New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-15
NORRIS PARK STAKES OFF
ACTION or THE OWNERS OF THE TRACK.


ADVERSE CRITICISM ~ RACING cIi''iH~o7'''
or THE TURF.
II q crickmore the secretary OF the New orN
Jockey club, yesterday announced tha' the 49,,
park stakes would be declared on as lie "a' J
com,,eted the task Of writing letter to each ino'-
,,, ho had made entries for the stakes. Here
&, m abstract of a letter written by Alfred hen
NON Norris to Mr.. Crickmore, which explains !"
self and the position OF J. A. & A. II. motifs; oo.
sI9 St Charles-ave. December lo 1854.
win declaring or osr s1aS Sf law Witch
onrar we declare them of at once es IN
what s called 'precipae way s al al ne, ,s 70 make
Of DrSmHe ThS%s Sssy so that
| would know how to plan for 1879. Ill, IL no resson
S wSa onI Hot they Would the equity
all our side and thTy v wpvh and let us
start together from the bottom and n c5aT not %9
again New.York STATE n pHsS NOT be forgotten
that we too are among the largest ereeee truI as
well as of racetrack property f %nRR s'
| In regard to the report that the MOTIFS
stakes we're to be transferred TO the Harlem Nruo
NJ Chicago everybody who knows MI
| laughs at the report. In the nrs' pace WI -,
more IL far too conservative 10 make susses''o,s
| ~ h,s empoyers as to what they should or sho"u
not do with their stakes or other racing PFopeiS.
| The representative OF the Harlem ina"aso
| did not quote Mr.. Crickmore accuratei!' as '
,a,,sr slmnlv referred him Tire Morrises' VINO
or. IN Xaw.Orlesns II there is any one man as
ISOLATED with racing in any way VINO Is 'a'.."1.
| with the rules and forms of racing that man u
| r. c. Crickmore. That he took 1t upon h'''Se'l ~
| treat or make terms with the Harlem represents"
| tive Is absurdly ridiculous. ana dih no, ie'u a.
| deniaJ from Mr. Crickmore. although ne saw III
| % ,noLe an emphatic denial OF the whole ahair'
| Whatever Is TO be done In respect to the analrS
! of Morris Park s sure TO be done ia'"'"''' ~
| the veteran secretary He has won the es'ee',,
| OF all classes OF racing men by his accuracy anu
| promptnes3 in dealing with thcin vi WIZ" ''
| pertainfrg TO the sport.
| Sucb a competent we.l-informed racing expert
az Mr. Crickmoro should be retained In this neigh
| borhood at all hazards. The Jockey o'"o e"o
| take action at once to secure his services
A REMARK ATTRIBUTED TO MR. NORRIS
| John A Morris is reported to have said: stake
races or races for purses just as much OF
| gamble as II a went into the betuns-r'hs anu
| bet his money with bookmaker'
The statement rs absurd on its face me ru'urI''
| Realization or other stakes like the tont'ne
and other systems OF insurance II IL merely
| question % tho survival Of the httest, ana true
test OF superiority Should man enter colt IN the
| stakes or rather enter the unborn produce OF
mare in stakes every provso is made that he snai
receive his entrance back under certain conditions
n rho colt or FLY should die II Is similar 10 the
tontlne Insurance. the money subscriber goes "
the survivors At the end when the race Is rum the
winner has survived all the accidents incidental 10
! horses and receives the subscriptions OF ali 'ne
| others except a small amount given TO the colts or
| hllles that are in order TO the winner JUST
where II differs from certain insurance IS dnicut TO
| discern
| Now. in regard to purses. II what John A. Morris
| says Is true II will be Illegal to give scholarship
prizes at educational institutions to offer prerni-
ums at county fairs or the Horse Show
d1iIh,
had every right TO do as he has done. what puzzles
some OF the horse-owners and leading turfmeh Is
why tho propositions made to have ciuo or
a syndicate take hold Of Morris Park ana run OH
the stakes and the regular meetings. Moreover' the
Morrlscs willing - contribute &lon 70 sucn
club or syndicate Perhaps the loss Of $1,000 would
no, make the outlook - foreoodlng and gloomy as
u" The s' action Of the Coney Island and BROOKLYN
Jockey clubs IN facing the situation sauar 1as ana
Even II the Morrises extensive breeders ana
large interests in racing me seners tsp
night was that j. A. & A. H. Morris are extremely
sns Sre eoneernei and United states laws for
hat matter. J. A. Morris thoroughly understands Is
the ars, tine in MS history that he has not con,
tested TO the last eyesy ~9ra 1 h osverse bn;
,hcn evcrytody knows that racing is dfferen, from
| other things saving wood 'or instance
THE WESTERN STAKES.
Now, that the agents o, the Western racetracks
ara 80 husv canvnssing for entries 10 the NeS'e'"
,.ks aha, Will be the result II the Legislature
-, Illinois takes action I'm opposition 10 racing
Tho Washington Park club refused 10 transfer us
stakes 10 either OF the racing associations IN the
,,hhorhood OF Chicago because trustworthy re-
-, s,id that the state Legislature would take
| ac,on at the coming session and wipe out ue
! ,,,,,, rings Just think 81 the proposition "a
,rans,or the WIthers and Belmont stakes 10 Ch''
csgo 10 h. raced over the haI'in ii'e'Ea'n' u'
Dor tnc auspices of George '. hhnhihs - A.,
| Is
Rogers intends TO enter and race MS horses !" '"e
West next season. ,,.,, ,ra sboo.Iro
John Hunter ana GIDEON Lee NnaPP "'' '"
| ducks at Currituck. y I -, ,-... 4, tat,
| lanes II keene has twenty-sik horses IN Wdih
| rr Iie intends race some or them III .he ~
! hood. and there II pc sslplHts vi '''' '"N'e
/ OF the best In England , . ,.,,,aa ,,s
/ Turfn,en believe that the men who drafted the
| clause In the Constitution respecting petuhg Y'
| r,r,s overliI II. IL IL 50 sweeping that hopoiS
| bas had the femerity 70 interpret ia meaning
| Rirbnri croker prefers to talk ABOUT the rhcihe
| outiook rather than the appeal OF the lexow Coin
u,t,,.. IN come and vindicate himself for receVinl
nhecks FOR political purposes AS the committee
. | gave him his choice Of time ms 10 when an eH
| traordinary meeting OF that body should pe heo
IN hear his vindication. the committee shouiu MAKE
arrangements to meet after the racing season OF
ment attributed to John 4. Norris In regard q
| racing in the East. 1T looks. Mr.. croker re
| marked 'as II all things were favorable to western
racetracks and that the leading stables VIII race
IN the West.
An ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL LEAGUE
FORMED
The National Association Football League was or
ganixsd last night at largely attended meeting, a