Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-19
EMERYVILLE TO
OPEN SATURDAY
MANY HORSES READY FOR
OPENING DAY
SMITH TO HAVE CHARGE OF
ORAL BETTING
Several Crack Jockeys on Grounds,
and Shilling Expected soon--Goggs
and Nagazam Work Three
quarters in 1918

OAKLAND Nov. 1S.-An is in readiness
at the Emeryville race track for Saturday
opening About 400 horses are now here and
II ise expected that good sized helds VIII
face the barrier on the opening day. Ihe
big betting ring, bare Of stands. presents
peculiar appearance. The grounds are being
hxed up and the track is in first class con-
dition The oral betting Will be used anu
while It is not expected to draw the attend
ance which bookmaklng has done in past
seasons, II is believed that the system wh'ch
was worked successfully throughout the east
will anwer the purpose on the coast
George II. smith, the New York oral bet
ting expert. will have charge Of the layers,
the information bureau and promises to ar
range matters to the satisfaction Of both
clients and bettors. Smith yesterday eX-
planned just how the system would work.
He said: Il am going TO operate bureau
OF advance Information. This Information
will be a small slip OF paper on which Will
appear the names of the horses entered in
the race, the names of the Jockeys. weights
and the non-starters. This Information Will
be for sale by me to any person that cares
to buy It. l will also be what is known as
the complaint Doctor for 1t Will be my
business to settle all disputes that may arise
between the bettor and the man with whom
he bet.
Oral Betting Legal
I'VE will not recognize betting in any
form other than oral The three courts OF
New York. namely supreme, appellate and
the court Of appeals, found that oraT betting
was strictly legal and we hope to operate
the system at Emeryville. We do intend
however, to stay strictly within the reading
of the law.
1.-THE bookmakers Will be known as the lay
ers. There will be no designated place for
them to stand, and they will carry no book
makers paraphernalia OF any kind They VIII
mingle with the crowd and so where they
please. The layers make their own odds They
have a program, which they buy ana Is
therefore their own property and they put the
odds ON it. The program is carried in the
hand Of the layer, and anyone who cares can
see the prices. The bets, though, have to be
mcmorized. There can be no recording OF
wagers by the layers
In order for person to be able to specu-
late It will be necessary for him to first es-
tablish his credit with the layers He can
do so the night before or the week before
Il does not matter A prospective bettor mas
10 make himself known to the layer, how
ever, so as to be able to bet. OF course there
is nothing in the reading Of the law to IN
terfere with two individuals betting between
themselves This has been found correct by
the highest tribunal IN New York state
System Should Work
"Thls information which I will sell will be
on sale Immediately after each race, and
will contain Jockeys, etc, as l have said be-
fore. After l get throughw ith my SALE the
scratches, jockeys and weights Will De an
nounced by the Jockey club. This VIII De
about Ave minutes before the race. The over
night entries will be given out Just the same,
The papers Will have the news. but l VIII
conduct the bureau of advance Information.
This system worked to perfection in New
York and was found to be thoroushly IaWIui
as well as valuable, and I am sure It VIII
work out here I have everything ready for
saturday" -
Many ''rallbirds" and checkers are on the
grounds every morning taking the ponies
time. Boggs and Nagazam, both belonging to
I<eene Brothers, breezed six furlongs in l:lS
with ease while Edwin T. Fryer, Rocky
O'Brien, ocean queen and Charlie Payne have
all done we'll ~,
Tanlln Is on the grounds. and Jockey Bed
well is expected next Thursday 1t is also
rur1orod that shrlling Will be seen in the
saddle before the meeting IS many days old,
while many other hrst-class boys VIII spo''
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