The evening world., 1892-01-21
Race Tracks Fighting
for Legislation in
New Jersey.
GLOUCESTER REOPEMs JAN. Is.
0uttsnhuEg Officials Give Ball to
Justice Lockwood.

Friends OF the various racing associations In
New Jersey are lowering about the legislative
chambers at Trenton like bees over honey.
laden flower. They are making the lives Of
the legislators burden, and claims are being
put forward by first one and then another as
sociation with a persistency that is wearying
to the lawmakers.
As matters now stand 1t seems an impossi-
bility for any Pool bill to be passed in either
house. Guttenburg seems to have efrectually
settled that question, Us the combination be-
tween Hudson and Essex Counties, made
with the determination to defeat any bill
that may come up for consideration, plainly
shows.
The situation is a queer one when looked At
from all sides. The Monmouth Park, Eliza
beth and Linden Associations all want bill
passed which will give thcm at least thirty
days racing during the year. They will not,
however, consent to q bill that permits rae.
ing Winter and Summer.
opposed TO these associations and their
thirty-day bill arc the Gurtenburg, Glouc-
ester and Clifton Associations william
Thompson, who has q mighty pull in the
South Jersey districts, demands that Pool
bill be passed in order that his race track may
once more open Its gates
The Gloucester Association was recently
raided BY the Law and order League Of
Camden, and President Thompson, with
number OF bookmakers, was arrested. The
Grand Jury indicted them, but in subse-
n no n nd ha w.
acquitted.
Thompson wants an all-the-year-roundb bill
He wants to be permitted to race every day
In the year II necessary, Sundays, OF course,
being barred. He expected that Guttenburg
would give him some aid, but he was mis-
taken. The Hudson County people have come
out nat-footed and declare that they do not
want any kind OF Pool bill. Any measure
that would help them would also permit the
Monmouth Association TO reopen It's gates
| Clifton Is on the outside. Its people eau
only wait until the tide turns In their favor.
But for an unfortunate meddle in Paterson
politics they might have been racing to-day.
This Is the situation up to date. No one
can predict how the matter will end up.
Guttenburg seems TO be particularly untor.
ments. In years gone by postponements were
rarity, but this year they are quite fire.
Quent.
tenburg has improved steadily, until now
there are some really good horses In training
| en- the hilltop track.
owners naturally refuse to take chances
| with good horse on track that Is hard as
iron. When freeze-up occurs scratches are
made In every race, and owners themselves
request postponements-
The Board Of Control will not meet again
until Feb. 2.
As was stated in the Sporting Extra OF THs
| EVENING WORLD Tuesday, warrants were
issued on that day by Justice Lockwood for
and
] Committeeman Carr. The latter gave bail
/, Tuesday, and the other ofiicials were to have
been arrested at the track yesterday: In
dent, Treasurer and secretary drove over TO
Justice Lockwood's once yesterday morning
and gave bail in $500 each.
The Gloucester track win, It Is positively
stated. reopen Monday, Jan. rs. The EVEN
mo WoRLD gave Jan. o8 as the date two
months ago, and at time when other papers
were declaring that the track would not
reopen.
The Blossom Hill Stable, owners OF Manhan-
sett and others, have shipped their horses TO
Gloucester.
Frank Weir has purchased that good race
horse Belisa 'ius from X. Liddel. The price
Is said to have been between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Jimmy Mclaughlin will make an endeayor
10 get down to riding weight this season. He
has already been granted license.
owing to heavy fall OF snow and the pre-
yailing cold weather the East ST. Louis
ockcy club has decided to postpone It's OPEN
ing day until Jan. 80.
All the pool-rooms were closed yesterday
for the first time IN many days. Guttenburg's
post poReInent did this, for as there were no
other race-traCkS open.in the country every
one was forced 10 take day on.