The evening world., 1892-01-12
Reported Movement on
Foot to Amend The
Ives Pool Law.
AND TO BEGIN RACING MARCH |
Midge|y Signs with Mcdonald
Other Track Gossip.

The racing trust has made another move In
the great game OF irccHc out" and one that
will a>Lonish the turf world quite consider.
ably. II IS nothing more or less than an
amendment to the Ives POOL bill. Thl,
amendment is being prepared by Senator
John McCarty, NJ Brooklyn, 20 1t Is said,
md he VIII present IL to the Legislature be-
fore next week Is past. The amendment
makes the racing season in this state legal
from The LIST dag OF March until the ilrst day
OI December.
II seems almost unnecessary to comment
on this latest action Of the racing trust. The
move speaks for itself, and 1t shows just how
sincere the member, OF the wealthy trust are
In their efforts TO stamp out Winter racing.
The public has been listening to the cant OF
the several members OF the Board of Control
TO the eject that Winter racing Is an evil,
that It Is detrimental 10 the best interests OF
the turI, that II does not improve the value or
breeding Of the thoroughbred, for so long
time that 1t had almost come to the conclu-
sion that the members were saints who had
been sent to this earth for the one purpose OF
doing good.
The trust has now. however, thrown aside
this cloak OF goodness, and shows itself In its
true colOrN II does not care to stop Winter
racing. II simply wished to close Gutten.
burs's gates, and this DONE then have the
amendment mentioned above passed by the
Legislature Of the state aud conduct several
little gold mines itself. or course, this
shows the reason tor the inclosing Of the
a a a haiti
glass, after the Guttenburg fashion.
Naturally Winter racing at Gravesend will
not BE- resardcdin the same light as Winter
racing at Gu;tenburg. Racing at the latter
place tends TO injure the turf ana depreciate
the value OF the thoroughbred. Al Grave
send, though, things Will be totally different.
There racing VIII be legitimate and under tho
pro, ection of the trust.
IL l. tie Intention Of the Trust very evi.
leatly, to liS and crush Gu;tenburg In this
maLner. II VIII give large purses, trot out
ligh-class horses, and Will do everything In
It's power to bring Guttenburg to terms
before the New Jersey Legislature adIourns.
They will not succeed. however. The 5, u.
pathy OK the racing puDlic Is with Gutten-
burg. md II Is notorious fact that racing Oh
the nil Is conducted more fairly than at any
other track under the jurisdiction or the
Trust The bookies have teen hard hit at tho
hilltop meeting.
The plans OF the trust have evidently leaked
ont sooner than expected, for denials come In
nom all quarters ana with too much vehe-
mrnce 20 be honest. senator McCarty
denicS that he Is ToinT TO- introduce the
that he is making any alterations at Graves
end. Nevertheless, the proposed action or
the trust sounds very much ike truth, and
IN. t4NN do, hpk hail har.
there VIII We racing nj ,iraEeseld In March.
Jockr, W Mdgcy has signed TO ride Tor
BuuAiu.Arc i. T.. Mcdonald during the coming
season, MiIEcly wlIl cut prominent nsurs
anon; the lishI-wciEhiS next season. His
work al the Washington ard Baltimore meet.
iIgs was nrSl class.
u. \. Honi, has bought Il the Columbia
stable the black Iilly sadie Thompson. and Of
con Leighton the che sinni my Gently Ths
ID!r"S gaid were respectively 500 aud
sl,onu
Mr. August Belmont has sent the mares
sn.Quehanna, M4Eneli;m. she, Ecu toli-t.
view fA'!n to he Orrd To II. B!ase.
Z, Muil.ry Is cIuiug East this season with
1t, lam"U' oId gelaing I!iu MURPHY Cy
SAYS Ihnf klngNtuH VIII nave to take a seat IN
the gallery Wien tina i IL shape.
The CARRIED para race track received q
LlucS rNr from Judge collins In chicago
Yesterday. The court Upheld tine West side
PARK ,ummi>>i rner> 10 cst1o ish the record
at IN assessment roll crealing a iltty.loot
Uult!ing HE along tac uuutvardN This
means nrSt plood tur the Park Commis >!Cnsrs
IN rnti. atlcmptIu close up the track.
Ni,on Nouus has sold o \. Il. Srroicl the
three ear 1T uIi col, Nln1cn, by p'kc ni
Mon rv-r dam MAY Lady, aud the LwO-S ear
lid brown ul!S by uAoudasa. dam krlDle, Tor
$1,000. MF. Strnfel viii race his ne" pui.
chae. sat Gulten6Irg.
The crurt to collect 500 from the New
YORK, NrH Haven ana Hartford Railroad
company by William Palm Inr alleged over
charging ut iGIC Ia M(rIi9 Park during nS
nrSl seas, II hls tNIlcd. ihe INST tlial save
~ IN = Verdict, hui YESTERDAY the General
Term reversed the decision ~ ihe IL We! Cuhi'.
Pam = ease vas 4 test, and tue ih,c ui s'''-
rrul hGuGrrd Others hung urnn lhe decision.
Tie court hpld thUJ hr spur 10 ut race track
was private uar, and was Gul >uhrfi IT, auy
NJ rh' II" rrCul,iing 'atlNa'~.
The NustI an ICrscy luh + niurn annoyed
hc,Al,s tar ,p ."r iud ud.li tu-iiSh sh-
NrIg,l,s ar ui g.lr.Gg the ua'iy, i"c,cyN uR
rhc Nu,IrlHr- IN l,I-au lhll n IN proposed
t. .ht lhp iu,tIilN ir,Ectr Ghllr" nv
.ll .,iiuE 4 weight closer t. ir'.r pond"HNiN
pruncli,nu, ~ several riCing vr"ni- Of In
ruiI tur, Wairh drt IA prospect
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