. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 102 fy\j$ ^rector anfc ^iwteman* [August 13,1898. The Situation at Chicago. There is a hazy tioge attaching to the racing situation in Chicago. The fport may continue during the remainder of the season, and again it may not. Before tbe close at Wash, ington Park nearly all the bookmakers there were indicted, and since the close some of tbe officials of the club came under ban. Ad organization known as the Civic Federation has made itself very aggressive in harrassing and making war on the racing clubs, and the war still goes on, writes "Broadchurch" i
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 102 fy\j$ ^rector anfc ^iwteman* [August 13,1898. The Situation at Chicago. There is a hazy tioge attaching to the racing situation in Chicago. The fport may continue during the remainder of the season, and again it may not. Before tbe close at Wash, ington Park nearly all the bookmakers there were indicted, and since the close some of tbe officials of the club came under ban. Ad organization known as the Civic Federation has made itself very aggressive in harrassing and making war on the racing clubs, and the war still goes on, writes "Broadchurch" in the Spirit of the Times. Some of the Harlem bookmakers were identified with the club. The indications, however, will Dot amount to much appar- ently/, and in tbe absence of actual raids, or some aggressive action of that kind, the racing game is likely to go on. Both Harlem and Hawthorne are outside the city limits, while Washington Park is not. It is the State authorities, or the Civic Federation representing the State, that pay their re- specta to the Harlem people, while the Mayor and the Chief of Police have nothiog to eay or do in tbe premises. I asked Manager John Condon on Saturday if there was any danger of official interference that would end in the closing of the track, and he responded: "There is no danger whatever. The public and the busi- ness people want racing at Chicago, and it brings a lot of money to the city, and tbe gambling, as it is called, is simply incidental to racing everywhere. The regular State officials do not want to interfere with the sport, since it is healthful and wholesome, but outside parties with an axe to grind are making all the mischief. I don't think they will succeed in stoppiog racing at ; While Hawthorne has not yet secured a township license, it is on the programme that racing is to begin there soon. Maybe a license can be secured, but if not, tbe meeting is to commence anyhow. They had racing there for a couple of
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