New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-02
RACING is IN DANGER.
A POLICY OF PEACE AND CANCELLATION
ALONE CAN SAVE 1T.

ALONE CAN SAY u II.
THE UTMOST EFFORTS OF THE FRIENDS OF THE
TURF WILL HARDLY DEFEAT THE ANTI
GAMBLING AMENDMENT TO THE
STATE CONSTITUTION.
Consultation placation. diplomacy, concession, tact,
amiability. the healing of dissensons, the securing
Of friendships the removal OF enmites. peace and
goodwill TO all--these must be the watchwords of
all tuIf officials all turf managers and I'll racing
men. the betting rings of the raceconrseS IN the
Empire State W II surely he closed next year Ii may
be impossible for turfmen to defeat the anti
gambling amendment to the State Constitution at
the polls In November no matter how hard they may
try just consider how weak and feeble was the
opposition TO this anti-gamblng amendment IN the
Constitutional. Convention. 1t was clearly eNpiaiheu
10 all the members OF the convention That the aco-
ton OF this amendment would entirely aDohsh All
betting on races In this State: that 1t would an
initiate the Ives Pool act and prevent the Legs
iau,re from giving protection at any time to any
form Of betting: that 1t would close every betting
ring on every racetrack and do away win all loriS
OF bookmaking and poosellng completely All 'he
members Of the convention fully UNDERSTOOD 'he re-
suits which would follow from the adoption OF inns
amendment. Yet when the vote was taken on 'hs
amendment only four votes were cast against IT,
while no less than 100 recorded in its FAVOR.
Last Friday the question came before uie VI"
stitutional Convention OF adopting the aiheh"eu
constitution as a whole, including, OF COURSE 'ie
anti-gambling amendment. The vote was % III
favor of ali the amendments to 40 against them
Hence it is perfectly clear that the Overwhelming
majority of the Constitutional convention was
sternly opposed to betting on races Inc pe'tihs
rings undoubtedly had only iran minority Vi
friends in the convention. Was not the feeling OF
the great majority of the convention fairly rep
resentative of the feeling Of great majority oi
the voters Of the State?
DRIFT OF PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
II ;s certain ANYWAY that the racing men and
the booknakers and the other professional gam
bers and all the people who wish 10 see race'ia0h
gambling protected in this state VIII nave ire
mendous task to defeat the anti-gambiing amend
1nent at the polls. The drift of public sentiment
Is strongly against them. RacetTack gampIne
has been wholly suppressed in New-Jersey Inc
protection Of betting on races was an important
issue In the New-Jersey election last year Inc
whole matter was thoroughly discussed through
out the New-Jersey campaign. and the voters OF
New-Jersey decided against the betting rings al
the election. The majority OF the Democlauc
party In New-Jersey favored racetrack bet'hs,
but nearly all the Republicans in the State ana
many high-minded Democrats fought against It,
The opponents OF the betting rings were success
full at the polls and in the Legislature, ana De''s
on races in New-Jersey was stamped out
The enemies OF the anti-gambllng amendment in
this State will look to David b. Hill the Demo,
the aid he can give in overthrowng the amendmen,
the election Senator Hill Is shrewd ticS KY I his
acuteness, keenness and trickery he wll be abe
crafty his friends Of the @ s be Nom one
mouth Park managers last year let IN Teha and
a%ss ST a the the boss Of
on the ground floor in Monmouth Park affairs;
S in ssy ~ ad Of %
in NwYork they could ssiey IN, ght o the Hf%pss
mistaken. and, az a result Of their unwise policy
Monmouth Park is dismantied and ruined.
THEY DEsPIsED DIPLOMACY AND FELL
II the men who in control OF racing In New
Jersey had been men Of softer and mlder tempers
n they had been more sweet and gentle IN 'her
d,spos!t,ons II they had been more concihatory'
more amiable and diplomatic in their ways and ai
methods the Sew;Jersey t eearx ali the racing
sutocrats in New-Jersey believed in the hasty woId
and ns sudden ere OG Ss s and i the Ha Of
turf They despised diplomacy and conclliation ana
sme hip and al Who did not s scsas Th
hen Rf6a Wa c2UEs Ph amp the DSKS rses '
born fighters They are as pugnaeoas aa aao Br
far fight IN New-Jersey last year Finally they
go, it, They rushed into the battle win n5 hgh
courage But the issue Of the contest was not what
they expected
BAD MANAGEMENT AT JEROME
The Board of Control also contained some hard
hitters and some men Of most fiery tempers last
helm the cause Of racing in New-Jersey Nor VIII
Feasibility or hatred strife or ratings help rae
ing In this State. Nor will such incidents as nave
occurred at the jerome Park meeting which IL
now In progress, be Of service TO the turf IN the
Empire State. The management OF that meeting,
~ which Michael r. Dwyer Is the president. ana
tha way in which certain horses have been handled
hava brought down upon the heads OF MI Dwyer
anS his intimate friend. Mr.. Croker, a storm OF
criticism and censure such as has been rarely
Snown in connection with the turf OF any country
All the leading papers Of this city have poured
Tortb satire irony and nvective in regard TO this
Jerome Park meeting In the fullest measure
Svnh mistakes as have been made at the Jerome
park meeting lender the prospect that the race
tracks can defeat the antl-gampHng amenoinehit
a. the election very discouraging to the support
nrs ~ the betting rings Un.ess policy or recon
Citation goodwill diplomacy and good nature Is
eSnn,ed nv the racetrack men and rgidly adhered
10 and unless every possible effort Is made to re
w. All causes Of discredit and disrepute from
ming II is certain that the betting rings VIII be
aiosad In 1895 and for many years aIter"ard
CHANGE IN SATURDAYS RACING
Tho order of the races for Saturday at Jerome
xark has been rearranged as follows: The first
ace owners Handicap, for maiden FLIES. TO be
r,aaen by Jockeys who have never ridden winner.