New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-30

their minds that racing IN this STATE woSd in be Ns TS
as surely eondemned as It was oG Wh VIII! and
dslnfected the turf with the strongest
a could be apd they naa sfin IN
methods. Warned by the New-Jersey example, .i.; g,
sTeng,hennr the turf N this State by every hon;
orabe in their power II was OF me r.s ,be
importance Tor them 70 secure tm rnsps
which had been a.ienated by the mistakes ~
taken the creates, pains 10 avoid giving offence to
public opinion. They ought TO have adoplcu 30 ~ "
he tiirf Thai scandals and abuses would have been
impossible. They ought TO have watcnea anu ap a
v.ssd ali the racing IN this State win so Keen
scruiny with SO earnest and Jealous vigilance tnat
all fraudulent devices and schemes on the race'AcN
But thev fell far short of their full duty, and at
the spring meetings at Gravesend al MOTIFS so az .
much nand-out running and there were almost
many for just g as Se IN Stand at
those meeting s1 n0t GP 6 r an nhd punish
Inn tbe perperstors of frauds Dishonest owners.
trainers and Jockeys put up Jobs Almost as ireen
aa Sai az in the previous years Moreover. the old
arr ogant high-handed methods which had proved so
Dis On the race tracks in this state and the
managers failed to display much diplomacy or tact
ching Sn nS the turf in Men ppt post
on hs of rsse%dd who n
tremeIy unpopular persons who had never yer
allowed to make themselves conspicuous and nd to
manage racing affairs to an unfortunate extern.
Old quarrels allowed TO continue: ca Wouhus
and Old breaches were not cured and were not
healed.
PLANS OF THE RACETRACK MANAGERS.
Now we shall see what the racing men can do to
bring about the defeat Of the anti-gambing amend
ment at the polls One thing is certain. III they DO
not put stop Immediately TO all dissensions II
they do not try to gain friends wherever they
friends. II they do not exert themselves
still exist on the turf if they do not seek to avoid
lust criticism by removing all causes for serious
Complaint II they do not adopt concil.atory meth
DDS If they they do not attempt to piacate pnone
OF racing In the few days that are eft In the racing
season. and to make the sport cleaner ana purer
than il has ever been In this state, no amount OF
prevent the adoption OF the anti gambling move
inent at the election The Jerome Park meeting has
been prolific OF scandals, and there have been many
scandals and abuses at other meetings this season.
The managers OF the New-York racetracks have
displayed a plentiful lack Of wisdom In this year
as in previous years They are now approaching
a great crisis. If the voters decide against them
in November. there will be no racing in New 1ork
State in 1895 nor for many years afterward They
have refused TO listen 10 good advice. Ihey nave
been unwlse in manv of their methods. 1t Is prob
ably too late for them TO save themselves. But they
are certain 10 be beaten at the polls unless they
adopt the policy which The Tribune has suggested
unless they change their ways entirely. and deter
mine to remove the reproach which now rests upon
the turf. They Will need every friend whom they
can possibly secure. Last year and this year toe
they have devoted themselves 10 lamentable eX.
tent to the stirring up Of strife and dscord and
alienation and hostility. They have plenty Of enc
most a miracle If they succeed In defeating, the
anti-gambling amendment at the polls. II Will be
wholly a miracle II they succeed In defeating II
without changing their ways entirely.