New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
FOR REFORM ON THE TURF.
TOMORROW MAY BE AN IMPORTANT
DAY IN RACING HISTORY.
THERE WILL BE DISCUSSIONS. MEETINGS AND
CONFERENCES AND SOMETHING MAY
BE ACCOMPLISHED


BE ACCOMPLISHED.
Tomorrow is likely - be eventful day TOT
IN. turf There will be at least four meetings or
.an,orroal conferences" The Coney Island Jockey
Club will meet at its in the morning 10 pre-
pare for the meeting between the committee iep
senting the club and the committee OF 'he ne"
Jockey club. The latter committee VIII hoiu
preliminary meeting at the rooms OF Inc boaiu %
Control The decisive meeting will be held late IN
the afternoon.
There will be a meeting of the horse-owners ana
trainers at No. LII Broadway TO when the COM
mittee Of the new Jockey club VIII report ar.
the conference with the Coney Island rep'
tiyes Owners of the smaller stab.es anu ii''I
every trainer are tired of the ihcessaht .a'n a a.,
,rrormal conferences Of the committees OF DOM VIC
C,oney Island Club and the new jockey c'un' ~
owners of the smaller stables are anxious th
form. as nearly all of them have suile'eu 49,
tho aggression and the bullying methods OIL a
-, .ho ,oodir,, owners on the turf. Many OF theih
ara ontspoken in their condemnation oil 'he P
,nence given to men who were responsiDie io' .'as
OF the blunders Of former seasons. me! "an nose-
comn,ete change in the personnel oil 'ie '7
one trainer Said that if it were not Tor c h
one h" ara seeking remunerative places On 't W.
UeX WIZ %bo have proved lamentabie failures ~
@ IN, tSerc would be no need OF JOCKEY cruz
oi.e pS new movement to reform the turf iaslals
members OF the Board of Contro tno. vs. ,irf Re
no ,S .. Contrasts would be drawn with me -aho-o"'
1,,nnines of some OF the prominent stapeS. .. ha
The meeting of turfmen tocmHrroW vii nwners are
likely to talk right out in meetli e ,n,otad owners
..it NAV not be policy TO rule OH cfooheu ~
hnt nerbaps IL was good policy to RUE Oh i .ui
,ritars and effectualy Kill racing in New-'EIIsey,.
lanes r Keene Dr. c. Knapp and JohH riu' n
cat i'm the cafe of Delmonico's YESTERDAY! ~ IL, 80
hours dlsc and Ma t mix Numerous typewriten
papers were referred to from thle ~ ni,atad Ar
conversation at times was eXtsie'3S "idnd to form
the new Jockey club with only TWO TT
me- mbers providing satisfactory settiesi NEED az
the Coney Island Jockey Club was ho' ai'"eN 90
II gentlemen are unable TO agree II Is hgn I'M
90 cau in some O, the hard-headed business men
who horses for Amusement, ne ,pS are crow
ing restless the long delay MoieVsetc h niaced
that the Coney Island Jockey club Is 10 oe cansed
nv, ~ excitement as the club is the Oldest ana
the most respected of all the racing % Gnnev
the country Al of the oinc thi Services With
o't nav i G. X Laurence J. H. Bradford anu
Cornens Feoes having voluntarily given up the of
ssar ds is riPs GsSiOh his place in the
Unless matters run more smoothly than at present;
At the meeting tomorrow OF 'ns ,u nrnnnse
tees the Coney Island JOCKEY s, cup S' the new
tnckev club another and the two OF them seIeyt
he third steward. To many persons me P cSpS
zion seems extremely fair so that there Is d 0ii'
has been suggested that one man be appoh,eso
senior steward, to act pernanenuy must not
nno of the time worn 'batte-aXes VINO nav
hacked al the turf until 1t is In the ias' n,ap
riissolution The senior steward shou1 pe .
who has not vestge or the taihl VI "
WI" \, &, ukeIV that the question of the admission OF
Saratoga to the new 3eekey fie som w Of the lead
&C ~ the new movement to have every racing as
sociation in the State join it,