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Show Race Tracks Hake Many Embezzlers Richard Canfleld Speaks Plainly to a New York Poolseller and Defends De-fends Himself. NEW YORK. Oct. 29. For the first time within the recollection of any of his friends, Richard Canfleld lost his temper early yesterday morning. The man he addressed owns a large amount of stock in one of the race tracks near New York, and has for several sev-eral years been prominently Identified with Its management, holding a responsible respon-sible executive position. He had taunted taunt-ed Canfleld with an allusion to the Reginald Reg-inald Vanderbllt affair, and in retaliation retalia-tion the gambler scathingly retorted In a manner that did not permit an answer. an-swer. Hot Words in Delmonico's. Richard Canfleld, accompanied by three others, entered Delmonico's cafe early yesterday morning. Two of the party were men who have been Identified Identi-fied with Canfleld through their personal per-sonal relations, but have never had any connection with his gambling schemes. The fourth member of the party was the man whose influence as a race track official is as great in Its way as Can-field's Can-field's In the world of the cord and rolling roll-ing ball. The conversation had proceeded quietly quiet-ly for some time, when the racing official offi-cial made an unpleasant comment upon Canfleld's action In taking nearly half a million dollars from Reginald Vanderbllt. Vander-bllt. "After having taken his money from him, I regard your action In keeping the kid, Vanderbllt, out of New York as an outrage." said tho racing man, Indignantly. Indig-nantly. Canfleld had been speaking quietly and without trace of anger or emotion of any sort. He 'had preserved the calm for which he has always been noted, but there was a bitter and vindictive note in his voice as he said; ' "I have done nothing and am doing nothing to keep Reginald Vanderbllt out of New York. He isn't keeping away, as a matter of fact. He comes here as often as he cares. And now as to some other things you have said. You have been unhampered and unrestrained unre-strained in your comment upon me and upon'my methods. Now let me tell you a few things and draw a few comparisons. compari-sons. "No man was ever made an embezzler through gambling In my place. No man ever stole from his employer to play against my wheel or stake on my layouts. No sorrowing mothers have ever gone to their graves because I keep a gambling-house. The men who bet with me can afford to lose the money they venture. "What can you say for your racetrack race-track game? Your race track has made embezzlers by the thousand. You, through your race-track game, have broken more hearts, ruined more homes, sent more boys and young men to the penitentiary than any other agency permitted by law to exist In this country. Scores tbe Ra.ce Tracks. "A man can bet 50 cents at the race track. Boys working for a salary of ?7 a week can become gamblers through the betting ring, and the poolrooms made possible by your race track." Canfleld was white with rage, and trembled with anger. His voice rose until It filled the room. The man who I had excited his wrath was pale from another cause and looked at Canfleld almost pleadingly. "There Is no occasion to get angry," he said. "I did not want to hurt your feelings. You know I lost $1000 in one night in your place and you know I paid the money." "Of course, you paid the money," cried Canfleld, springing to his feet and smashing his flat upon the table. "Why did you pay. Because you knew that you were against a square game nnd that I would have paid you if you had won. You needn't bring that up, you mean, miserable, criminal-looking whelp." At that moment a waiter entered the room and turned out the lights and the affair ended for the time. |
