Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-08-14
HARMON DEALS
SEVERE BLOW
TO RACING
COMPELS CLEVELAND
SHERIFF TO RAID TRACK
Closing Day Of Grand Circuit
Meeting Marked With SenSa-
tional Descent on Bookmak-
erS; Governor Forced Action,
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Cleveland, o.. Aug. l3,-Acting uH-
der peremptory Instructions from
Governor Harmon the county authori-
ties today clamped the lid on the
betting ring at North Randall track,
three hours before the closing of the
Grand Circuit race meet. As result
II Is predicted the track may be clos
ed permanently.
Sheriff A. J. Hirstius retired from
the raid with the pocket, his hat and
the fullness of his shirt stuffed with
currency and tonight swarm OF ag-
grieved bettors are looking through
the downstreets for the bookmakers
armed with tickets that have not
been redeemed
Mysteriously, the bookmakers learn
at noon that raid was scheduled.
Bondsmen We're on hand to provide
bail Nevertheless at 3:30 O'clock
when the sheriff with his deputies APP
peared the bookmakers were In full
voice and a string OF contented win
ners were swarming past the little
stands engaged in cashing in.
Hirstius boarded the first stand ana
seized the box of money. His chief
depty made as quick work of the Sec
ond and twenty others rushed down
the line. The 'bookies' promptly
vanished ana the ticket holders,
alarmed, made haste TO the grand
stand One bookmaker seized his box
in fleeing but scattered greenbacks
and gold from il In his progress and
Hirstius and his assistants gathered
it up. The betting ring was cleared
and those ticket holders who broved
the law to ask their money back were
informed that the cash would be
turned over to charity.
The raid followed sharp instructions
from the governor that the law
against public betting must be en-
forced
1t Is recognized that the belated
raid is a serious blow at horse racing
in Cleveland Officers of the Forest
City Live stock and Fair company
which owns the Randall course, are
not yet prepared to say what they
will do.
The racing men were driven from
the Glenville track by the refusal of
the city authorities to permit pool
selling and the North Randall course,
far out in the country, was built ut
large expense to avoid this trouble.
The place was organized into n VII
lage with race enthusiasts as village
officers and 1t was thought they
would be safe from interruption.
The local authorities are seriously
concerned over the disposition TO be
made of the large sums not yet count
ed, that were seized in the raid. Sher-
iff Hirstus says that his first de-
termination to turn 1t over to charity
will stand and that the winners on
the first race may frame their tickets
IL they desire as mementoes.
The failure OF the sheriff to make
an arrest today was explained by him
on the ground that il was simply desir-
ed to stop betting and not TO enter
into any prosecution further than that
already instituted against President
Devereaux
A large number Of the "booSies'
foregathered tonight Mt n downtown
hotel paying off all tickets offered.
A number of the ticket holders.
however, had gone home discouraged
before the bookmakers opened their
ledgers to settle claims.
sheriff Got the Chicken Feed.
A comparison of notes among
bookmakers tonight indicated that
the amount of money seized by Sher-
iff Hirstius was much less than was
supposed.
II transpired that the bookmakers
had thoughtfully stored their larger
bills in their clothes and filled the
cash boxes with one-dolar ana two
1,If.. hills