The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-04
Therein He No Shift to Aqueduct After
All and the Brooklyn Handicap VIII
He Run on juno 8-B0om In Canadian
RacinE-Eght Talk From Nelson.

| the Pinkertons to prevent all forms Of book
making, which means the combined business
Of accepting and recording wasers." but
II is understood that the court decisions
which have already been handed down re-
lating to Individual speculation will be re-
spected not only by the Pinkertons but also
by the Police Department.
just what will be the attitude Of the
d istrict Attorneys office, with Robert II.
Elder in charge Of the matter. remains to
be seen, however. So far MIR. Elder has
been defeated in every raoetraok case he
has taken to trial, but It Is understood that
he will not be satisi cd until the Court OF
Appeals has passed upon the various i'm
portant questions at issue. The Gravesend
meeting will open On Thursday. June 8.
the day after the windup at Belmont Park,
and 1t Ia understood that the 5000 Brooklyn
Handicap will be the attraction on that
date. The Brooklyn Jockey Club has
planned so far to race three days a week
up to and including June %. On that basis
therefore there will be racing at Graves
end on June 3. S. 8. 10. IL. is. II. 10. 81 and %.
Sheepshead~Bay 10 scheduled to open on
Thursday, June -, with the classic Suburban
Handicap. 81. 900 guaranteed, as the feature.
the schedule calling for three days A week
up to and including July 10, When Yonkers
viii be the Is. 900, Empire City Handicap,
" Which Gill pppssissn = ,a list Of a Liberal s soass
making will be absolutely prohibited at
the Belmont Park session. not only by the
racetrsck Police but BY vt the Sheriff OF NASSAU SssS
oral speculation among individuals at
Belmont Park last fail end d, It T. believed
ness on those lines. when the big track
opens a week from Thursday with the 5000
Metropolitan Handicap as the magnet.
That racing will receive q boom In Canada
this year and after Is well illustrated by the
stake offerings and overnight purses carded
BY the NiassTs Racing Assoois.top Pfc for r. e
track. near Buffalo. which opens on july, 3
and will continue until July %, The lead
Ing feature Is the Canadian Derby Of 50. 500.
Which Is expected 70 attract . notable list
Of entries. The Fort Erie managemsnt
win put on a 10000 handicap. called The
summer meeting in 1910. the money to be
cut so that 1880 will 20 to. tbs, winner,
:,.Iso to the SECOND. ESQ to the th,rd , snd
rich event include an entrance fee q as
Il d date Of entry MAY y; isGs; as, sss ad sn sSdil
Handicap therefore bids fair to be the
biggest race Of 4. kind eyer run on TIE
Western Jockey Club, as the Celiss. john
Condor, Ed Corrigan and others are said
to be Interested.
In addition to Fort Erie valuable stakes
have been on ersd for the meetings ct Mon,
. the en n9fsn 4sce M!sq: 20 f spq iu siaas', tRo.s se 81
some OF the best known, horsemen In this
country. Open bookmaking is, permitted
layers Who were familiar on the local tracks
before the Agnew-Hart law went into effect
have decide to operate north Of the bound
airy line.
At the offices OF the Westchester Racing
Association yesterday u was stated that
entries for the handisap snd
on Saturday would not be made public
Until the nominations made by horsemen In
California tsdn,Dsa and oi nnd s distssi ESse sh sa de sssn
politan entries will compare favorably with
those Of former years,
Battling Nelson ANNOUNCES that his forty;
Ave round fight with Packy Mcfarland
will be decided at Colma on September 8.
provided hat Mcfarland agrees to a new
scale six and a hall. hours before ring time.
but It is now probable that he Till ask
side, In whichtevent there will be no fight.
Nelson also states that he has agreed to
u tsfs on On GG yi1 3 pI SShGeS t Thsoi% st,s9 x II
which means-s finish fight. Nelson says
Promoter Conroth has agreed t9 put on
longing Nelson for the last year. and has
always expressed q willingness to bet 5000
ne viii jump at Nelson's offer. but 1t is said
on the quiet th4t Cyclone Johnny cannot
make 1888 pounds rlngside., which Nelson
Nelson. while Offering to fight both McFar-
land and Thompson. Is expected to name
GnPpS sn2s nS sop I'D Include r. Frcd LAKE, wsI1s rsti "
the list OF his possible opponents. however,
as the Englishmsn stands ready to meet
Nelson to, a finish and will bet 5000 on the
weigh In at the ringside. Nelson by his
tactics has lost many fol-
lowers and has also created the impression
he is afraid to risk his doubtful title
In a fight with a first class lightweight.
Welsh left for Boston yesterday to meet
the Armory A. A. tonight. The governors
OF this first class club are considerably an
noyed by the criticism hurled in their di-
at the end Of the Langford- Ferguson bout
last. week. w. A.. Pierce. a representative
OF the .Armory 4: A.. in q letter to The Sun
appointed to o~ficiats. at the ca Arrest request
that Ferguson readily accepted him and hat
ion among Boston fight critics, Pierce
also says that woodmsn. not the club.
sought this widely discussed match. The
Armory A. A. Ia 4 reputable organization
which Ia not exclusively devoted TO pro-
fessionsl lights. The club Is a member Of
the A. 4; L. and has . finely appointed
leading professional and business
men, the president being Ezra Baker Bar
the vice-president Robert n. Shaw
and the treasurer and secretary State Sena-
tor Daniel W. Lane. The assertion that the
clubs glove contests are run In the interest
Of several bookmakers Is generally ridi-
JACK dee : oS S1@'ns and 3hi iISSsP Ho jack p o'srienn
the talk OF the sporting world. O'Brien
Is leaving no stoneu nturned In his training
methods and says that he will put up an
even faster tight than he did IN the bout
o,Brien, easily outpointed Ketchel
Quaker showing wonderful speed In attack
and defence. For that reason there Ia
much interest in O'Brien's showing with
the big negro at the. same distance. II
O'Brien outpoints johnson ring experts
say tina, there will be increased interest
October.
johnson will weigh probably 20 pounds
more than O'Brien and will stand several
inches taller. It took Tommy Burns twenty
rounds TO win a decision over. O'Brien
treating the latter to the double GROSS,
and a. johnson did not put Burns, to sleep
is no chance for the present heavyweight
to score a knockout when he
tackles O'Brien. II Ia generally understood