Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01
B0QUET FOR GALL0P
Hollands TWo-Year-0Id Wins
Feature at Belmont Park.
SMALL CROWD PRESENT
Six Favorites in Front and Bettors
Go Home in Happy
Mood.

NEW YORK, MAY 31.-A surprise in
the form of the smallest crowd that ever
witnessed a days sport al Belmont Park
was handed to the officials of that course
today. Less than 5000 people were on
hand when the bugle sounded for the
first race. owing TO the record crowd
at opening day yesterday the officials
had prepared to handle another assem-
blage and an attractive card had been
put In. The feature of the day was the
Bouquet selling stakes, In which nine
finely matched two-year-olds were named
to go to the post. Three declined the
issue Gallop was the winner.
Just before the opening dash Sheriff
Charles I. De Mott, in charge of the
deputies employed to suppress gambling.
made the startling admission that despite
the court rulings and the watchfulness
of the authorities betting would con-
tinue. He said that it was practically
impossible to prevent it. THE only way
to stop betting" he said, would be to
have militiaman follow each man
around with a gun The law never in
tended to prevent man from betting
SO with his friend"
The sheriff went on to declare that he
would not arrest a man unless he got
him with the goods and that Ito get
man with the goods was hard"
The decision of Justice Scudder." con-
tinued Sheriff De Mott, allows betting.
They ought to legaHze gambling or
abolish racing. You can't stop betting"
and the sheriff was right, for as each
race was run it was seen that groups
of friends" were consulting their cards
and nodding their heads. Some used
their fingers to designate the horse,
amount or position.
As the favorites We're in front in about
all six races the form players went home
h ~ISa u
First race, three year olds and upward: selling;
$500 added: miIe-Altamaha. 1D6 tWolfl,
to 1. and 1 to 2. first; Captain Swanson,
100 Butwelp, to 3. , to and / to 4. second;
Working Lad, 1O6 Ford, 3 to /, even and TO
2 third Time. l.33 %. Eloro. oakhurst, Spin.
Rebound. PLANT and Striker also ran.
ward; $500 added; six furlongs, main course
Iron Mask, 123 (1roxler,, even, 2 to and out,
even. second; springboard, 1o7 Davies. $ to /.
3 to l and to 3, third Time liz Tosgery.
Isirose. Star Bottle, Sam Jackson, Tartar yell
low Eyes, Cadeau, Scallywag and Bruen Belle
also
guaranteed: two year-olds: five furlongs straight
course-Galop. 106 (McCaheyp, TO 3 and out.
first; Water Lady. 1o3 diancver: to l. even
and to D. second: Mordecai, 1o1 tButwelh.
TO 1, even and to 8 third. Time. I.o2. Cap
tain Burns. stoEehenge and Lady Grant also
ran.
Fourth race. the Withers; $1,000 and plate
added: three Folds: one mile-Reck View, lis
(3utwelb. TO 10 and out, first, Prince Engene,
lis tTroxler, ) to 1. { to 3 and out second:
Yankee Notions. lis tharick,. to l. to 10
and out third. Time, l. 80 20 Cock o. the
Walk lunseated rider also ran.
Fifth race, two-yearolds; 500 added; five fur
longs-Golden Chimes, 10 fHanoyerl, to ].
lNeander,. to l, 6 TO and ! to ?. second;
Uncle Nun, 10 GLASS, to and out. third.
Time. 059 2-5. Frontier Baise, Walking Fox.
Aurora and Gracefieid also
Sixth race, maiden two r-olds; 500 added:
FIVE furlongs. straight Holiday, 107 Davies,
to and out. first; Belle Terre 107 tkarrickl.
10 to !. to and even. second; Cliff Field.
40 (Radtkel, to /. to and even. third.
Time, 0.53. Delegate, Cagliostro, Armament,
Ring Marshall and Some Kid also ran