New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-19
BOLD HENRY STEDEKER.
WILLING TO BET ON THE LAWN IN NEW
JERSEY
THE QUESTION OF RACING AT ELIZABETH. HOW.

THE QUESTION OF RACING AT ELIZABETH row
EVER, STILL UNDECIDED.
p-o,ecutor Marsh Of Union County, thinks Oh. No..
1srxev Jockey Club IS going to have spring meet,nv
nvhow for he Yesterday informed County Detec+
Ks,on 10 hold himself In readiness to get all III. ev
d.noe possible against rncetrack men, In case az
Senator Marsh expects. they undertake to resume
racing al Elizabeth next Monday. Representatives
q, the New-Jersey Jockey Club have waited on th.
Prosecutor and asked him what the Union County
authorities would do II the Elizabeth track wos
opened provided no complaints were lodged against
the hookmakers y outside parties This supposed To
refer 10 Pete" De Lacy and his mon, and would IN
dcate that q compromise has been effected in that
respect Mr. Marsh replied that he would consider 1t
his duty to get all the evidence possible and present
Il TO the May Grand Jury TO secure indictments
against the Offenders.
the moral and religious element In Elizabeth are
stirred up over the probability of having another
racetrack fight on their hands. The Rev. DR.. Kemp
shall their leader on his way to Europe and 1t Is
aohtll II any one as energetic be found take
his Mace in an ant-racctrack crusade. Prosecutor
Marsh from his instructions to County Detective
Keron thinks the racetrack men mean to go ahead
ANYHOW. 1t Keron who largely secured the evil
nenco on which the former convictions in Union
County were secured, and he held conference yester
day with the men who assisted him at that time.
Mich speculation is being INDUCED in TO the COM
pleuon Of the next Grand Jury before whom. II any
racing done this spring the complaints VIII have TO
be lodged Sheriff Hicks, who selects the jury, is
not like his predecessor an antiracerack man, and
will not make thought such effort Yves made
before TO iurymen who known to be bitterly
hostile 10 the sport The sheriff is rather liberal in lbs
views on the subject.
There was no indication at the Dwyer track yester-
day that would lead person TO infer that 1t was about
to be opened. The tracks and grounds, however coud
be got In prime condition, experts say, In three
days, should the Jockey Club decide TO hold a spring
meeting. The impression seems 10 be gaining grounu
at Elizabeth that the Jockey Club means 10 do some
thing within the next week and that the inter
view with Prosecutor Marsh is pretty good indication
of this.
Henry Stedcker. positively undisgused went to
the ONCE Of the Brooklyn Jockey Club Yesterday with
copy Of Judge Van Syckers decision OF a year and
half ago on the racctrack convictions. to convince
the Dryers Secretary Mcintyre and Richard HYDE
that betting the lawn IS entirely proper and within
the law, and declared with unQuestionable courage
that he was willing to take hold Of the meeting at
Elizabeth and carry It through BookmaAng on NE
aueto appears to him so good thing that he is will
Ing TO run great risks.
Philip Dwyer smiles and says there will be no rae
ing Mt Elizabeth. Mr.. Mcintyre is not going to com
nit himself. He is the fence, ready 70 drop on
or two and II there is to be racing II VIII begin next
Monday. 1t is necessary TO decide quickly, many
horses that would at Elizabeth are being pre-
pared for Washington.
II Is the hope OF the conservatives that wise
sells will prevail and prevent Michael Dwyer from
reopening the track Iscetrack war In Union County
Nothing is to be gained by it. a Iite patience will
secure q bill legalizng betting in NewJersey.