Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-15
NO BETTING At CRAVESEND
Police Practically Stop Gambling at
New York Track.
FAIR PLAY WINS DERBY
August BelmoBt's Horse Easily
Pulls Down Big Brooklyn
stake - Results at
Latonia.

81 nu race TRACK yesterday anu khlluallk
was practically stopped in compliance with
the new laws. A few bookmakers made a
quiet attempt TO make wagers and we're
arrested and a%rrsigned before Magistrate
Tighe. Five of them we're discharged and
the others we're released on $500 bail. Six
teen thousand people went to the track
today to see a day Of racing without the
interest OF a speculative element and ex-
cept for the deserted betting ring, nothing
unusual occurred. John C~avanaugh, head
OF the bookmakers club. mounted a stool
and told the bookmakers that the Jockey
club would aid the police in the execution
Of the laws. The bookmakers filed out OF
the ring and dispersed among the people on
the avn and grandstand.
With all hope of gambling on a large
scale abandoned, some OF the bookmakers
stood along the rail and made bets with
friends. This was quietly done and only
when the police were out Of earshot.
Detectives in plain clothes moved in and
about the crowds and when they saw three
or four persons engaged In conversation
they pushed between them and ordered
them to move on. In this way the crowds
were kept circulating about the grounds.
One bookmsker had the termity to inform
a friend what odds were on a certain race
and was promptly arrested. The arrests
were made quietly by the police and there
was no disorder at any time. The police
had no favorites in this suppression OF
gambling and patrolling the clubhouse and
the enclosure.
Several wagers we're made along the rail
by passing money in handkerchiefs The
better would appear to pick up a folded
handkerchief and hand 1t to the book
maker who would place it In his pocket and
nod his head that the bet had been ment-
ally recorded.
Test Gases Being Prepared.
1t was learned tonight that Herbert Barry
of the law firm of Davies. Stone & Auer-
bach, and Mr.. Watson of Nicoll, Anable,
Lindsay & Fuller, would prepare three test
cases, which will be acted upon next week
at the discretion of Assistant District At
torney Elder of Kings county. 1t is under
stood that the plan is to bring habeas
corpus proceedings and carry the case
through the higher courts, II necessary. TO
establish three points which are considered
imp~ortant-first, as to the legality of post
ing or marking prices on a program; sec
ond, as to what constitutes betting under
the law, and, third, as to the construction
of the law in its application to those who
bet among themselves without recording
them. According to the instruction Of As
sistant District Attorney Elder and the po-
lice who are acting under his Instructions.
any bet, whether recorded or not, is a vio-
lation of the new statute.
Fnir Play Wins Derby.
August Belmont's Fairplay. at 2 to s..
easily won the 1884, 500 Brooklyn derby, one
and a half miles today. equalling the track
rarOrd oQ2 for tine Igctoraz -
entry Feteyye and Sir Martin in the Ire
mont stakes, worth Il 800 to the winner.
finished respectively first and second. In
a hard drive Gretna Green won the SI,o7s
net Brookdale handicap. Summary:
First race, 2-year-olds. fillies, selling.
FIVE and a half furlongs: Fore uOf,'
Time: 1:07%. Occidental, Grania, Glid-
ing Belle, Mystify, Inez Sister, TndomitS-
Bright and Sister Phyllis also ran. ~
about six furlongs: Fayette dis, Miller,
second, Bobbin Q15, E. Dugan, 3 to i
third. Time; 1;09%: Statesman, Select
man and Strike out also ran.
and up, one mile and an eighth:
Gretna Green GO6. Notter, 4 to - won,
DC Nd ENRIQUE s;TG = (sSSi pelaby, to = SECOND.
1852. Montgomery also ran.
Fourth race, the Brooklyn derby. 3-year-
olds. one and one-half miles: Fair Play
gI4. r Dugan, 2 to 81 won, King James
OPP, Miller, Z to p second. Chapultcpec
1888. Question Mark also ran.
Fifth race, the gentlemen's cur. Swear
Odds and UP, about six furlongs: Oraculum
Gas, Wright, Z to 100 won. Tony Bonero
Gas. Fleischman, to 81 second, Water
bury O4S, Carman, 4 to - third. Time:
l:11%. Chief Hayes, Kempton. Almandlne
and Dotterino also ran. Annette M. was
left at the post.
sixth race, one mile and an eighth:
Monfort (104. f. Dugan, s to 81 won,
BeaYelaire GSd;o shreve. s to u second
Time: 1:53b. Minnie Adams, Tipping,
Molesy, Killie Crankie and Rockstone also
ran.
Seventh race, maidens, 3-year- olds. sell,
ing, about six furlongs: Dlka I04, Not
ter, 100 to u won, Wild Refrain Vs,
Lang. 10 to - second, Imitator 102,
Musgrave. 5 to p third. Time: I:113s.
Belando, Punch, Monocle, Select. Rosario,
Black Bridge, Judge ~Ermantrout, Vol
trome, Eyedent, Lady Corinnc, Royal
Evox, Little Racquet, May Rose and Gay
Gryselle also ran.
summary at LatOnIa.
CINCINNATI, June 1L-Summary:
First race, six furlongs: Minnehaha QO4.