New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-29

FUTURE OF THE COMFY ISLAND JOCKEY
CLUB.
1s K 1AwRENcE,s ILLNEss-nrMoRs ABOUT

le X. LAwRENcE's ILLNEss-RuMoRs ABOUT
w. X VAN oERBILr.
rsrs WAS not a quorum present at the regular
ron,blv meeting OF the >,ney Island Jockey NluD
Yesterday forenoon. Mar rurnors are gong 'he
rounds Of the uptown hotels and cafes about the
future % the club.
The attack Of nervous pros,ration when COM
peIed J. o. *. Lawrsrc, TO 80 10 Europe OH the
eve Of the Horse SHOW is s.si to nave assumed Il
more serious turn. and tt.; Is probieina'ieai as
10 when he viii return to this country
penort also saws that w x. Vanderbilt who Is
living in Paris will not under any consideration
become a party directly or indirectly 10 VIOLA
ton OF the law. u is said that he is ANXIOUS 10
dispose OF all the sh. es held By MIN IN the 'oeE
Island Jockey club. There have been some ruino'S
that the Jockey club will purchase Mr. Nanher-
bits shares and will assume control or the prop
erty.
Intelligent turimen laugh at the rumors. as the
lesson OF Monmouth Parks disastrous experience
has not been forgotten. IL a decision IL Hidue "
close the gate Of the Sheepshead Bay track "e"-
Informed persons say that the property VIII De CUT
UP and sold The illness OF j. d. n Lawrence
Is TO DO regretted as his services at the present
crisis in racing are greatly missed Ihere ID "o
occasion for alarm as 10 the Coney Island Jockey
Cub and its future The club will keep faith with
the public and the horsemen. as vigorous eHor's
are being made to dismount the "Old Men or the
Sea who handicapping the Sinbads OF '"e
turf There are twenty-five wealthy men who are
willing 10 take up the burden OF racing. Many OF
The twenty-five haze been ignored by the men at
the head OF racing affairs, and are bitterly opposed
70 some prominent turfmen who by hook or CROOK
manage 10 keep 10 the fore In racing aHairs il
wise and judicious counsel prevails, and 1t IL liKeiy
'hat will. complete reorganization OF the
Jockey Club may be looked for al an early date'
III me plans OF the men who desire TO perpctudte
sne sport OF racing prevail. there Is Dut httie
'vubt as TO the future OF the turf. A..
Ihe decision OF the Western Turf congress- 10
Meak away from the Jockey Club and TO collect
ts, more Eastern forfeits has ntenslneo tne pn
.srness Of some owners. who attribute the present
re OF affairs to some prominent racing men. AZ,
flaming quarters have been secured al Chahuny,
,.iahee, Tor some American horses VINO are Eoihs
w. Try for racing horors in that country IL IL
~o defnitely known who the person ID that en-
the one
w T. Brien, who is known the Counsellor.
no, .eafv az the end Of the rope Californians are
~. as gullibe as Eastern turfmen. ana would NOT
BALDWIN horses by villaneus groom; Brien
s rsSrd In the East was looked up and his check
sa gu career taken into consideration AS Key el
a. 'd Anita won a stake race Few Gays AFTER
ssi exposure OF the villanous groom, brien was
epsh ,a for an explanation. As In the notorious
rsi sloh case Bren told a plausible story, Dut the
,;eihg oincials not content with the explana-
p v,, ahd examined the groom who was accused py
h,Lieh: The groom was sadly mixed when ne toid
hhss story but insisted that he never dosed any
n9rse In the stable 1t is reported that the racing
wh o,ais nave the evidence OF a bookmaker 70
"om brien made propositions, ana that Brieh Is
'uIe 70 be ruled off the turf
no 'ar as the Morris Park reorganization IL con-