The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-10
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
RACING SEASON OPENS HERE
NEXT THURSDAY.
Persons VINO Go to the Tracks TO Bet This
Year viii Not He Moiestod, Is tho
Courts Have Madc Some Things Clear
Moran May Fight Driscoil Abroad.

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The METROPOLITAN racing season opens
rext Thursday afternoon Mt Belmont Park
under modified conditions, but with pros
poets that seem bright to thousands Of turf
followers. The passage OF the Agnew-
Hart measure last year was a body blow,
while the enforcement of It caused no end
OF trouble and inconvenience for those
persous who made further attempts to
speculate on the races In a private, 4incon-
soiououx manner. Persons who made
-orsl' waeers" with one another were ar
rested and dragged away to police sta
lions. where they sent for bondsmen, and the
next day were held for trials that nave
never been placed before a Jury. As q
reault Of all his so-caIled oppression the
racetrsoks were o desolste places TO
visit. and at the close OF the season only q
handful of regulars were in at the death.
since last. fall. however. the Agnew-Hart
law has been taken before high judicial
authorities. who have made certain de-
cisions which are expected to govern the
attitude of the various Officers Of the law
in Nhose districts race meetings will be con-
Quoted. While the courts have made II
clear that the law prohibits "bookmeking,"
defined a the business OF accepting and
recording bets, together with the display
Of odds and the use Of gambling para
pherpalis. " the point regarding the making
Of oral bets or waaers has been settled in
tbis v.v.
The Anpe,,ats Division OF the Supreme
Court has ruled that A man can make an
oral wager on a horse race, after which
he cap nav or collect the amount OF his
wager in cash. The Appellate Division
aI.o has ruled that a man can quote odds
and accept as many wayers on a horse
a.. -. NJ NAV 500 A. without Recording
sald @ssers to keep track of his business.
by tn. Court Of Appeals.
From these legal rulings Il is not hard
istion Of the law to make or take a bet
o. Ss,. = horse e. '.1 r.S' Without nth r..o ps.,'n 8, n mSDs,
s. S. 'hsssS ~ uh,ch ,ha mho,. hstHne
s.se, n'ntv on ~ Ths c rne tno OF S S1
Sessions. Justice Hoyt presiding, decided
,s', !, year E, IN the s case Of &c, oh; y IN M'h no, y
sprivote mem mo SS Of his " wager.
This also was the opinion handed down
; ri sd in ! Ss.. Ssye county ts in int the s fail. 'A'''
Although this particular poIn. has not =
l. a prev.ilins opinion amona lawyers
question Of reasonable doubt that a bettor
can msxe q LeSo.o ., nus o"n DEL ,.s ~ WI. ~.n
Develops Ses ns on thess lines tnes1 soon after the the local tssI
season 81 opens. ,. t.. TO-DAY t,.r.,or.
people can 60 to the .raoetrscls and bet
orally on the horses without fear of arrest.
Their wssss. can be accepted by former
+: e called ale a seSs%a'Iker ss5 p5SSyid ,S.m the tst.ss
4 former so-cailed bookmaker after accept
Ing numerous, wsgers lots them down in
Sia,i'Iyor p1o sessfsS9f ,s be s TolsG,nr Be the ssci i.s.
sslt has gone.
brought up later from tipe to time which.
vermit racing to thrive. Al present the
TisrSl she ~ Visit sns Bel Belm ont PARK nest Thu Srs'
day they will not be molested by the county
dstecttyes. in any. way.
The Jcsxsy Club sSoa has issued d. orders fSs ss to
that the law as in terpreted by the courts
must b strictly enforced. As q result
New. York tracks viii exercise unusual
vigilance In prohibiting illegal gambling.
The Pinks win stop everything that even
looks. like bookmakina or pool selling,
betting conducted In accordance with
the rulings OF the Appellate Division.
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Club has become the leading turf organiza-
tion In Canada. A liberal policy in framing
stakes and purses has been rewarded by a
remarkable list OF entries received by
kecretlry Northey for the coming spring
meeting at Blue Bonnets. The largest
entries. p. 7. Chinn has made twenty-five
and Messrs. Clyde and Seaeram are next
each with eighteen entries. For the Wind
scr Hotel Cup, the Mount ROYAL Handicap,
Hildreth has named King James. Meeiick,
Restifouche, Fitz-Herbert, Montgomery'
q bunch that cost him more than fI25 900
in purchase money.
Other noted horses engaged for the fat
Kin, Car, Bouquet, Photographed. Jack
Parker, Ceremonoous. J,iimmer. Theodore
Cook, Sig. Martin Doyle, Tourenne, Direct
Light Wool, Riheman, Stanley Fsy. Centre
tico, silk Hose. Gridiron and others, Among
the cfoes-country horses nominated for the
Prince Of Wales Handicap and other steepie-
chaaes are Agent, winner OF. the Champion
Marksman, Steve Lane. Sir Wooster. Her
~, IhoiM% e ~ esIhJJo ctevp cpIubba hs rne,s va
John G.. Cayanagh to lake charge OF the
batting ring and tho adyancc information
service
rnn.r u,-., n. p, ,,sh ,.,,horr.ir,,
has Just sailed for his home in Rirminehan
to take q much needed vacation, He tried
20 gel a third nnatGh WIN 2 Attell before
Leating, pht theklst,ef saiu ne could NOT
nght because OF an injured hand 80 Moran
mas gone 10 the other slae. where hesays, ne
VII try to get a match with Jent, Driscoll
NpfOTn the national SDNItlnR Clnh, DTS