New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-31
PROSPECTS FOR RACING.
TIE EFFECTS or STOPPING BETTING.
TRACKS LIKELY TO KEEP oPEN-RlCH siAhho nj
1a,cTIyf-ATTITUDE or HoRsEMES.


TaACTIyF-ATuTUDE or HoRsEMEN'
Tho last week has been an important one iii
borse.racing circles. The opening week OF tno sp'"e
meeting at Jerome Park Is always one OF gre'' ''''
Gov for then It 10 that the northern three-ye
olds first provo their form and tho two-yo"r o' ~
dIplay their eetness. Them too some OF 'he pr"""0
candidates for handicap honcrs show their con'itoh
| ,ho ,ru,h or fals,y OF the many rumOrs circulated
ho,, their working Is shown. All this was supple
mented this year by q condition OF ahirs 'n"'
has given sporting men tremendous S"''"
This is the stopping OF DooH"nA'"s '
Jerome Park and tho fear that betting VIII also 10 "
ter,cred WITH not only tsheep'hcad Bay but at mon
mouth Park There are no two opinions among the
horsemen az to what will be the result II tho eanphe
Laws arc strictly enforced They all positive IN the
oniniou that horsc-racng in the East Will be Killed. IL
is not lone the Of runners and the FACING "9o
c,atlon that Will Injured. but also the breeder''
II IL said that even the doubt as to tho course which
tho authorities will pursue Ia the matter or th' po
blity Of a scheme not bsing deyiscd by when inc
ow can he succes.fuly evadcd Will have detrimental
effect on Pierre Lorillards coming sao OF year
Ilncs IL is also said that there IL likely 10 DE-
b,c exodus OF prominent turfmen ana
their stables to the West for II the present condition Oh
things u not soon changed Western tracks ke WASH
ington Park Chicago will quickly the ADVANTAGE OF
opcnng new stakes with big added money. anu All 'no
Eastern crack horses and many lesser Nights may MO
themselves thither How this will DO Is or course "a
matter OF conjecture 1t Ia hardly likely however, ioi
the stakes I'm the East this year ara exceptionally VA"
liable and in many instances great deal OF money mas
already been wagcrrd them. Then. too, man tlat
really wants TO bet can always find an opportunity 10
risk his money. Really. tho main loss f'll' on
,he tracks; they arc deprived OF needed
source OF revenue from boomakng privileges ana COM
missions pools. but II IL likely That tho a'soca''o"'
will keep open their gates rthe season. even at par
tia loss. sock to remedy the matter by trying 10
have bill passed by the next Legislature thar VIII pro-
ect them in what they now bellcve is their right That
great crowds VIII attend the races when there u An ~
tractive programme presented even they do have 10
make their bets on tho "dead quiet" WIS amply de-
mons rated at Jerome Park during the week
One OF the most astonishing features of the Jerome
Park racing tho utter lack OF form shown by All INC
Dwyci Brothers horses that started excepting the
two-yearon fremont. There arc several theories
for this They have given their horses good many
trials and there are hose who that the horses ran
their races in tho trials m even AZ this carly stage
OF the stale and playel out others say tn"O
they are no. fast enough for good company anyway
Portland the With"rs fvOrite has al ugly temper Hnt
proved himself to be an arrtnt Last year he won
the Juvenile much the same style as fremont won IL
mis- year and it was ass. rtel that they had world
heater but when he cana to longer distance the
extra oneonrth OF mile showed tbs wcak SCOT IN him
lie lacked samin. some say thnt tls s',' Nv . y - b
the with fremont. fremont, however seems 10 20
\ colt OF much NOR, substance than P0rtlani
ever showed himself 10 I've. fremont must ne Wonurr
mi colt or twelve youngsters penlnu MN ~ me
hnr.h a shockngly poor lot That In their prrs,n
they do not amount to much was , Nv
the fact that Tom Hoo was thiri onF N.Y.. "a. c,.h
strde,wav. and Tom Hood In his races III thc south
showed himself to be far from hrst-cIass ,.
W. l. scott is one of the turfmon who believe
that stopping OF betting openly VIII rum morse
racing when he found that bookmakue was stopped
at Jerome Park el-graphe hs trainer. Byron NC
Crlland start his horses In the races ms WA
after East LYNNE had Mr. Scott mu't have changed
MS mind for two his atves were started IN
Inc Juvenile on Saturday aud made a
eltn IN raj
a horse in the three-fourbs Of mile dash Both were
Calfornians. They well part OF the way but were
done for before finish. Is looked upon as al in
dicaton tha, the stable Il not In good torn ~,
The downcast man at the track s MAJOR Hn ID
hard The Nemesis Of bad luck s nursnes Nun in. h he
nId cnna,tion and il looked as IL some good
thngs would fan to its lot After SUNDAYS gaop how
ever Katapl.n. who had just rAttled on mil ana "a
go"rd our that he had bruised hi front heels
severely. went home and had TO DO Ict up i"sue, n
the twSyear-oIIa Weo Was hs. oep eso gone
wrong Abba, Of whom much was expected' ran tsr
below what expected OF her and Refrain while sne
connection with the fact that Luminous not IN active
training is enough to maze even man OF more
hrs nav .nm,times b. mistaken as to the probable
chances OF their horse, winning illustrated in the
Ge"rre IoriIIari when the blue and orange was
m".f often in front at the hnsh and
now he has a stable OF his Well IN the race that
Rock and Rye won he thousht the colts chances were
which Loretta and lost on the same day he looked
upon her as sur wnner ys, nov eIs '''s m hadv
hnrt he appears To he. II VIII he fortunate 9r
other owners for the cot was certainly c.nSer RIO
will make the hest OF them show their metal AMI lre
mont II he beats him. Will be not only last but game
Tn was sympathy Expressed Tor Johnson
Bookmakers will never be popular owners The TWO
businesses never ought to Re combined