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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
What Gov Hughes Predicted to Clarence L. Cullen Has Come to
Pass-Shown That Horse Racing Cannot Exist
Without Gambling Forecast Two Months
Ago Comes True to Schedule.

track owners are in league with the gam
blers in that they furnish all the ma
terial-the names Of the horses, their
weights. the Jockeys booked to ride the
horses and so on-upOn which all Of the
betting Is built and predicated.
.1nasmuch as the owners OF the tracks
certainly are in league with the gamblers
to this extent and in other respects ca
pssble of being proven In court. I could
set the machinery in motion tomorrow
whereby the gates to the tracks could be
sons however, I prefer to permit racing
in this state to die of hamilton, SO to
speak.
"Such a death-and 1t is bound to oc-
cur. in my opinion-will, 1 think, be a
much more salutary public lesson than
If the tracks were to be forcibly closed
as disorderly resorts. 1 want to have the
public see for itself that racing cannot
live unless it lives in close connection
with its gambling feature.
"The racing people have been claiming
This of course. is not true l am merely
opposed-and unalterably Opposed-to the
ruinous gambling end of the racing bust
ness.
Practical Demonstration.
by letting the race tracks go on at a
loss, purely for the reason that it IL now
impossible for outsiders not known to
the furtive bookmakers to do any horse
gambling it will be shown day after
day to such persons as really believe that
racing is worthy and 'ennobling'
sport that really it is nothing In the
world but vicious gambling game. And
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Lever of Pittsburg. Brown OF Chicago.
and Overall OF Chicago.
That preliminary ~wind-up.' says
Clark Griffith. has broken down more
pitchers than any amount OF oyerwork.
1t is overwork
LAS an Illustration explained the
former manager of the HfghlandeYs.
Just wind your arm around for fifty
times and see how exhausted you become
The pitcher who does that continually
will wear his arm out without ever
throwing the ball. The pitcher should
reserve all OF his strength for use in
pitching the ball. In a wind-up there f.
too much lost motion. I do not believe
it gives pitcher any extra speed or
any better control anyway"
While talking about pitchers Grinith
took occasion to say that he thought
Rube Marquard. the Indianapolis pitch
err recently purchased by the Giants, Is
one of the greatest twirlers in America.
Il went out to Indianapolis TO see him
pitch this season." said Griffith. land that
fellow is wonder. He Is a tall. angular
chap. built something like Mathewson
though not quite so broad. ] believe he
is taller than Matty. He reminds me very
much of the way Mathewson looked when
he first came to New York He not only
has q barrel Of speed. but he knows how
to handle. certain batters. He has an
other quality which few lefthanders pos
sess-he is Just as much of q puzzle to
righthanded batters as he is to left
handlers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30

runners except distinctly from the gam
Ding point OF view, and that few of them
would walk around the corner to see q
race IL they knew with perfect positive
to gamble their money on the outcome OF
such races.
Il am. as l say. perfectly satisfied with
the state OF things. And I am perfectly
VIKING that the race track gambling
should die the lingering death IL IL
scheduled TO die. I am going TO keep
my own staff of watchers on the tracks
all the time. and the various district at
torreys and sheriffs are going to see 10
t every minute of the time while the
racing Is on that the law. even under
the evasive constructions that already
have been put upon IL. shall hold
The most evasive construction. under
which the tracks are now operating
virtually gives the gamblers the right to
what is called the oral form OF betting
but am not worried by this The Oral
betting system doesn't fetch patrons with
the gate money I'm their hands to the race
tracks. and it is only question OF few
months before the absence of the rats
money will be accomplishing the result
Of closing the tracks"
A shrewd and remarkable prediction
that was on the part of Gov Hughes. in
view of the fact. especially. that even
opinion. after the passing of the anti
gambling law. that the furry would soon
blow over" and that a means would he
found whereby the bookmakers could 20
on operating and still pretend to he con-
forming to the terms of the law
And now the tracks are beginning to
close. The end is at hand James X
keene and John Madden are shipping
steamer loads of their horses to be sold
i'm Buenos Ayres. and the so-called big
owners are announcing that they'll do
their racing henceforth In England and in
France. Milton Young recently sold the
famous McGrathiana thoroughbred farm
In Kentucky. and is going into the cattle
business. The rats, in way of speak
ing. are deserving the ship.
And to think. gentlemen OF the racing
game. that YOU could have avoided all
this If only YOU had paid a little bit OF
attention to the public. instead of fiout-
ing the public; IL the bookmakers had
been controlled a little bit instead OF be-
ing permitted to hog everything. and IL
the race 'track owners themselves had
not been SO Internally, foolishly DEFIANT
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CLUB BATTING RECORDS.

the side OF a boat off. expected to win
the race. and our students and friends
were willing and had bet a big pile on
the result, but we were outclassed from
the start, and the best we could do was
to finish in seventh place.
From the word go to the finish Of
the three miles it was desperate strug-
gle between Cornell, Columbia and Har-
ward. Squirt followed squirt over every
furlong of the course. until near the
finish Cornell put on final burst Of
speed ard stct over the finishing line
a quarter Of length ahead of Columbia.
Harvard Dartmouth. Wesleyan, Yale
Amherst, Brown. Williams. Bowdoin.
Hamilton. Union and Princeton finishing
I'm tie order given.
ut was sreat victory for Cornell. and
remember the sight of enthusiastic Cor
nell.ans wading into the water and pick
ing the crew out of their boat, elevating
them on their shoulders and parading up
and down In front of the grandstand,
while their reception ON returning to Sar-
atoga turned into the widest demonstra-
ton ever seen there.
Il was looking at the pictures of that re-
gatta recently. and laughed over them.
for nearly two-thirds of the members of
the thirteen crews wore boards and side
whiskers."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
BY Clarence L. Cullen.
Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
NEW YORK, August % mos.
The end of racing i'm New York state i:
at hand
II is improbable that the meeting which
began yesterday at Sheepshead Bay viii
continue throughout its appointed term
OF eleven days as an open public meet
ing. 1t is the general Impression that the
gates of the track will be closed to the
public before the end of the meeting and
that the stakes will be run off in the
presence of the track officials and the
events only.
The Brighton Beach track is on the
market to be cut up into building lots.
T. j. Dwyer the former butcher boy,
who has waxed rich out of racing. says
dehantly that he's a-goin' L race at
Gravesend, which he owns. guvnor or
no guvnor. but there are some keen
students of the situation over here who
say that Philip won't be doing much more
racing at Gravesend. if. indeed. the gates
of that sCandal-darkened track ever are
opened to the public again.
1t is openly limited that several other
tracks are getting ready to have their
grounds surveyed with the view of haV-
ing them cut up into Building sections
or of selling them to the city as public
parks or Fairgrounds.
A little while ago in one of these let
ters printed in the green section of The
Sunday Star. was ventured the predic-
tion that some of the New York tracks.
if not all of them. would be announcing
the closing of their gates by the first of
October. This prediction was based upon
petty good authority, which. however,
could not be named at that time
Now. however. in view of the way
things have come out. and in view OF
other things not necessary 10 be men,
toned. il seems propriety to tell who.
The authority was Charles Evans
Hughes, governor of the state of New
York.
Hughes Predicted What Happened.
More than two months ago while going
up to the Adrondacks on New York
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New Yorks Race Tracks Are For Sale or Soon Will Be

the beginning of autumn. will not be
thoroughly conversant with the thor
oughly tested fact that racing can't sur
vive without the betting. and that. there
fore racing. on the showing of its keen
est defenders and exploiters. is nothing
but a gambling game pure and simple.
Indifferent to Racing.
Nothing 1 think the governor went
on. could be more childishIy naive than
this contention of the racing people who.
cornered. claim that the votaries of rae
ing love the game for its own sake. and
that they would go on indefinitely con-
tinuing to love 1t whether they were al
lowed to bet or not.
Now. I am not averse 10 racing be-
tween horses. / am utterly Indifferent
to it. But / am not opposed to it. For
myself cannot exactly understand why
human beings should or could be interest
ed in the flights of speed of running
horses, Thoroughbred animals developed
for the one purpose OF running on race
tracks. and utterly useless for any other
purpose. I am of a mind with the late
Shah of Persia on that subject. who. /
am told. once said to King Edward when
invited to the English races. Everybody
KNOWS tnat one morse can run raster
than another
But i can easily understand why men
should become infatuated with racing
when it becomes, as 1t has become. pure
ly gambling game. / can even under
stand how light-brained men can lose their
heads over the. gambling feature of the
game, as thousands upon thousands of
them do, to the point Of engaging in
criminal proceedings to satisfy their
craving for this species of gambling
1t is ridiculous for grown man 10
say that there is anything essentially in
teresting in the spectacle Of five or six
or eight or ten OF fifteen or twenty run
ming horses bounding around a track III
the observers OF such a contest have nc
financial interest in the outcome of such
a race. AS a simple matter Of fact NOT
having lived the life of an anchorite. as
many people seem to suppose of me.
myself we'll know, from personal obser.
walton, that the average race track
gambler doesn't care a straw for the
horses for themselves or their abilities a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
KETCHEL HAS THE GOODS.
He's One Of the Greatest Fighters in
America. It's Said.

NEW YORK. August 29.-"What do
think OF Ketchel? Well. he IL one Of the
greatest fighters ever developed in Amer
lea" That was Jack McGuigan's reply
when asked for an opinion Of the middle
weight champion. McGuigan has 4 good
lire on fighters. and 10 ono Of the best
judges In the east. He refereed the fight
between Ketchel and Papke. and thinks
the now champion 10 q real wonder.
do you pick him TO win over Papke,
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but the management also "prudently de-
clned." Poor Jack had to settle the bill.
but got even by declaring that 1.-THE IN
grateful city would know him no more"
Mr.. Johnson was then, according TO the
French writer. allowed to excuse him.
self"
The colored pugilist's plans for the
future are a little hazy at present. but
1t is expected that he will return to this
country shortly. Since losing the chance
to meet Tommy Burns in England, Jack
has been real disconsolate. but he still
carries a picture of the Canadian next to
his bosom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30

Central train. l came upon Gov. Hughes
| in the same train. He was seated in the
| smoking compartment of a Pullman and
was on his way from New ,ork to AL
bany.
| Gov. Hughes spent about two hours Of
| the ride in telling his views of the racing
situation in New York and has views
with reference to the gambling end of
racing in general. He asked not TO be
quoted at that time. The embargo upon
| that conversation has now been lifted,
| and this is the first word written of it.
1t happened that last spring, in the
April number of a magazine published in
New York I had a somewhat extended
article on the general subject of racing
| in this country and the followers Of the
game. This article was used by the anti
racing people at Albany to help their case
when the anti-gambling bill was pending
before the legislature.
This is cited to show that Gov. Hughes
felt free on the occasion TO express his
Views fairly and sQuarely with reference
to- the subject that then occupied every
moment of his waking hours. namely. the
racing situation in the state of New
York.
1t was i'll the course of this conversa-
ton that Gov. Hughes SO accurately pre-
dicted that the New York race tracks, or
some of them. would be closing their
gates to the public by the first of Octo-
Der.
l had been telling him of the makeshifts
anu SCHSlueS WHICH were at tndt time IN
practice to defeat the purpose of the anti
gambling bill: of how the "oral betting
frame-up was practiced. with. apparently
little objection on the part Of the police.
and on.
Gov. Hughes knew every phase of this
situation. He was perfectly familiar with
the fact that the boOkieS were practicing
all sorts of evasion and that the police
of Greater New York virtually were con-
niving at this bald lodging of the law
But he didn't appear to be even a little
bit worried over this state of things. He
had an astonshingly prophetic idea at
that time of how things were going to
break with reference to the racing game
over here.
Hanged With Own Rope
ITO use a homely expression said the
governor. Il am rather inclined to give
the racing gamblers enough rope with
which to hang themselves. / know that
betting on the races still continues,
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Ten Leading Run-0etters.

and what chance has he against Lang
ford?'' McGuigan was asked.
HE will beat Papke to a certainty he
replied land as for Langford. he is a
good man, but not good enough for the
champion. Ketchel will beat him if they
ever fight, and the only man that is able
to give the Montana cowpuncher fight
is Tommy Burns"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
MIDDLE STATES REGATTA
WILL BE A LOCAL TRIUMPH

After months of almost continuous
hustling the local committee of the Po-
tomac River Regatta Association in
charge of the Middle States regatta on
Labor day is easing up in its work. sat
isfied that the event will constitute a
great aquatic gathering.
This appears to be assured. from reports
received from every rowing center on the
Atlantic coast and Canada.
F. Russell Underwood. chairman of this
committee. says his mail is getting heav-
Ter every day. He expects TO book a large
party for the Ebbitt House, which will be
headquarters for the oarsmen.
There will be many entries from the
clubs of the Harlem River. the Hudson
River Association, Long Island Navy and
Staten Island. The American champion
eight -Oared crew. the New York Athletics,
also will come down, hoping to complete
a season of victories. This crew, besides
winning al the Nationals, won also the
American Henley and the Fourth of July
d Philadelphia.
Boathouse Row on Hand.
From Philadelphia comes the news that
nearly every club along LIGHTHOUSE row"
will send one more crews. The West
Philadelphia Cub will enter a senior
gle. Junior double. octopede and a
senior double. The Maitas will enter a
junior octopede intermediate gig and
senior four. The CreScents. PennSylva-
mia Barge. Nespers. Fairmonts and Uni
versity Barge will each made several en-
tries. The Aanayunk Club from the up
per portion OF the Schuyikill will come
with four-oared gig for their first ap-
pearance on the Potomac.
The entries do not close until Monday
and will he opened Tuesday at the meet
ing of the association in Philadelphia.
The Middle States Association supervises
all details. such as opening of entries and
naming of the officials who will look after
the regatta, thereby relieving the local
committee from all responsibility and in
surfing men of national reputation To run
OFF the regatta.
Regatta Officials.
The officials named for the regatta are:
Referee-JamcS PiIkington, Harlem r.
G. New York
Starter-Henry Penn Burke, Malta b.
c.. Philadelphia, Pa.
Timers. III. Abeel. Nassau B. c.. New
York; Samuel IL. Truitt. Malta b. c.,
Philadelphia. Pa; Robert c. Kammerer,
New York y. C.. New York: II. j. Allen.
Ravenswood Is. c.. Brooklyn, n. y; w.
= Richardson West Philadelphia Il. c.,
Philadelphia. Pa: r. X. Fortmeyer. Pas
sale X g.. Newark. \. J.: X. ii. Pelton,
Seawanhaka Il. G.. Brooklyn. n. V; w.
G. Mckinney, Potomac Boat Club, Wash
ington. u. G.
Judges W. Preisendanz Fairmont
r. A.. Philadelphia. Pa: George Pearse,
Nonparei r. c., New York: r. Halsey
Jackson. Paiisade Il. G.. Ionkers. n. y:
William Lee. Seawanhaka b. c.. Brook
lyn. y. Y; G. r. kuchler, New Rochelle
r. c., New Rochelle. y. Y; Robert How
ard. AnalosIan Il. C.. Washington, ID. c.;
Terrence German, Potomac +. G, Wash
ington. ID. c.
Clerk OF course-W. g. Pearcc.
Assistant clerk o. course-Brower
SpranSy.
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Chicago g: Detroit. Z: st. Louis. 10: PhiIadel
pbia, II: Washington. "A; New York, IA; Cleve
land, Is; Boston. %.
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That Junior eight promises to be a
great race. with entries from Washing
ton. Richmond Baltimore. Philadelphia,
New York and Brooklyn.
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Double Plays.

Cleveland. 90: st. Louis, So: Washington. 20
Chicago. a; Detroit, 72; Athletics, 81; Boston
50; New York, a.
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Carriage of Craft.

To do away with the long carriage of
boats from the Union station arrange
rnants have been made with tic Terminal
Company by which the baggage cars will
be taken through tho tunnel down 20 tho
river and unioaded on barges at the rail-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30

The Potomacs cannot accommodate the
crowd at their clubhouse, and will lyre
a steamboat 10 lie at the finish for the
accommodation of members and friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30

Bob Murray after a forced absence
from the junior shell. due to an accident.
resumed his place in the boat Monday
last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
BOATHOUSE GOSSIP.

Only one more week of training and
then comes the hurrah. The Potomacs
have promised their workers a royal time
after the affairs of the regatta are set
tied up.
Next year the clubs of Baltimore will
make a play to secure the Middle STATES
for their section, and they count on Wash
ington working might and main to help
them. Capt. Frederick of the Arels says
they already have commenced to lay out
their plans for the date.
Greer, the champion single scuIler. will
not be here at the Middle States, as ne
has retired from active work. 1t is per-
haps best for the Middle States entries,
for if II was known he was coming many
would keep away. Greer is in class all
by himself, and is perhaps the fastest
man America has ever produced.
What are the chances OF local crews in
the coming regatta? Go ASH Pat Dempsey
and notice that satisfied smile.
Ninons, Townsend, Duckstein and Ed
monds are rowing centipede from the
Analostans. They may 20 after tie quad
ripple junior.
The city will be infested the coming
week by fakirs selling miniature oars.
boats and club badges of every deScrip-
ton. They follow the boat races just as
they do ali other big gatherings.
The Potomacs cannot accommodate the
crowd at their clubhouse, and will lyre
a steamboat 10 lie at the finish for the
accommodation of members and friends.
That Junior eight promises to be a
great race. with entries from Washing
ton. Richmond Baltimore. Philadelphia,
New York and Brooklyn.
Sob Murray. after forced absence
from the junior shell. due to an accident.
resumed his place in TIE boat Monday
| last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30

The city will be infested the coming
week by fakirs selling miniature oars.
boats and club badges of every descrip-
ton. They follow the boat races just as
they do ali other big gatherings.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-10-17
Chicago Hnnrh of Tradc-.

Chicago. oct. ia new factor i'm
the shape OF frost in Argentina made
it's appearance in the local wheat
market today and the bulls took aid
vantage of the situation and forced
prices more than one cent above the
low point OF the dy. Prices at tho
close We're ls lower to - a Is higher
Corn and oats were firm but provis-
ions were weak.
The wheat market opened easy
with prices q shade to "a lower. Dur
ing the first few minutes of trade
prices dipped still lower but soon adj
vanccd again and mold strong the bal
ancc of the day. Final quotations ON
December We're at $1.3S and on May
at 500 q
Corn was strong nearly all day
owing to the brisk demand by shorts
who were actuatcu by fear of wet
weather in the corn belt. At the
sample tables low grades of corn
closed about onc cent lower. The
market closed strong at the top with
prices * q = to "a higher than the
previous close. December closed at
SO p.
Buying by cereal interests and
commission houses caused irmncss in
oats, but prices showed only slight
gains, inuI quotations being un-
changed to - higher, Cash oats were
steady for the ordinary grades and
about Y cent higher for the best
grades. The December delivery closet
at ASS.
Provisions were Wca.7r an day owing
to selling inspired by liberal receipts
Of hogs at western packing coutors.
Arrivals Of hogs ut the principal
points in the west were about $4,000
more than the corresponding day.a
year ago. Al the close prices were 3
to 35 cents lower.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-10-17

Nov York, Oct lt.-N0tt0n fUturc7
opened unchanged at unchanged
prices to "a decline of . points and
closed very steady at a net advance
Of lOm Il nnints.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-10-17

New Orleans. Oct. l6.-Spot cotton
firm ut an adancc Of Lie, middling,
s Isle.
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FINANCE AND
COMMERCE
Wall street.

New York, oct ID re strength
,f individual stocks affected The gem
oral list by sympathy today. The
raIsos back Of the strength in the
influential stocks was lost in conJcc-
ulrc. but the manner in which they
were absorbed ana the evidence OF
yplntv market supplies were accepted
as evidence of accumulation. Union
pacific and st. Paul were conspicuous
instances. 4 marked demand for the
l'nlon Pacific convertible bonds has
haqu in evidence for several days
mast. keeping them wen in advance
Of the parity value of the stock for
nlrpOseg of exchange, which is l.15.
The demands for the bonds is inter-
prctcd however, in favor of the stock.
in the case OF st, Paul. the August
earnings statement was favorable in
its showing of an increase in the gross
return over that of August last year,
INT this showing a lot much diff
fcrent from hat of the return to the
Interstate commerce commission,
which has been published before. \
favorable impression was made, how
eyer. by the decision of this company
10 resume the regular publication Of
its monthly gross and net earnings,
which was discontinued in 1906 while
turns which viii be forthcoming
feet of a departing old time conserve
tism Of the methods of the company.
The resumption at this time is re-
garded as expressing, in some sort,
assurances in the favorable nature of
the returns which viii be forthcoming.
The return of these high grade stoCk9
to the leadership Of the market was
influential in soothing the disquict
caused by the recent promincc OF
lower grade and less well known