New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-05
CLOSE OF A DISMAL MEETING
THE RACING FARCE AT JEROME ENDED.
NOON OF THE JOCKEY CLUB FoREsHADo"ED-
WESTERN MEN AND METHODS COM


WESTERN MEN AND METHODS CON-
ING FORWARD.
r. Jerome Park meeting wound up yesterday
d, drizzle Of contempt and dissatisfaction at the
Unreliable exhibition of selfish incompetency as
,axed throughout the meeting. The erect OF the
20, oonapement is evident in the increased pros
r,.v OF the Maspeth merry -go-round' where the
rong was so much superior to that al Jerome
MI that I'm the last week the attendance out
,,hered the crowd at Jerome Park In the after
~ and doubled the Jerome Park attendance at
49, right races The race-goers Will stand any
-. &c the motto of some racing men who have
,,.as,ed their money in race tracks. The saying
a., zoo true but at last the public are aroused ana
40 almost sure to snuff out the racing candle that
&c heen burning at both ends since the Ives law
.iocod the sport at the mercy Of grasping per
sons who LETT no STONE ui'ui"eu " 'd'' Wv
,ace-going public.
=, &c not likely that the Jockey Club Will exist
,,or January l. 1895 When the Western turfmen
oa,ne East last winter to consult with Eastern
.urfncn they were insulted by man whose friends
xcused him on the grounds that he was recovering
-. ,ho effects OF an anaesthetic administered
80 ruer in the day. The West and its turfmen were
mot wanted as the energetic methods OF western
,rrfmen who look upon fossils as curlosiues "o"'o
no likely to affect some Of the dead WOOD 'nat mas
uttered the path TO turf reform ana whoieso"e,
honest racing for years. The outlook at present
Indicates that the Western racing CLUBS VIII OBTAIN
.no control of racing throughout the country. IL
e nroposed TO Introduce new blood and TO nave All
,iaces of trust the turf nlled by young N'eii
rbo are alert, quick sighted and energetic anu
Who are not bound to any faction or chdue' IL Is
a,osod that the age limit for judges and stewards
~ ia under forty years If the Western rule
:, adon,ed and becomes the rule throughout the
orrtrv what a rafting Of dry bones VIII be heard
IN this ne!ghborhood! 49, 49,,
7. is Likely that Roby VII be admitted 10 ''e
western Turf Congress. and that there VIII De no
,oc,nr In the neghborhood OF Chicago from De
combor ! until March l. Roby is to have regular
,. consequently the Western turfmen are rap
,1,v STRENGTHENING their position. while In the East
,hera Is nothing but dssension, as nearly all the
,at,c turfmen are at logGerheads and seldom
oak 10 one another when they meet on 'he
track ~, =, 80 .oo
John A. Morris predicts that there VIII De no RAJ
,,c in the State next year. He believes that ue
gambling amendment TO the CONSTITUTION VIII pe
carried by an Overwhelming majority IN no .mrf
- MANY leading turfmen believe that the Sui
renures the proposed amendment TO purify IL anu hn
TO place ,et of many that the English betting sys
Tenn can be adopted without the interference vi
'Yesterdays racing did not furnish anything rsca IN
the way Of ssns sat srhtest Sign Of the
dog or gutter. There such a marked dni, bI
M HS he was ridden BY the
PPockey will have chance to explain TO the stew
ards q the S JSss snox Gne when Shs BY him
sir Excess nearly landed the Woodiawn vase se, IN
Rogerss par0r Banaue who Mo" wss unable to
sive away so much weight. The WoodlaTn Vase
T not Be .s rased 10 fo Ee egaa as the family
The Virginia Jockey Club VI" Every
dsirodioed pants TO successful. wemanased
nesting the virginia track 1aoss have petioned
for mutual pool machines TO be placed IN the
grand-stand at Morris Park