The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-20
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
DJHFERENCB BETWEEN "BOOK.
WIKING'AND"BBTTING'SHOWN


.ubA miswlsn ldea that the bTl iuu
,,rpst by Gov. Hughes prohihitlnF bonh
-skinE with o. without writing make
b,slVidual betting illegal aaid 4 laWyo
1.n1ar With racetrack caaoa the oths
aav. There h no Law against betting
.nd WIEN the time comes the courts Nh
rropsriv demonstrate this fact. The lew,s
istlon framed by Senator AEneW ahacbss
b. Cos. Hughes. has been aimed eEcluslvsly
A. so-calied 'bookmakina.' although e. I
-.,ssr ~ fact 'hoSksiskiaE,' accoFdIn1
~ IRE real meaning OF the term, has MOI
ben carried on az the New York tracks
since l't
me term making book n cut Of data
and does not cover the present form Of
spscuaiion on the race courses I dOuhl
whefher a majority of the Legislators and
reformers know tho enact meaning of the
terms bookmaking' and pool selllng.
With were used prior 10 the enactmsn,
sfthe percy-Gray measure In the opinion
Of eminent legal authorities In this stats
ROokmaking b q combination Of thinuu.
70 convict q person of 'b0okmaking' h
must Re shown that he quotes odds, duly
displayed. accepts cash beta. records the
eonditions Of these wasers and gives 70 the
bsitors tickets By which winning be,s
can be collected BY doing all these
thiaEs 10 connection with a single trunsac-
H0n a man violates the Law against book.
Mating as defined By the highest courts.
last November Ire Court Of Appeals
dsCidsd that oral betting At stated Odda
without 4 written OF printed memorMndn m
vas not 'bootmaking' ~ prohibited ~ the
Constitution Il the State OF Ire Penal Code.
That u the form Of betting that prevails
TO-DAY on its tracks. aud Il cannot b. called
'hookmakine
In view Of these facts one naturally ashs
tie meaning % the term makes book with
or without writing - cot forth In the hin
iIsi signed BY Gov. Hughes. How can a
person make book without Writlngl 10
q man hcokmaker' who bets % ! with
. friend or several friends that a certain
horss viii not yin a certain race Where
10 the evidence u there's no caah or Writien
rscord
= think You'll and that persons anprs-
hsndet under the new law cannot be con-
victcd without written prpof Of tranaactlons
Of ths kind. In establishing proof that
snch bet was made h must be shown thao
both parties 10 the wager posted money In
the hands Of a stakeholder and that the
the BET after the race
IN the opinion Of eminent lawyers with
whom ! have talked Il h going 70 be- en-
trsmsly dtficult 70 secure conclusive eyl-
dsnce and 70 enforce this Law which has
been termed ambiguous By the racing in
tsres,s II Il b not . crime 20 make a bet
And there u no law that prevents betting
how can q man who makes an oral Naeer
9 s,atsd odds without the passing Of cash
raSsss'SS 81 cSuS TH o. sGSsS % ,Ss
eonseQuenily Of a felony for which be can
b lmprhOned not isnedf
IL = my contention that when the giving
wager Wus eliminated 10 1895. 'bookmaking
= strictly lesal point Of visw there s no
such thing a. po9lrOom. the term ap-
Piled 70 place outside Of raceiFacks where
bets ere made 'BetiiRg room i the name
ior such q place A. the matter stands
nov conditions have not been changed
amblauous relating to bookmakins
II test cas- n brought after September
] feel SURE that the courts will decide that
Bereop who makes bet AZ odds With
paranhernalia IN the shape Of sheeis.
tickets and . slate By which he can display /
odds and solcit business from 40 comsfs. |
a IN tms. Ia 4. h n ~ EN- 4seo b 49,
book wiingut writing j. meanin rieus and / Il
thlnk u WI be 80 demonstrated ~ time.
me point not 10 be overlooked a. any |
asEs 6ss On IA, aions ', ds enc ,h~ ,b 70
future o. horse racing IN this state, and AZ /
soon a. the eourts have pissed upon these l
points the atmosphere viii be cleared.
Beginning with the swim Stakes to-day
the Consy Island Jockey Club vii furnish |
some mterestlng turf nxturea. for the 4
Tomorrow the foam Siakss, for tWo-year- 1
ODDS, inaugarated H. islg Win be decided. /
With aevehty-three eilEiblea. Including Irnp
koch, Eooi print. Whist. Housemald. Nerd
ian, Archduke. Dreaming, NaushOn, seth 1
and lncision. The historic Tidal Stakss, |
for three-year-olds. one mile and 4 quarter /
vii - rltn on "wednesday and the field cam
s s,,ls palms'iAq Prince Imperial ssar-
Grasmere. Waldo AID Barlsythorps
The sheepshead Bay Handicap. 81 q
ME, . carded for Thursday " ith dfty-four
ifidsS's feature : TIE Grass selling Ia. a
mile and . sixieenth on the turf. With doe
Madden. VERSIONS. BlackfOrd. Mary DAVIS.
s sss,Eog iss rs'spS hsssSSogP s9d Gu
y on for saturday a. 4 forerunnef of tao
important stakes the Great Trial Of SO Goo. /
for tvo-year-olds, and the &. I. j. Stakes.
The Great Trial may BE- the most exciting
q o-year-Old race OF the season. inasmuch
e Trap hoCk ami fO0tnFint from August
helmout stable n Oh meet e. u llarrtaon's
K ! Wi;on jr q NsSsSen, ne he Ns@.
oss,is Stables seth. VI q. Yahks's Round
he World and probably two youngsters on
Unknown quality from the kesne stable
for The loney Island stakes. one mile and
. bali. Waldo may start for the FIRST time
thn ear and IN that case he vii STACK uD
againAt Dalmatian. sweep. The Turk,
harhotile, Eauntleroy. Grasmere and Can
elsoerD Prince imperial vas declared
trom tIiIa event on Nav T.
George X Smith Of Brooklyn, Who took
eharse II the oral betting system 81 Emery
vile al last November and made a sue
ysrtuon lie vii return 70 California IN
tse il'i a. the racing season vii reopen ,
~ trervville on November y for . meet.
lng ~ 100 days or more. Smith says that
means and that the sport viii gradually .
recover ~ former popularity there. fer |.
nany vesfs smith was John q. CavanARh's I
Egh' hand man IN The betting rings on the
As- iork tracks and u was on Cavanash'g Z
~ President Thomas " Williams 70 IN
VII be'tors at kmeryviile ~ % the
Es'hods employed here aimee tho passage 2
o. - gnsw Hart bill IN 1904
taeal boxing fans win have two bouts
fs ees over which they may enthuae.
lo-moTrov NIGHT az the Fairmont A. G.
= ~ FFonT jim Smith. the piucky ygung
Sc, se ne = r.csaily 20 sleep wtllo2 ircIa
80 - hard hitting bot faintheagied
aior Burke In q ten rrEnd bout ON Fri-
e nE'f The National sporting Club IN
s'.' of'v fourth street viii stare a ten =
"a! Moore and q recent ARRIVAL from Eng
l.n9 known a. teodY NnoW ball Broad.
"a 1d thar Broad can he Ike q trip 4
2 ~. ~. INT ~ y ~ liite .l.-1 = .i =