The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-20
GOSSIP OF The RACETRACK
WARRANTS ISSUED AVID FOUR AL
AEGED BOOKMAKERS ARRESTED.

District Attorney wiuslow Adopts New
Tactics At Empire City-Sherin's Men
Take Three Other Prisoners--Th
Two DoIlar Tariff Proves Q success.
District Attorney Francis A. wlnslow Of
Westchester county adopted entirely new
tactics yesterday In his vigorous attempt
to enforce the betting law at the Empire City
racetrack. Upon evidence obtained by his
detectives at the track on Monday and Tues
day he secured warrants from Justice Bell
In the Yonkers City Court for the arrest OF
six alleged violators of the new statute, All
of these warrants were served at the track
during yesterdays races. but because OF
rdistaken identity two men were quickly
released.
Those who were arrested on warrants
were Stephen Sherman. william Klauber.
1. Leon Cohen and Fred Adler. They were
! charged by James Bennett. a detective at
tached to the District Attorneys ONCE, with
violating section shl OF the Penal Code and
were taken to the police station on Jerome
avenue just outside Of the track. where bail
was furnished. They will be arraisned this
morning and will be held for Special Sessions.
where they will be tried at an early date.
Sheriff Lanes men also arrested Isidor
Btrbaum. Arthur l.. Kaplan and Hyman
Wagner. who were charged with accepting
I and recording waEers. When Birbaum was
4 taken into custody Deputy Sheriff Doyle
: took . bunch Of newspaper clippings away
|: from him. On these %clippings. which were
1 ssid to be past performances" OF the horses,
4 there were numerous pencil marks. Bir-
7 baum was taken to the clubhouse. where
: District Attorney Winslow and Assistant
District Attorney Weeks looked over the
: alleged evidence and then ordered the deputy
sheriff to take his prisoner to Yonkers.
While some Of the memory brokers" were
paying on" before the races Sheriff Lanes
men saw Roach Lewis and another man ex-
change money. They were arrested. hut
when IL was explained that they were not
making bets but we're paying their debts
they were released for lack OF evidence.
, The police and county detectives. as well es
the Sherif's deputies were busy all the after
. noon on the lawn In front Of the grsndstand.
II was said that as a result Of their close
scrutiny Of the oral business done there by
than twenty-five afidavits had been filed
with the District Attorney tending to show
that there IL a daily violation OF the law by
numerous persons. In view of this fact II
was said last night that warrants would be
Issued to-day for the arrest OF some of the
moro noted spectators. against whom alleged
evidences is said to have been secured.
IF q racetrack cannot be conducted without
violating the law. said James Butler. presI-
lent and chief owner OF the Empire City
plant, the gates should be closed. We are
running . race meeting here in accordance
with the law and we hope that I: there are
any persons who violate the law they will be
arrested and prosecuted. We are in entire
accord with the attitude Of District Attorney
Winslow. Sheriff Liant and the Yonkers police
authorities. Wit are doing their best to see
that the law Ia enforced TO the letter"
3 The ~ tariff has received a thorough test
at the Yonkers truck. and those who have
looked over the situation declare that the
reduction Of the admission rate to that figure
was a move In the right direction. Il Is a
fact that the so-cailed undesirable element
has been eliminated by the cutting out OF the
dollar field" while the attendance. which
has been surprisingly LARGE, is OF a better
average quality than that seen at some Of the
other tracks In this State. AZ an indication
Of the business done Al ionkers under the
present adverse conditions II may be said
that on Monday. an of day with unfa vorable
weather, the gross receipts we're $4,000, while
the expenses were So, 100. Since then The
receipts have exceeded the money paid out.
just before the last race. as two men a.
rested we're being quietly led out under Il o
grand stand. Maurice Hayman saw a two
dollar bill lying on the ground near the bar.
Others saw the money at the same moment
with the result that there was a wild cramble
for it's possession. Hayman made q head
ASAtb 49, NV 'hNS h"V Bit VI - III
men was untangled Hayman had the bill
firmly In his grasp. But he broke his watch
and fountain pen and then had TO spend ~
ut the bar.
sCufley Brown, the racetrack promoter,
was at Yonkers yesterday trying to induce
horsemen to take a financial interest in a
proposed winter !rscetrack at Jacksonville,
. Fla. Brown says that the business men In
that city have offered to take half the stock
IN the new enterprise and that the horsemen,
who have no place left to race in winter ex-
oept California, should further their own
interests by helping him to build the Florida
racecourse. Brown says that there will be
no legal attempt to fight the recent leglsla-
ton which closed the New Orleans tracks.
They are having a big meeting at Fort
Erie these days. Phocian Howard, who
came back from the Canadian track yester-
day, says the daily attendance is moro than
10000 persons and there ore thirt y-ive books
doing business. Many good horses are rae
ing there and the nesting will prove a good
thing for Celia, Condor. Madigan and Stew
art, the promoters of IL.
Jockey j. Butler attracted some attention
yesterday by his handling Of Tileine, Personal
and John z. Mcmillan. The boy got his
first education as a rider while In the employ
Of J. 8. Hawkins. who had a number OF horses
that were leased from Clarence II. Mackay.
Later Butler rode at Hot Springs and on all
Ot tnS VcsttTu hnV Shnduldu tTaCES. ne
h quick at tho post and can ride a powerful
finish, as was shown when he forced Notter
70 do his best with Jack Akin to beat Tileing
o neck.
When Wise Mason, a half brother to the
noted McChesney. won the first race in the
coiors Of the Newcastle Stable President
Butler was the first to congratulate Andrew
Miller. II was the first race won at Empire
City by this popular steward OF the Jockey
Club.
Charles Edward, who holds the worlds
record for q mile ande furlong. broke down
% badly after q, workout at a mile and a
quarter yesterday morning that some OF the
elockers who were present said that they did
not believe the great horse would ever race
again. Charles Edward was purchased by
". II. Du Bots a year ago for $1,000. Bad
News sitter winning the second race pulled
up very lame.
Du Bots. by the way. did not get much when
his horse Don Enrique won the last race.
Ths son Of Hastings was entered to be sold
for 0 paltry $500. but somebody bid him up to
$3.50, at which point the owner retained the
racer will the usual IS increase.
TIP. Hayes. not the regulartrainer Raleigh
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