New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
VIRGINIA RACING SAVED
Laying Of Odds Not a Violation
of Anti-GambIing Law.
FIVE FAv0RITES' IN FRONT
Capsize Provides an Upset in
Winning Stakes After a
Hard Drive.

Norfolk. Va. April s--Racetrack inter.
osts In Virginia won signal victory 10.
night when Magistrate IL. .. Backiis dis
missed from custody Fred Miller and WIN.
lam Kicker. layers OF odds. who were ar.
rested on the opening day Of tho spring
meeting OK the jamestown Jockey Club
Yesterday for alleged bookmaking in vio.
lation of the Virginia statutes
This Is practically anal. because even
should a special grand jury. which meet,
on Monday take TAP tho caees they arc not
feIonies under the law. and being misd.
meanors must be remandcd lack v
magistrates court for trial.
The testimony to-day showed that thor.
was no special plant whore tho nen
worked: that they occupied no stands or
specific spot for betting and that the clerk
who recorded the bots was nothing more
than stakeholder
The commemorative attorney, r. G.
Marshall. intimated further proceeding,
against the sssocia ton. bur no matter wha,
IS done action must either originate with
or come back To the magistrates court for
trial. and the commonwealth Is without
appeal OF any kind
Justice Rackus would not he expected 10
reverse himself. and the meeting is almcs,
sure 10 proceed 10 it's conclusion without
further Interference
The racing to-day was lively IN spite Of
the small fields. and five favorites raced 10
victory to tho delight OF tho form players
Capsizc lived up 10 his name and FUR
nlshed an upset in the Iynnhaven Hotel
Handicap. al five and a half firlones. The
son of -Cesarion was quietly backed from
70 10 70 to by his stable connections.
and won driving by length from the
speedy Mexoana, a cast of from the r. T.
Wilson stable,
Monte Fox was the favorite. az odds on
and it looked for a time az II he would
make a runaway race.
He raced 10 the front at the start and
showed the way around the turn by four
oren lengths. The Face told. however. and
he was fairly staggering At the last six
teenth pole. when he dropped back beaten.
Capsize then closed with a rush and won
going away.
Willie Mideely's Rye Straw, which raced
in the colors OF r. f. Carman last year,
was played for killing in the fourth
race. and won cleverly from ROYAL ONYX.
The Grinon colt was hacked from 10 5
to . to 5.
When The Monk beat Golconda in the
last race Sam Louis owner ~ the latter.
decided the former was entered too chcapy.
When bids were called for Louis responded
and carried the price from 500 to $50 hc-
fore the owner OF The Monk could retain
his horse with the protecting bid of s..
Roxey Angarola saw his colors carried 70
victory in the second race by his old cam
paigner. Hill TOP. The mare appeared 10
be at her best over the heavy track.
Tho summaries follow:
First race 0or two -yrar-ods. four aua hsr
furlongsD- MaNentius. io7 R,rre'. - end
TO ~ and ont. second: Monsieur. iio Burns
~ - !. To l and TO :. third. Time o.5s 5
Orlando Lady, Rail and Moie Kearney also
second race selling for four year olds ana
upward. milo and seventy vardsi-- IIilltor,
10, ,McCahey, To : and out. won Joe Rose.
Laughing Eyes. 100 olsen 70 t. : TO soi
Iriberuics and Aun, Kate also rsn
Third race dhe Lynn Haven Hofsl Hanficsr.
for three year oids and upward. fve and hs'
firlnne.l- Capsi,e. oS fOls4nl. 10 20 I. 2 - I
,snd to >, won Ms,oaua. io2 I>ilingsvorth'
10 !. ~ en and 10 >. second. Water y ale. y
fMH H-aheAl. ! 10 J. " ~ ana 10 > MIRO
Time. 40 Judge Monck and Monte FoN also
Fourth race 0or three -vearo o3s ard upward.
six furlongs' Rye Straw. iof Mccaheyl 70 5
90 and out. won. Roysl onyY. ioI y
DaGsnl - to >. to } and out second. Golden
Butterfly. los ,RelD. 10 10 1 70 ] and 20
third. Time. III ;. Herpes. Mon Ann. Path
finder and Chepontuc also ran.
Fifth race selling. for three year Ode and
upward. seven furloussi- Planter. lic lWaring
tom 10 =. To ? and out, won I5'sveiss.
li6 'E. Dugan,. to :. to and out. sAeo,t..
Royal Lodge SO Dunn. ~ 10 7. to : ard
to T. third Time i.3e 3 Forester. How
man and Parlor Boy also ran.
sixth race selling: for four year-olds am
inward. one mile and seventy yarisi-Trs
Monk. los ,Olseni. : to . 20 10 AM out. Won.
(i0conda iD5 tSveeneyb, 4 u I. - > and
to : second Tom Melton. l03 ,Byrnel. Ia :.
TO :, and /; TO = third Time. 1 50 > pixie
Knight ard Nolf'iro also rar