harm. Since then the Nets
have lost their Identity in the establishment
Of an open ring, but they have succeeded
In barring Celia, who can never hope to secure
sanction 10 operate here even as an indepen-
dent. The Western turf war has been an
expensive one. Both sides have burned
up fortunes in an impolitic attemp to ex-
terminate each other. The Western Jockey
Club, 1t Ia Understood. was wabbling when
tie Cella-Adler-Tilles syndicate, controlling
an immense bankroll. was finally permitted
TO take an active part in the hostilitieS with
John Condor as sponsor. AS a result the
syndicate has purchased stock In several
tracks lately, including Montgomery Park.
Memphis, and practically controls the policy
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finish with Edward Corrigan's American
Turf Association.
Racing In Chicago was killed because Of
the predominance of the gambling element
headed by Condor, who has made a fortune
out of the speculative end Of the game. Rae
ing In St. Louis was killed by the celia Adler
TILES syndicate. Yet a ombination of these
factors has been made TO further the interests
Of the turf in the West. Had the Jockey Club
In this State been controlled by such In
fuences the recent attack upon the sport
at Albany could not have failed. But the
Jockey Club of New York State is composed
of men whose integrity long since won the
confidence Of the race going public. By
crushing the gambling element. instead Of
taking IL into partnership, the Jockey Club
nut the turf on such a high plane In this State
that the sport is practically safeguarded
from effective assaults for some time to
come.
Il is a matter Of gossip that the Jockey
Club has been somewhat deceived by smart
trainers in the naming of two-year-olds.
In the list of registered two-year-olds recently
made public many OF the youn gsters are
without names. The blanks are explained
by Register James f. Wheeler by the assertion
that the names claimed were duplicates and
could not be accepted The rule covering
the registration of names permits a sub
stitute for such duplication later on and no
penalty follows. 1t is now limited that certain
trainers Intentionally send In names they
know will not be accepted and thus delay
the proper naming of their Youngsters until
the Jockey Club has sent out its fun list Of
names claimed. By adopting such tactics
these trainers keep the complete identity
Of their two-year-olds from the public. The
average followers of the turf, not always
wise. pay little attention TO unnamed young-
aters, figuring that such a colt or Ally is Of
no account, else it would have received an
appropriate name. That Ia just what these
smart trainers want to have people believe,
for in some cases these unnamed two year
old are the best m the barn. In that way the
youngsters escape notice in their workouts
and when the proper time arrives for a killing
they can be quickly named, dropped into q
maiden race and get the money. In view
OF this practice 1t has been suggested that
the Jockey Club should require that names
Of two-year-olds must be filed on January
4 Of each year and that substitute names
for duplicates must be sent in fully thirty
dAys before the opening Of the racing season.
Both New York ball teams hsve begun
their homew ard journey from the South by
easy stages. While the players are physi-
cally at. they lack practice. but II a week or
tan days OF pleasant weather can be ex-
peienced the teams will be able to begin the
championship races In good shape. The
experience OF nearly all the major league
teams In the South this year may lead 10 re-
forms. 1t is possible that the magnates,
VIII have lost money on the training trips.
win agree next year to open the champion
ehip season later than usual, say about April
rs, In which event many of the teams need
not report for training purposes until the
middle or the latter part of March. 1t is
improbable to play ball In cold weather,
partly because Of the chances run by the
players and partly because of the unwilling
mess Of the fans to sit out In the open air,
defying pneumonia and other ills. In
another week. the New York Americans will
be In town, while McGrsw's men have a game
with Yale scheduled for next Saturday at the
Polo Grounds. The weather here has been
10 uncertain that the managers OF both teams
are worrying. But 1t Is safe TO say that
neither McGraw not Griffith will expose his
star players to wintry blasts and wet dia-
monds, no matter what financial loss may
be caused by cancelling a few. onestd ed eI-
bibition games.
When Marvin Hart was recently defeated
by Tommy. Burns he declared that Tommy
Ryan. his chief mentor, had thrown him
down. Now Ryan step before the foot
lights and says that Hart while training for
the mill refused TO receive Instructions from
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