Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-22

Besides what the bookmakers won,
which Is estimated at 10000, and car
red away. the public paid sls5,Ooo for
u days OF horse racing and its attend
an, features at Buena Vista park. From
/, bsslnessman's standpoint Salt Lake
could not stand many such race meets
Without public Indignation meetings.
OF the entire 100000 which was gam
bl,i and spent at the race track, the
Utah Jockey clubs net earnings are
estimated at s5s.5Oo and the remainder
OF the money went with the races.
From the first race until the last, the
betting ring kept the game alive, and
the public poured It's money into tho
pools, making a constant drain of thou
sands OF dollars on business interests IN
Salt Lake City. and wage earners.
As an illustration OF the manner in
which the books keep the racing game
alive, take the purses offered by the
Utah Jockey club. They amounted to
$4,000 for the 40 days OF racing. The
Utah Jockey club charged the purses
up TO the bookmakers as commissions
ana each day the "bookies" contribut-
Cd about 1925 each at every program.
ms money was In the first instance
won from the public. After the horse
owners won IT, they played II back into
.ne betting ring and lost 1t. The book
nSsers put II In their sack and the
s,u.nv literally paid the purses. The
90 .lat the horsemen lost the stakes
w. Iuent from the fact that they
and mortgaged their horses ana a,,I''
n menN the last few days OF tho races 10
w. ~, OUT and get to the next stand
ON documents .lnts we're issued right and left
~ 'he various stables and the het-
.sds association had TO lay out CON
~ ole money 10 move the ponies N
we next stand '''' "
'N HUNDRED PER CENT BOOKS.
,,aa,' were only eight books al the
$50 go one OF them belonging To me as
,ie,,a.ioh' and there was some com
bs aat made at first by the operators
W. me expenses were SO high.
dav 'ne race meet opened the first
Jocko,' ~ were 10 books and the Utah
go uo agreed to assess each book
c coh, netting 1920 a day which would
s.,.' me purses not Including the
no, STAKE events. But business was
49, "nat the book makers anticina,cd
ire .No OF them dropped out Then
wl,h ~ luton charged with books IN
stsLos purses entirely Including the
isss winch sent up the oxpenses 10
.nea Jay In return the books tight
ever. sp ana laid prohibitive odds on
on sco ,aee, making a 900 per cent book
W scores OF races. wv"
stand letting messengers in the grand
nee, "aue big rake out during the
tended OF the women who at
day att. races daily were broke"
70 con,sS, Jay The messengers had
,on Osurlbute $50 day TO the associa-
WITH me privilege of LAYING hets
Tn hetted $4,000 for the meet
uss reversal OF form of the borsas
any ,hoe marked In the meet than
YEA. ""t nave been run for several |
Won ABOUT one fayorite I'm three |
ey.,,, aug the public was 'sbumned" |
horss unle favorite lost. ONLY ono
runn,ns ruled or for Inconsistent /,
"a an ahu only one Jockey was rul- |
Jockeys puliing horse. Several |
Or 10 d. set down" for a week |
the end "u Two were suspended al |
Jne "rlnv,r., ~ 'ceN LOT FOUL riding. /
he ana was rung in on the puh- /
sciaIs ra e rest OF the time, the Of |
md n, ~ the book makers the best
'opr the deal with an average -, !
iWo ,t shots winning each dav and |
sAout 49,, fhe pubic only mad |,
1reak ~, chanee In a hundred to |
Price ven with the game. A. the !
% wiz .ered the books. the public had
% brs.i.. our races out OF six every dav
SOME BIG COMMISSIONS.
auslvs Company, who had the ex-
. no., rlght to sell the wire service
ais ooins over the United states.
oclatinn cay commission to the as
'ould bs 49,, ls estimated that so, 900
minimum under the con-