Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-23
STILL HOLDING BACK.
The Coney Island Jockey Club Re-
fuses to Surrender Control.

An important meeting OF the race horse
owners of the state of New York was he34
last night at New York. All the prominent
racing men Of the east were present. and
the corridors of the hotel were thronged
with well-known sports. The object Of the
meeting was for the purpose OF establish
ing the new jockey club. which is TO have
supreme control over all racing In the states
OF New York and New Jersey.
These gentlemen are of the opinion that
IL this new jockey club is formed a great
many abuses which exist at present in
racing matters will be abolished. and that
a better class OF people will patronize the
turf. The jockey clubs of Saratoga. Brook
Ign. Morris Park and Coney Island have
been approached BY the committee APP
pointed by the race horse owners. and all
of them, with the exception OF the latter.
have expressed their willingness TO come
in under the new scheme.
The Coney Island Jockey Club. up 20 the
present time has refused to have cny-
thing to do with the proposed new club
and this refusal is the great stumbling
block at present in the path of the new
racing organization.
IL Is proposed by the new club that the
present existing jockey clubs srrrende- TO
IL, for period Of five years. the right OF
appointing judges. stewards, clerk OF tho
scales. control of the fixing Of racing dates
and the question OF obtaining a license
TO- the track.
The Coney Island Jockey Club object to
this arrangement, and in order TO enpha-
size their objections held a meeting yes
terday and passed resolutions to that ef-
feet, which were forwarded to the meeting
OF race owne-s assembled last night
Among those present were: W. +. Halpin.
Orlando Jones, Charles Littlefeld. Frank
Burridge. John Daily. Dave Gideon. William
Easton, Walter Rollins. James II. keene.
Perry Belmont. l.. Stuart. &. Cornehlson,
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Dave T. Pulsifer, William Lakeland. S.
Whitehead. w. r. Babcock. Horace Theo-
bald. J. c. Carr, Richard Croker and
others.
William Easton was made the temporary
chairman. He said that a crisis had ar
rived in the history Of racing matters in
this country and that something should be
done to remedy the evil NJ. Easton then
read en- agreement to the effect that no
entries WIN be made in events given by
associations which refuse TO submit TO the
clubs government
This agreement was signed by Perry
Belmont Richard Croke-. Capt. S. b.
Brown, Peter Walden, DIR. @. l.. Knapp.
Pierre Lorillard. Horace Theobald. r. T.
Hutchison. Gideon and DAILY. w. Il. Gil
pen, William Easton, Charles ok, August
Clausen. W. p. Thomas. Joe Taylor, Chas
Littleheld. Boyle and Littlefield. Orlando A.
Jones and others.
A cablegram from Pierre Lorillard was
read. II was dated at Nice and ran as
follows:
Accept my heartiest congratulations in
forming club to suppress ring control OF
racing. Have been very Ill; now GONZALES
cent. Am with you heart and soul. BE
sure and not allow objectionable parties
names in the new club. If YOU wish. make
public"
The committee of the new club will again
communicate with the Coney Island Club
and some kind OF compromise will proba-
bly, be effected.
II the Coney Island Jockey Club holds
out there will be fight during the coming
summer.