Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-29
CYCLISTS WHO'LL WET IN MATCH AT vELoDRoME

IN MATCH AT VELODROME
You can imagine the old scenes over
again, not at Belmont so much, where
the opening really is, but at the other
older and more familiar courses. The
tout, like the poor, is with us always!
"Who do you like?" is the passing
salutation. The hustle there and the
hustle back. The merrymaking of
the winners, the pensiveness of the
losers. The prospects of tomorrow
! and the desire to forget today. The
blow of the fortunate and the wall
of the slain. The groups that gather
and recount their luck or their mis-
fortune, as the case may be. The man
who will swear in all truth, Never
again!" and know well that he is only
| jollying himself. The hungry feeling
-ravenous appetite-when you're
broke. and the utter inability to work
/ up an appetite when you're winner.
! All this and more and other things
dash like a Sysonsby through your
mind, as you recall the old days and
endeavor to set them to the new
music that will come with the open
ling of Belmont tomorrow.
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Great old daysl few signs of
them were seen at the opening up at
| Toronto With the tremendous
crowd, the play, naturally, was very
large. and l have it that more than
SPAS, 900 was handled by the mutuels
on that day. Racing, surely, is the
sport of kings and the sport for
kings. Its popularity, though, is not
so much in the real contests, but In
the speculation on their outcome.
Racing without betting would be
joke, and it really couldn't exist and
| didn't exist when the law so declared
against the laying of odds. Now,
| there is, technically, an open field for
betting That is, you may, If you're
well known or well off, perhaps, back
your choices by betting ION the nod"
] The law doesn't say that you can bet
! ION the nod" but there isn't any
thing on the statute books, 1t seems,
t9.at would prevent you from gam
/ ing in that manner. Another way
to wager at the race tracks will be
lnown as betting on the cuff" That
! IS to say. the bettor m srks down his
wager on his Immaculate linen and
the "bookie' scans it and simply
mods his head. Beautiful! But don't
be shy when it comes to settling if
YOU lose! For ever after, if you do,
the betting gates will be up against
you.
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Another evidence of the tremendous
popularity of horse racing is shown
| by the record breaking crowd that
turned out at the Woodbine track, in
Toronto, last Saturday to witness the
running of the Kings Plate and a
card of other races. All attendance
records were sma shed to smithereens
on that occasion, about 5000 per-
sons according to reports, having
been refused admission because of
the lack of room. From all accounts,
it resembed one of those big society
days at Saratoga and Sheepshead Bay
that we used to enjoy so much. Re-
member, back few years, of course,
| the days of the big Store" at the
Spa, when the late John w. Gates
would "bet a Million" and when
William C. Whitney was the leading
spirit in the sport. Those were the
HAPPY days-the days when the now
highly prosperous Newark talent
would consider themselves pikers
betting s1O0 to race, and some of
them, making book, would stand to
lose $1,000 every time the barrier
went up.
The statement made yesterday in
this column that the season for black
bass would open on May 80 is incor-
rect. The season, according to the
new law, will open on June Is.
C.
]. P. N:
Kindly let me know if my standing
with the A. A. U. will be jeopardized
if | compete at an unsanctioned race
meet? Is the A. A. U. affiliated with
the National Cycling Association I
Are there any open running races
at the Motordrome Decoration Day
JOHN COLLINS, JR.,
N. H. Y. M. C. A.
The A. A. U. is affiliated with the
N. C. A. and your standing would be
materially affected. There will moi
be any running races at the Motor.
drome tomorrow.
j. p. n:
Where can secure copy of a
Melbourne, Australia, paper?
Pm. K.
One of the Australian riders at tn,
! velodrome might accommodate you
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j. P. N:
Kindly tell me If there ever was
left handed President; also where d.
our thoughts go when we fall asleep
S. F.
Cornelius p Nolan, jr., presiden
of the Valley Street Giants, Soutl
| Orange. Tee, hee! Your thought
are governed by your conscience
What kind of conscience have you
O.
On our day off this Friday we woul'