New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-18
FACING and TIE HORSE SHOU

Some II the racetrack men seem 10 think that
the Republican Legislature will show great ten
dcrnc,s Of heart To racctrack gamblers. The
defenders of the betting rings on The racctrnckJ
ar. rs widely mistaken in expecting any lenicncy
from the New York Legislature As they were
when they predicted with confidence that the
constitutional amendments would be defeated.
The Republican Legislature Of ewJersey last
year enacted rigorous laws against raccrlck
gambling and the voters Of Ncw-Jcrscy ap-
prny,l the action ~ the Legislature by trcmcn-
dolls ma jortics this year. The Republican Con
stitutional Convention passed the anti gambling
amendment by a vote Of 100 To !. 1t is certain
that the Republican Legislature 10y a big ma
jorlty will enact severe statutes to prevent race
track gambling entirely The people Of New
York demand this from the Senate and Assem-
bly NJ Albany. and Governor Morton Is sure 10
sign any acts against racctrack gambling which
the Legislature may adopt. The outlook FOR the
betting rings is dark and dismal The people Of
Ncw-York have ne little confidence in the good
faith. honesty and fairness of the professional
gamblers ~ the racctracks as they have In the
dscredIted and dsgraccd politicians Of Tam
many Hall
Many things will be changed for the better
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importance will be carried out This city must
be freed completely from the Tammany reign
Of oppression, extoriion and blackmail. Every
INSCRIPTIONS and constituencies oilce-hodcr
must give way to Il public spirited citizen, who
will earn the salary which the city pays him
As The Tribune has proved repeatedly, the turf
has been tainted by too close an alliance with
Tammany bosses. and with the worst Of the
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State With the complete overthrow and dcsruc-
ton Of the Tammany Ring. Of the Mclaughlin
Ring In Kings County and Of the Democratic
Ring ut Saratoga will come the complete
publication Of tn, turf. or there will be more
racing In this State; and the complete purIfica-
ton Of the turf signifies radical changes in
racing methods and policies. our racctracks
both in New York and Ncw-Jerscy, have been
dciilcd by the operations Of Il despcablc set Of
trckstcrs and thieves. The honest men Of the
turf ought to have cut loose long ago from
every man whose record and reputation were
objects Of rcproach. But men Of disreputablc
careers who had spent their lives in
ncccing simple minded and crcdulous victims
were permitted 10 exercise extensive influence
TO assume power and authority on the turf and
To become conspicuous and active in racing
affairs. If racing in this state had been kept
rs clean and as free from abuses as it was at
Jerome Park twenty-five years ago there would
have been no great public uprising against the
turf: there would have been tremendous
storm Of public Indignation. aud the contests
of the horoughbreds would now be immensely
popular The respondent success Of the Horse
show which has just been closed In this city
shows what might have been done in this State
with racing If II had been kept clean and pure.
decent and digniticd. II vigorous and radical
measures had been adopted by the men in con
troll Of the turf twenty years ago, and had been
praciiscd with unflinching resolution and energy
M 10 this time. racing might now be as fashion
able In this State rs the Horse Show Is. and the
battles Of the Domnos and other celebrated
horses might have attracted tens Of thousands
Of spectators similar in their associations and
habits Of life to those who have crowded the
Madison Square Garden all the week.
The Horse Show has been exccediuyly well