The evening world., 1913-02-26
Despite The Doubt About the Re.
Opening Of the Tracks This
Season, There's a Cheerful
Feeling In Racing Circles.


u 70 outsider knows vet vbother the
III Jockey Club win O: won't decide
TO open the New York tracks
again this summer. But there's a cheer.
full feeling in racing circies-an opt,-
m'sm that has been lacking during yhs
past couple Of years.
Also, I notice, the upstate opposition
Ia beginning to bristls. One very az
sressivs anti-racinG bug gave out Q
statement that was moro or Icss anus
in0. quote only the paragraph that
amused me most. SAID he:
Il don't know what the pari-mutusi
systam 10. but the bookmaksrs want II,
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S.".S Asu.u wi "'o"o. W." "o"
wse declare themselves Opposed 10 ooA.
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boxing ms'cn Nns umss on. VI
ten 'ney say. NO. ~ou'dn' 'ninx OF
attending such an exhio't'oh' ana tnen
DON'T argue. for what 70 the use OF
discussing sunset unts with blind manf
But 70 70 back to my friend above.
who 10 opposed TO the pari-mutusl. he
says that the bookmaksrs want IT,"
This 10 his own peculiar idea. based
upon the same sort OF ignorance usually
enjoyed by the anti-boxing man. Tho
bookmAkers DON'T want the pari-mu-
tusl system, for the very simple reason
thsA Il would PUT THEM OUT OF
RtyRINESS. II the State limited betting
"A ths r,ar,.mutels ana handled the bust.
~. an a ,ercentass basis, a. the Gov.
ernmsnt does In France, there would DO
:. ,o,. hookm.kers.
-nYSZKO having lost q fall to one
L. Marin In Q Chicago wrestling
L match. We can now expect all
.sv%. a, challenges, with wild outbursts
.bou, ytds bets running into tons Of
thousands. and flnaiiy u ''match" be-
tvaen the two that will be won by the
raole. with very satisfactory gate re-
.s,r,.
W,..s,,nr IN run that way.
I. this country there 10 . "wresti'nx
.,,.," rhs hix wrestlera are In II.
., a.. ,ns,r onnoncnta and run
f"sy p,e~ W. ~,..,...,,.. .,,v taxi
sveryVnns III Dus a., .a.v
ing no chancs OF oNer.ooN"s u.s..
money. II really gooo outsioe "Ie"''
comes along. he can whistle Tor =
match. He won't get II unless ne wiz
-. ,rto tho trust and obey orders.
n. N.vor Of Chicago q week or two
,,,,,.N ,h.t ha will not allow
NO .""o a. nc.ar h.sors this
pubic IN nv e'S' e"u -. .o,A
allow certain promo".s m."
matches because OK inc s","u" -
petrated upon the puohc "hen ~o's'
ana Hackenschmidt met.
The Mayor II TO be congratulated
About siO4. 900 was taken from the pub
Mc ,, thai occasion. and before TIN
h an. .romo,.rs ana the wrestler
NV" 80. ,n.r. voula bs no contest
As~ ua' 49,, y, ,n., .0.ir \. thia
Tue pam n... $500, ~ nj. Lnss ~,hii
Hsckenschm'o' a's'oe-'eu ~" -, ~ mi
training. He knew ne wou'a No. 80
70 wrestle. the promoter .. '"s ma
proposed to HAckenschmot m" ~
would 80 to Gotcn ana ="
Ana Hack consented to going On upol
condition that all bets should De calie
Oh. Hack was toid thAt ths n,s'.M aa
been nxed WIN oV'en, wV mi, m
not 70 tn,o~ "a. a,,ssn minntss Tn
naen S1I hons va. 10 be won by Hack
enschmidt In one minute. and the thir
to 90 to Gotoh In ten mnutes'
Hackenschmat says INA. 10 G ,'"1 !,
10 cup n'Is Iosv. an .ccord,nr !
So~a 'oS x,n m. ,.eond. and the
a.,ss ~ M. ares,ing room, take III
eisStic bandage from his injured kns
to let the swelling pun up. and rspo'