The evening world., 1894-05-04
WALBAUM
May FIGHT.
Will Wait to See What
the Washington Park
Club Does.
BIC RAGING WAR EXPECTED.
Talk at Gravesend of Forming
a Free Horse Owners
Association.
NOTHING FOR THE POOR MEN.
Sharp Criticism Of the Magnates
Who Have Endeavored to
Reform the Turf.
BIC RAGING WAR EXPECTED.
NOTHING FOR THE POOR MEN.

Inc ultiIllhtuIH VI tHe new JOChty CiuD
has made Fred Walbaum, the Presi-
dent Of the Saratoga Racing Associa-
ton. the centre of all eyes.
Mr.. Walbaum occupies q peculiar po-
sition, as the Saratoga Association is
not a member OF the new racing trust.
As Walbaum is a fighter Of known
ability, many look for him to kick over
the traces and precipitate a turf wal
that may result in the killing of the
sport of kings.
An Evening World" reporter saw Mr..
Walbaum at the new office of the Sara
toga Racing Association, at 1902 Broad
way.
This thing has come on me SO sud-
denly" said Saratoga's President, that
l hardly know what to say AS you know
I own nearly half of the stock OF the
Saratoga Racing Association, and what
ever my personal feelings towards the
new Jockey Tub nay be. I may be
forced into The game.
Tomorrow the st Louis meeting be-
gins. They are not In the new Jockey
Club. They have not applied fol, a IL
participate in the meeting will be de-
barred from the tracks of the new
Jockey Club. There is plenty, Of time for
me to arrive at a decision In the mat
ter. I will walt n see what action
take"
Mr.. Walbaum confirmed the news
printed In The Evening World" several
lighter would not start in the Brooklyn
Handicap.
n save my friends their money. /
don't want them to bet on a non
starter"
Friends Of Mr.. walbaum denounced
vigorously the nltimatum Of the trust;
hundreds of poor horse owners and
narrow the sport down to a few mil
lionaires.
cles to-day as a result of the Jockey
Clubs manifesto published yesterday.
Horse owners acknowledge that the
to elevate the turf. but they cannot ae-
cept the terms the autocrats present.
The cardinal principle set forth In the
Jockey Clubs rules seems to be to nulct
the poorer horse owners. II q fight be-
tween the rich owners and the poor
owners Is the result of the Jockey Clubs
ultimatum, there Is sure to be one result.
the Board Of Control was. There are
800 horses at Guttenurg to-day and 1000
at other courses near New York that
have no g.. chance to win enough money
The majority of these horses have been
trained for sprint races. Their owners
cannot afford to pay, the many fees de-
rule that Ia intended to lessen the num-
ship.
AS the poor horses Of the turf out
skates" afford just as fine a medium
for speculation as the cracks. the race
tracks that refuse to accept the condi-
ions OF the Jockey Club are likely to
secure a fair share OF patronage. The
Jockey Club rulers seem to have only
considered stake horse owners and rich
plenty of '" rules to- protest them hem but
Comparatively few to aid the general
run OF men. In refusing to take any
cognizance Of the betting question or
showed its fear of n OF the most
powerful elements on the turf. :.
There can be no doubt that many OF the
regulation which the Jockey Club has
eft to the turf II enforced, but taken In
bulk the rules are not likely to be ac-
cepted by track owners who have here
tofore made a living without the assist
ance of the blue-stocking element The
forfeit clause, admirable in its way. would
be taken with better grace II the story
Jockey Club j. thousands Of dollars in
arrears for fo:feits was proved to be
untrue.
1t would be interesting to know what
tnt Jothty Siup II w u Nv O"ltI VI
a horse entered for the Brooklyn Handi-
cap, refuses to recognize the Jockey
Club. The owners have paid to enter
their horses and have lived up to the
&C nditions OF the Brooklyn Jockey Club.
and are now expected TO abide by regu-
lations drawn by a body that II is be-
lieyed has no legal existence In this
State. A racing official Is authority for
he statement that, hen he was in AL
bany last Saturday, the Secretary OF
State Informed him thai the Jockey Club
had not been Incorporated. II the
brooklyn Jockey Club refused to allow
the owner of a Brooklyn Handicap horse
to start his candidate because the Jock
ey Clubs rules had not been lived up TO.
II appears TO a layman as II the horse
| owner would have a fine chance TO get
revenge In a court OF law. The Jockey
Club stands in the position OF being an
outsider, and coming In at the eleventh
hour. and seeking to compel n party to
the contract to abide by regulations that
did not enter into the original conditions.
The purpose OF the Jockey Club In
not being incorporated Is said TO be
10 prevent the members as n body
from being sued, but if John Lambley,
James Lambley. Martin Bergen and the
other Jockeys TO whom licenses shave
Jockey Club tracxs there is likely to
be some suits against the members or
the Club. One Jockey Is known 10 ave
consulted counsel and to. have been
informed that the OF the