New-York tribune., 1910-12-03

in 1908 TO be exact. though the TACT
that that year marked the passing on
racing. after a bitter fight in which there
might have been expected something IN
the nature of receipts and disbursements
by the Nets. didn't strike him as De-
ing significant at ell.
He was extremely cheerful about it,
too. and though he wouldn't admit hav-
ing destroyed the books of accounts pre-
vious TO last year, he declared they had
just disappeared
It appeared that the NETS" had
changed their checlSbool1 at about the
same time.
II didn't like the old checks" ex-
planned nir. Evans. srnilingly, so 1 had
some new ones printed in 1905. and the
old stub books are gone"
New Checks Well Printed.
4 fine sense of deIicacy about such
private matter as a check stub book, ii
seemed. had deferred Mr. Evans from
bringing along with him to the commit
tees witness stand the new check hook,
but he intimated that the printing was
very Glluth 81 aIi ~
old book, and finally agreed to bring it
down on Wednesday. when he VIII take
the stand again.
The regular accounts of the Metro
politan Turf Association. he testified.
were kept on a card system and the
SUBPOENA. though very explicit, had fall
len short of detailing that Improvement
SO Mr.. Evans surrnfsed they wouldn't
care to see his card system
Mr. Rresel displayed an almost boyish
delight in the discovery that there was
even q card system left after the blight
that struck the ''bookies'' IN 1888, but
Mr. Evans had an ace up his sleeve.
WHY, YOU see, Mr.. Tim Sullivan-not
Big Tim but just plain fTim-who has
been our secretary for years and years.
and still is-welI, Tim is down South for
mis- health. and ne took the card system
along with him Wanted To install
something like It down there" said Mr.
Evans, commiseratingly, as who would
say. IF II wasn't for that
And Mr. KreseIs joy was saddened,
but he returned To the attack.
What did your club do about the
embracing bills in 12oS-what did they
! do before the Legislature, 1 mean?" he
asked
Mr- Evans Strengthened UP in his chair
! He leaned forward to speak, and every
( cne listened eagerly. He raised his
light hand TO emphasize his remarks,
! look a deep breath and said clearly, so
clearly that it penetrated TO the furthest
corner of the mind Of even the commit
| reemen seated furthest away from the
witness chair;
| Kept quiet"
| Even Kresel was stunned for a min
ute Then he wanted TO know If the
/ Nets hadn't even hired lawyers to put
! heir case before the Legislature.
Wanted 70 Avoid Persecution.
The witness said they had not, but
! after the passage Of the bills-on June
/ 10, 1903. 10 he exact-he had paid two
| law firms the sum of S12500. Davies.
! Stone & Aue-bach and Lindsey, Nicoll
& AnnabIe were the two firms, he said.
and that was to protect the members Of
the Nets" from persecution.
Persecution, because they We're ar
rested for doing nothing he explained.
/ The club rents its house in 10Th street,
/ he said, at san annual rental OF $1,000,
and referring casually to their surplus
/ Investment. he played his trump card
| last when ne let il be known that in
| spite OF the anti-racing laws the Nets"
had d surplus investment Of ''over
| $40. 900 worth OF securities.
Mr. Evans had TO be pressed for that
information: in fact, he declined at first
TO answer any question as to the amount
/ OF the surplus. but finally consented. =.
Again Mr.. Kresel tried to pick up the
trail. when he asked where the account
OF this surplus investment was kept.
"Oh. I keep track Of that i q little
! memorandum book, explained Mr..
Evans. and he drew out from his pocket
! a book which was fully , by inches
in length and width.
This isn't it he said. but it's some
thing like this"
/ He hadn't thought the committee
/ would be interested in the surplus IN
vestment. he said. or he would certain
/ " have brought il down. and he would
/ ne glad to bring il next Wednesday.
At the next session, which Will De
held on Tuesday morning, the commit
tee will pursue its fire insurance in
0uiry, returning TO the racetrack inquiry
on Wednesday.