Evening journal., 1910-07-12
POOLS HURT THE
AMATEUR RACING
Winning the Club Trophy
Should Boom the Sport
in This Section

That book-making and pool-selling
are not conducive of the success or
welfare of amateur race meetings was
shown conclusively at the Tri-City
meeting at Baltimore, on Saturday
last. according to the Philadelphia Re
cord when some of the events contest
ed had an unsavory flavor and we're
not raced out on their merits with
the gentlemanly spirit that should
have been manifested in races OF this
character. The honor Of victory
should alone have influenced the drlv-
ers and the pool box should have no
conservation whatever. II may be
natural that racetrack habitues should
like to have a bet down at a horse
race. but when a lob" is set up for
A horse TO lose certain heats and ad-
vantage taken of the public through
such a Job, the party or parties par
ticipating in such a steal" are not
true sportsmen, and should be barred
from participation in amateur racing
and from amateur racing associations.
Without going into detail Of the rae
ing at Baltimore on Saturday, more
than one event had an unsavory LOOK
which changed the sport from a pure
" amateur race meeting to a gamb-
ling proposition. II is true that
majority of the events were raced Tor
blood" and the hackers Of certain
horses put up their cash generously
to show their opinions of their favor
ties But that PAGERS like the heath
en- Chinee are very uncertain, was
shown in several events at Baltimore,
as sure cinches miscarried while the
unexpected happened in four OF the
seven races on the card
VIII Boom Amateur Racing.
Philadelphia horsemen, by winning
the handsome silver trophy in the
series of meets ending on Saturday
last. gave a decided boom to amateur
y harness racing I'm this city, and to the
Road Drivers Association, particular
ly. and new members are being enroll
ed. Plans are underway to continue
the intercity contests next season
Philadelphia victory this year may
be attributed by some to the fact the
meet In this city was held over a mile
track. but there will be no such
chance for criticism next year, since
all three meets will be held over two
lap tracks.
Wilmington owners and drivers
made a remarkable showing in the
series this year by winning nVe mrs
prizes, finished I'm second place sil
times and third in eight races, will
ten Of their 12 horses winning points
totaling Al Baltimore and Whining
ton showed TO advantage over the half
mile tracks, their horses capturinl
most of the points over the two-lal
rings. while the Philadelphia nsgs ex
celled over the fast Belmont mill
track. The Philadelphia horses tina
had been raced and trained over tn
straightaway course on the Chamou
nix Speedway and the Belmont mil
ring. with one or two exceptions wer
not in the game when up against tn
Baltimore and Wilmington horses owe
the two-lap tracks. At Wilmington tn
only Philadelphia horses that shove
anything like true calibre was Be
della. II. B. X and Ethel Nc. Tn
first two named also made good a
Baltimore, but on the mile ring Lad
Agile got away with the Baltimor
champions, DR.. Chase and Paul kru
ger; while H. B. X. and Bedelia trim
med Dossie Villiers, and Singerl
Wilkes was pie for Mercury