New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-05
TIE TURF MIDDLE.
PROMPT ACTION NEEDED TO sTkAi"iil-
EN- IT OUT.

ADVANTAGES OF TIE CoNEY ISLAND JoCkhI
CLUB. WITH IT'S BIG STAKES AH'AN"No
FOR TWO YEARS TO CONE.
.'If the Jockey Club is organized without '"e No"''
Island Jockey Club what VIII be the erect Oh i"0
ing?" IS the question that Is aglta'hs 'ie -
owners ali over the country y nlo"'n .'''
wasted in useless conferences. ana the aha''' u ~
turf are I'm worse condition than ever pefore' me
,,o,ey Cluh Committee is blamed by many persons
because the members did not ofs"""e
making entangilng alliances with the I'o''' "a
Control which was practically DEAD ~ i'' 10 "
usefulness to the turf was concerned. IL - "o'
late for the committee to withdraw lroi" any a."
ance with representatives. OF the Boaru oi 'o""o'
and N organic, the Jockey Club without tHe" as
distance. The horse-owners believe that 'hey
shoua be consulted before final action IS taken IN
regard 70 the Coney Island Jockey ClJb
Another reason for tine continued friction ~ me
constant gossiping Of some Oh FOSSILS WIN u,e.
70 spread the untruthful rumors detlmeh'"i ~
persons whom they dislike 1t Is indeed a ply .'a'
"eontler,en'' cannot agree about technlcai HattetS
which have not the slightest effect on the OBJECT
of the Jockey Club-that IT, the reformation OF the
existing abuses on the turf Action IL an INA, -
required There has been atosetnti, ,D' III ,ba
,onvemnnt FOR reform to succeed unless prompt
action is taken and unless the hoise-ow,'vaS .ia {
II is said that the organization of the new JOCKEY
club will be perfected this week: ana tnit ,,'e U"
lines OF their plans Cor turf reform VIII oe "'""
II is said that there will De no further EFFORTS
made to secure the membership o. co-oper r,nnl
OF the Coney Island Jockey club Inc new inot,
uent has many friends who heartily approve ~
object but large number OF mem sS " sc,,rc
action should be taken until every cnort 90 Scure
Inc utilization OF the Coney Island Jockey 'up - N
hausted. Conflicting meetings nave proVsIL u's
astrous the associations mat nave a, l's,, 49,
the purses small and the ADMISSION pIdc
free Hgh-class racing where the Stakes a,nI i,
TO tens OF thousands Of dollars ana he ov.i''si'
affairs are FOR purses Of 5000 o. over. can com
pete successfully on account OF me stuP.S nj U
racing officials who have sacrIi't ,s hnookmaksrs
Milton Young said years ago. wher he ran BOOT
jack in selling race for small Ru iS,r,v bo c%n
makers in the ring with my horse stake horse
and trying, while the field la composer OF u1s
and you have to guess II they are on' and race
their horses accordingly. that bookmhkers are
as conented at meetings where the purses are are
small as they at the big tracks, "Hcic "'
same methods OF racing prevail p..u,o
The great stakes. such as the Fnturity. Reaza-
ton Great Trial and others VIII be the 9 1dutSy
club track, 90 that its patrons ar, amos!
and three year Odds are likely 10 be coi''Slni,,I
IN the great 80 Ih adva ,f o n
II ia 70 be hoped that the desire for reformation
will overcome every obstacle. and that racing, III
Jockey Club which wilt satisfy everybody WHO u
anxious to elevate the tone or racing III
message has been receivcl from Pierre f'oi his
lard objeciing 70 the unauthorized use OF ms
name az one ~ those who had agreed t. boycott,
every track whose managers are NOT IN nctlNe
,osed new Jockey club MIR. Loriarl - now AZ
Nice and J. G. X. Lawrence; president OF ,ne
Coney Island JOCKEY club received from DIN VS.
signed to the boycott without authority. nave
cableI 10 have IL erased