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NEW BETTING ARRANGEMENTS SATISFACTORY Place in which Speculation Is Now Indulged in on New York Tracks Is Inconspicuous. New York. June 2S. — A new procedure came into FIuu .ice tot the oral brokers at Cravescnd. was eon tinned at ShocpMiead and may prevail at tlie en suing racing meetings this season. Neither out on i lie lawn am. dig those who ale merely present as spectators, nor in the betting ring itself, but in a sort of a hall-way siM.t in front of the betting ring and on the lawn tar removed from where the major ity of spectators gather, the oral bettors have taken their stand. This innovation gave a good deal of satisfaction to the Cravcsenil and Sheepshcad managers. Thev desire to have what betting there is conducted in tin- ipiiotost. most unobtrusive manner possible, and this new move seems to have accomplished that end. The change was made follow ing a statement of one of the eluh"s attorneys thai there was in. reason whj the betting should not be transacted ill the regular ring. Rut it would take more persuasion than all the Jaefccf dubs in the ci.iiatry could bring to bear to get the memory beakers into the ring while races are going on. So a compromise lias been effected and the group that make up Hie "apart ime element" move down the lawn and lose themselves to the view of the spec tutors. The lawn in front of the grandstand is now clear and the view unobstructed. Spectators are able to walk about without crowding their way through the mass of layers and their patrons who have been prevalent fhere so far this year. Comment on the change was favorable, the majority of people who go down to the track just to see the sport being glad fo have the bettors out of the way. Another object served is that of rendering less conspicuous that element of the sport which had brought down tin- wrath of reformers upon horse racing and threatened its existence. Turfmen and others who have watched the progress of the smart this season say that racing this year with bid ting in its new form has never been cleaner. There have been absolutely no scandals disclosed or even heard of privately around the tracks. Favorites and those horses which on form should be the winners have been consistently finishing in front.
