The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-21

NEW YORK, July 2O.-A moral wave
IL sweeping over the turf at the present
time. do not mean that the reform
ers' are on the warpath, but rather |
that the governors Of the sport Of rae
ing here in the East are moving toward
several changes on their own initiative /
For instance the Jockey Club has in
timated to the racing secretaries OF the
several racing associations under us
Jurisdiction to "discountenance the en- I
trv to 1905 stakes and handicaps the
horses OF professional gamblers and
bUokmakers."
Constant Source Of Scandal
This indeed is a step in the right d. |
rection. In the West movement IN
Kentucky is afoot for debarring book
makers from racing horses In the MD
die West the fact that men Ike Rome
Resness Ed Alvey and Fred Cook car
rving on a booking enterprise at the
same time racing their horses has been
an unending source Of racing scandal
for disgruntled racegoers Will Always
talk after a bad day, whether crcuIn-
stances justify it or not.
The same thing obtains in this local
ity and il is presumed that under 'he
general caption OF professional gam
blers'' the bOokmakers will be lncludeu-
In fact. il is pretty well understood thaI
the day of thy 'bookmaker-owner' mas
sbout waned No bookmaker will be
permitted 20 own, directly or indirectly
any interest in race horses within the
near future. Such is the talk in this
section at the present time
Nav Be Aimed at johnson.
Rebind the Jockey Club manifesto is a
storv of unsatisfactory racing on tho
,art of one Of the prime equine favorites
of the last twenty years. THIS relers
40 Roseben. The horse is owned oy
navy. Johnson, one OF the best known
gamblers and professional race track
money operators in the world.
since the time johnson promoted the
ocean Casino. at Long Branch, y. D.
away back in the early days Oh racing
ot Monmouth Park. he has been more
or less a thorn IN the side OF the Jockey
club. His spectacular betting and MS
closeness TO certain big booking inter-
ests and intimacy with certain star race
riders stood as a nightmare before the
turf solons.
Roseben's Queer Racing.
But the cap and climax came on the
opening day at Brighton Beach Ihat
MAS ON :, Monday. The previous Statur-
day. at Sheepshead Bay, Roseben picked
nm 14O hounds and stopped to a walk TO
Dreamer. Roseben stood at l 10 D.
Then. on the next Monday, at Brighton
Reach. the horse was asked to take up
the same impOst of 14o pounds and TO
meet so high a class mare as James r.
Keene's Suffrage. Naturally, Roseben
stood at as good as to 1. To the dis
may and disgust OF almost everybody,
Roseben Just tin-cans home. an easy
winner in the fast time OF lip for the
three-quarters of a mile,
IL was a shocking form REVERSAL; but
what makes II more emphatic is the fact
of some one having backed Roseben at
the last moment from Fights 20 u to 5.
Everybody is wondering whether or not
the Jockey Clubs new ruling is hit at
Johnson.
Another Startling Reversal
OF course, there are many bool1makers
who are racing horses. for, on the last
day Of Sheepshead Bays meeting, Book
maker AL Stokes Banker showed
form somersault which startled the pub
lie.
That a enforcement OF the boOkmaking
and the hOrse-owning interests would be
a good thing for the turf Is undeniable
Many powerful factors in racing would
be affected, including Lucien Appleby,
Billy Dubois, David Johnson. Emil Herr.
L. A. Celia, and Barney schrieber.
Steeplechases Suspended
The steeplechase ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
trainers. owners. horses, and betting
ring connections-contnue to agitate the
serene surface OF metropolitan racing
The rawest things ever pulled of on a
sporting public in this country" Is how
a well-known local critic lambasts the
steeplechases now being run. AS a mat
ter OF fact the general public believes
that four out OF five jumping races are
fixed IN this connection a funny thing
cropped up late this past week.
A well-known steeplechase rider was
discovered at the Hotel Belmont. living
in luxurious apartments. This boy re-
ceives salary OF $50 a week as a re-
tainer from, a Philadelphia owner, and
in winning and losing mounts his income
cannot amount to over 500 a week. sun
his suite and maintenance at New
Yorks latest hotel palace aggregate
much more than that amount per week.
Wine on Beer Income.
missing link IN the chain Of evidence
was the absence Of some strutting
bookmaker down in the corridor await
ing Mr.. Jockeys first morning appear
ance- Then some more and some more.
Mr.. Steeplechase Rider can buy more
wine when he thinks no one is looking
than did Mike" Dwyc- in his halycon
sporting days. The local papers made
much OF the incident. As a result the
gaze OF all race-goers is upon the erete
rider every time he is astride just now.
We all remember of the gigantic
ring which engineered the first past
the post races at New Orleans. La, FIVE
years ago. The way Ellison. Penn, Nc
Leod Brazil. rounded up things is his
tory which viii remain green in memory
as long as the present generation OF rae
ing people remains on the upper side OF
this mundane sphere.
Worse Than New Orleans.
II was brazen piece Of turf trick