New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-23
TROUBLE IN THE BOARD OF CONTROL
INTERNAL DISsENsIOys WHICH ARE LIKELY To
DISRUPT 1T.

INTERNAL DISSENSIONS WHICH ARE LIKELY Io
DISRUPT IT.
The end Of the Monmouth Park meeting Is close
at hand. 1t will go down In the history OF 'he
turf as the most unsatisfactory meeting ever held
on the American turf. The mismanagement OF
Monmouth Park is likely to cause the dissolution
of the Board Of Control The discussions OF the
Executive Committee In regard to the programme
caused =. j. Dwyer to withdraw from the acuVe
MANAGEMENT Of the associations affairs. a. ii.
Morris tried to I'll the position OF manager or
the programme. but he only lasted four days 1t
is reported that when ne read the conditions or
the races for "A certain days contests he said
that there were four races the card that were
arranged especially for NJ. +. Dryers horses.
Some heated remarks Were made at the time,
with the result that \. II. Morris withdrew, so
that the programme made to suit its super
visors In other matters there were many serious
disagreements. which eliminated In the practical
DISRUPTION of the management.
There was no meeting of the Board of Control
Yesterday as ii is said that one member refused
to attend p. J. Dwyer is in Saratoga. tele-
gram was sen; to him asking him TO return at
once 1t was rumored at the track yesterday that
some members of the Board were extremely anxious
to expel the member who refused to attend the
meeting
7 q X Lawrence has been advised by some OF
the leading turfmen TO resign at once from the
Board Of Control. and to give the Coney Island
Jockey Club a chance to regain its prestige on
the turf Some of the friends Of the Coney Is
land Jockey Club say that the Board OF Control.
as now made up, brings nothing but disaster TO
the most popular track in the country They say
that all of the interests OF the Coney Island
Jockey Club are being sacrificed to increase the
value of other clubs Two of the owners OF lead
ing stables say that the intentions and expecta-
lions of the persons who suggested that the Board
~ Control should be formed were that Ii should
henent the turf but that they now regret that IL
over was organized. The character and methods
~ some of it's members have made 1t impossible
for them to work together from the start. that
,,,en the Board could be of assistance to racing
,,are were so many conflicting interests that moth
,nr was accomplished. 1t Is extremely likely
chat ! G.. X Lawrence will offer his resigna-
ton this week ,, ~
o,aont and have no alliances that will tend to in.
,,ro &c prosperity or cause adverse criticisms by
e., ,-;ords one OF the best-known clubmen who
attends the races said yesterday that he would
hot any reasonable amount that the Board OF Con
tro, would be a thing OF the past before the first
week of the Sheepshead Bay meeting Is over. II
looks as II a new departure would be taken by
The clubs and IL Is probable that they will &c
back TO the Old method. and run their meetings
independently 1t Is likely that some radical
changes will be made In some OF the offcial- posi-
lions at one of the tracks One OF the stewards
OF one Of the clubs said yesterday that II would
improve racing IL some Of the officials did no,