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H0 EXTENSION OF J0LIET RACING. Sheriff of Will County Takes Steps to Prevent Dotting on Chicago Day. Juliet. HI.. August JS. 1lve thousand or more persoiiH, including ti large delegation of Ctilcngoans, hungry for a taste of the real thing In the way of racing, assembled u Ingnlls Iark this afternoon In I ho hope Hint they might indulge In their favorlte pasllnie with nil its alluring accompaniments. Thev were doomed to disappointment. The racing Itself was carried out as per sciiedille. but Sheriff Williams of Will County was on band with llfty deputies to see Hint the Illinois law relating to hnoknuiklug and belling ivns observed. SherllT Williams made no concealment of his purpose and the word was passed lii-fun the racing began Hint he would tolerate no hooking or tictting. The sheriffs nttltude was well Illustrated by a statement which he made lu reply In the pleading of it leading resilient of .loliet Unit the lid be lilted u little ust for lids special occasion. The sheriff replied: "1 hope Hie time will come when we uiny legally have racing with bet ting in Illinois, for I enloy the sport as well ns the next one. but you know what the law is. am; It is my duty to enforce it." Asked as to whether he would make an exception in favor of oral betting strlcllv between Individuals, the sheriff replied that nicli transactions would better he carried on out of tile sight of Ids deputies If Hit participants desired to keeti out of trouble. The sheriffs whole bearing indicated Hint he meant exactly what he said. Announcement of the sherltls unyielding attitude deterred the professional layers of otitis who hail been operating at Ingnlls lark earlier in the week from continuing to ply their vocation, and there was practically an nbsence of betting. Towards the latter part of the afternoon, several venturesome persons Indiscreetly disobeyed the sheriffs m-indnte anil were taken into custody. They probably will be reiiulred to pay tines of ?fio eaeli as were three men from Detroit who were nrrestetl for laying bets yesterday. The nttltude or the sheriff effectively pill a dulelus upon the tentative plans for extending the meeting Into Hie coming week. Tilt- management of the track mailt- formal announcement that tin meeting would l-lose with the running of todays races. That the racing wits enjoyed by ninnv notwlth-slantllng the absence of the betting adjunct tint t adds phiiiiincy to tin- pleasure derived front it. was evident. .Much genuine enthusiasm was aroused by several of the contests anil some ohl-tlmc. patrons ot the sport were lieurd to remark that it certainly. seemed good to see the thoroughbred once more In action hereabouts. Ipon several occasions the oecu-luints of the crowded grandstand came to their feet lust us lu Hit old days when they had a rooting interest lu the outcome. Then was considerable handbook betting In .Toilet on the afternoons card, with Sensible. Ilittn-l metrical J. 11. Uuughluu, Malediction, Ullvedear .mil Sletd Inslalletl as favorites of the various fields. Of Hit lot. Cllvetlear was the only one that succeeded In winning. Yonlhrul mid Pocolallco. two other winners, were second choices, mid outsiders ae-co -fetl for the remainder of the curd. The horses that have participated in the racing here will Ii edlately move, on to Chicago to take part lu the Labor day meeting at Hawthorne track.
