The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-08-14
RACE RACK
GAMRL INC
STOPPED
Sheriff Makes Raid on Cleveland
Race Track Betting Ring and
Seizes Money of Bookies.
MONEY WILL BE
TURNED OVER TO CHARITY
Means Serious Blow to Racing
Racing Men Believed They
Were Safe.

CLEVELAND. Aug. 13.-Acting un-
der peremptory instructions from
Governor Harmon. the county author
tiles today clamped the lid" on the
betting ring at North Randall track
three hours before the closing of the
Grand Circuit race meet. AS a re-
suit, ii is predicted the track may be
closed permanently.
Sheriff A. ]. Hirstius retired from
the raid. his pockets, his hat and the
fullness of the shirt stuffed with sur
rency and tonight a swarm OF aggrieV-
ed bettors are looking through the
downtown section for the bettrS.
armed with tickets which have not
been redeemed Mysteriously the
bookmakers learned at noon that 4
raid was scheduled. Bondsmen were
on hand TO provide bail. Neverthe-
less at $50 O'Clock. when the sheriff
With his deputies appeared. the book
makers were in full voice and string
of contented winners was swarming
past the little stands engaged in cash
ing in.
Irirstius boarded the hrst stand
and seized the box of money HIS
chief deputy made as quick work oil
the second and twenty others rushed
down the line. The 'bookies' prompt
ly vanished and the ticket holders,
alarmed, made haste to the grand
stand One bool1mnlIer seized his box
but scattered greenoacks and Gold
from 1t In his flight and Hirstius and
his assistants gathered II up. Ihe
betting ring was cleared and those
who braved the storm to ask for their
money were informed that the cash
would ebe turned over to charity
The raid followed sharp instructions
from the governor that the law
against public betting be enforced. 1t
is recognized that the belQted raid
is n serious blow at horse racing in
Cleveland Officers Of the Forest City
Livestock and Fair company. which
owns the Randall course, are not yet
prepared TO say what they will do
The racing men were driven from
the old Glenville track by the refusal
of the city authorities 10 permit poo
selling and the North Randall course
far out In the country. was built al
large expense to avoid this trouble
The place was organized into a VII
lage with race enthusiasts as village
officers and it was thought they would
| be safe from interruption.
The local authorities are seriously
concerned over the disposition TO be
made OF the large sums, not yet count
| ed, that were seized in the raid. The
sheriff says his first determination tc
turn over to charity will stand ant
| that the winners on the first race may
| frame their tickets as mementos.
| The failure of the sheriff 10 make
| any arrests today was explained b,
| him on the ground that 1t was simply
! desired to stop betting and not to en-
ter into any prosecutions further thar
! that already instituted against Presi
| dent DeyereauX.
A large number of the "bookies
foregathered tonight at a downtown
! hotel. paying off all tickets offered
A number of the ticket holders, how
ever. had gone home discouraged be
fore the bookmakers opened thei
ledgers to settle claims.
A comparison OF notes among the
lookmakers tonight indicate that tht
amount Of money seized by the sher
III was much less than was sup
posed.
1t transpired that the bookmaker'
bad thoughtfully stored their, large
ILLS In their clothes and filed th'
cash boxes with one dollar and two
dollar bills.