New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-02
ODDS AND ENDS OF SPORTS.
THE CLIFTON TRACK I'd REOPEN.

BY VOTE OF IL TO l THE PASSA1C COUNTY
FREEHoLDERs GRANT THE LICENSE
The Clifton racetrack. after many months or ais
use, will be in blast again next week. The Passaic
County Chosen Freeholders. most OF whom are
now under indictment for plundering ue taxpay-
by unlawful appropriations or for bribery
yesterday at Paterson, by vote OF IL to l.
granted to the Clifton Jockey Club license Tor
three years at 81, 600 a year. The Passaic Board,
sharper than the Eatontown Township Committee
Of Monmouth, will first collect the amount OF the
fee. and then pass over the oocuHie"
that will entitle George II. Engemah ""N
his associates to give Passaic County whatever
moral benefit may be derived from racecourse'
The Freeholders thus decide almost unanimously
that the overwhelming sentiment OF the best ci'l-
zens OF Paterson and Passaic. often expressed IN
mass meetings and in monster petitions. shali DC
ignored.
A local paper warned the Citizens Anti-Race-
track League last Saturday that an application
would be made to the Board of Freehoders yes
terday for a license TO reopen the Clifton track
and that the gamblers counted on nine votes out
OF the twelve. The Leaguers throughout SUNDAY
and Monday labored with the nine, only 10 hhu
that they all belonged to Clifton track, with two
more. A strong delegation of representative cit-
on hand yesterday. when the Board met
in the court house, and after the petition OF the
| Clifton Track Club for q license had been reao
earnest speeches made by the citizens, I'M
plorinR the Freeholders at least lay the matter
over for a month and give the people another
chance to be heard The Rev. DR.. Shaw, william
G.. Fenner, J. w. Cleveland, DR.. j. w. Rogers
Thomas NJ Moore and others made impassioned
pleas Orrin Vanderhoven, Editor Of The Passalc
City Herald" appeared as the single champion OF
the racetrack When the speechmaking was over
the Board. by IL votes 1, granted the license
| The single friend of the people was jacob D.
Van Noordt, of Passaic City. or the eleven there
were five-Bridge. Morrow Quackenbush. RISK ana
Warde-who last March voted the other way ana
defeated the attempt to get license FOR chiffon.
What converted these men is matter for specua-
ton. 1t is known that all the tremendous power
of the liquor interest used in behalf of the
track and 1t is said that there Is deal by which
the money OF the gamblers and liquorsellers is to
be used freely In the fall to the indicted
Freehoders from conviction To say that the
people OF Paterson who keep stores, own homes,
pay taxes and go to church on Sundays are in
dignant at the Freeholders is putting 1t mildly
A storm OF wrath was raging In the community
yesterday and last evening,
In January 1892 George H. Engeman John Enge-
man. William A. Engeman, Charles Victor Sass
and A. H. Battersby, Off GERS OF the "Passaic
were convicted In the Passaic County courts, OF
main tanning a dsorderly house py alIowls poor
selling and bookmaking at the Chftoh uach, anu
Judge Dixon imposed a sentence OF one year III
of 81. 900 George Engeman ana so9 eacn on ,hs
others A few days ago the New-Jersey Court "
Pardons revoked the Imprisonment part Oh u n
sentence which had never been executed, as uie
! defendants were out bail pending an appeal.
George H. Engeman said that the track would
be opened next week.