Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-30
ASSOCIATIONS GAVE
MONEY VOLUNTARILY
There 10 No Authority For Assess
mont, Gut Combination For psfsnse
Retained Attorneys To Fight Ans'~
Race Track NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Complains he Has seen Perseeu<sd.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 29.--Augusf Bel:
mept. millionaire horse owpe. and
chairnsn of the Jockey Club and the
wes....s ster Racing Association. took
tho Witness stand this afternoon and
told the Legislative committees that No
considered that he had been pefse-
cuted.
ANT I want TO say.' he added with
emphasis, that the racing assocta-
lions and the Jockey Club fought the
sn:irsce track bills fairly"
MIR. Belmont IL the DAILY one o. =
trio Of prominent men Identified VIA
racing whom the committee has ssec4
able 10 get on the witness stand y
testify concerning the charge that -
$500 0c0 corruption fund was rais ID ~
the rscinE interests to combat. the
H>ft-Agnew law. prohibiting betting
on horse races, which passed the leg
islature In 1908.
Slbpoenas for Mr.. Belmont. James
r. Keene and Harry Payne Whitney
have beeu. out Tor weeks. all having
been mentioned as present At 2 cor
ference Mt which the alleged fund wse'
subscribed. Service has not yet beex
obtained on Mr.. Keene. called as =
witness today. It being testified that
he Is In Europe.
Voluntary Contributions.
The Jockey Club, Mr.. Belmont said,
Is close corporation az fifty men1-
hers Lroazht INTO existence some ten
years. ago ny men prominent on the
turf. He was essked By what author
ity the Jockey Club had assessed
IS5.5o9 ON The Coney Island Jockey
Club. and replied thai the money ha6
not been paid as the result of an as
sessmeBt, bit was cen ributed as in
formally.
There Is no authority that can be
exercised by the Jockey Club TO inilu-
eTce the. payment OF fee by
racing association for legal purposes
bat the associations finding that they
were to be prosecuted. combined and
retained sttorneys 10 fight TIE les7sia-
ticn. This was purely voluntary
matter add there was no compulsion
whatsoever In having the money
raised tosrttain lawyers
To what do YOU refer wben you
say persecution Of racing! he ives
asked.
Committee Reflected On Him.
well. | may say that was served
with subpoens by vour COMMITTEES IN
a way that I'd esli pessecuston. i
I had no notification Of the fscf thar
you wanted me. An attempt xss hzdo
10 serve me the day before THANKS
giving bycelling at nv ONCE and cay
ing that was wanted on very press
ing br<iness matter. That Is TO
nection and a persecution and made
the community think was trying 70
evadet service. Sc~. take Mr.. Witt
ney. He Ia abroad srranging . pol0
match. His stshle is abroad You
post Tim As a subpoena dodger"
1T was absurd ne added. 80 expect
/ Mr.. Whitney 10 charter special
steamer TO come oecf to testify sb01<
some mythica. dinner that was pristcd
In the newspapers and . mythical sum
that WIS raised. Fhose very size
makes II ridicu;oas-
lea After t4e Knew.
Chzirmsn Bruce psterrupted TO ss5
thar u was on record that James r.
keene left this country after the con-
mittce had issued subpoena for him
and after he knew tnc COMMITTEES
wanted him; as 70 Mr.. whitney. be
said. Il vas nos established -hcu rs
sxfie6.
Tell all YOU kno~ about what fon6<
we've raised. and how said Jsds7
Brrce.
4 can, ten vcu mech said Hr
belmont. but the acts Of the aszoc1s-
ton are public properly snd opcn 20
insDertion and the fund vas RAISED
By the vzrIols associations
WAC vas me custodisr 81 these
fgnds--
Sometimes I rss.~ replied ar Bci.
mont.
Raised L<qitlsn>tcfy-
Former s,sfc senator william n
Reynolds followed Nr. Bel1nonf. sc
Il prrsidcaf Of tAe- Ncfropo:i>11
Jockey clas snd he gave : dctz[ic1
iisf % the anroEsts rcnfribufcd ~
he Notrr Do.it<r Jockey Cisb. n <ii.
be aid. tsZers has t-rE coEfribe;<f
from Arrus- 1851. 70 N<f. f>1<. ~
subscribed ~ ttc <s<ccielron h =
iskitin<te m7n@.- aE1 40 b. ie<i
/, fitusfs - -
were vor ever aps.oec,~> ~ cav
me.nbsr % The iefi<i.-1~s s><lr& f1<<
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