The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-30
Committee Ought to Have
Presumed That He Knew
of No Bride Fund.
KEENE OR WHITNEY EITHER



| terday'- session Of the legislative graft
hunt committee. which was informed be-
for" election that ex-senator Gardner
had told Assistant District Attorney
Elder Of Brooklyn that $500. 900 bribery
fund had been raised by racing men In
1905 at IA Delmonico dinner to beat the
bills against racetrack gambling.
The session was held in the handsome
old chamber still called the Councilmen's
chamber because that was what it was
when New York city had a two house
Legislature. The much raised horseshoe
shaped desk behind which the members
Of the Board Of Estimate and Appor-
tionment sit when they Use the chamber
was TOO far removed from the witness
chair. and when Mr. Belmont testified
he sat in front Of the reporters we'll.
snuslv surrounded by members Of the
invest gaiing committee. who occupied
the comfortable chairs originally placed
for Councilmen
Tn" feature Of Mr. Belmont = testimony
was tina, part which he volunteered. In
answer 10 question 10y Judge Bruce,
Mr. Belmont had referred to the -persecu-
ton just a. in this particular instance
TO which the sport % racing had been sub
Jected. and little later counsel asked:
You refer to the prosecutions in this
instance To what do YOU refer2-
" appeared that what was in the mind
Of the witness was the manner in which
he had been served with the committees
suhpnna 10 appear. But being started
he seemed 10 take nsiCierable satisfac-
ton ia delivering a number 81 reflections
with which his mind was filed on the gen.
eral subject Of racing and the uplifted
Br'ic" stood eSpectanilv waiting for .
paus" for some time az Mr.. Belmont
talked and then sat down until the pause
came Then III" Judge rose and asked:
Us thar all you have to voiunteer7- and
m" witn"-. replied. Il do not know.
Something els" may suggest ITSELF 90
UasI"uailv something else did
TELLS WHAT rHt ro,KEY cLrR rs.
Eir Belmont was called al the beginning
IuH hrrn-"lf ~ a banker he said in rerly %
questions hat h" VA, president ~ tlo
"-rch->t"r Racing Association and ccni--
man Of -" locke Clue. The Iltt,-.
D" "NT lain'd rs u ,ln." CORPORATION Of
hfiv members brought into being s,-,,
Ten v"tr- % 20 49, fA" RET quest NJ al kinds Il
mon Interested III racing hors. owner.
i'rrpri"'ors II rio-coIa,.s. am on. wn,
0. nd .t.t
w. " COM 'utt,n. 80 IN srelk cIlIe ~
an 'h'-' aud me- asked certain r,ir,',"r
1t rr"min"nr r'"u -, ro-'n tho tocx.,
m and ''' n'"" 'h.rr 'urisci,i ioa mo
rIi'- ~ rJ,ug
- "irhl- !u '-.p-''" b. -. HeI-,"ns
Is u' 'hlrrm1n .Irru"- Il Ae.ae IA vice.
chairman "ai / INA x S,u gis ~ go
-s.,"u. l~' and - 's,l-.'. Tha-clu'I h,sln
.'N"' Til" committee at seven rl"nbe-..
when win 'n" other o'fic.-s nlmn!
-up"rvl-" ~" pope .ond'.ci 81 r,ci.c:
hnr -. r'1li, ""myrchonsivsI, wh..
- Tor. "Npiltr"t lir witness win =,
WV" - huH tiui Ia p" surrounding CONE
., rr.s'ri rr.ias."
ASKED hos ~" Io..s"v IIIr c,:naI
"a tV urr.'" ".'" 49," 'iifcrsn, riciux
I.-ocilli"ns. ~" wIn"s.. -sId i1l; IN tho
30 va" by ~" cor.a-t ~ tee
racing I-gorIlt,rn-. AMI cunjinli,- n,
said bu, ~ Lu h"-I.y Was HNod afi.r-
ward II In" percy ';rIy iy. which pro-
Idad that IN" l:C"r..- i->,icd hv the rae
ng comm --I"n should 81" granted on the
condition rraI hoe" raCe,ying Ihe1I wont
conduct heir TsI,.- under he reasonable
-iIl.. and r"giIlari"n- II the Jockey Club
Ther" ~" .even or eight racing nssocia.
IONS subject 20 tn. Jurisdiction Of the
IoCS"y club
4 - 49, sources II income the witnsss
Explained thai each member o. the club
,ays sInD annual dues and the club collect,
parcsntlg. on all forfeits OF entrance
e"- pad 20 racing associations. the
'lub also collects all fines imposed. but
he fines are KEEP. in a separate fund for
h. benefit n Jockeys and trainers. the club
citing - "A trustee IN that respect An
y heT source 81 income. which tine witness
aid was very important one. vas the
stud Book the registration Of all thor
'ughbrrd-. which publication the club
,wn-
PERsECVTIOS ASD LAWYERS YEEs
q ~ app"ar"I h"r, IN .videnc. ,his
morning from the hooa- III 'h. or.y hlalI
Ockey I'uh that IA Ip.s an Assassin mt
Il s7I- had been laid upon hat cub for
rVai fee. ~ br "Np"ndrt Nv 'h- JOCKEY
.lub ~ Wrai authority was such an
--a--iu"nt made \ Thnt entry couldn't
ave been property expressed There 10
- such thing Their" ~ no authority OF
hat Kind thai can h.. pverciseI but the
ncinN aa~o"la'ton- have access tmranT Of
nistng funds, through informal confer
nces IL they had any mutual intere-,
n til" conduct ~ the legal Affairs IN cases,
ou knov racing iusf - IN this particular
Instance when they have be~n nndeI
~v"r- persecution. 'he racing association,
nd rhe Jockey Glub have paid ices Fw
Instance. when they have retained coun-H
q Albany and rendered accounts Of that
q the COmnfroIler they hiYiha SAUNA.