The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-05

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psocsas nsfvrs Nv Tho employ ~ MARTIN
fUlphaa, o lawyer u N Pafh sov. arrived
bsfote tho Ore. rsce With Q bundle ~ SHb-
pwnas,
They weFs MAIDS out IN The abe ~
jams n Kesne. vicsshalrman % The
Jockey Cub, Y n Hltohcooh, . steward.
and numerous boohmakerp, Including soi
~fIchtsnsteln, ueorgs Bolsa. Orlando Jones.
0eosRe whceloch. Hugh Quinn. staH Prank,
william Cowen and Others. and were re-
turnable m May 7 bsfors Justice Victor ..
Downing in ths Supreme Court.
Lohtenateln and Boles were served, but
IN the hurly.burly of the ring 10 was Inn
possible 20 identify the others. Mr.. Hitch
rock was In the clubhouse. but no attsmpt
was made % reach him, while Mr.. KeonO
was cot IN hand.
Dolphin. II IL said. 10 the local representa-.
tive Of Peter De lacy, the poolroom man,
who has been fighting the raoetracks and
the Percy Gray law for years. He was also
the attorney for b. y. Chilson, recently
ruled on the turf by the Jockey Club for
completely In the alleged ringing Of the
horses Freedman and Tho Fiddler.
On the surface the case involved IL q
simple one. A bet OF $50 was made some
time ago at one Of the local tracks by a
client Of Dolphin, and under the provisions
~ che raptun lav a lpEtnR MN nnr n In
recovered by civil action. This case has
gradually worked its way up to the Supreme
Court, and Dolphin's representative said
yesterday that the men for whom sub
poenas were issued would be called upon to
testify as to the existence OF gambling at
the track, with the idea Of securing a favor
able decision in the higher courts.
If we can get a ruling in our favor In this
case" said Dolphin's representative yes
terday, I'VE will be ready to handle all claims
for losing wagers that may come our way.
II Is clearly within the law that II you lose
a 500 bet on a horse here you can recover
the amount by means Of a civil suit. That
la why we intend to pave the way for persons
who have dropped their money to the
books!-
Ever since the Jockey Club in making good
it's promise to the Rev. DR.. Thomas r,
Slicer. representing the State Conference
on Religions. began to cut on all informa-
ton from the poolrooms there have been
signs Of trouble. Peter De Lacy. II will be
remembered, vas charged with being n
of the moral supporters Of the Cassidy
Lansing anti-racetrack betting bill hic
died In committee at Albany. Do Lacy,
however, was not the only poolroom man
who was warm under the collar when the
hill was killed, and when the Information
cut of and the city betting business
was seriously crippled a combination OF
poolroom men, it Is said. was formed to
begin a systematic crusade against the
Jockey Club and the various tracks operat-
ing under lie jurisdiction.
When the subpDnas were served yester-
day, therefore, it was generally accepted
as a fact that the poolroom men we're busy
in earnest and that they intended to place
bookmakers and members Of the Jockey
Club on the witness stand in an effort to
prove that the anti gambling laws are being
violated daily at the tracks. In taking tho
case before Justice Bowling the poolroom
mon, II Is believed, want to mako capital
out OF the fact that the Justice when a
member Of the Legislature Was sponsor
for the so-oalled Bowling law which makes
1t mandatory for a witness to answer ques-
tions without the fear Of discriminating him.
self.
"The poolroom men have 1t all framed
up" said q leading sporting man last night,
TO show that betting on the races inside
the tracks lie illegal. They know that the
has been tested many times before
in the courts, with the tracks in nearly every
instance winners. But they want to try
new tack. II they can get out Of certain
witnesses that there ia betting and gambling
and that It Ia a fact that the clubhouse COM
nave been forced to give bonds
In IS 900 each as a guarantee OF good faith,
they believe they will have new material
to work with when another attempt Is
made this year at Albany to kill races.
eff the Jockey Club would let up on the
poolrooms now l believe the matter would
dropped
While the lid, as far as poolroom Informal
ton was concerned, was still screwed down
the track yesterday, the afternoon
ne wspapers we're notified that from now
they would be able to secure their required
information somewhat earlier than usual.
The track telegraph office, however. will
still be in charge of a censor.
THE Jockey Club will not reoede an
inch from its present position said an
o official yesterday. "The poolrooms are
not getting enough information with which
to do any sort Of business and they will be
of for the rest Of the s~eason-in fact
for all time. The racetraoks do not care
what methods Of retaliation the poolroom
people may resort to. for they believe their
is proof against assault Of a legal
nature"
Incidentally the poolroom men have been
it hot and heavy lately with several
noted politicians who are interested in race
These politicians have been asked
to use their influence with the Jockey Club.
but they have refused. Many poolroom
men have been informed by these same
politicians that II they want to continue
in business there Ia room for them at the
to make book-an ultmatum that
not been relished'at all.
Bookmakers Lichtenstein and Boles de-
clared that they would be on hand TO answer
oil questions. The man with tho subp9nas
that he bet on the races himself
for pleasure and that he had picked a few
He seemed to he having n good
time nil the afternoon,