The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-03
The Legislative Investigation Brings Out Facts About
 Fight on Racing
BOOKS OF JOCKEY CLUB
 SHOWN TO COMMITTEE
August Belmont Is Head of the Racing Organization During the Period Investigated and Is Back of
 All Disbursements

New York, December 2-The books Of the Jockey club, the organization which controls and sanctions horse racing throughout the United States, were pro- duced before the joint legislative inves- tigating committee today and showed that in 1906 1907 and 1908 the club expend- ed $S20.00O for legal expenses, advertising and press bureau. This total was shown by entries from three accounts, numbered 1. and 8.
 According to the entries the heaviest expenditures were in 1907, the year pre- vious to the passage of the anti-betting bills. In that year. by the entries, the legal expenses of the Jockey club were s17o.62o. The year previonus thewy ez sl75,62o. The year previous they were 2,642, and in 1908, the year in which the Hughes legislation finally prevailed by one vote, they were s52, 300 paid out of a special fund.
 Frank S. SturgIs, treasurer of the Jockey club, testified that all these dis bursements were at the personal direction of August Belmont, chairman of che Jockey club. and that s42,2sO of the spe- cial fund was paid to E. P. Coyne, a lawyer recommended to the club by James w. Wadsworth Jr., speaker of the as- sembly.
 The books of the Metropolitan Turf as- sociation, composed of makers of books on the races, were not produced, had been directed, because John J. Evans, tresurer of the association, said that none were kept
 Association Has Funds
 He admitted in his testimony, however, that the association still has invested 6 find of siao.Ae1.
 Sturgis was asked to expalin the nature or the three counts, numbered l, and .. He replied that No. represented the moneys spent by the Jockey club in it's own interests; that No. 2 contained expen- ditures made in behalf of other racing associations, contributing the Jockey club and that No. was for joint expenditures. "In 1908 did the Jockey club pay legal expenses for the various racing associa- tion?'' M. Lynn Bruce, chief counsel for the committee, asked Sturgis. .5
 Yes, it raised S40,000 for that pur- pose.
 What became of the special fund of S40,O00?"
 Tt was expended for advertising and in maintaining press bureau"
 Who expended it?"
 MT. August Belmont"
 gro whom did you draw the checks?" 'sro MT. August Belmont"
 At whose instance?"
 At Mir. August Belmont's."
 You have the checks?'
 How Belmont Spent Money
 "Yes. and I have a statement from Mir. Belmont of how he expended the money"
 | But you have no personal knowl- edge of how he expended it?" No"
 "on July l, 19o7 check was made payable to E. P. Coyne for s2O,OOO, What was this for?"
 Legal expenses"
 Other payments to Coyne were read from the book and the witness said he made them ''at MT. August Belmont's instruction" and knew only that they were for legal expenses. Receipted bills were then produced showing that Coyne was paid SAP, ,290 in 1907 and 1908 for appearing before legislative com 1nittees, opposing adverse legisla tion consultations with the various legis- lators and members of the Jockey clubs.
 One bin was for $500 and was dated January 13, 1908.
 Would that indicate that he acted MT. Bruce
 "Of your own Knowledge you cant tell what services MT. Coyne did for this $42,290?"
 Recommended By Wadswortb
 "No, l only know that MT Coyne was recommended by MT. Wadsworth.'
 James w. Wadsworth. Jr, was speaker of the assembly at the last session of the legislature and during the fiyht against the racing bills He was at 1be hearing on Wednesday. when August Belmont said the testimony previously heard before the committee that rich members of the Joceky club raised a fund of s50O,000 was absurd Algernon Daingerfield, secretary of the Jocelxy club who followed MT. Sturgis on the stand, testified to the contributions by the va rious associations to the Jockey club fund. All but the West Chester and Brighton associations he said contribu- ted to the ao,OC0 special fund. He never saw any bills to show where the money went.
 john J. Evans, treasurer of the Metro politan Turf association, the bookmalsers' club, was the last witness called.
 He gave his occupation as real es- tate dealer and said he had made no book for IS years The rolls now show 1jo members, he testified, against 200 be- ; fore the Hughes legislation went through. & You are practically out of business since the passage of the Hart-Agnew bill?' was asked MT. Bruce.
 "Yes' said the witness. but added. "We're still alive
 "Where do you keep the records of money received and disbursed?
 we have none"
 "What are the dues?'
 About s25 year.
 The witness was unwilling to tell what was done with the surplus. It was "in- vested" he said but where, he pleaded, was a personal matter Counsel finally induced him to admit that the assoca- tor had s120d00 invested.
 The hearing was adjourned until to- morrow when it is expected that August Belmont will again be called to the stand.
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