The Washington times., 1932-06-03

of 2.03's and 81 seconds flat are exciting enough
Middle Class Sport
There seems to be reserved spot along the track,
near the finish, where ladies and gentlemen gather
the other thousands and women, more bustng,
if not better dressed. At various points few rare
and costly motors parked; but in the main alleys
for parking the cars are all middle class The men
and women who stream to the paddock CATER placing
their BETS usualy) appear little horsey as poets
from the Left Bank and they observe carefully the out
which he sits is Mate It isn't Mate. Mate
out much later led carefully by stable boys the boy
is anxious about the chance that Mate will KICK into
the crowd and Mate looks nervous. He runs fourth,
a bad fourth.
The Criminals
A considerable number of visitors to Belmont con-
spre to commit small crime. Short, dark eager men
grasp the arms of passersby and implore them to
"come see where we stand" or hand them little slips
of paper, demanding, "Have you made your book"
They are extremely persistent and they get their
way. notable thing about them is their reluctance
to take money, which ought to reassure the novice
about the bookies willingness to return money Money
is slipped under these hands, piece OF paper IS IN
scribed with figures name Is sgned out noun
ing so vulgar a receipt is given
Getting Out
What happens you win and desire instantly TO depart
winner do not know If after all the you have
anything left with the bookie, truly impressive spec
tace is spectacle of paying tribute to virtue
The bookes collect their patrons make further figures
papers, and then each congregaes with his little group
around post or in a corner Down sweep the park
dsperse to leave the grounds And like the Iheban
phaanx the group moves concentrating on the little man
who seems anxious to than the Others less WILL
ing to stop and bcker about finances With each step ne
is forced pay something to somebody and the winners
seem to fear that at the gateway he may vanish
into thin air They remain solid around him, they out
flank him. they go through and they paid proving
that race track gambling longer exists in New York
They're Always Off
The waits at Belmont and every other track, are too
long, the steepechase exciting and prettler than
flat racing the horses beautiful and 1t is nice TO win
money subscribed for that purpose by hundred otner
people who would rather have won yours Inc Sports
writers grow sentimental about horses having great
hearts, but the Chinese diplomat right just the same
The one thing he didn't count on was the universal
human tendency to cry out They're off, when everyone
knows they're off, he couldn't understand the excite
ment of seeing horse-any horse-movlng up IN the
last furlong and coming in a winner.
Machine VS.. Bookie
The betting machines in France pay revenue to the
government whether those in Maryland and Illinois are
allowed to contribute to the State do not know tnere
may be prejudice against the State receiving money
from gambling institution which it licenses ana ap-
proves The betting in New York is little more per
sonal but only little; there is chance that the oooKle
is scoundre Che already criminal by law ana there
is the chance that the odds he offers better or worse
than the betting justifies The parimutue is mecnan-
cal calculator but registers the aspirations ana the
convictions of the bettors. The first time you bet with
booke you have the sensation you had years ago
when the first bootgger to your house NOW tnaC
particular thrill is over and it is materoffact an
action to lay bet it is to buy bottle of Scotch No
more and no less.