The sun., 1889-01-27
INTERESTING TURF EVENTS.
GOSSIP ABOUT NEW RACE COURSES
AROUND NEW TORK.

GOSSIP ABOUT NEW RACE COURSES
AROUND NEW TORK.
Experienced Turtles Object to straightn-
way Tracks-Proctor Knot1s Present
Conditton-The Gebhard aud Lnuptry
Ranches-John ID. Morrisscy's Ups and
Downs-Mr. withcrs's strong string.
What are they going to do with all the
race tracks around Now York p inquired the
Secretary OF q great racing association last
week when reporter OF The SuN called upon
him for news. The reporter turned the quory
aside by asking the Secretary how he accounted
for the unexpected SUCCESS OF winter race
meetings. They are mainly supported by sa-
loon keepers" he replied, and hear that
there is trouble among liquor dealers. owing to
growing scarcity of ready cash."
This little by-talk is only straw showing the
drift Of gossip among horsemen and clubmcn
during the past week owing to tho announce
ment OF new turf enterprises When these are
completed the metropolis will have on its out
skirts the New York Jockey Clubs track at
Westchester, the Long Island Jockey Clubs
track at Astoria. the New Jersey Jockey Clubs
track at Elizabeth, the American jockey Clubs
track at Jerome Park. the Conoy Island Jockey
Clubs track at Sheepshead Day, the Brooklyn
Jockey Clubs track at Grsvescnd tue Mon
mouth Park Associations track at Monmouth,
the Brighton Beach track, the Clifton track.
tho GuttenburG track. Phil Daly's track at
Long Branch. possibly u track at Sandy Hook,
and the track at Saratoga. OF course. tho
main question with those Interested is. Will
all these raco courses pay2 Time will solve
the conundrum. The association which will
launch out on the l.randcst, scalo is historic Old
Monmouth. with its straightaway track OF one
mile and, threc iurongs. It's oval track Of ono
mile and threo-quartcrs. its Old track OF one
mile for exercising purposes, and its coli ossal
stand; Practical horsemen OF long eNperience
aeady preac 1na G @ @LGSh %, "ss
In this country. Tho Dwyers say that Ameri-
can racegoers want to SEQ every foot of a race;
snd Ra for ms se o E p rce %
the fathers of racing in America. says: We
these changes with enthusiasm or admiration.
The racing public has not yet shown that it
has fallen In love with straight tracks. and rs
for an oval track Of one milo and threc.quar-
ters, 1t Is too large and would take the horses
too far away from the eye ct the baekstretch
races from beginning to end and to be able TO
distinguish the contestants. Monmouth Park
has done, we'll and we believe. while keepinE
alone" Officers of the old course, too, express
the opinion that the long stretches would
prevented or detected while others assert that
1t is time to do away with the old circus ring,
As Proctor Knott will loom up in the rich
stakes for three-year- -olds next season. his
present condition, as described by reporter
OF the Courier Journal will be OF interest to
followers of the turf "Since last fall tho great
Gelding has taken on considerable flesh. and
has, filled out wonderfully. but It speaks we'll
for his trainers care that while he seems to
wear a comfortable amount OF adipose tissue
it would require but little preparation to 1T
and @ hard las as a n are 'H Simply S psreetion there
being not one blemtsh on them, and, taken all
together Knott is the same great racer race; only
That he retains mis- speed may be taken Tor
granted, for the attendants, when asked what
but jogging and slow galiops.' but Mt the same
time grinned their derision OF the idea that the
sorFe could not reel on nnd haes as
pion course In 1:l4." Sam Bryant, tho owner
Of the Futurity winner. will have ten race
through the next campaign; Among the young
sters Is the two-year-od flly Charlotte Cush-
man. a full sister to Proctor Knott.
Recent purchases OF thoroughbred stock by
Mr.. Gebhard and Mrs. Langtry have created
new interest in the California ranches owned
by them. DIR. G. W. Ably. manager OF the
ranches. while in Louisville recently looking
for fashionably bred brood mares, thus de-
scribed the estates to a reporter OF the Com
mercial: Both ranches lay side by side in the
Coyote valley. which is eighty-four miles by
contains 4.50O acres and Mrs. I.angtrys $500
acres Although he IN manaGss both a. ranches re- an:
countabie count to Mr. Gebhard. While. in connection
Lanetry. Before leaving California on her be-
half. he purchased, a $4,000, bull. to be
placed s witch % the ha q her h54 Of head
Fifteen hundred acres Of the land In both
places is in grain and the balance in pastures
and meadow. The thoroughbreds now num-
Der only sixteen head. but this number is in
creasng by judicious purchases. On Mr.. Geb-
aes and rs is o he he G hpR Is
charm. in the centre OF Viii ch is diamond, a
him while the soil was being turned over in
front OF the stable door. In the future Mrs;
e1en h e re being
make everything comfortable and pleasant for
her coming when the theatrical season ends;
She is most enthusiastic over California. and
has expressed her determination when she re-
tires from the stage OF settling down In the
life , amid the sunshine and fiowers Of that glo-
rious climate"
A letter from Denver. printed In the Chicago
Tribune. furnishes this account OF John D.
Morrissey's sky-rocket career on the turf: Six
years ago. with two partners. Morrlssey was
working lease on the Crown Point and Pima
Gle mine. near Leadville., Discovering that the
s s joe
nods Diamond joel to purchase the entire
claims covered by the Grown Point and Pima
Gle. Tho properly yielded richly, and Norris
sey probably made 100000 out OF it. He and
Reynolds made II nun Der OF other Investments,
including the pure hase OF $40 acres Of land and
a large herd OF imported cattle. Morrissey
was good miner but was a failure as bust
ness man. Three years ago he became In
terested in the trottng turf, Then he bought
the thoroughbrods Kaloolah. Banburg, and
others, and the announcement that
young Colorado millionaire would sport colors
on the racing turf was published az over the
country He was fairly successful with his
stable In 1887, although he lost heavily on Ban
burg IN the kentneky Derby OF that year H. In
1888 the unbcaten two-year-old French park
won round sun for him but in tho middle of
the season ho sold his, racing stable at auction
reason for that move was that Joe Reynolds.
in forcing settlement Of their business rela.
and the trotters, The sale Of Superior and the
mortGaging of l., G. Lee removed him from the
turf altogether. Morrlssey is now In Colorado
expects to make another stake.