New-York tribune., 1894-03-16
J. s. j. DOBSON,
J East 14th St.

has certain popular and open hearted qualities.
but he. too. Is very hot-tempered and loses his
self-contro upon wholly insufficient provocaton.
When he is enraged-and he becomes enraged
far too easily-he does absurd and indefensib!e
things and INDUCES in language of ridiculous
violence Still another member Of this Board is
believed to have lost his backbone in babyhood.
and so far as is known nothing resembling a
spinal column has ever taken its place. He be-
longs to the order of mammaa, IT Is true. but
he occupies a class by himself in that he Is gen.
orally understood to be invertebrates He Is
mere feeble echo OF the stronger wills and more
vigorous and robust natures IN the Board
NOT FITTED FOR RACING LEADERSHIP.
one more member Of this remarkable body has
rarely been seen a racecourses in recent years He
was formerly active racing man. but he has been
So busy OF late in society campaigns in a certain
social Four Hundred as to give very little time
TO racing affairs He Is n man Of the strongest
preiudiccs and Of an extremely fiery temper, ana
II his feelings are once stirred up against any one
he is extremely unforgvine and rclertlcss The
qualities Of some other members of the Board Of
Control may be discussed at arother time. IL
Is probably sufficient say here that tf ere are
reasons why no one In that Board who has been
a member for more than six months is endowed
with all the qualities that are really Indispensable
for turf leadership and turf government. Every
one who has been a member OF the Board SIX
months either has affiliations and associations
with the Grab-All Clique which ought to DIS
qualify him from n turf-governing body. or Is
dislgtred by SO glaring defects that he ought
not to hold an Off g Of great power and influence
in racing.
GoODTY TO THE BOARD or CONTROL"
1t is entirely clear that the day of the Board
of Control Is over II the turf Is to continue
and is to prosper organizations governed ana con-
trolled like the C1ney Island Jockey club must
occupy the front rank. and n governing BODY
of national power and national proportions, ana
II national distinction must come 10 the front.
1t f. a lutcly necessary that such body
should sweep the Board of Control out Of cX-
stc1cc. and should take from the Grab-An Clique
the appointment II all racing judges. ali starters
all handicappcrs and all other officials who were
controlled in 1898 hy the members of that Clique.
THE Duty oF THE LEGISLhTrnE
II is evident to every one that the turf must 80
Z, pieces unless there is a radical reform in It's
management; and this radical reform must IN
cyitably involve t." retirement of thr Grab
Al CLIQUE 10 the background ana tho destruction
4 the domination and arrogance ~ tn. clique In
racing affairs II the movement IN which NJ.
X K-cnc Is tn" foremost figure docs not hfing
about that result the ruin O.. the turf is swiftly
impending The Republican Lcg. .'at lr' WI
probably repeal the ives Pool act unless The
methods ~ Tammany Hall and The brooklyn
ring arn done away with Racing ought u be
broken 10 IN New-Yorl state and IN Ncw-Jers"\
unlcas the power of the Grab-All Clique Il broken
and unless ring methods are abolished entirely.