New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-15
TO BROADEN IT'S FIELD.
THE JOCKEY CLUB LIKELY TO BECOME
NATIONAL IN CHARACTER.
ALL RACING ASSOCIATIONS OF TIE COUNTRY
MAY EE TAKEN IN-l-2-3 BETTING
SfIOI-ID BE ABOLISHED

MAY BE TAKEN IN-I-2-a BETTING
SHOULD BE ABOLISHED
Where are we at? is the cry OF many turfmen
who looked for a complete change in the affairs or
the turf before the movement for the formation OF
a new jockey club a week old. Personal de-
sires the part of of the turf leaders caused
a great deal of friction 1t the aim of all the
track owners to give away to only such reforms as
would affect their revenue from the betting
ring The idea of aboshing the l-2-$ betting fills
the average racing official with horror. Any at
tempt to reform the turf by attacking the breeder
OF fraud is sure 10 meet stern opposition from
TWO one is the heavy betting clique which
sends its agents around to certain trainers TO ma
out If possible how many horses are going TO be
ridden out for third pace The clique is reinforced
by some OF those who give the information In re-
gard to the dead ones" to a certain active agent
in the ring.
Another source is the racing officials themselves.
who DO not care who draws for bettinS-stand
I'm the ring so long as the association receives
800 a day from him No inquiries are ever made
in regard to the applicants character. Nearly all
of the respectable men. in whom the public had
confidence and who would not associate with the
average bOokmaker of to-day, no longer cry the
odds at the racetracks
First-class bookmakers who willing and
anxious take large amounts in II single bet have
been driven out Of the ring by the riff-ra ran from
whose representatives, in the ring mark up he
ttiOus odds and refuse to take - bet, Dut force
the substantial bookmaker to Overlay the odds or
TO offend his customers
NEEDED REFORM
If true reform is meant, 1-2-S betting should be
abolished at the first business meeting of the Jockey
Club. The mad scramble for revenue is the Ron
cador of the turf. The great stakes are shams OF
the most nimsy construction and have proved the
most unsatisfactory races on the programme Let
the racing clubs edualize the stakes SO that seven
stakes of $4,000 each guaranteed by the CLUB shall
take the place of one that on paper Is worth S"r',
amount. and The OF turf prosperity, SO Tar as
stakes is concerned. Will begin. Large stakes are
q delusiOn and a snare conditioned as they are at
present owners are tempted 10 leave their horses
in until they are held for all the forfeits. and in
that way the racing associations have swelled the
forfeit list its present formidable proportions.
Jockey Club Will become an associate member OF
the Jockey Club. The latter has given away to the
former in many of the features that were objec-
tlonaDle 10 it,
on A NATIONAL BASIS.
1t is almost certain that the Jockey Club will
become a National affair. and take in ali of the
racing associations throughout the country on the
lines Of the National Trotting Association. Such
movement is sure to strengthen the turf all over
the country and to do much place racing at the
head of all American sports The Jockey cub
should bear constantly IN nlnu that l-z-S pe;''.s
is a great source OF fraud on the tufl, anu IT'S
motto should be that 1-2-3 betting must go.
]. G. X. Lawrence has been absent in Washington
for days, but is expected home to-day ana the
is likely to be acted upon until .to-morr0w
The executive committee OF the COney Island Jockey
ton and 70 meet the stewards of the club. The con-
ference is likely TO take pace on Monday or Tues
day when II is hoped that all differences between |
the two bodies will be settled.