The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-03
JOCKEY CLUBS
BOOKS PRObED
Graft Investigators Learn That
Large Sums of Money
We're Spent.
LAWYER RECOMMENDED BY
SPEAKER GETS FAT FEES
Treasurer of the BOOkmakers
Association Denies He Has
Any Records.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Thc books Of
the Jockey club. the organization that
controls and sanctions horse racing
throughout the United States. were
produced before the joint legislative
investigating committee today and
showed that IN 1906, 1907 and 1905 the
club expended S3G0,000 for legal ex-
penses. advertising and press bureau.
According to the books the heaviest
expenditures were in 1907, the year
preceding the passage Of the anti bet
ting bills IN that year, by the en-
tries, the legal expenses were $115,620.
The year previous, they were S92, ,642,
and In 1908, the year In which the
Hughes legislation finally prevailed by
one vote. they were $52,500, paid out
of q special fund.
Frank X. 5turgis, treasurer of the
Jockey club. testified that all these
disbursements were at the personal
direction Of August Belmont, chairman
OF the Jockey club, and that $42 900 of
the special fund was paid to F.. =.
Coyne, lawyer recommended to the
club by James w. Wadsworth, Jr,,
speaker of the assembly.
Bookies Keep No Books
The books of the Metropolitan Turf
books on the races, were not produced
as had been directed. because John j.
Evans, treasurer Of the association, said
that none were kept. He admitted,
however, that the association still has
invested fund of 100000
Sturgis was asked to explain the
nature of the three accounts, Nos. |.
and 3 He replied that No. / repre-
sented moneys spent by the Jockey
ltrh in &c ,,,ta &c hot
contained expenditures made in behalf
of other racing associations contrlbut-
ing to the Jockey club, and that No. 3
was for Joint expenditures.
Other payments to Coyne were read
from the books ard the witness testi-
fed that he made them cat August
Belmont instance and knew only
that they were for legal expenses
Receipted bills were produced show
ing that Coyne was paid $40, 200 in 1907
and 1908 "for appearing before legis-
lative committees. opposing adverse
legis lation, consultations with various
legislators and members of the Jockey
club. = One bill was for $1,000 and was
dated January l3. 1905.
would that indicate ne acted for all
the racing associationsH' asked Mr..
Bruce.
~ dom know
VI your own EnOWlenSe, YOU can I
tell what services Mr.. Coyne did for this
s42 ,2907n
"No; | only know that Mr.. Coyne
was recommended by Mr., Wadsworth -
Wadsworth Recommended Coyne
James Wadsworth, Jr, was speaker
of the assembly at the last session of
the legislature and during the fight
against the racing bills. n was at the
hearing Wednesday when August Bel
mont said that rich members OF the
Jockey club raised a fund of 100000
was absurd
Algernon Dangerfeld, secretary of
the Jockey club, told of the contribu.
tlons by the various associations to the
jockey club fund. All but the West.
chester and the Brighton associations.
ne said, contributed to the $4,000 spe-
clal fund. lie never saw any bills TO
show where the money went. He saw
Coyne at Albany, he said, but had no
knowledge of what his services were.
John j. Evans, treasurer Of the Met
ropohtan Turf association, the book.
makers club, was the last witness. He
gave his occupation as real estate
dealer, and said he had made no book
for thirteen years. The rolls now
showed $50 members, he testified.
against 200 before the Hughes legisla-
tion went through.
The witness was unwilling to tell
what was done with the surplus of The
Turf ASSOCIATION. 1t was "invested -
he said but where, he pleaded. was a
personal matter. Counsel finally induced
him to admit the the association had
100000 invested.