New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-15
WITH THE THoRoUGBREDs.
CHANCES AT THE JOCKEY CLUBS 'AsD
THEIR PLANS.

rr,.. ,h,sc.,,ons condemn violently what they sug
Matte As the monopolies and trusts Oh the Io.Aos
clubs and assert in effect that the racing
.re sonducting persecution bitter ana violent ss
-. memorable crusade against the Albigenses
.v.,nst fbs innocont virtuous, upright and
.sncits,a makers Of books. What WIG
ard xhjrlipg nonsense this Isl The tru'n
a clear enough. Year after year tho oooKmah7n
have grown moro arrogant, domneering ana grasplhg
season after they have tried to grab larger
sh.y, Of the money that layished in this country
uron ths turf But what else could be expected from
a eisss of men most of whom were educated In the
manipulation Of faro cards or the twsrne OF roulette
wAeelsi
rvery YEAR the bookmakers have been strengthen
tus tsir associations and rayng their forces SO as %
dictate 10 al, the Jockey clubs. II they had their
way no racing could be carried on In this country
except BY their gracious permission Their aim Is
that al the stables should into their control and
that ever racetrack should be ruled by them. IL
they had their way no horse could go to tho post In
any contest unless some bookmaker kindly consented
The vbols turf would trembe at the nod OF each mem
her of the Bookmakers' Alliance. This sort OF thng
could not 70 on long. The Jockey clubs were forced
10 tale some action for their own protection ana 70
eet the turf on sound and honest basis. They have
done nothing unreasonable or improper They can
ret along without the organized bookmakers much bet
Der than the organized boomakers can get along with
out them.
since the bookmaiers are willing to go over to
New.Jelyey every day to the number OF forty or
fifty, In order to mako what money they can out OF
twodosr betting, they show clearly that their passion
for filthy iuore has not abated In the least "oil
suppose that they all refuse TO submit to nhe terms
Of the Brooklyn Jockey Club for the regular racing
season, which viii open May 15' What is 10 pre-
vent the Jockey Club from putting In complete sys
TEN Of machines for first place, second place. ana
even third place, and giving the public ample op-
portunity to make any sort OF bet rom % up "
81 600 In any Of these three classes OF machines
The club could give profitable and snccessful meet
ing without single bookmaker upon It's track People
are hungry for racing. The big attendance daily at
the ridiculous farces over the truncated tracks In Now
Jersey proves that. Race-goers pour down 10 Graves
end In vast numbers when the Brooklyn Jockey CiuD
opeps its gates and they will continue TO go 10 inc
races ard bet on them, even II not one bookmakers
staad 1, put up on the GROUNDS.
In fact, many thousands OF race-goers would vel
como heartily tho entire absence OF booRmakers' DO
cvfng that racing would be far more honest ana
consistent and that their chances of winning when
they back horse on public form, on discreuon ana
intelligence would DO far greater that when seventy
Eve or q hundred bookmakers are on the course somo
of whom must inevitably be triclSters, who arc con-
tnuaily seeking opportunities TO corrupt Jockeys
trainers and owners and to I'LL the racing tul Oh
dishonesty and fraud. And yet, on the whole, the
Jockey clubs would be better satisfied no doubt with
out any quarrel with the makers OF
books II the penclllors Swould be reasonable But
the bookmakers Try 10 force the clubs into charging
only some such Insignificant and absurd price as 500
por day for each stand they can have no hope ior
success Why, when even for the chances in the two
dollar betting at Gutenberg and Clifton the BOOK
makers are willing to pay SIS day, then they ought
70 be eager jump at the chance of paying $3.50 DAY
70 do business such tracks as Brooklyn sheepsheao
Bsy and Monmouth, whero tho betting on any DAY IS
100 times greater than It ever was at CLIFTON. In
fact $3.50 for each stand would not De al
ALI an unreasonable price at any one OF the regular
tracks; and the bookmakers could make money at
that, and plenty Of It.
There should be held Immediately conference OF
the Of all the jockey clubs In and around
New-York TO tx MINIMUM price for oooKmaKers
stands and not of them should ever be SoWed on
sny of tho regular tracks at price cent oeiow SloO
That is extremely liberal and generous to the DOOR
makers II the clubs will act in unison In this mat
ter each standing by the other the bookmakers VIII
surrender instantly In mass. Their only chance OF
erasping anything to which they are not entitled is
In jeslouses, envies and enmites among the JOCKEY
clubs. II Mr. withers, Mr.. Lawrence, Mr.. MOTIFS,
Mr. Duer and the Dryers want TO have successiui
meetings at their tracks this year, they must stand by
each other and they must all act together In seaing
tina price at which bookmakers' STANDS shall DO re-
ceiyed The clubs cannot afford TO act independently
Il Is the old story of the bundle OF stcRs Fastehed
together they are immensely strong; while each single
stick is extremely weak. Then, all the CLUBS VIII
follow the excellent example set by Monmouth last
year and put their betting rings under the control OF
the man who has shown far greater ability than any
one else IN the country in satisfying all interests anu
IN preventing all quarrels and complaints, they can
confidently expect the most brilliant racing seASoh
America has ever known. That man is John Kelly
Work is going forward actively on the TWO ne"
tracks the great Morris at Westchestor and the
Dwyer.Kely track Elzabethport. An immense
amount OF labor remains TO be done on the MOTIFS
track in order to get It ready for its opening meeuhg
IN August and tho number Of workmen will have 10
be multiplied many times II 10 is intended TO have
everything m shape for the first day OF the August
racing 1t Is not likely that any racing Will take
Mace on the Ezabehport before the close Of the
regular season in New.York State, october To- That
VIII Give ample time 10 get the grounds ana buildings
IN perfect condition. There is no doubt Whatever
that this will be ftclass course in every sense OF
the term; that the best horses Will run there; That
th. ,anarement will be characterized by stainless
inteerfty as well the highest efficiency The grounds
ara. extremely easy Of access from New-York City,
nc,ng near the junction station at Ezabethport and
anIy short distance from both the Pennsylvania ano
Eew.yersey Central railways In fact from
nv mart of New.York below Harlem
80. In ~ the easiest of all tracks to get to in
hor2 lime Fewer minutes will be required to reach it
from Madison Square than to get to sheepshead Bay
or 10 Crayesend. People down town Will have only
"a cross the pennsylvsnia Communipaw ferry, and
then convenient comfortable trains Of the latest type
WIN carry them swiftly to the race course IN few
minutes Not for long time has racing enterprise
been undertaken with so brilliant promises OF the
largest success when this course throws open Its
gates. Clifton and Gutenberg may as well close al
together They will not have the slightest excuse
for existence. Nevertheless they may insist upon
tyine 10 get lunatcs out TO their quicksands when
the thsrmometer Is fifteen degrees below zero, or the
snow Is three feet deep There will be no cruelty
% animals at the Kelly track, and there will be
no racing when the weather is not moderate None
Of the midwnter skating on ice which is secn at the
iop-sided oboggan slides nov in use in New-Jersey
and none Of the ploughing through half-frozen mud
nearly foot deep, which has been seen at these