The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-01
CARL SHILLING
CANNOT RIDE
Americas Highest Paid Jockey
Barred From Tracks; FayOrs
the keene Stables.
B0OKMAKING BECOMES
LOST ART IN NEW YORK
Layers Have Legal Standing at
the Canadian Race
Courses.
BY JAMES DoCKERAIL.
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NEW YORK. April 3o.-The action OF
the stewards OF the Jockey club in re-
fusing to allow Jockey Carl Shilling to
ride on the east tracks this spring re-
moves from turf activity the highest
Sailing is Jockey A. Lang, who does not.
however, command the prlncey sum
paid to Shilling.
Shilling was engaged by s. c: Hildreth
sum offered any Jockey this year. In
asnuch as Shilling. after a staobing
fracas with R. l.. Thomas last year, was
allowed to ride at Pinalico while free un-
stewards here would overlook the past.
The fact. that Shilling is kept out Of
The game favors the keene a stable IN the
premacy. The Keene horses-Bollot,
Hilarious. Sweep and Maskette-have
displayed such progress so far at Sleeps
head Bay that It Is predicted that Mr.,
Keene VIII be the largest track winner
this year.
The Reene stable is more formidable
than II was year ago. Mr, Hildreth
last year, but the Hildreth stable has two
hsndicaps this spring: the loss OF FItz
Herbert and the absence Of Jockey Shil-
ling. King James Will likely prove the
winning stake winner of the Hildreth
stable. but this remarkable horse is not
as sound as he might be. If Dalnatian
comes up to Hildreth's speculatlons. how
ever, he Will have three-year-old ca
pahle OF making II warm for Sweep.
Waldo and the others.
The Janlaica meeting began yesterday
on the Aqueduct track. while the PIN
leo meeting has another week 10 run.
The Lexington, Ky. meeting opened to-
day. So far IN the east the racing stu
alton has been good. with much moro In
terest than was displayed last year: AZ
Pimlico. the sport has been excellent.
From Kentucky ! hear the most encour-
aging reports. Secretary Lyman Davis
Of the New Louisville Jockey club pre-
diets great things for the spring meet,
ing, which begin on May 10 at Churchill
Downs.
The stable of ''Uncle Davy" Prewitt,
which is at the Downs. Is said to be
the stable is T. NJ. Green, one OF the best
handicap horses in the west. Among
those who will race at the Downs are
Ed Corrigan T. J. Trotter. a. j. Corey,
Doc Street and many others.
Getting away from actual racing for
q minute there seems TO be an unusual
amount OF interest In horse shows this
year in all sections of the United States
show Will be held here IN November and
Just a few OF the others are ST Louis.
October. Atlanta. October; Louisville,
Vancouver Toronto (two. here); Ottawa,
May; Columbus. O.: June: Orange. Va.
August: Coburg. Ont, August; Char
lottesvllle. Va, August; Culpepper, Va,
does not include the great international
show in London. In June.
George Ref OF Chattanooga Tenn, has
see bit OF racing, pending the opening
Of the Kentucky season. Mr.. Reif thinks
that Fighting Bob will win the Kentucky
Derby. Mr.. Reif owns Fighting Bob,
Betting Is Lost Art.
About the paddock at Aqueduct since
the season opened there have been more
western men than in former years. II
used TO be that the racing men came ''up
the line" from New Orleans to Memphis,
Nashville and Louisville. with q look-l
sheepshead Bay in the fall They would
scarcely ever attend the spring meetings,
but would bring a good bunch OF horses
for the Futur!ty and other autumn
events.
The conditions at the Aqueduct track
during the present meet have been such
that a patron who had not visited the
Dfp its popaarty & In Yso7 would 'ps have eis been
astonished Instead of the old crowds
of 25.ooo. 10000 and $4,000, the crowds
averaged 5000. 1000 and 5000. But don't
think this attendance unworthy under
the circuuls tances. Compared with last
year and the year before, II is enormous
Last year the average attendance was
the Aqueduct track the number OF spec
tators looked smaller than 1t really was.
The conditions at Aqueduct will be re-
1ected at all the other tracks In the
east and will continue to exist at Aque-
duct until the Jamaica meeting Is run
of there,
There are no bookmakers and no dis
play OF money. The race track detect
ives refuse 10 allow q man to stand In
one spot accepting oral wages from d few
friends for upwards OF a minute. There
IS no hawking Of odds; In fact, there is
closed and locked UP and the effort to
discover odds is q difficult task and Inn
possible for stranger. No cash books
or sheets can be seen anywhere.
The race track men declare that book
making has become a lost art in New
York,
The Northern Pacific circuit will make
horses on the coast this year The cir
cult ie composed OF Everett. Wash,
Portland and Salem, Or. and walla
walIa. Spokane and Boise. Ida. II is
total IN the neighborhood OF $780, 900
Race track betting in Canada must be
carried on upon A new basis according
to the Miller anti-betting bill. Under this
bill, which has been revised by legisla-
tors working In cooperation with turf
ing at Canadian race courses. Meetings
will be limited to seven days. and I'm
cases OF trotting to three days. The
handbook men are TO be driven out OF
business and the printing and selling OF
tips forbidden. No new tracks are to he
a population of 900 or more. Secre-
tary McMahon Of the Central Canadian
Ice Racing association, says the bill will
Kill his association. which annually hangs
NO $40. 000 In purses.