Salt Lake Tribune | 1906-10-09 | Page 8 | Bookie Uses Gun at Louisville Track

BOOKIE USES GUN AJ LOUISVILLE TRACK Row Between Two Money Kings Starts Over a Bet; No Damage Done. LOUISVILLE, Ky Oct. $. Just before the horses wont to tho post in the sixth race today. Bookmaker Sam Stephens kicked Ed Alvey, a local bookmaker, book-maker, under the chin. Alvey whipped out his pistol and fired at Stephens, at close range. The bullet cut Stephens's slfirt over his stomach and lodged in the. clothing of Bob Winslow, Stephens's Ste-phens's cashier. Winslow picked the bullet out of his ' undershirt, whero it had lodged against tho. skin of his abdomen. abdo-men. Ho was uninjured, savo for a big blue bruise. The row started over a oet, and almost caused a panic iu the betting shed. Day's Results. First race, soiling, five and a half furlongs Laura E. won, Earl of Leicester Leices-ter second, My Bessie third. Time, 1:0S. ' Second race, selling, mile Auditor won. Pacifico second, Whippoorwill third. Time, 1:41 2-5. Third race, purse, seven furlongs Pretension won, Azora secoud, Gold Mate third. Time, 1:27. Fourth race, Free steeplechase handicap, handi-cap, short course Creolin won, St. Vol-masocond, Vol-masocond, Lady Jocelyu third. Time, 2:on 2 o. Fifth race, six furlongs Miss Leeds won, Airship second, Frank Bill third. Time, 1:14. Sixth race, selling, mile and oue-six-tcenth Missouri Lad won, Dudlev second, sec-ond, Athena third. Time, 1:48 2-5.