The evening world., 1893-12-18
OF The TURF.
Chances ofWinter Racing at Ivy
City Exceedingly Slim.
A Prominet Turfman Talks About
lie Situation.
Return, theiumpcr, Hurt So BADLY
He lad to he Shot.

The futureof the IVY City Jockey
Club does rotook particularly brilliant.
The shutdow for three days looks
oninous, andhere are many who assert
that the gate will not reopen. AT any
rate. as thing are az present, the meet
ing can harry last all Winter. The
makeshift being ring Is a decided dis
comfort, andwhile the novelty of the
| thing may b enjoyed for a few DAYS
it IL certain nen real cold weather sets
I'm that raccJrs will clamor for better
accommodates.
Mr.. TngeDn will consult eminent
legal authorizes rs to the position he
occupies. DiriCt-Attorney Birney de-
c.ares that ) a portion of the race
track COmesSlthin the district limits
all bets mad within the Enclosure are
therefore ille;l. No matter what advice
Mr.. lingems may receive from his
lawyers, DiTict-Attorney Birney has
his own opii,n In the matter and will
conduct a ral. The Observation-Disclosures
Intentions wi no doubt scare a number
| OF the books away. and II racing ia
resumed on Wednesday, only the more
daring of thpencillers will post odds.
The Withholding of the liquor licensc
from the " city track means dis
comfort 20 te patrons of the track and
= financial So to the Association. The
shrewd hormen say that the meeting
Will not lasa month. Sail "a prominent
turflnan to Ie writer:
AT Ivy ny it will be a case of the
survival othe iittest.' Throw a dozen
men on alesert island without food
Or drink 81 they will eat each other
up. The she case applies to Ivy City.
Westinghouse don't care a snap for
game are e several thousand horsemen
Gloucestennd New York. The weakest itegt
Of these, tanclally l mean. will soon
tired, of a;ing nothing but swell bets
or the gid things that will be put
through. was the public that kept
the game Ding. and without their con-
looking matters. Mr.. Engeman
claims TIL the Bennings management
l. stirrinmp feeling against his track;
n Getting al wanted to continue.
II the eeplechase race at San Fran
cisco on saturday. Return. the we'll
hurt thahe had to be shot. He was
owned the Beverwyck stable.
Jockey Hhop, who rode him, was not
injured.
Van L.1irkman, the President of the
Turf Corress, is out with the sugges-
ton thapwners should be licensed as
well as .lckeys or trainers: OF what
practicafalue to the turf this innova-
ton wod be It is hard to realize. A
turf wrir, backing up Mr.. Kirkman's
scheme, .oncludes that it will be q
tremend,s benefit and just what is
needed { purify the turf. This writer
advocate the formation of a National
Jockey ab which shall be composed of
all respeable racing associations in this
country. Those that refuse to enter will
who rac over the outlaw tracks will
: be debaed from starting his horses
over theracks of the associations COM
prising t n. j. G.
= In othe words, establish a huge racing
trust. he Board of Control boycott
against iuttenburg and Gloucester. a
few yea g is a perfect Illustration
OF, this opposed National Jockey, Club
attemptt and it failed. Gutenberg
and G!o,ester tlourished in spite Of the
+, mously l~netlcial to the turf the practi-
cal limation of racing associations
, would bno one need be told" argues
> Mr.. kirnan's upho!ders. Beneficial to
the turf Hardly. Better say beneficial
. to the icing associations which the
Il public wlld be compelled to p~atronize.
The Birding interests woul certainly
suffer, ifls Is argued, the smaller tracks
We're crmed out of existence and racing
confined the more p%retentious tracks,
With trais like the Clifton Gloucester,
= GuttenbH, Madison, East st. Louis and
dozens oothers which may properly be
called "pr owners tracks," out of ex-
1 %istence. tere would be no demand fol
+ the cast-fs of the big stables. With no
, market II cast-offs that stat. of affairs
l would narally affect prices a. breeders
. sales. Rsng would not flourish II con-
fined. n industry does. and breeding
> tho~roughteds can certainly DE classed a.
an indusU.
The Bo;d of Control endeavored to in
ausurate his exclusive order of things
! In the Eat, and the questions might bt
4 asked, ~ what practical value ha!
this orgaizatiOn been to the turf
Has racin tiourished since the Board Of
Control tex charge of %things?" There |:
no pressis need for Il National JOCKEY
club, at list of the exclusive character
proposed v Mr.. Kirkman.
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