, 1875-07-05
SPORTING NEWS.
Tho Trouble Isctwccn Buffalo
aud l'ouyl,lScel,sic.
Causes Of tho Rupturo-Action Of the
Buffalo Park Directors.


When tho buffalo Park msnaRcra announced
thoir determination 10 mako reduction Of 80
rcr cent on entrance fecs. there was general
disposition 10 pronounce their action both outor-
rrising aud liberal to marked degree. and sport
ing Journals that hpenne tho character Of turf
oractes wcro extremely lavish in prais!nE tho
course adopted. which, in thc!r view. connin-
stvely proved tho prosperity OF tho Daffa1o Park |
Association, ns we'll AZ its wonderful generosity.
Other Journals, including scn,o OF tho
lending Eaatern papofs, followed s1lit, aud
tho liberal spirit of Buffalo WAS
echoed throughout tho country. tast arnonnt
Of b,lucombo WAS expended in this way for fow
days, but was finally brought to A full atop by
TIE rouulEEErs1E AasOcrAT1oN
publishing tho fact that entrance fees for It's
purses also woro only 6 per cont. T!is an
uouncnmnnt contained 4 volume OF vary tntcr-
cst,ng information for tho orac!ea, wholad over
looked tho fact that Buffalo and InuEhkeoph!o
had meetings tho easno week, conflict OF tho
lattos'a choosing, wh!cl. was certainly dlsnleaa-
ipr to tic forn,or. Tho thoory Of prosperity,
Gcuero'sty, liboralitv. and enterprise instantly
vanished, md gave wAv to eensiblo REMARKS
about competition. tho real cauBe OF tho reduc-
t1on noted. -,
4 cnrrcspont!ont furnishes THE TntBuSE With
tic following particulars of
THE CAUSES
thht brought DnfIato and rouRhkeepnto into m
At meeting at tho Board Of Appeals fn New
York in MARCH,, there was general understand"
ing between representatives Ut the old t9natra,
latclsl Association and shoao Of Rochester aud
pougldcorsio that tlloy would all join III form:
ing clrcuit and that poughkoersio would
! sako tho fourth, or tho sano week as
Utica; for ia 1ncoting n ~ pursuance n!,o
nf tho ecyeral associations WAS held at Hoches-
tor about tho 1Bt OF May, to orEhntze fur tue
campaign, and arrange classics. purses: time OF
| closing cntrleB advertHins, and other iuc!denta!
| business. Flight purses were agreed npoi. and
| Cleveland, dorchester, Ctica and Ioughkoopntc,
wcro limitca TO MI aggregate Of f30, ,t0o, unlcsB
an additional purse were adtc1, in which case
5000 more gs y Ie a gScn nalslo an Sa HrnT hnra +
was perfectly harmonious. and adjourned
without tho slightest intination that Pongh.
keopslc would not adhere to ihe i'Fst nndsr .,..
standing, Which WAS i'll reality tho basis of. tho
| organization uf tue circuit. .
Cleveland tcing tlin first place to have meet
ing. Tho Secretary Of tho Cleveland Club wua
pasot thar duty Of collecting tho Programmes OF
zach association. and publishing tho whole ~
rarnphlat form and It waa tl,e execution Of this
work tina. brought to tl,o surface
| roCalixEErB!E'a INTEaT1oN
to dopnrt from tho previous understanding.
When tho programmes were collected II was ob-
served that lo,,ghkoepso had named tho sama
| week ns Buffalo, nnti Information to that effect
Nhb lmMGalhtely tuENRTuEu III tllS ihLteA G4'5'
Tho f!,st stop takon ms an earnest ondeavor to
persuade Pouehkserhse TO ctnn6e And conform
to what waa expected Of it. Failing ~ this.
meeting of the Eunrd OF Directors Of 1lI-
(ato Park waR called to coIsdor tho mRttcF
aud decide What course to pursue. Although
thore ~Use several dissenting votes, inatoau OF
but one ~ Bone phpcra hayc stated. and the eii-
trance fces wero thoroughly discussed,
AZ AGGRESSIVE POLICY,
tho main features Of which we1o reduction ot
50 por cent On entrance, and n.i addition oi
$1000 to tho 23b purse. was adoptod
This p1acod ronghkeopBto, GU the dofonhise
may 10 said With but little prospect of making .
Rucccsa Of it's flsHt n,ooting. Why It afrayet
itself againet Buffalo Inns mot been definitely
searnod yot there 10 vol grounded beilaf tina
hofsemen who wish to spite Duffalo because IL
park is managed without fear or favor. And i,
this connaution II may DO mentioned that tner
arc r1lnorA that certain celebrated horaes Will b
tnkep from Cleveland to ppughkoeprlo ant
thence to Rochester, thereby skipping Bunaio
Tho innovation iH not woll received by disnter
oeted associations OF horsomen generally, uolthe
: ! claas regarding it as favorabIe to them. ~
whiIo Tho latter bcliovo that al
. ownoEa OF valuable horsca would much ratbc
pay 10 per cout and start in field Of seven tlla
bpsr cent aud have i field u fourteen to contou
with. On every hand there Ii heard regret thn
this conflict has occurred, md tue geafral dc
sire scems to 10 that buffalo and PoHghkcopei
J may hhvo It all to tllonsclses togcthot with il
t good and bad resulth. Tho action Of pouei
: kceple il deprecated by oil WoBtern tu1tmcn. .an
y shore Is no doubt hut they will htand By Eutfal
! in any oycnt. should 1t provo true that Easter
0 fayor Of roughkoepsio tho feeling already 81
@ geDderei nay result III d permanent rupture b.
= twcen the EaRt nnd West. The result will
r c!osoly watched by horEclnen mud turf Vatron
d bus, whatever 1t mar bc. the Wcst feels abun
u dallt!y abio to tako caro- Of ,taatf.
q IACEA At s1IAAuN, IA.
u Special D,spath to The Chttttao Jrtbune.
IL ERIE, Pa, July 4-ht tho th!fd anu last a
}, of Sharon races, tho frec-for-nlt race WAS VIC
J. by Eellie Irwin. taking tho t!,st, socond on
+ fourth heats. Annie Oollins tuck the thlF'
10 Timo-2:35i5. a:32, $50, mud 2:299. Tho 81
I. raco WAS won by Lady Camp, nho took the &c
20 oud, fourth, and ifth hoa.s. The first heat n
T. q dead ons between Lady Camp aud Raft. II
% third heat waa tskenby CnrbBsone. Tins-2:4
al 2:l1, 2:45, 2:4511, aud 2:45.