New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-30
POLITICAL PULL

GL0UCEsTER-HOPE OF TAMMANY
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POLITICAL PULL
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Long Branch, July 20-The managers OF the
Yarmouth Park Racing Association have embarked
mon a sea of troubles this season. Before the
Aeath Of ID. ID. Wthers, Monmouth excluded
from its stakes and purses the owners, trainers,
Jockeys and stables from Guttenbur0 and GlOu-
orster and other disreputabe tracks. Gutten-
burg and Gloucester have been for years con-
troed by divekeepers and lawbreakers. The
pr.ident OF Guttenburg formerly kept low dive
IN Canal-st.. New-York City. The president Of
Gloucester kept a noisome dive at Gloucester.
These two places, Guttcnburg and Gloucester,
have been for long time the favorite resorts Of
criminals from New-York, brooklyn, Phila-
dephia Newark, Jersey City, Paterson and
other cities of Ncw-YorlS, New-Jersey and Penn
ylvania. Murderers, hiehwaymcn, burglars, pick
pockets, sneak thieves, bunco-steerers and petty
swindlcrs Of all sorts have frequentcd these places
70 gamble on the horses with the proceeds Of
their crimes. II Inspector Byrncs desired at any
time 10 pass the professional criminals of the
metropolis in review he could find hordes Of them
on almost any winter afternoon gathered in force
on the hills Of Guttenburg If the chief of
upon any especially notorious thief or rufian who
was wanted in Philadelphia, it only neces
sary for him 20 cross the river and visit Glou-
oester In order 20 find the rascal
While the gangs from Guttenburg and Glouces-
ter were excluded from Monmouth Park, and be-
fore the present management took control, that
racecourse looked apon as fairly representa-
tive Of the American turf But the barriers have
been broken down. No longer is there any eff
fort to separate the goats from the sheep Own
ers, trainers, jockeys and stables from Gutten-
burg and Gloucester are welcomed eagerly at
Monmouth Park, no matter how Objectionable
their practices may have been at those places.
In fact, they are welcomed just as eagerly
II they came from the track of the Coney ISL
and Jockey Club. The policy at Monmouth now
is TO set up no hedge against the worst
Gals from the winter tracks, but to exclude
newspaper writer's whose articles do not please
the Executive Committee of the association.
THE SCANDALS AT TRENTON
The representatives of Monmouth Park worked
in harmony with the representatives of Glou7es
ter, Guttenburg and the other New-Jersey dives
TO secure the scandalous racetrack legislation at
Trenton last winter, which aroused the indigna-
ton and wrath of every respectable citizen of
New-Jersey. The most important and influential
newspapers of the country denounced that leg
islation in the severest terms, and declared that
the proceedings at Trenton covered New-Jersey
with disgrace. The Monmouth Park managers
must bear their share of responsibility for the
stain thus put upon the good name of the State
1t is generally believed that money was used
freely at Trenton in order 10 secure the passage
of that legislation, as il was used at Albany
years ago to procure the passage of the Ives
Pool act.
II Is possible that some of the men connected
with Monmouth Park are not altogether unfamiliar
by hearsay with the way in which money
be used TO affect legislation and to secure favor
able action from members Of legislatures from
boards CT aldermen, and from public officials gen
erally great deal of money has been used in
the State of Louisiana at various times to bring
about certain results A great deal of money and
heavy allotments of bonds and stocks have been
used at Chicago ut various times in connection
with gas deals and elevated railroad deals. Money
and securities have been freely distributed at
Trenton and at Albany in connection with certain
operations But the Township Committee at
Eatontown has not yet succeeded in getting the
g., 900 due to the township for the Monmouth
Park license.
FITH II POLITICAL INFLUENCE.
THIS failure 10 p,y the $4,000 license fee looks
like queer proceeding and grcvous injustice
to the township of EltontOwn. II will bo hard
to convince unprejudiccd people that the Mon
mouth Park management has acted fairly and
honorably in this matter. l;ut the present man
eg-mcnt is peculiarly reckless and defiant of pub
lie opinion The officers Of III, association seem
10 think that they can do exactly as they please
IN New Jersey Evidently they believe that the
political connections which they have formed IN
certain quarters will protect them IN anything
which they may do
Tho managers of all the w-Jersnv racetracks
oct AS II they wore banded together in something
Ike racing trust. This combination, or trust
secured the obnoyions legislation az Trenton last
winter. and seemingly thinks itself strong enough
10 fight the press and the public alike. Some OF
thee racctrack yicn have been boosting that the
LAWYERS whom they employ, and the POLITICIANS
WHO are allied with them. have so much influence
in tie courts that they feel confident mat the
Hew-Jers~y courts will decide every legal qnes-
t,on in thcir favor. Such boastngs can be con
sidercd in no other light than as anfohts ana III
suits 70 the higher courts of New-Jcrsey. II
.arno, =. that .nv combination of racetrack man
s-r. ~ r.ce,rack gamblers Of racetrack lawyers
and Of racctrack politicians can possess any IN
6percc sufficient 10 induce the New-Jersey courts
20 strain the law one jot in their favor
RELATIONS WITH TAMMANY Leaders
The racctrack men who have interests IN New
York State put unboundcd faith 1" 'he power
Of Richard Croker over the Albany i"e's'''.o,
and expect Mr. Croker 10 suppress any e"'''
to repeal the Ives Pool act ana 10 pre>c"'
any legislation hostile 10 the betting iihgs Oh '',
racecourscs Many turfmcn believe mat III az
r,octracl matters Mr. Croker is now complc''y
dominated and controlled by the powerful VIII
and mastcrful personality of John A. Motifs
Mr. Croker and Mr. Morris spent much 'i"'e
together in the South last winter. ana MANY
turfmen take the view that it was 10 w.
influence Of Mr.. Morris over Mr. croker ~