The Washington times., 1908-02-23
Proposed Track at Venice
Formally Branded an Outlaw
By Pacific Coast Regulars
Difficulty of Enforcing Rule May Result in Vic
tory for CurIy" Brown-FinancaI Posi-
bilities of Racing Without Betting.
By ]. S. A. MACDONALD.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Feb. p The
race track politics OF California are a
stirring
Early this week T. H Williams.
George A. Rose. and other financial and
influential persOnages of the Pacific
Coast Jockey Club held a conference in
this city, after which an Ultimatum was
issued for the benefit OF Curly Brown
al his associates in connect ion with
To- proposed erection Of a racing plant
al Venice, Cal, In time for business
next winter. LAS long as Arcadia liz
running the Pacific Coast Jockey Club
will recognize no other course at Los
angeles. CAL" ran the edict Ia the
meantime everybody hereabOuts real
ICES the real beginning Of q big turf
wer, in which Brown ana his numerous
following Of Los Angeles capitalists on
the one side. and Williams, Rose.
Lucky" Baldwin, Barney" Schneber,
ana the central governing body. the Pa
cifc Coast Jockey Club, on the other
side, viii be arrayed.
After several setbacks, Brown is nov
in position 10 go ahead with his
scheme or constructing a plant al Ven
ice, near Los Angeles. which lie says
win be an Improvement on the fine
course opened three months ago on
Baldwins Arcadia ranch.
HoTsemen Think He'll Win.
One thing about Brown. he never
starts a promotion, whether # be a
race track OF a newspaper. but ne runs
IL TO a finish. he is also a tough man
With whom 10 mix" The williams
Rose interests intend 10 OUTLAW
Brown ana his Venice course Any
horse or owner parronizing Venice Rext
winter win not be permitted 10 race
here at Oakland or at Arcadia
In the summer the Dc Ecott of Browns
following viii extend TO Seattle. Wash.
Portland, ore and other places.
Strange as II may seeTe, the majority
of experienced tuFfmen say that Brown
VIII wiz. During the last few years
the utter impossibility Of enforcing the
outlay rule and winning a fight with
has been made apparent Belmont
failed at Empire City IN the East. while
we all know the result of the New Or
leans war. IF II ever comes to Z, snow
down Brown VIII beat Williams and
Rose" averred a careful student of
t5Jrf politics today
Still Another Outlaw Track.
Next winter Los Angeles will haze
two race tracks and a bitter war. ac-
cording 10 general understanding. In
csdentally, il may be interesting TO
know That a clique Of local capitalists
are framing up 10 construct a 100000
race track at santa Cruz at once.
santa Cruz is down the sea coast from
San Francisco and a sort OF u Cali
fornia summertime Newport. The pro-
jected race track at Salt Lake City.
Utah. is sure 60. Johnny Green Of
Seattle. Wash; r. ". Gaylord, of Den
YER Col. and d. c. O'MalIey. OF New
Orleans, Ia. are interested along with
T. a. celia, OF st. Louis, Mo.
The course viii be built al Beck-s
Springs, northwest Of the city and near
the tracks Of the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad The new mile and an
eighth track at Portland Ore, VIII he
completed by next July. Secretary J. /.
Mcllroy announces seVenty-four davs of
racing ar Seattle this summer. with 500
purses and $1,000 overnight handicaps.
Easier Situation.
Every one Of the stakes ard fixed
events on the calendar VII be run of
as advertised by the several associa-
tons CT the Jockey Club this summer.
regardless OF what may bef III the pres
ent organized system Of betting" is
the way Jockey Club oflciaI Gained
the doubling horsemen of this section
regarding the policy OF the New York
turf magnates in connection with the
coming season in the East. It was
Judge Pettingiu who heralded the glad
news in the paddock, and according 10
inside information the jedge' acted
on he instigation Of the ''higher-ups.
who wish the horsemen 10 understand
that racing will be held as usual on
the Jockey Club courses.
In other words. the racing asSocfa-
tons viii look after the actual racing
ana the bookmakers and the public will
have 70 shift for themselves in the
matter OF facilitating speculation on
the result of the races The racing as
sociaJions viii not recognize. directly or
indirectly, betting on the horses If q
layer ana 2 player pay their way into
ire course and make a bet. OF a series
on OF pets, and the officers Of the law find
iaut with them. they, the aforesaid
layer and player, viii have to fight
their own battle before the courts.
No Protection for Public.
According, to gossips here. the great
steel-girded betting sheds viii be torn
down and no longer will John G. cav
anaugh exercise sort OF semi-ofTieiaI
discipline over the army OF booEcmakers
and players. This coming year the
stakes win be paid of at their f1II
value but in the years to come the
prize money is bound to suffer a de-
crease Tor even the SO per day each
oooAHlaAer was assessed these last three
years Tor Information, stationery. etc.
! ahAed as handsome contribution to
the race tracks treasury. This viii 10
cut of
The gate receipts viii remain as the
source OF reverlle rTo-,....,..,. :.