The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-13
MEN ARRESTED FOR
 BETTING AT RACES Much Excitement Is Created At
 GraveSend Track
BETTING IS NOT STOPPED
New Anti-Ganbline Law Will Be Put Tc Test In New York By Mem Der of a Leading Firm of
 Ring 5ookmakers.

New York, June 12.-Between 15,0OO and 10000 persons journeyed down to the Gravesend race track today to see the horses run and, if possible, to make a wager on their favorites Hundreds of eaily dressed women were in the crowds
 Six races were run and six favorites won. There was betting. too, on every race, despite the fact that the new Az new-Hart gambling law was in force and that John Cavanaugh. the master Of the betting ring, announced that no spec ulation should be indulged in. Nine per sons were taken into custody by the po- lice authorities who, fin uniforms and plain clothes, circulated in large num- bers among the crowds in the betting pavilion. The prisoners were charged with violating the new anti-gemblirg law and each man was held in $500 ball for d bearing tomorrow
 Orlando Jones, one of the leading mem- bers of the Metropolitan Turf associa- ton, the big bookmskers' club, was the most prominent of the bookmakers ar rested. It was rumored that Jones in tended to make q test case of the new law.
 Something akin to a riot occurred when the first arrest, that of Richard Weldon, @ bookmaker was made just as the horses were going to the post in the first race Detective Carr, in plain clothes, grabbed Weldon, alleging that he had seen him accept bet A score or 80 of angry men surrounded the pair aud ID2 severely.
 Cop Whacks Another.
 Another plain clothes man who was nn- known to Carr, rushed into the thick of the fray and caught hold of Well don's arm, desiring to aid his brother officer. Carr, not realizing his intent, cracked the other policeman over the head with his billy, felling him. Carr was punched several times. but mean time endorsements had been rushed to the scene, and presently Carr and his prisoner arrived at the detention pen near the gate.
 Each succeeding arrest was followed by wild scramble of the crowds to get Tear the chief actors of the scene, but no violence occurred. Allan Pinkerton, the head of the detective force at the track, rushed hither and thither shout ing, "Go back boysl Go back Help the sport along by having no disturb :. ance. Be orderly, boys, and everything will come right
 When the enthusiasts began arriving at the track an air of expectancy was everywhere. Gathered in small lots on the lawns could be seen men talking ever the situation and speculating as 10 the probable effect the new laws would nave upon racing. In the betting ring the bookmakers -.esitated to begin bus :ness but doubt as to what would be Iermitted was early dispelled by John Cavanaugh, the master of the ring, who warned the spectators that no infringe ment of the law would be sanctioned.
 No Odds Displayed.
 If you want to bet Individuality" said Cavanaugh to the bookmakers, you do so at your own risk. There will be no giving and no taking of displayed odds, and attempt to do these things will be permitted"
 When the starters for the first race were run up on the board scores of 
 in the line reserved for them. There was an absence, however, of the record sheets cashiers bags and ''runners'-the clerks who run hither and thither about the ring watching the play on the horses. The bookmakers however, held their programmes in their hands and opposite the name of each horse was quoted the price that would openly have been lald against the animal were the new law not in effect Pushing through the crowd and up to the bookmakers occasionally there came some person who would hold a momentary whispered conversation with the bookmaker and on receiving either yea or nay movement of the head, would depart. This, 1t is said in q number of instances constituted the max ing of credit bets; ana there were nu- merous persons in both the spectators stands who declared they actually hal seen money passed. The odds, too, fiuct- uated, indicating that play was going on.