New-York tribune., 1894-04-05
WORKING ON THE RULES
PROBLEMS BEFORE THE RACING OF
FICIALS.
THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR PLAYS An %
PoRTANT PART IN THEM-NOTES

PoRTANr PART IN THEM-NoTEs
OF THE TURF.
The rule foundry at the Cumberland. TwantY-sec-
ond-st and Broadway. is running at full D.dsl' -
is likely that some of the rule mouiders WI" oe
compelled 10 work overtime. so as 10 nave '
rules finished In time for the meeting 10 Dc leu
on Friday. A new complication has developer III
regard to the 1928 betting. Every honest r'cesoer
and respectabe bookmaker Is anxious to nave l---'
betting wholly suppressed. 1t is right mere 'id' '"e
question OF the almighty dollar Is hKey u '"
more complications for the turf magha'eS - u'
ravel 1t is proposed to coniine the l---o De'''7
the mutual pools so as TO take 1t out or the hlhus
of the dishonest bookmakers Inc f"cNs o
fcials believe that a much larger revenue coulu
be secured In that way than TO have the l---' "
ting conducted in the ring. THIS Is S'eP !" w
right direction, as ii tends toward return ~ enc
old system Of auction and mutual poo's' MY
are hundreds OF persons who declare ina III. 80 -
going public are opposed to any system oi 'f'''nS
but the books The foregoing SOUNDS ""'' '"' Wv
sources from which ii emanates are III apo'e %
picion. The bold. unscrupulous manner VI WHY"
the racegoing public have been heeced by the dls-
reputable methods Of turfmen % lax Ia taEn, go
racegoers a lesson which they are not llkey 10 o
get check the manipulation OF ra teI Is ,S S'i "a
is desired. and the mutual system o. b-tts iS al
most sure preventative 49,, oss raceints of
the raceracks will only affect hoTseown%Srs % st akes
WGneS S not b afected but the purses will be reduced
from 81 900 $3.50 This reduction Is Lar o;oD
TO SUPERVISE HURDLE AND sTEEPLEciAsE
RACES
There will be no races given at Sheepshead bay
FOR hafbreeds or galoways The hurdle ana steepie-
chase races are TO be conducted under the super
vision of five stewards from the Hunt ana IohS
Racing Association The course and the obstacles
are being constructed on the lines Oh the leau''e
English and French courses: ,,.a.,..o ON
There Is some talk OF racing AT NeStChtstyyt Tii
July should there be no racing az MoniiTub @ IN ,Sr
Should the reports prove true, there VIII De th!ee
tracks which racing VIII De heIu; pi i,Oii nO,
Beach. of course Will race. Inc C0hey lsaiiu i
Jockey Club, with its programme OF SZVU purses ~
addition TO the attractive Realization Stakes, ior
three year-ods is sure 10 secure ts sharf oi ,
age Should such state OF affairs exist on tlat
dsv II will be a fair test Of the estimation In when
each association is he'd by the public lheTe - no
free field. with catchpenny gamDihs atiaol"1i, I'M 5
al Sheepshead Bay help swell the attendance Dut
there Is every facility for a day : outuS III ule
grand stand cooled by the breezes of the ocean
of personal avarice and of the dsreputable metnod
that have contributed so much TO the degradation
Monday Horseowners should remember that the
guaranteed stakes mean actual caSh 10 lhe "lheIN Y
as the association assumes all the forfeits.
DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE DEAD TILL AFTER
THE FUNERAL.
Henry Stedeker the ex-Ajax Of New-Jersey. lost
heavily on the Gravesend election. as he did not
discover that McKaneism and New-Jersey racing
were both cead until long after the funeral services
were
some horseowners are dscOnsolate at the pros
poets of ra cing in Washington. II is said tnat the
United States Senate did not understand tne game;
O. Engemsn and his followers do not make gOod
missionaries in any cause -
ments is to be constructed in Virginia 1t Is said
that o. A. Jones is of the leading SPIRITS IN the
movement. II is almost sure that 1-2-3 betting VIII
be one of the features of the betting should the
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