Track Management Means Business, Daily Racing Form, 1909-08-13

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TRACK MANAGEMENT MEANS BUSINESS. Saratoga. N. Y.. August 12. Throe receivers of oral wagers wore banished from the local track yesterday by the Pinkertons for accepting cash wagers. Strict orders were issued at the beginning of the meeting to use summary measures in stopping anything that could lie used as evidence .by reformers watching for violations of the law. anil to see to it that the layers kept safely within the law as Interpreted by the courts. The three men mentioned, who are well known on tlio turf, concluded that they could take a chance, anil in cases of unknown players accepted the money on the spot. They were promptly detected by the track police and escorted to tiie gate, where they were told that admittance to any track would be refused them in the future. As a result of this action the other layers are now extremely cautious in displaying money.


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