The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-03

holiday season OF the continent-ihe
5iardi Gras
That the festive days Of the great ear
uhal are near at Gand IS easily -.eu
from the crowded condition OF CtUal
street aud the daily inhuS 81 new faces
from Sew York, Chicago, - Louis, and
ether of the big Wlator-baund towns al
the Fair Grounds race track This
period of the winter-thl early days
Of Febusry-- brings The View Orleans
season 20 its heydaE
OF the out-of-toWu arrivals OF recent
date Dave" Gibson is by lar of sralt-
est consequence. for he never fails 10
bring of one or Two coups here each
winter, Arriving ABOUT IA fortnight RE-
fore Msrdi Gras, he stays over the car-
nNal period. Gideon is ole of the daily
attractions here. AT City Park some
ten DAYS ago he managed 10 get TIE
thT-e-ycar-old CamIa.gaet into q soit
spot. A. the horse galloped home Gideon
took down some SiI,WJ ana aWoke o. 2t
morning 10 find himself famous, for
nowadays the average NFV Orleans eiL-
zen Is ready Co Eestow tE homage aud
zclicitude he used 10 lavish on star
prize fighters fifteen years ago upon t9e
devoted head Of some golden luck bet
TINS ring plunger
J Since the CampaigneT AFFAIR Gideon IS
followed about the local race tracks 10y
a horde of pikers. who eyiaently be-
Heye d. the sporting adase concerning
/ the ACCESSIBILITY of trailing with iNe
one" 81 J.. HaNmsn, the rishJh-nd
man of SenaL0r Pat ACCaTren about
/ the New York course, stopped with as
inst eight DAYS, Tie came right -n,
turned around, and walked right qua
again. as IL were. He went out same
81. 60 loser. vowins the game 10 be ln-
/ beatable,
Bookmal.cr Bob" Lloyd brought down
I his entire crew from New York, \. ~
/ and a huge bank roll aud is nov hand
/ inc ont tins to New York customs ms
who hapnen along the bourse. NCW
money and new piJyers az tforrmen-
toned, are coming INTO tie game every
7 DAY. which. OF course, Is "a desirable
thing. for il livens up aad 1reshens the
run Of things ina the market.
Wherever the professional speculative
I set Gathers Iu the on hours away from
| the Pace track the one great topic dis
sussed is the so-caIied Jockey Trust
/ The msinuatIon. in effect that q clique
Of strong Ioca, and foreign spectators
nave the leading race riders under thea.
direction and control. IS heard every
where. Ard IL seems not without rea-
son. too f0r whenever a certain We'll
] deemed betting faction pgts down me
Ichecks. the selected medium brings home
tRa coon skins. This has gone on with
uuraillng regularity for four OF hNe
/ weeks now, and, of course. the tongues
Iuf the gossips are beginning to wag.
! The same condition of affairs obtained
/ at san Francisco. Cal. for "a while last
winter. with the result that we'll
/ known bookmaker and a jockey were
ruled of the yurf. This same book
lm4k-r is Eere now, where he is allowed
l., oDe~ata at City Park and debarred
from the Fair Grounds. Whether me
sg-carrd Jockey Trust VIII be as
solved without recourse 20 extreme
measures on the part OF the stewards al
tbe Fair Grounds and City Park remains
40 bo seen. Some days ago one or ihe
main projectors of the combination was
DoliteIv warned TO cheese and ht
forthwith did so.
Z Beating 4 TO 8 fayOrites with j. 10
shots. backed down to fours. IS about
the range of she evildOers' scope, though
they ala knock down a s 70 . faYor!'e
win a 20 TO / shot early in the season
These insiders, too. grabbed the tops
as if they had had a first past the posi-
cinch In hand. This dead cineh play
J and the infusion Of the new money and
the new blood from New York, ST
Louis. and Chicago. which annually oc-
ours lust before Mardi Gras. constitute
! the latest phases OF the money end OF
/ the long winters grind.
/ Americas only Sunday race track
Suburban Parks in q ilourishing con-
dItIou Just now and will probably con
tinue 10 exist so long as racing and bet
ting are legalized by this State.
IL is a wonderfully interesting spot
this home center Of dissertation in the
name of sport, ana one OF the real sights
/ of the current season here. On last Sat
urday fully 6o00 racegoers witnessed Tho
| sport AT the fair grounds. while Ihe very
next day quite as numerous crowd
/ assembled at the sunday plant Scarce
/ Is a single face seen AT the fair ground;
7 could hE AAELi4 AEA at LllN f1AtNA Dlills
circumstance which affords some indi-
cation OF the enthFalling hold race track
gambling has upon the community al
/ large. Al the fair grounds and cts
{ Park the rate Of admission is N.50
while YOU pay but half a dollar ct the
/ Sunday plant.
Untn the coming into existence Of Su
I burban Parks Sunday game this city
was just like the average horse race
! ceater-quiet and sober. Then what q
/ transformation followed. AS n the DAYS
/ of the old lottery, men and women whe
/ scarcely knew OF horse racing going on
suddenly became dends FOR the game
I In the barber shops. the hotels, and IL
I The market places. the by-word is as Il
/ tho probable winner of the afternoon
/ handicap.
J Thousands OF men and women who's,
! time and auentioG had been engrosseo
by their daily work through the weeH
found Suburban park line medium foI
+ an indulgence ia the =Dor. of kings os
their one day on-sunday. Two or thres
trips 20 Suburban Park and they be
came confirmed horse players.
The Sunday track has really proved
/ d feeding source TO the older courses
/ far the oh spr-ffuf. eHaoq s.onee q