The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-11
When Conducted for Purpose
of Enriching Conscience
less Gamblers.
SPORT DEGENERATES
INTO Low SKIN GAME
Enormous Profits Come From
Fixed" Races; Should Be
Limited or Prohibited.
BY MAC.


1t Will be disappointing to a very
large majority Of the people of Salt
Lake City il council accedes to the de-
mand Of handful of race horse enthu-
;siasts for another lengthy period Of rae
aug in this city this fall. In nearly
every place where racing has been per-
mitted with the ordinary gambling ac.
cessories, u protest has gone up so
vigorously that in time these en-
terprises have been not only limited as
to time, but ultimately prohibited
There are only few places in the
United States where the present day
derby. racing is permitted. And those
who have studied tho situa tion claim
that absolutely nothing. can be said in
complete extenuation of racing as now
carried on. Hundreds Of promising
hives have been wrecked in order that
handful Of race horse gamblers might
reap the reward of their shameful
manipulation Of jockeys, judges and
starters.
The Canadian government has limited
racing to ten days. The most modern
cities of America have prohibited rae
ing 1t is held. that ten to fifteen
day meet IN one year Will supply suf-
ficient entertainments for every legiti-
mate lover of the game, and this is a
correct view.
The recent meet in Salt Lake City
developed into scandal. From reliable
sources comes the statement that almost
every day at least one race was fixed.
Meritorious horses were jockeycd
against in order that interiors might
win. This was done with the specific
purpose OF some of the promoters of
the Utah Jockey club to clean up large
sums of money in various turf cx-
changes of the United States and Can
ada. Bets were telegraphed from Salt
Lake City that certain horses would
win and these horses did win because it
was arranged in advance by the influ-
entail members of the fraternity. 7
have been told by one who should know,
that the profits of ono of the best
known stockholders at Buena Vista
were upwards of $4,000 during the
forty-day meet His profits did not
the local receipts but because he was
'wise' to the game and placed his
money along with that of those on the
inside at the betting centers in the Do.
minion OF Canada and the United
States
He is held to be reputable citizen,
but, as matter Of fact, those who
know him best do not hesitate to char
acterize him as a sure thing gambler,
He goes into the racing game for all
that there is in at. He does not care
whether his earnings are dishonest or
not. He does not respect horse racing
as royal sport, but as an instrument
through which he can add to his for,
tune. He sits in q poker game IN Salt
Lake City along with noted card
sharp who is his partner, and robs the
desperate who boards street car with
n view of robbing the conductor there
of and shoots the man to death rather
than be apprehended.
This is one Of the men who is busy
now DAYS denouncing those who would
protect this community from the out
rages of crooked racing.
The Buena Vista association en-
ployed a murderous thug, who killed
man in cold blood in Kansas City a
few years ago.. to eject from the
grounds men who exposed crooked
work at the track, Another member of
the association operated poker den IN
this city. and with marked and crimped
cards robbed every sucker who could
be inveigled into that place. One of
the promoters of the local race track
stated to a well-known citizen of Salt
Lake that if the business men of this
city opposed racing anu gamDllnR ne
would get list Of every man who did
so, and organize boycott against that
institution among the .hangers-on of the
races and such inhabitants of the un.
der world as he and his conferees could
control.
IT is n frightful situation when such
men as these become 80 bold that they
threaten life and property, intimidate
officials, browbeat citizens and defy the
laws.
This has been attempted in other
cities, but it is to tho credit Of every
city wherein there has been test that
these blacklegs and blackguards have
been driven to cover.
Horse racing. properly conducted. af~
fords splendid pleasure for the thou
sands. H..se racing that is conducted
for the sole purpose Of enriching few
gamblers is an abomina-
tion. and sooner or later must destroy
the morals Of community or bring
such havoc that years will be required
to eradicate the evils thereof,
WIDOW OF