New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-23
THE RUIN OF MONMOUTH.
MORRIS PARK MAY CAPTURE JULY AND
AUGUST.

MR.. HI AFRAID OF LOS1NO MoNbf Al
JEROME PARE BETTING ON THE NOD
DECKER KILLED.
NJ. F. Dwyer, president Of the New-JerseJ
1oo,.v Club. whose racetrack is at Elizabeth,
said on Saturday:
.Tbere is no clause in the Ives Pool Act, SO fai
nc 7 am aware. which would enable US to occupy
anv of the tracks in this State for more than
,bir,v DAYS or at an earlier date than the lotl
of May" =,
Mr. DIVER Is right. For the guidance OF al
.oorrod in the recent troubles in New-Jersey.
the law governing betting on racetracks IN thA'
State is printed herewith
C,anter A70. laws of 1881. Section /. A tax OF 0
nor centum upon the gross amounts Oh inc recepo
for admission on race days, to racetracKs on grounus
on which racing is had, owned, lcaseo, UT oonu"O"N
Nv q racing association incorporated under the laws VI
tns state of New York, for the purpose OF IMPROVING
,be breed OF horses, whether for the improvement
of the thoroughbred or the trotdng horSe' snah De
ANNUALLY paid by such associations to the Coh'rohcr "a
the State OF New York within fifteen Gays ai"i 'e
1st day OF December in each year.
sec. o. II shall be the duty OF the president VI
no,rrsr of every association liable TO be taxed as
nrovide, In this act to make a report in wr'uns ~
the Controller, annually, on or before inc iol" "a'
of November in each year. STATING inc aihou"' " ~
gross receipts for admission 10 It's racecou'ee "" ~
DAYS, which shall be duly Verineu " -"
treasurer. ,,ou
cc o Whenever any such association snail
.oc,.ct NJ refuse to make such report at the time
,rescrlbed in this act, the Controller Is authori@0.
IN examine or cause to be examined Ns Doohe anu
records. and to fix and determine the amount VI a
dine in pursuance Of the provisions OF this ao'' Al
case of the non payment OF the amount Vi "a 81
ascertained TO be due, together with the expenses VI
such examination for a period Of thirty days after
Al. 90, s,ch association so in default snail, III III
d,t,on thereto. be liable to pay to the state for each
e,cb omission or failure, q SUM not less IMAM ToVo
nor more than 81 900, and the same may DC sueo LOT
and recovered In the name OF the people oi INC 0'a'0
I'm any court having competent jurisdiction W eno
ATTORNEY. General, at the instance OF the Coh'oher'
The Controller is also authorized ana 'o4"'eu "
r,nort any failure Of any such association 10 make
such report and to pay Its tax to the Governor ~ho'
40 he shall, be satisfied that such failure was inten'
,lora, shall thereupon direct the Attorney General to
take proceedings in the name OF the peopie Il inc
state 10 declare the charter OF such ASSOCIATION U"
lie forfeited and its charter privileges at an END ana
for such intentional failure the charter privileges.
corporate rights and franchises Of every such associa-
ton shall cease, end and be determined.
60, A The number Of days upon which races
MAY be conducted upon any racetracK or GROUNDS Is
limited TO thirty days in each year. ana during ua.
number OF days only races shall be authorized ana
allowed upon such tracks or grounds, during Which
time the same may be kept open for the ADMISSION VI
the public, subject to the conditions ana hmlta"ohs
under which the said associations were incorporated
and the provisions OF Sections 3Sl ana 3o2 OF inc
Penal Code shall not apply to the grounds OF such as
socia,iops during the number OF days IN each year
during which the said races are hereby anthorizea' tna'
such racing and all poolselling In this state snail oe
confined 10 the period between the 18TH DAY Oh May
and the 18th day Of November In each year. ana all
poolselling shall be confined to the tracks where te
..to ,l,ca oud on tho DAYS when the races a
place.
sec. s. The Controller shall issue to every racing
association having a tax under the provisions OF tps
act a receipt for the same, and such receipt snail De
presumptive evidence Of such payment.
Sec. 6. All revenues which shall be received
nv the said Controller from the taxation prescribed
in this act shall constitute a fund which shall be
annually disbursed on behalf Of the State for prizes
for improving the breed Of cattle, sheep ana horses
at the various county fairs throughout the State by
the state Agricultural Society.
Sec. Z. Any person who shall engage In pool
selling at any time or place except rs hereinoefore
stated shall be guilty of q felony, and upon convic-
ton shall DO punished by imprisonment in the State
prison for a period not less than one nor more than
Eve years.
sec. 8. This act shall take effect Immediately.
This act was not returned by the Governor to
the Legislature within ten days after il was pre-
sented to him. and became a law without his
signature. SpCClOn a Is VQe one with COICtlHo
turfmen at present. and. as Mr.. Dwyer says, there
is in it no loophole for Monmouth, Elizabeth or
Linden. The only place open to either ~associa-
ton is old Jerome Park. Notwithstanding all that
has been said 10 the contrary, it is generally un-
derstood among the best informed racing men that
for many months Mr.. Withers and his associates
have had the refusal of Mr.. Jerome's saddle-bags
track, and it is highly probable that the Mon
mouth Stakes will be run off there in July and
August unless Morris Park should spring into the
breach and capture the two midsummer months.
There is a reasonable probability that Mr.. Morris
will abandon the dates already claimed, and take
Monmouth's season, racing three days a week from
July 3 10 August 81. The Morris Park spring
season. as advertised, begins on June l and ends
Oh the 18th, and it's autumn meeting extends from
October / 70 the 10Th. Nothing would please
Mr.. Morris better than TO yield these dates and
occupy the whole of July and August. and as a
matter of fact it was said at the st. James Hotel
last night that he had already made a move i'll
that direction.
Mr.. Withers did not believe on Friday that il
would be possible for him TO lease Jerome Park
for the summer at q profit. and he was not in
clined TO consider favOrably such a plan. but a
little investigation must convince him that a
meeting there would result in no great loss TO- The
Monmouth Association. He said that it would
cost him $4,000 a day 10 race there. Well, let's
see VIII, that means. OF course. that sum in
eludes every eXpense-lease of track. purses,
stakes, employees. etc. The returns would be:
Eighty bookmakers, at 800 each.."..-... 5000
Gate receipts..... $50. $500
bar and restaurant privilege. 800
Programme privilege. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50
Receipts from the Harlem Railroad for the car
ryinc privilege. 500
Total $l3,35O
These estimates are made low purposely. They
ore likely to be much exceeded. Allowance is
made for only 1000 visitors each day, while the
number will surely reach 5000 and probably
5000 as a steady average. 1t may not be CON-
mooly- knovyn that Cf Tho nronOsterouS pharOe of