New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-15
EFFECT or THE pOoL Bills FAILURE

ROBERT c. LIVINGSTON AND PIERRE LoRILLARD
PREDICT DECLINE IN RACING.
Robert G. Livingston, of the Coney Island
Jockey Club in an interview with TRIBUNE reporter
Yesterday voiced the Indignation OF that organization
over the continued delay OF the Legislature pass the
Pool Selling bill. n the bill doesn't pass" said he.
were going. We made arrangements year ago with
the Monmouth Park peOLl by which we obtained the
privilege of their track II should need it, and If
We can't have fair play here well go over 10 Jersey
Why do you ow some members OF the Legislature IN
innate thai only way Of getting the bill through Is to
buy their votes and the prices they put such that
It would require nearly 100000 TO get the bill through
OF course the Jockey CLUBS will not enter into any such
agreement The American Jockey Club will probably
buy old secauous track and eorganize ther club over
there None OF us wants to the risk VI being In
dlcted. Dstrict-Attornay Rdgway, of Kings County,
has no desire disturb u.s. bat he sad what can he
do when Ill the newspapers and churches OF the State
pttching into for breaking the law and into him for
all Dwng us to do sol AS far as the gspapers CO.
have no further trouble from them and they al! sustain
u.s. The editors OF OF the leading daies signed the
petition that we presented to the Legislature. But
there is still certain element in the community that Is
against U.S. and 1t is led by Anthony Comsock He has
engaged Henry Ward Beecher's counsel 10 help
him in annoying US, and circulars exciting people
against the bill have been sent TO all the Presby tel ian
and Methodist ministers in the State I'm sure can't
see any solid reason for not passing the bill suppose
the legislators think that we'll pay bigger price for the
privilege breaking the law than they get from us
for its repeal But they'll lind all their calculations
this point upset II the bill isn't passed. we leave The
state-thats certain-and we carry along with us all the
racing interests. People perhaps don't realize that
they'll be worse Of then than they arc now. Why down
ut sheeushead the assessed of the property
increased eightfold since our track was established
there Before we came, acre OF land could be
boueht for 800. Now single twenty-five feet lot on
ooean-ave sells for 81 900. Even the winter popular
ton that we've brought there is large OF course, We
go-as shall II the bill doesn't 20 the bottom
will fail out OF that whole town. You can Imagine what
the result OF our departure will be for the hoekeepers
at Coney Island. On race-days they coined money
which will now be pOcKeted by the Long Branch people.
OF course we shall lose, ourselves We've laid out
money on our truck, ana haven't established our
selves so completely Sheopshead without consider
ahls outlay still we shall not hesitate to give up every
thing pul up out stakes and move over TO Monmouth
until the New-York Legislature comes to its senses.
Why. every man OF common sense knows that the bill
sanctions nothing wrong There Is no real moral issue
involved Brighton Beach is at the bottom OF all our
trouble"i
opinions similar to those OF MI Livingston were ex
pressed by many other prominent racing men. Pierre
Lorard said: 81 haven't much to add to Whist I've
already said on the subject except that IL to be
pity that all restrictions sho ud be ell from betting
and that should no thrown into the hands OF the most
dIsre putaDle classes. For thatB really what 1t eli
amounts to- You can't stop the betting try hard as
Won may Whether this bill IL passed defeated pool
selling will continue on such tracks as the Brlght0n
Beach course For my part, don't care personally
about the matter don't my horses for the sake OF
betting and n wanted TO bet could do 30 Without vo-
persons and without IL they Will pot
come TO the Since 1t can't DO stopped It seems 70