The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-14
STEWARDS ARE TOO EASY
ON THE EASTERN TRICKS
Indulgent Supervision Of Complimentary Officials
Causes Howl Among Followers Of the Sport
Recent Farm Reversals Responsible

that collision between bookmakers and
Jockeys has been often heard, but
nothing could be further from the
truth. Twenty years ago in the
bushes that was the way the trick
sters film tammed the public, but
nowadays 1t Is the big bettors ana
plungers who do business with the
riders. Horses are pulled to-day and
run to win their next race at long
price.
The Qualifying race" is the bugbear
player has first to dope" out the ma
turally best horse and then learn
whether or not the right money is
showing to him.
John j. McGraw, the famous Ma
poieon ofAthe baseball diamond is go
ing to leave thes national game for
me turf possibly this autumn but at
all events within the next two years.
incidentally. McGraw says the race
track offers the best field for making
money, either for the capitalist or tho
por young man without funds. to be
found In America to-day. This is very
Interesting and quite characteristic OF
the great little baseball leader of the
New York Giants, who is first Of all a
tnlhker and sort of fellow who
Is usually found doing things for him
self along certain lines UNDUE and
apart from the general way.
McGraw doesn't believe it Is posi-
pie ior manMto run into racing and
peat the horses by betting his money,
but he does hold that conservative,
lcarcful business man can master the
I.sport so thoroughly, either as a book
maker. owner, or as a professional
| SS 81, ll, that rich dividends may be
| mad from moderate Investment.
lie refuses to call racing a sport
| Says Mac: ''Why, the game is nothing
more than a business, and the man
/ vantage, for himself over his COMPETE
tors in the betting ring and in the
paddock can win and make money.
There 1t is In nutshell. Any man
who bets on horse-racc without hay
/ ing an edge on the bookmakcr Is a
boob.
The men who are making money on
the turf are they who manage to get
$50 to l against a natural eVen-money
choice. Then they take > to 1 to show
and, moreover, true. There are many
ilnen who are making fortunes from
4 racing. To begin with the business OF
thoroughbred racing offers very nttle
i gambler.
Tho gambler never succeeds in any
q thing. A prominent turfman; and
successfu lone too recently declared go
"When you have eliminated the ele.
mont of chance in your race-tracf
ventures down to the very limit o
possibility, then you have chance o.
winning There is nothing in raclnt
for tho haphazard sort Of a lollGW
Luck never brings anything put dis
i appointment in lifelong run.
For many years McGraw has neem
big speculator of the horses, and WI
considerable success, too. This, toe
, while attending to the exciting dutle
OF a National League manager II
lEas some nice property holdings ner
lin New York and at Baltimore, Nc
Looking after this interest ana puf
! suing a turf career VIII surely Ree
McGraw as busy in the years TO com
as he is o-day.t 40, J.,
While the sporting world VII be IN
tcrestcd in seeing Just how Mac ma he
Tout on the turf no one Wants ~, ~
! him to lose his bank roll in an cNper
a ment where so many before MN nay
failed and gone to ruin, lnclaentall,
: the race-horsca remain Inc aHuro'i'ei
: OF all ball players,
6 A we'll known BrohdWhy co,nlniF
b siorcr has become Wehlt.ls ~ M, ~ /,
: ling credit accounts Tor , IN, NM, PIN
$, nrs connected with Inc l5rookinn ~,
sew York NATIONAL League cltph ~
The Yankees Of the American Lenmgn
II Of these clubs but dnbbles on u
!, horses. A few years ago Sl' ScS
: Imour Jake" Becklev,s Ed. Delehanl
& and COmiskey, of Chicago, were nbo'
II the only hig League men VINO kne a
B enough about the horses to wager ~
n Nowadavs the avernge proteSs aoI,
: hall plevor knows more, ah ,, l IN
o form ihan he does Of the oliicl
e lplGue averages. .asa