The evening world., 1894-01-11
GOSSIP OF The TURF.
Turfmen Hold a Lengthy Meeting
Of an Informal Character.
Bad Racing Outlook in New Jersey
the Coming Season.
Some Rules Relating to the English
Jockeys.

The Board OF Control and several of
the leading spirits in the formation OF
the new Jockey club, came together
yesterday In the Board of Controls
rooms. James II. keene, col w T..
Thompson. John Hunter, Perry Belmont.
James Galway and Philip J. Dwyer were
present. Though the conference lasted
over four hours, nothing WAS given out
for publication. The meeting, 1t was said,
was purely OF an informal character,
The new Jockey club will have its
work cut out for this Winter An or
gan,zat!on has been formed by prominent
clergymen and named the National Anti
Gambling League. Their first attack
will be made on the Ives Pool law There
is chance that a repeater may be in
troduced this Winter. but i, Ia not likely
that any such measure can be passed.
rhe Assembly and the Republican
Senate have I>.ssed bills repeating the
Parker laws. This seems to end racing
In New Jersey. After all the fuss that
has occurred In that state, 1t Is doubt
ful IL any of the race-tracks would dare
to reopen. There is still chance, how
ever, that the conflict between the Re-
publican and Democratic Senators may
result In no bills being signed by Gov
expressed this opinion yesterday.
The English Jockey Club governs the
turf with an iron hand. Below will be
| found some OF the rules relating to jock
eys and their habit of betting:
The Stewards o! the Jockey Club give notice
that licenses are only granted to Jockeys on con.
dition that they are not owners or part owners
exceptional circumstances, on special application
| to jockeys TO own one or more horses, but this
perm. sion will only he granted when the Jockey
| ia also II trainer and the horse Ia to be trained
| In his own stable.
| The Stewards OF the Jockey club observing
| that many Jockeys have been In the habit OF
betting on horse racing and Of receiving presents
| in connection with races from persons other
than the owner OF the horse they ride In such
| races, give notice that such practices viii not
he tolerated, and that any Jockey who may be
proved. to their satisfaction. to have any interest
| any betting transaction or otherwise to have
disrrssrded this notice. will have his license at
Any person knowingly acting In the capacity
| Of part owner or trainer OF any horse In which
Jockey possesses any interest. or making any
bet with or on behalf Of any Jockey. other
wise aiding or abetting in any breach of tn. D.
der, Of the Stewards. will be warned OF New.
market Heath
ported flly by Master Kildare was
kicked on the shoulder recently.
Secretary c. Fellowes announces the
Coney Island Jockey Clubs important
stakes, which closed on Jan. S, as fol-
lows: The Great Trial Stakes. for two
year-ods, to be run at the June meeting.
total OF l6t; the Double Event, the
first event to be run on the first day of
the June meeting. 1894. and the second
June meeting. received 1fty-nine addi.
tional entries. bringing the total UP to
1884: the ninth Futurity Stakes. to be run
The dnres rseeyed y for this
stakes ca ch year since its inaugural ton in
1888 number as follows: First Futurity.
3.s entries q, SECOND Fn,9rity s!5 Third
Futurty s32: Sixth FuturIty. sl2- sevent n
Ninth Fu,urity, s2l.
semper 1dem, dam of Lonsstreet, will
be bred to Jils johnson this season.
will not be made public until Spring.
This Is contrary to ell precedent and
efrectually precludes the making OF any
future book on that historic event.
Horsemen who went to Mexico arc
| selling their horses so that they may
get out OF the country. Upward of sixty
have been sold.
|
Jack Mcdonald. the bookmaker Is
travelling through Egypt.
Penn is doing good work at New Or
leans. This boy will be very near the
top of the lightweight list next season.
| Portchester has been sold to DR.. Fin
negan. OF this State. Portchester Is a
! fun brother to the famous Fordham. by
Falsetto. dam Semper Nive.
Guttenburg and Gloucester horses are
winning easy. money at Madison and
East st. Louis.
Frank Franklin.-B gets place money.
A Chicago despatch says: The famous
Columbia free-for-all trotting race at
Washington Park last September has
finally got into the courts. Frank W.
| Dickey, owner of Lord Clinton. claimed
that the mare Pixley was ineligible and
that Lord Clinton should have been
awarded second money. The Board of
Appeals of the American TrottinG Asso-
citation denied Dickey's claim. and he
| hrippa In