New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-12


orabie men connected with racing. Even among
the bookmakers there are many who are scrupu-
lousy honest in their transactions and VINO treat
their fellow fairly. Put unfortunately certain
men have been conspicuous on the turf In New
York State and New-Jcrsey who have been unwise.
unreasonable and grasping II was deplorabe that
haughty. arrogant narrow-minded persons sh"u'd
ever have become prominent and innuential on inc
turf Such persons have Go"e incalculane harm 10
racing. They ought to have realized many years
ago that racing could not prosper unless II en-
joyed complete public confidence and the GOODWIN
of the spapcrs These men were so obstinate
so stubborn and so hotheadcd that they ahenated
the public and the newspapers alike. They not only
made the mistake Of exciting the hostility or the
people generally and Of the press but they insisted
upon q grevous excess Of racing. one of the worst
blunders known on the turf in any part o.
the world was the attempt TO give forty-six days
racing without interruption or relief ut Monmouth
Park last year. Nearly all the Jockey clubs and
racing organizations. both in the East and in the
West have been too ravenous for enormous divi-
bends and excessive profits. They have not been
moderate and temperate in their ideas and plans
They have given far too many races and they have
exhausted both the patience and the pocketbooHs
OF Tie patrons OF racing. They have sought as
sduously To increase the number of bookmakers
who would pay a daily tribute OF 500 to each race
| track and they have no. concerned themselves with
sufficient and energy about the quality OF
the sport; ana they have not endcavored with
sufficient zeal and ability 20 make it thoroughly
clean and trustworthy
No who really desires the improvement of the
breed OF horses defend the outrageOusy exces-
sve racing Of two-ycar-olds in this country II
has been carried to appalling extent; and the
young. Uniformed. immature babies OF the turf have
been raced in manner that Is extremely cruel
and wholly nexcusablc. Then the number OF
scrambes and sprints that have been given. chiefly
with the object Of stimulating gambling on the
turf, and increasing the OF the racing as
socatons by increasing the number OF bookmakers
in The heting-ring. has been most serious blot
on American racing.
WESTERN MEN HAVE HAD MORE WISDOM.
II Is true. however that the Western turf or
CARNATIONS a rule have been wiser in their day
and generation than the Eastern Jockey clubs have
been. The managers Of ;hc Western racetTacks
have generally tried to make them really popular.
and have attempted to secure the goodwill Of the
newspapers rather than to provoke the hostility OF
the press In the regulations OF the bettng-rings
Western racetracks the interests OF the patrons
OF racing have been consulted more carefully than
those interests have been consulted In the East.
closer and sharper supervision OF the bookmakcrs
and OF the betting arrangements has been prac-
tiscd in the Vest than IN the East The man
ayers OF the Western racctracks have compelled the
bookmakcrs to give odds against stables instead OF
, single entries. That was done FOR the protection
OF the public ana II IS a proper and admrahl"
mea sure: but has been carried ont In good
faith I'm the East. In many details. and In many
important matters also. the Western managers *
racccourscs have shown more concilia'ory lis
position and more willingness and readiness to
crafty the public In all it, rcisonabl" desires than
the Eastern managers have done.
A. rule. the Eastern managers have looked
upon thcmse Ives rs superior beings ana have re-
garded both the newspapers and the public with
an air Of aloofncss. Most of these Managers
have been extremely exclusive and haN" con-
list to- ruflr
noble. too exalted to pay very much serious at
ten;ion the REASONABLE" wishes Of III" new p"prf'
and OF tie public On most OF the Eastern race
tracks the custom has often been To- carry matters
with a high hand. ard 10 trust - Democratic
bosses Democratic rings and the Democratic poriy
generally To uphold and sustain the betting-rings
and all the turf abuses which have existed Eui
all the Eastern managers OF racing must now un-
derstand that the Republican party has come INTO
power in New York and Ne~-J"rsey. and sill re-
main I'm power for many years - come. a1d That
the Republican party Is determined that The turf
shall be reformed most radically. or tina i shall
be suppressed entirely.
REASONABLE PROFITS SHOULD SUFFICE
The Eastern ORGANIZATIONS must make ny their
minds to be contentcd with modcrat" profits on
their investments. II is certain that tho brooklyn
Jockey club and the Concy Island Jockey club can
make reasonable profits without any betting-rings.
II they are managed In popular and satlsiaciory
way. John a. Morris has spent nearly E"lwl on
Morris Park Re cannot fairly expect to make
profit OF racing upon 80 larg" an Investment a.
g. 100000 The land which he bought for Morris
Park was extremely costly. and the buildings
which he constructed have been enormously OK
pensivc. The land made up Of hills and
valleys and the outlay for grading for drain
ing ana for all the Improvements which have
been made Morris Park has been colossal
But New-York must extend northward 1t can
extend in other direction. and IN time Morris
Park as a rcaIestaie Investment. outside Of racing
altogether. viii bring back to Mr. Morriss Do
sccndants every dollar that he has put into Morris
| trk with compound interest. The lands and
me buildings OF the Brooklyn Jockey club and the
Concy Island Jockey Club do not represent any
vast investments. In both cases the land Is too
far from the brooklyn CITY Hall and too FAR back
from the shore 20 be OF great value while the
buildings do not compare in cost with those at
Morris Park. 1t Is not likely that Morris Park
under any condition OF affairs or at any time. VIII
bring I'm a very large return the :20tD.'so in
vested there. But II is certain that m" rdceracks
of the Brooklyn Jockey cub aud the Coney Isl
and Jockey cub If properly manatci, WIll prove
Even the tracks Of the BROOKLYN ana 'oney Island
Jockey Clubs viii not be- profitable hereafter, now
changes IN the methods oi mlniscm,,n, ~. Slups
must give the public better racing than they nave
given IN the s' r rney mS If r iby
must give up most Of the miserable ana coat mp nle
lt;e scramble aad dashcs ana sprlnts whcn hh.'
been offered chiefly for the promotion Of gambling;
they must have longer races than they nave been
Gus discipline with owners trainers ana Jockeys
than they hav" enforced In the past. ana must see
thai all the contests their courses AZ" en-
trclv free from suspicion. In no other way can
they hope 20 make racing in the future successful
THE LEGISLATURE WILL NOT BE I.ENlENT
Some foolish people saying tnat the I.eg'slht-
IRE IS not likely prescribe severe penalties for
boolmaklng or pool-sellins race'racks, and that
therefore the jockey clubs can safely try to Keep
up their betting rings next year. Any suggestion
Of this kind Is utterly absurd g. Republican party
IN Ncw-Jerscy. through N" Republican Legislature
last year. adopted The most ssvere and rigorous
measures to prevent any form Of gambling on race
racks. The voters Of Ncw-JrrIey ~ ih' cl"clipn
last Tuesday showed their appi oval II this leSslh
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