The Washington times., 1907-10-06


ing Of Belmont Park on Monday the
beginning Of the end OF the 1907 metro
-,olitan turf season is in sight.
From now on the big thing in racing
pclitios concerns the winter layout
Though it has been said a thousand
times before. still the assertion in this
instance may have some interest and
rnesninE-the assertion i'm effect that
California will have the biggest winter
OF snort and racing in her history-for
Il is a truth and not an idle press agent
fiippancy.
Great as was the game at Oakland.
Cal. last winter. more money, more
btoknskers. better horses and a greater
influx Of New York visitors will be
seen a month hence than ever before.
OF course. New Orleans will have big
draw. too. but at present Il looks like
a California winter.
Situation PrecariOus.
Many circumstances are conserving to
San Francisco's welfare. notably the
uncertainty OF the situation at Los An
geles. Cal; Ed Corrigan's unpopularity
at City Park, New Orleans, and the
tremendous money circulation now pre-
vailinS at the Golden Gate, a candition
which makes ideal bookmaking.
At Los Angeles. there will be winter
racing beyond doubt. However, the
bugle will scarcely blow before the first
Of the year. II then. George Rose, f. J.
Baldwin. and Bernard Schrieber are
rushing a place at Arcadia. seventeen
miles from the city's heart. 10 COM
pletion.
The Pacific Coast Jockey Club will
recognize and extend dates TO this
course. which ought TO be in readiness
BY January l. Then Curley Brown, pro-
moter and builder Of the City Park
track at New Orleans. has over $4,000
worth OF capital subscribed and about
225 of the leading capitalists OF Los
Angeles interested in a new track at
Venice, Cal. fourteen miles from the
city's center. He says he'll race by the
middle OF January
Exit Layers.
1t is thought that the Pacific Coast
Jockey Club viii be obliged to give
Browns track official recognition II for
no other reason tnan to placate the
local interests associated with him. San
Francisco was a bOokmakers' paradise
last winter. 60 that there is little won
der TO be felt at the coming exodus of
layers for the coast metropolis within
the next month.
Among the New York layers who will
give the Oakland ring a whirl are I.
Hamm. l. Never, Alec Ullman, w.
Cowau. Charles Bowman. NJ. Pres
ton. ]. o. Keene. Charlie" Zorn,
Bob" Lloyd, Henry Hanf. Riley Gran
non. Charlie" Heeney, Dick Brown,
and George Boles
Another Celia Rumor
That L. A. Celia Will have on a big
book at Oakland. cal. with Henry
Hsines and sim" hurry operating T..
is rumored. One thing is sure. and that
is-Sam Hildreth will bring on aoout
twenty-eight head OF the best class race
horses ever seen on a winter racing
course. The $4,000 Uncle and 81.
Montgomery will head his string. r. F.
Carman will race thirty-two head III
California. too.
Belmont Shocks RefoTmeTs.
One OF the really interesting develop
ments Of the racing week was the inter-
View given Julian Hawthorne, the sport
ing expert of the New York American,
on gambling, by August Belmont, chair
man OF the Jockey Club, and the big
man IN New York today,
Reformers. church people. racing and
sporting votaries and the community at
large found the interview a source Of
considerable concern. Some few pro-
fessed 10 be astounded at the liberal
Ity' Of Mr.. Belmont's views, while a
noted clergyman stated the Jockey Club
head should be enrolled on the list Of
Rooseveltian undesirable citizens"
Funny thing about IL. too. was on the
very day Mr.. Belmont said he thought
gambling ought to be recognized and
regulated ne was elected a lay moder-
tor Of the Episcopal Church conference
at Mineola, i. I. Hawthorne bluntly
asked Mr.. Belmont about the onUs he
was shouldering in promoting race
tracks which were doing so much harm
10 the youth and stability Of metropoli-
tan citizenship. Business man that he
Is. Mr.. Belmont did not waste much
time in getting down to cards. Said he:
Gambling Inherent.
well, ri tell you. the human race
has several divine and inherent propen-
stiles which human law and human ef-
fort will never subdue. One is II
gamble. Why not recognize II and reg
ulate it Sd that no harm may come IN
us practice? So that people who have
no business with the enjoyment or the
eShilsration OF a wager should be de-
barred from il and those whose wealth
AMI inclination warrant an indulgence
in the sport OF chance should have the
facility.
"There'l always be gambling. No eco
nomic student can gainsay this assertion.
Everything we DO is a gamble but when
that gamble is removed from the seri-
GUS aspect OF business in Wall Street
or IN buying a house and Let and trans
ferred to the race track or the gaming
casino # becomes a crime. I tell you
the abolishment Of the Blue law is duly
a suggestion q the vast wave of lib
eral thought and buoyancy OF spirit
which viii soon sweep over this country
as It did T. France and England in the
past century
High License on Racing.
That looks to be clear cut. reasonable
philosophy. Mr. Belmont's idea is Ia
let the rich man play at the races and
the casinos and to dcbar the poor man
from being drawn irto the flame
through preventive regulations For in
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