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RACING EXPERIENCES IN PENNSYLVANIA. New York. July 111. -Pennsylvania sporting men failed to make a pronounced hit with the promoters of the race meetings launched at Wilkesbarre and Scranton recent l. Those who look part are drift ing back to town with hard luck stories thai are amusing. Jack Adlor. who used to announce the results in the local betting rings, went up into the coal mine district to help the promoters who arranged six races a day for 50 and 00 purses, fully confident that Ihere would In- profitable business. "The sports didnt turn out at all." says Adler. "Why. the largest receipts for a single day up there :i M Hinted to .*■!• . The rate of admission was fifty cents and ■ dollar and there were eighty horses at the track. As the money did not material ize at the Ikix otliee the horsemen agreed to race for a percentage. The biggest money a winner took down during the meeting was S and the second horse «M . The winning jockey received for his services and the rider of the second horse had t.i be satisfied with li fly cents. It was hard sledding. 1 ran tell you, and when it came to the laid day, Wednesday. they asked me to make Ixiok. as there was no other way to accommodate the patrons. Before the first nice 1 sat on a stool for half an hour without getting a l et. Then a Rube walked up and banded ine a lonesome dollar to place on ■ had actor. I laid 18 to 1 against the plug ami then saw him roll home on the bit. That was the last straw and I promptly hiked for the railroad station after handing over the sixteen iron men."
