The Washington herald., 1910-01-09

Louis, New Orleans, and San Francisco
which thrived on information daily sent
ever the wires from running tracks. He
estimated that IN New York alone there
are 1900 handbooks in operation and
10000 players. Why" he said. you can
call d bellb0y in almost any hotel in
New York or go to a news stand and
easily place d bet
The same conditions exist in almost
every city in the land. In spite Of the
activity of Maj. Sylvester's men In this
city, handbook making is going on daily,
and it is highly probable that it will con-
tinue to exist in spite of all their efforts
to wholly crush il out, because it is car
rIed on secretly. Every working day in
the year bets are placed in the several
government departments of the city by
handbook men. In five minutes time
the writer can place a bet on any event
that is being pulled off at any winter
running track. II Congress decides TO
cut of telegraph and telephone compa-
MES from transmitting race betting every
winter race track will eventually be
compelled to nail up its gates.
The running horse slogan has for up
ward OF three centuries been improve
ment Of the breed Of the horse" Time
was when the cry appealed TO the reason
OF mankind. 1t would still appeal to il
were it not for the fact that for the past
twenty-five years or more It has beer
used 10 hoodWink the public. To such
depths has the running game fallen thai
legal measures must be invoked to re-
store It to its former high standard
What the running game most needs a
! the present crisis or its existence is al
| Improvement In the breed of men con
nected with ii. An improvement IN TIT
/ breed Of the horse is not as imperative
/ Tho sport OF kings" must be save'
/ from is sO-called friends" The nobl
breed Of thoroughbred must not perish
but perish it must unless rescued from
/ the men who would make OF it gam
bling tool
Had the managers Of Nightmares
events conducted their affairs as hav
me managers Oh inc running sa'l0'
they mad deheu puDHc opih'o" auu u
law as nave peIS's'ei,uy ',ie manassas
would not command the patronag
1t now enjoys. 1t may be set down az a
elementary truth '"a' "HeN ia1I-'s 20
comes a business II - no ''',5e' Sp'' :
It's tTuest sense me Hsll'-I'1ii ness Gu
does not carry on racing '"e'Is i'oi''l'
III the year, as l.le i,'''i.''se'' VI '''e y,
he' attempt 10 uo' - Uo19 ny &c
l'e puO''c WI" '''7 ei''''0' - 40
IoI IiidilceS.
II races curing d season 81 S'N mon, :.
curing the summer anu IAN s''ilis' VIZ
TWO exceptions, meeting Vi siN uay
sometimes ieSS' '0en wen 81 ~
""e'e the circuit eA'S's'
lHe dawn o' ''s'''-''@, mss '''a'o' 80
the oooN'H"Ne' "o''''''a'7" '''V Sp', " %
at no Time Jul i'H Ai''o' nus I'm
peeh conducted 10 suen d" extent ID
the statute OooNS Vi '.'e al '7'0''
were 'o' a''i'Vu "' i's 'i'- ,ia' 'i''a 'o-i
p'i TIC ui"l ~ d. INC ii'O'' i'' -''''
e's "e'e me" '0'''e0'7" "-'' 1''''''
ua0NS' nav 80
Iio''i'S ''aeHs ron. 'i'e Id" "Cu'1 20
Dee" SpeSiai 'eelsId 'ioi'' "i'''
nave oeeH "'e'i'S'i'''''i''''
IN one STATE heH1u,Nl' ''
member oi the NouiI OIL Appe0's, Jug
T. u y f'eaI' mas i"ieu u''i,' ei'''' -
recent u7-'s'o'i. II "ppea's '''9
leiha JOCKEY NIu"' uoi'''''a'e' .! Oo0i
| A.aA1la' H'duo /" nan o. ''u Az
b long Since u give q iieo'i''s' "''"
/. ial4oh 'o"Iheo 10 f'''7 ii'"'~7'
not being ao'e 20 TOO the SPECTATORS
the game idst enough ana easy e.lous
b tEey decided 70 OBTAIN a" ','J'i'','''
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