New-York tribune., 1908-06-13

seekers, there We're many who expressed the
opinion that on Monday the stands will be more
or less deserted
A LONELY BETTING RING
The only change over the usual order of things
yesterday the absence from the betting ring
OF the bookmakers and their clerks with the
usual paraphernalia of sheet and money bag
The ring the gathering point between races
during the afternoon. and there, as said before
some of the bookmakers exhibited prices and ac-
cepted bets from friends or acquaintances whose
credit they could rely Just as soon as a
man would exhibit prices his programme a
crowd would gather about him the prices
quoted. if not TO make bet, the old spirit
was strong to know the odds against a horse
which attracted the fancy of this one or that
Some tried to make bets by offering money
but, except in one or two cases. the bets were
promptly refused. nobody seemed to care to
risk arrest. with prison sentence staring him
I'm the face. What few bets were accepted on
the credit system were not recorded so far as
could be seen or learned in the present un-
settled condition that is supposed to constitute a
violation of the law
The attendance in the clubhouse was quite as
large as usual- Among those present were SEN
ators Gchrist and Burr who went down to see
how the new law worked. as they said. The
betting there limited quite as much AS in
any part of the incosure. Some wagers were
made between man and man. but the so-Called
clubhouse commissioners did not record their
bets in notebooks of old. and the law was OBJ
served TO the letter.
JOCKEY CLUBS STAND.
P j Dwyer president Of the Brooklyn Jockey
Club. said he had given instructions TO the Pink
erton men to lend whatever aid was necessary
TO the plain clothes men and policemen sent to
he bIyC
tanning order and seeing that the law
obeyed- He explained that the Jockey Club had
not recognized betting for several years. and
consequently did not feel called on TO issue any
direct orders against bookmakins, and it was
not necessary.
John j Cavanaugh. who has had charge of the
ring. and who was in charge yesterday. was be-
sieged by those who wanted to know what con-
ditions would prevail He told the bookmakers
that they knew the conditions well he did,
and that no bets could be received or recorded
except at their own risk, and urged them. at the
same time. not to do anything in violation of the
new statute.
Following instructions from Police Commits
sioner Bingham, Inspector Flood hand
with twenty-seven detectives in plain clothes
and fifteen policemen in uniform. Deputy Com
missioner Hanson and Deputy Baker were also
in attendance, and they walked about from
paddock to ring TO that the law not
violated. AS told before, Inspector Floods men
found some little work, that they did not
have their trouble for nothing.
Some criticism was made of the rather rough
way in which some Of the arrests were made,
but II could hardly have been otherwise, in
view OF the crowd which always surged around
when anything out of the ordinary seemed TO be
going
The crowd in attendance in way pan
icky troublesome, but highly interested
withal IN every occurrence out Of the ordinary
and for that reason there would be general
rush for the back of the stand out TO the
gate on the slightest Indication that an arrest
was being made.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY AT TRACK.
Assistant District Attorney Robert Elder OF
Kings County, who is acting District Attorney
in the absence OF John F. Clarke at the
track for the purpose Of studying the conditions
and seeing how the new law operated. He said:
II telegraphed for a certified copy Of the bill
this morning. but it had not arrived up 10 the
time I left the Office. 1t is quite necessary to
have il in order to formulate a complaint, but
II was not necessary for the purpose of gather
ing evidence Of any violation of the law, and
I am here for that purpose" Mr.. Elder spent
part Of the time in the clubhouse, and. far
as could be learned. he did not get any evil
dence of a material nature for prosecuting pur-
poses.
Deputy Baker said that it not his pur-
pose 70 make any unnecessary arrests and that
Inspector FLOOD hand with enough
TO Ike any action that the Sheriff might deem
necessary
The action Of some Of the hookmakers IN dis
rlaving the odds WAS said TO he effort to
esta hlish the credit system of betting. but far
as could he judged. and according TO one of the
wei, known layers il fat failure. and
there seems 10 he little chance Of il be
coming popular or acceptable to the rank and
4Ie of raCeeoors There some uncertainty,
IF course Yesterday to Just how far they
could go under the Law. and the hookmskers. not
anvio,,a n suffer arrest observed the law 50 far
As they knew il.
A R0OKNAKFR's VIEW.
one Of them in talking Of the situation, sai0
..t3oolyo7akine or anything approaching it on
..e rare, rack appears he doomed II will
he mite possible to accept few bets on credit
-. m 70 this time no scheme has heen devised
o- oan he thought Of by which the bets can ne
;s,ared or recorded, and for that reason II
81, o., u. 5,7oossible 70 do enough business to make
.ccertirs , wager even reasonably sdIe' F''
,e+orce might accept a wager of s-Vo on a
4. +o I shot or q number Of WagFrs on t"' Sd'
,,.e and have nothing 10 offset IL
man who stands high in the COUNCILS or t'A