New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-26
GUESSING AT HAND1CAPS.
WILL THERE BE RACING AT MONMOUTH OR
NOT?
w. ]. ARKELL WANTS JEROME PARk-THE FOR
FELT UST-SALE OF TIE NURSERY
STUD POSTPONED.

Let us be thankful that next Monday Will bring
an end TO this absurd guessing at the handicap "cghtS
Every racing enthusiast in the land Is rushing into
print with his opinions on form and class, telling
us what Firenzi ought to carry, how many pounds
she js better than Tenny, how much Tenny is behind
Kingston how far Raceland Is superior to all, ana
so on to the end OF the chapter. one would think
that decoration prize had been offered TO tho
person guessing closest to the weights to be allotted
by Secretaries Mcintyre and Lawrence, and that the
entire racing world scrambling for ii. All this
attests the interest taken in the great game OF the
turf but it is childs play and accompanies no
good purpose. And most of it serves no other END
than to expose ignorance. one ignoramus, a
worshpper at the shrine of Sir Modred would give
Tournament 1872 pounds and Kingston 12s When it
is recOllected that september 20. In the tlrst
special at Gravesend Kingston carrying 100 pounds
met Tournament at 112 pounds, and beat him, the
humor Of the suggestion is apparent. Kingston Is no
worse than he them and it is scarcely probable
that Tournament have improved twenty pouhos'
This is fair specimen of the guessing that mas
been done.
Under the Gidersleeve decision. supplemented bv
the recent ruling of the General Term there VIII
be revival Of antepOst betting on these handlcaps
ANY one so inclined may open book on the commits
sion plan.
William A. Duer's statement published exclusively
in this paper yesterday must set at rest the various
rumors about Mr. Withcrs and jerome Park. FUR
thermOe, Mr. Witherss own actions and those OF MS
associates confirm all that Mr.. Duer has said II
Monmouth Park were in danger Of closure 1t is I'M
likely that the vast improvements under way there
would lie continued. Perhaps Mr.. Withers. who is
farseeng man. knows thing or two about the future
He may have been sitting the back piazza at Brook
dale studying the stars, and they may nave tod MN
TO 10 fear Of Jersey justice. At any rate he has
brought his stOrnl-wrecked hotel back to the point
where the wind found it, he has sunk artesian well
N11Vn f
10 5000 gallons all hour, he has planted forests of
young trees in the outied, evelled the nfed. built
roads, dug dchcs-hc has done These things and a
hundred more. and has ordered the boring of another
well which will give fountains OF crystal water at every
lunch counter at every bar flight Of stairs on
the lawn, and which will supply hydrant in the bet
ting ring where the wicked bookmakcrs may be washed
of their sins. ON the 9Th Of February list of the
stakes 10 close OH March l will be published and
July the Independence Stakes will probably be run
as usual. on that day last year numerous arrests
were made in the betting ring, and on the following
day the number increased. Fred HOcy, OF Holly
wood gave bail for the prisoners. In the next week
the cOnstabes continued TO do their duty, and Mr..
Iiildreth. of the West End Hotel became the Official
bondsman. More duty expected, and II was ar
ranged that l.. O. Appeby should stand "a sponsor
but with startling suddcnness the cOnstables dsap-
peared and the sport went on unmolcsted. some one
had called oil the dogs Of Rumor had it that
the taxpayers of the county, alarmed at the number
of prosecutors that would follow. stopped the bust
ness, but the future proved the allacy Of such notion
1t was Missionary Peter Delays agitation and one
OF the stories that survived The year credits John DAILY
OF the Pennsylvania Clubhouse. with putting it on tic
ice Delacy so goes the tale. friend OF DAILY. and
when il represented to him that the interference
with racing doing Days buSinss serious injury he
drew of AZ No doubt the officials OF the assoca-
ton could tell another story.
But take the opposite view OF the situation. In
tMec counties of New-Jersey the courts have pro
nOnccd aea nst betting and in those counties are four
racetFchs which depend solely on betting as means
of support. BOokmakers arc thoroughly alarmed.
Without protection they will not go on. tits clear
therefore that either the lazy must come TO the
assistance Of the jockey clubs the jockey clubs must
abandon their property 1t is tbs state OF things tha
gave rise 10 the report that Mr. Withers anticipating
the inet table arranging TO run OF the Monmouth
program, at jerome Park
Mr.. Duer admits that somebody is negotiating for
Jerome Park, and The person is said to be W. j. Arkel
The gods protec, US from midsummer meeting at the
old 1" sadde-bags7 track PurgatOry would be an
Arctic bath In comparison with it.
Colonel David Tenny Pusifer has gone to California
leaving word that if any of his friends want 10 see
Tenny they know where find him, Tenny Villa, Nor
Iis Park. where his chef Wah jim. always has enough
good thing cooked to feed regiment.
1t practically settled that the sale of the Nursery
Sud- the property Of the BelmOnts, will not occur Till
September this determination being brought about by
the advice OF friends, who In spring sale the
prospect a considerable loss 10 the estate sucking
foals are at best unganly creatures, aud would aid
but little 10 the value of their dams, whereas ~
weanlngs they will be sold alone on their merits
Probably they will be saved till the spring Of 1e02 TO
be sold yearing. The stations and brood mares in
,.Ixl al. e fall
ranGement IS such as Mr. Belmont himself would have
made
David Gideon patron Of the fine arts, denies the
story that he bought three colts for James Rowe at the
Belmont sale He it understood that he bought
them for himself and Philip DAILY. They are Schuyl-
Lii, full brother Of Potomac; His Highness, and
Tarantclla
Many of the richest stakes to be raced for this year
closed on March ID, In past years 1t has been
lie custom 10 ,Dish all the entries received at that
time Or aL-"t tIc LIST Of september. secle;aL!
Mcny hcpt up TN, pIacice last season BY publish
ing those Ol the brOOAyn Jockey CluD. but nether
tnoee OF the Conc! Island Jochey OiD nor .c NOD 0n
OF is he found IN the orfeIt list Many OF me
nominations we've made by owners III arrears, ana Dy
their publication it j. held, the clubs would have bc-
come responsible to other associations for the amounts
Involved. Nh. Mcintyre paid no attention 10 ms, Dul
with laudgblc desire to make his entry lists appear
~ large possible. publ she'd and thereby S!gmncd
his acceptance of, everything tlidt came r. O"ncIs
III the iUllrIt list owners out oil IL were rep
resented side by side. The other SECRETARIES, also
anxious to make good showing for their clubs ana
vet afraid Of possible complications thdt might arse
by an unlimited publication, have been holding back
their entries since the closing OF the lahe IN e
hops, mat delinquent owners would square their &c
counts \ have done but the forfeit list remains
black with names well Known on the turf, ana, WIN
shame be il said. from many there Is no nope oi re-
coyc.y. The Monmouth Park stakes closed with
total of 5s entries distributed a. follows HOpcfl
1856 July, 1853 TyrO, 100 sapne, $50; Junior 'haHi,
Mon :,:,y: August, 100: Criterion l5l. Declared at
SlO-lIOpeful. "a July. 80, TyrO IS; saplns, "a
Junior Champion, 70; August. 80; Criterion. 10. Inc
average increase Of entries those Of the preceding
year is about 10 per cent.
Captain = ;. Browns stable. now AT MOTIFS farK, i
made up fifteen Od, one three yearUd, anu
senolita. in her sixth The trccy carold IS
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