New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-24
THE RACING SEASON.
HORSES NOW RUNNING ON FOUR EASTERN
TRACKS.
THE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS AT MONMOUTH
WHAT wE3TERN MAN SAYS ABOUT TIE

THE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS AT MONMOUTH
WHAT A wEtTERN MAN SAYS ABOUT TIE
RECENT COURSE OF THE MANAGERS
Te racing season Is al It's height IN inc East
With racing going on at Saratoga, Brighton Beach.
Gloucester and Monmouth Park. horse owners should
become wealthy before the closes. AT Mon
mouth Park there is racing every day The attend
anoe is not as large AS in former years although the
Saturday crowds are large ever. The eX-
pulsion Of turf writers by the management Is con
demned by large majority Of racegOerS
The racing itself has improved wonderfully. as IL
wOuld be fatal TO the management to have turf
scandal crop out at the present time. That some oil
the owners OF horses which are educated 10 race
according TO the figures the states OF some OF
the men who in collision with dishonest owners
or Jockeys are chatting under the restraint placed
on them until the present storm blows over IS
manifested in many ways. When such horses a.
Arab win selling races at odds on ii plainly shows
that the seed sOwn by turf writers who fcaressly
criticised the methods OF some OF the owners anu
Jockeys were not cast In waste places. The better
class OF bOOkmakers desDise the "undertakers, EN-
bamers and cremators" Of the bcttng-ring To n
man they side with the turf writers. and say that
the management made a serious mistake. Western
bookmaker who discussing the situation with
one OF the best known OF the Eastern layers OF
odds said This is the beginning OF the end OF
racing in the East 1t Is all right for
men who have grown rich by racing 10
fall into the methods Of another species OF
gambling that Is to degrade 1t and destroy
sport that attracts all classes. Racing Is sport
that must take place in the broad open light OF the
day. where everybody can see 1t. Betting Is an al
iunct OF racing gives It and greatly enhances
the sport 1t Is only this that NewJersey racing
officials who permit betting their tracks are not
law-brealers For years there has been trouble WIN
The officers OF the law. have been arrested at Mon
mouth Park and have you. AS soon as the busi-
ness is Iegazed but Is still in jeopardy before the
courts OF the State, the management eXpel turf
writers for criticisms which you and know are
right nine times out OF ten. Racing omciais
say: what do newspaper men know about
racing?' They certainly know as much as
u majority of racing officials. Twenty years. yes.
fifteen years ago. OF your leading Eastern
racing officials could not tell racehorse from side
OF beef or a policy slip. OF course. a man That Is
an expert dealing the odd is competent horse
man and knows just what the interests or rhe turf
require. If determined man. Il gambler without
ANYTHING in his favor but determination, can cross
The river from New York and close the gates OF every
track he is opposed To In NewIersey, what can two
powerful newspapers do / will bet enough money
10 make any of the men whose fine feelings have
putting up that before next March racing in New
Jersey will be back in the same old ruts OF former
years.
The Eastern bookmaker remained silent minute
and said YES you right. j suppose that
racing Il 10 be conducted the lottery system.
J-cent bets and seek the pennies of the policy players
in the alleys and side Streets