New-York tribune., 1894-01-27
THE DANGERS OF THE TURF
REASONS FOR ALARM IN THIS STATE.
A BILL At ALBANY TO SUPPRESS BETIlNd-
MISTAKES MADE By RACETRACk MAN-
AGEas-THE ONLY PATH OF

AGEgs-THE ONLY PATH OF
SAFETY FOR THEM
4 bill to repeal The Ives Pool ac. hes areacy
been pregca,ed at Albany Tho prospects o. racing
IN Ecv.Yorh state this year are not niio2e''''' WIZ"
OIL, elouda IniuG!c!ous and Incorporate action
rurca racing IN New-Jersoy, and 4 Is not i9opao'c
+, sol.e oc the rascal,!es OF the Democratic Seha
tors at Trenton. that any be;tng-rlng on any Face
course in New-Jersey be kept open ioE any
lcngth OF time this yeGr. II may be that ""liaH
T. Thompson. at Gloucester. and some o'he' IIC'"a
men in osher parts Of New-Jcrsey may 'ry ''e GA
pcrl:aent OF opening their tracks Bu; u must "o'
he forgotten that the people OF Nc"-Jersey '''
many counties have ovcrthrown the corrupt r!''s'
which have been In control Of the Sheri'i oh'c~',
~ The Grand Jury rooms and OF many CrII''N'
courts Ip many counties In Nc"-Jefsey t''o ~
cratic rasclls who were IN league Wiz N'''F
racetrack rings have been put out OF o''o'' -
fearless energetic. law-abiding citizens nav 'e-'
nut in their places. The sherlns and Sr@hu '"'''
of . number Of counties IN New-Jersey VIII MAKE
matters extremely interesting FOR any r"ee""0N
gamblers who attomp. II open bettlnS-Tli'Ss o'
their tracks. No matter what the result u '"1
Democratic viliany In the stat" Senate dl li'',o"
may be- ii f. certain that arrest ana p'osc0'"'"
y.ll follow any attempts - open oc''''H nos %
yew-Iersey race,racks this year And II sue"
o,.oonts are made. Il f. extremely probable th"t
the mon making them viii have an opi'r'dh',y ="
hec,,oe familiar with the interiors ot soma 81 '''
excellent jaiis and prisons Win WIG"
soy is abundantly PROVIDED
,,urrr.rs OF EEckII.ss NESS AND FoLl-l.
r,rrr,cn generally are now thoroughly familiar
with the evil effects of such reckless anu oo''S''
rroceedlres as those Of the managers 0l .>e"
Jersey racc-tracks last year. Inc Nohi'ou'
managers have found that they fought io''"S
ornt ,yhcn they battlcd against the press ana car
r,cd on a warfare against the principal newSpape'"
and ,ralnst public sentiment In NeW-Jerss5' IN
Board of Control, by sustaining the "c'io' -. ~
Monmouth Park management has mad' laei ''e
most unpopular and most generally "'sNe' "
dlseeteen.ed racin,; BODY in existence us ihe'0''
have entirely lost the confidence ana iihinS "'
respect Oi the puhlc as racine 7,n, I;rooIvn
TN. owners OF Morris Park ana OF N i t,,
JGcHy 'un uad t'' 6H the Monmouth PARK managers
In Isg;? DO they intend - prosciIpe M ,ne nvIii,c
axninst them? 10 they desire to str i2 IN 'N,'.s
which may be- disastrous to u IN tl'H - u L L
WAS The hostility provoked by the Monmouth f"r:
manaCers I'm New-Jcrsey in 1892 Docs the iioard
of control intend retain lts position oi ehnly 20
m. nres, and the public? DO the members oi the
Exctutlve COMMITTEE of Monmouth PARK. VINO nav nav
large property interests IN ne M@stGm''Mrt M ar n,,l
o;ravcsend race tracks prOpos" 10 Keep up the war
fare aealnst the press and against the GoIic Whlch
was carried al Monmouth Park last yeAr & 10
from their own point ~ view TO mutiply the num-
h.r ~ their aIversarics To- raise W a great army
of enemies against them at Albany. III thiS cl'E' III
Brooklyn and elsewhere! . ...-
~ Morris park and Of the brooklyn Jockey Club
,ntcnJ ~ hold he position Of enmty and hostility
- the newspapers ani to tnr pnbnc SliHl ~ ~, ~
year. This 81 question for ihem 10 cona.der ct!
fllly ard ore which II would be- wei Tor mem 70
weigh the results of Deliberately ana norY'23hMy' my
DO they dcsre e. see ali me leallnt paiets ot ~
York ana brooklyn conforming mem as severe, -
the leading papers conicmu'd the Noninouth IarK
managcmcnt last yetrf or 90 thel prriGr 20 'ty
70 gain friends M Albany In the metropolis a"1 IA
brooklyn,
SOME THINGS TiiE MOST OBSTINATE SHOULD
SEE
some racing Managers ar extremely hot-headed
and sh3rt-sshteI Some of them nave the mos, fiery
and yiolen, tempers and do appear 70 be able TO
look much beyond the tips of their own noses. But
Il ought 10 br evident - tho most rascblo. tho
most stubborn and the most obstinate of them ali
,h,, the racing associations of Ncw-York state
w0ul1 suff.r extremely heavy loses II the Ives
Pool act were repealed and TINT u they excite tn
which the Monmouth Park managers excited ;hAt
enniiy last season the Ives Poo. act VIII probably
YORK STATE desire prosperous season lt u liin'
f0r them take steps - cpnciiAttf Vuhir opinion.
10 smooth over differences. To abtte 'nmsiies. 10
brink aboU' j. and harmony WIKI m" press ana
win the pubic The Executive Committee AZ Mon
mouth Park LAP. year was really controlled by
The managers ~ the Morris Park and Brooklyn
on their racccourscs this wear the policy ami the
methods which were prac;Is"l a.. Vi 1nmputh PARK
larger ln ls9i than thos" Of Monmouth We're last
year-ihat Is. th'!r expenses VIII very largely exceed
their receipts l. IS generally understood tn" rf
that none ~ thu racetracks in New-N0rk State
made much money last year. For Tosi Of them
81 a losing season. Bat Il VIII bc
son FOR them ali in s9i II they 30 not discover them
'lsel AT Monmouth IN lN0. II they DO not turn their
backs On that rlnous way ~ doing things and en-
newspapers AMI " tho whole public for racing in
NeW-NOrk this season.