New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-09
ASKING FOR LICENSES.
TRAINERS AND JOCKEYS APPLY TO TIE
BOARD OF CONTROL.
GID cropcr cuETwYND's EXpERIENCEs-THE
MONMOUTH ENTRIEs-MARCUs DALfS
COSTLY PURCHASE.

MONMOUTH ENTRIES-MARCUS DALf'S
COSTLY PURCHASE.
=, few weeks The city office o! the New-lork
Joclev Club Will be abandoned and Secretary hocK
will establish himself In the handsome clubhouse al
Morris Park, there 70 remain permanently. On MS
departur> from Twenty sccondst., ana Fllth-aVe''
The Board of Control, which Is now III "OilHis
order will occupy the Office, Its present quarters at
Madison-ave and Twenty -seventlst. being only tenn
,orarv Mr. Vosburg has been busy during the week,
many trainers having called on him 10 apply JOY
licenses Among them were Jacob Pncus, Matt
Allen Wyndham Walden, snip" Donovan and FRANK
McCabe Others made application by letter, onc
OF the most earnest being His Serene liighness Prince
William Cathartic DAILY, formerly senior steward OF
the National Jockey Club. Ire Princes letter was
written the day before the suspension OF Lambiey DS
the Gutenberg authorities for the alleged pulling oil
Dixie for in IL, besides license for himself, lie
asked for one for each of his tcam his trainer his
first Jockey, John Lambley, and his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
James Lambley. The chances are that His serene
Hghnesss request will be granted The BcaiTi IS
not going to be too strict at the beginning Limbcy
Will be In the saddle again in week, with all us
sins forgotten
Reputable trainers sorry that no zee Is required
in the ta,ing-out of license. The best men in the
business say they would Willingly pay $lOo as such
sum would keep out great many objectionable rScdS'
The Board thought it best to make no charge lor
licenses that its might shine on The outlor'the
dust and the Not-out thedust. Its purpose Is 10
keep its eye open for thc year and ten-StriKe Ihs
Board of Control will have immense power. It's law
is unwritten law, witch knows 10 limitations. FROM
its Judgment there is 10 appeal 1t can take the Dieu
out of the mouth of trainer or Jockey whenever II ices
SO disposed. What the English Jockey Cub dld ID
the case of Wood the Board may do in the case OF
Garrison or Murphy, or Lamblcy, or any other race
rider who might come under suspicion. Ana tnis Is
reminder Of what Sir George Chetwynd says OF Wooa
in his Experiences of the Turf lie writes
IL ask my readers what really serious offence was
ever proved against Wood through two long taiS yer
tainly not that he lad pulled horse All liA'
came out against him was what he confessed himself
VIZ that he had broken the rules of the Jockey 0uo
nv owning horses when he forbidden 10 do So ana
,e had the honesty TO say besides. that from beginning
10 end / had no knowledge that he did OWN 'neso
horses No doubt he committed an oheice III o"Hi"s
horses when he expressly told he was not u uo 81
hut what has been his punishment! After IL au COS.
him thousands of pounds TO prove that he dd not pun
success-and every man who knows anything dOod'
,acur now fully understands the baselessnesS OF lhe
Charge his license has been taken away and he mas
been virtually warned off the turf, as IL lie were an
ordinary wesher or thief. The written law OF Ehsiand
defines a period of punishment for every ohehce' '"e
uwritten law of the Jockey Club gives life sentences
it chooses"
1t is very good Of Sir George to STAND up ior HIS
Jockey. lie stands up for himself with eq"ai Nieo,
in his defence against Lord Durham, VINO c!aeeu
him with having his horses pulled in order 10 eet
good betting against them. The suspicion L'iu
Durham had the temerity TO promul.ate' lie wrltes'
owas with reference to my horse Fullerton NeIS
soon his lordshp and his advisors ionhu ou' "i'"'
was unfortunately the true state OF the ca'c-'N''
so far from Fullerton having been source oil proit
TO me- he had been most disappointing animal anu
the occasion of considerable loss aud this charge nav
ing broken down. they searched vaguely about Tor
rnud 10 fling In the hope that some OF II might
stick =. The gOssipS, scandalmonGcro ana Iui'Neon
hunters had fine time after Lord DnThams speech
and the proceedings that Immediately followed IT,
What sorry class of men they are! Chneing to the
rich friends they toady and make themselves useiul
to they drop in with the latest malicious rumor
they have picked up. In greeting friend they have
not lately seen, they retail scandal with ehDelioi-
ments of their own, and in return FOR the news they
thus provide they have the run of their rich friends
table ride their hunters, shoot their cover'o ana
sometimes even give themselves airs and assume the
role that nothing is good enough for them, finding
fault with everything that comes in their way NeI
this was the class Of men that spread every sort
Of story about my supposed ubiquitous dOlngo on the
turf. $500
This little episode which occurred after inc uidI'
is worth quoting.
At the sandown July meeting, when happened TO te Ia
the Stewards Stand, Lord Drham allowed lis malice ~
talIy call 70 s Frederick tombstone one oi
demand what HINT W " tVIV
Sir Frederc Characteristic Of the true gentle
rai that he III you by that that you want me u
turn GEORGE Chctwynd out Of this stand VIII see you
ID lrst "
Sir George is tall and square. lie once belonged
TO the Guards. When he stalks slowly through the
betting ring crowd OF penny plungers and touts
follows at his heels where he puts his money.
He approaches steel, the mead of the bookmakcrs, AID
the crowd hangs on his words
We'll, STEEL lie draws, ~ what price Galopni"
"Three to one, TO you, Sir George says Steel
lis that the best of the market, oteel!'
The very best, sir George
"Ahl Well, you may put me down two monkeys,
Steel"
Thank YOU Sir George
Sir George moves on. Two monkeys are 1000
pounds sterling. y small plunger rushes up to Steel
What price Galopnl'
give t. twO." says steel.
But you've just laid 10 1.
THAT was to sir George Chetwynd Always give
the best of the market 10 sir George. Great patron
OF the turf
sir George tells just how the mighty ormondC
came TO d beating by one Of his own horses:
OF my 0wn horses hingwOOd was the latest and
worst sOcr al exercise IL Is possible 70 imagine, loOp
ing along with head oown in wrctchedly careless
fashion Yet he was good horse and IL was LUCKY
for Onnonde that won Il race with hlngwood on The
Tuesday OF the Jny ween OF lasI instead OF s@vimF
him 10 oppose the Derby winner VINO would hav,
lad TO give him seven pounds, fDr Whiteirar, wh(
was more than stone wo , woSe up The he great ea
showed after IL was over, and as MS rider, Ton
admitted. Personally. l glad did not run.
could rot have backed my horse freely, and should
lave been sorry u spoil OrmOndo'S unbeaten record
when perhaps he was not in his best form.
Here is a bit OF Sir Georges advice:
II a young man came to lie aud asked nc II wollC
adyise him to 70 on the Turf, should reply without
moments hesitation. NO" believing that he