New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-19
THAT FENCE OF OFFENCE.
THE MORRIS RACE.CoURsE TO BE OPENED
TOMORROW.
JERoME PARKS FALL sTAKES-A NEW WEAPON
IN PooLRooM WARFARE - GENERAL
TURF NEWS AND COMMENTS.

NO'N~N
new Morris racecourse was placed under guard yen
terday Notwithstanding Judge Mis's permanent in
junction restraining the Park Commissioners hoin
tearing it down, Lawyer Coddngton, the agile anu
ubiquitous treasurer and counsel of the New'1orh
Jockey Club, put no faith in Corporation Counsei
Clark who does seem 10 appreciate the existence
or Weld TO the jurisdiction of the westchesier judiciary
Mr. Clark has to all intents and purposes ordered
that fence 10 come down. Judge Mills says II snaii
not come down. Mr. Clark says Judge Mills po
hanged Judge Bartlett will have his say TINS
morning.
Concerning this unique interesting controversy
Mr. CoddingtOn says in an affidavit presen'eo !" ""
court: "Since May 1888, i have frequently anu
every week walked and driven over the BrohN Anu
Pelham Parkway said parkway exists only Oh Pap'i
Tho land itself is in the same condition as "noh
first saw ii in 1888, save and except lor 'N'
improvements made by said Morris "lnuine
road runs through the parkway, about twelve ieo'
WIDE fun OF holes, hoDows, stones ana oouiuois'
almost impossible in the day time, ana dangerous
at night. On each side of the road aie s""i"P''
thickets, branbles, bushes, and the whole parA"ds
looks desolatc and fororn, wholly devoid OF any ue
picturesque. The parkway lands outsine oi '"0 O-
hundred feet OF Fordham and Pelham ave. arc nv
and have been, since 1 first it in May $780,
used for kitchen garden, pasture lanoS' @sn "o"p'
manure piles, and all the purposes lor "iAo"
were used by the occupants of the Janus oeiO,o
massage of the Act of relative TO the PARKWAY.
80 act or word of dissent on the part OF the
s.tepdants further say that the defendanS anu
none OF them proceeding to loca'e' lay '"
struct or maintain said parkway, for "hi'n P~-r t
only as 1 am informed and believe, the sau D0p'
mont of Parks is authorized by the act OF leo4 /"
take control of any premises whatever. Oh inc 0ou
.rarv 7 believe and therefore charge, tha' ln pun
euance of some malicious or mischeVouS puipo9 -.
1,rc the plaintiffs, the defendants nave siHs'
his particular piece OF land belonging 10 anu !" u
sole and exclusive and actual possession % uo
,laintirs This action is brought Tor inc eNP
,,noee among other things OF contes'lns 'n0
regularity legality and validity OF the proooo'e
nj the New Parkway Commissioners anu ~
intact and perfect the rights Of the piaih'l"s "o"
while, which will be irreparaoD AnJui'N
function here is sustained ..,or
Mr. Coddington also says that Inc Only SUI
ror nede of the parkway was made witmh "o
weeks and only included thai portion Vi '"' "N
now IN controversy.
,,o,o unfortunate complications might be endeu very
easily bv a compromise which VIII not Sieo' '"o
,osjtion OF ethor SIDE Let the Jockey cIuo "s,o ~
,omoye the fence from Pelham Parkway iniiie""'S
afor the close OF the inaugural meeting proNuo' VIZ
city holds off till that time and does not IN any way
interfere with the racing. Then The "noic u'"Oi'
could be settled In court.
put fence or no fence, the Morris course VIII Dc
o,,nes 10 the public TO aud patrons VIII be
=. p~,tannic have tie first Who c0md think
80 dorrivln, Mr. Morris Of the first plum? The dis
,anco Is only i've furlongs all straight and down
GRADE and sam Harper's record OF l 10 4 VIII DC
in extreme danger
N,osss Cassatt Uithcrs and Coster, of the Mon
..o,,.b park Association who were arrested on war
yants charging them with Keeping "dSoiuorly
house have been unable 10 learn the name OF tho
,erson who complained against them II IS said that
the Justice Of the Peace who Issued the warrants ooo'
mot know. This seems lncredlole sun PUooi
fbincs happen in Jersey. Meanwhile, work On ulo
new track continues, the racing authorities sppScnN
feeling confident of their invuinerSoiAS' II ni
nrobabe that the case against these gentlemen VIII
be pushed They have given bail in the sum OF 9-oo
for their appearance at the next term OF court ana
that j. likely to 10 the end Of the matter Monmouth
Park has done much for Monmouth county, ana caiio'
willingly be dispensed with.
Sweet harmony prevails among the fall. winter and
Spring tracks in Jersey. There VIII be no clashng
of dates 1t is agreed that the Dryers new course
at Elizabeth shall the first innings after the law
rings down the curtain III this state on October H.
racing on alternate days for three weeks with either
Clifton or Gutenberg The meeting at the Linden
Park course will follow also alternating with Clifton
or Gutenberg after which the annual winter skating
carnival will be continued al tho two Kinks
Two important sales of race horses are 10 take
place al the Morris course in a few days countess
dispose of her entire stable including Prince George
Electric and the Peggy Dawdle colt Old Electric
Is about due win. The Countess received few
weeks ago an offer of $4,000 for Prince George and
the Peggy Dawdle colt $500 for the former who
appearcd TO be of no earthly account and $500
for the latter, who is regarded youngster of fine
uromse because he IS full brother Of the fleet
Loantaka by the way. LOanaka should be pro-
bounced Lo-an-ta-ka, accent the "an,' not
kLoan-taker"
The other sale is to dissolve the partnership of
scoggan & Bryant, owners of Proctor Knott, Come
to-Taw, Fast Time, fun brother of Come-toTaw
and others. Bryant will probably bid as much for
the pride Of Kentucky any body. The price of
the big geldng win go away up in the thousands
for racing men more than ever convinced that
Proctor Knott IS great race-horse. 1t does turf
man good look at such animal the of
Luke Blackburn and TallapooSa. There is about
lin an individuality that is most impressive He Is
not what tho English would term gentleman all
OVER He is unhandsome though quite
calmly and I'm many respects would pass crit
3cism a perfect specimen Of the thoroughbred His
pecuar!ties are numerous, but perhaps the most
striking features OF mis- anatomy are his eyes, which
look If they might have been driven into their
sockets with hammer in the hands Of a black
smiths bungng apprentice who did not under
stand his business. The Job is an exceedingly poor
one and causes the tenderhearted observer some
pain. Yet the pupils OF those eyes are as bright as
evening Knott has what Is called hammer head
and beauty is not enhanced by the whiieness Of his
long face. The big fellows attactveness lies in his
wonderful muscular development. Every movement
suggests enormous vitality and strength. If he were
man should speak of him burly. lie ought
40 be able 10 carry ton and stay all day. TO scrl-
rnize him carefully one can scarcely believe that
mile and half Is far for him, yet Le never
seemed like long journey. -Four such legs
topped with such body should be invincitle. Why
they are not may be due TO Samuel Biyant's ante.
diluvian method of training With bahs7 in his
stomach and pickannnies his back Proctor Knott