New-York tribune., 1894-03-05
HONEST TURFMEN REJOICE
THE PROSPECT FOR RACING REFORM IS
BRIGHT.
APpRovA1. OF THE PLAN TO UNITE ALL lhr A'-
eocr,r1oNs IN THE COUNTRY UNDER ONE
HEAD-oNE DARK CLOUD OK THE hor'-

eocr.T1oNs IN THE COUNTRY UNDER ONE
rr,n-ovr, DARK CLOUD OK THE HoRI-
Zox-NoTEs AND COMMENTS.
Uorse-owners were agreeably surprIsel VIZ"
they, read the announcement in The lrip"he 'nH,
49,, ,u.,-,ls Of tn. Jockey club had cofnpletel
the most important work before theh anu
ready 70 submit the result of theH '''o' -,
horse-owners and the public 1urfmeh i'"n, ,, ,,'e
West and South joined with the E1Ste'' "
in their approval Of the liberality oil l"e 'o'
club and its efforts to have rac'"E d." wv
country und-r uniform rules. ~ :,
When the turfmen heard that coh''r,.,'e
tween the stewards Of the JOCKEY -.
the representatives of the Ieau'"7 ~
racing associations was 10 be h''" Nv t,,a,
unanimous IN their opinion tha' u" -
Club was an assured success anu ''" ~'o,,
,,oulJ receive the finn support OF 'N'''
turrn1an The bettinG-ring OF coniS'' ';a,t,n
upon bv many persons as ou'slle '"' !, ,ho
NJ the Jockey club This Is mol '"e '" a. ,,
,,i,g.rinq by its methods tends TO MUIR "o'''s
or furnish reasonable grounds Tor ~, ,.
to suspect fraud immediate ac'o" "' I.s,r,tIo
, o,,,v, th. cause Of suspicion II - ~
tina, book-betting be abolished. ana .""' "u ,,,,,a,
-, ,,a1. ,,nder The system Of French or 'h"'ud'
po,ls som. Of the stewards are ANXIOUS "
The change but do not want to A'' "'''''''
ONE t.NrLEAsNNT PROSPECT
..., dark cloud lowering over the
%
din, y not wholly obscure. the brl"''''' " -
t undo, tho able leadership Of James H. NJ"
i sr,. ~ his associates. John Hunter VINO wa
chairman of the stewards. is NNry TO 'V''''
,.osi,i,n Al nr~t Nj. Hunter S.hd 'h''' a. -.
a., ,ocl., Club had completed ~ pr ','''',,I
tht 'oVN'; 49, IN GOOD working order ne ""'"
i%apUiS % a. n t,,n, ,f some person Who htd 'h' .3i'
,N 1's ~ - The hnrsc-owncrS. pres ana 'ne r i
Ieuce %, % that he has changed his mimi ana u' uc
sres to continue as the he'" Vi '
'ir M his Nc3mm1nica;ions with hc We-t@rn '"iim
h saVs hat the Jockey Cub inheriis an NE ,ac
"' f a. cnn,rrtai by the Board 81 control 80 80 ',S h
hn as the head Of the stewards ) pT&c,c"u' omen ,l
rei,,rr.entatIvr of that defunct b'Iy; , dina
d,ssafsfacton expressed 10y prominent ih h"m ~ ~
are associated with he inri AZ .r' ,,t,utn oT th.
siewards Of the Jockey cub Moreover u n,, 49, ,h
that the chairman OF the sie"aIAs Is 80 H.. his
persons at the different tracks VINO are ~ :" ''
associates i'm the stewards box. ,,i., ON,
\ man who Is extremely irlscin.e ami HsTkrs is
pered who possesses strong l'TsomHr' t,s. Kind
Wholly unht Tor such piacr, man %, ha ,b sr,w
is wholly unlesirabc rs i"iri,',,. nan r"yy.r.
AIDS are invested win "NiiaoI"l"I' l""''
cool. IMPARTIAL MAN NEEDED
7. - likely that the Judges Will not have any
n,v,.r in regar! to dishonest practices "i suspicious
,.a,ipY Their sole duty will consist in r'achb 'no
horses as they finish. The stewards are L" "' ~"
persons on whom race-goers are To hcpri rT of
criion If that is be IN" cas-" the ch;'i''r', c,
the stewards should be calm cool ara ''1's
| person who is not biassed 10y p.ISniii, nisr and
lie should b- quick sighted 'NtrS""Y ," az ti.s or
| shouI be a man who Is not bound by an! -, he
,bai f"p ih sake Of The reforms prorc,d ana
The saiyaon of racing man %no u n "a tI H.
10 G~gcr gif, in the power o} tn Jockey club 10
! hesiow the chairmanshp Of the st"WHlNS' t,r,. a.
sa 30 wear is to be- paid TO ihr chairman "i ,nf
stewards II such samr} Is sN sN,,. n, /, :crr
| the chairmanship question - u''i'
| AGAINST l2.3 BETTING
uorse-owners. trainers the better ola'' Of book,
makers and a large majority ~ rnc"s'"rs d'"'1h'
/ that the 1-2-g bookmaker- be- slpif"'+''' - '
-, books are a premium on fraud ana con '''''
! Of every description. tn" be 'itnF-ilhE ""' ~
vil be Thoroughly discussed 80 OBJ" m'"inE "' NV
stewards and the representatives Of ihr "'''''"
ass )cat'ons. ,,.,-s.t
| T, Is nr,b,ble that bookmakers VIII h" h''"Se'
and registered a. many of the men who han''' '"'
public's mone, are wholly un'rust""rthV '." >
,ou, Of rcg ,tratol would place di's"l" 81 ''''
| the bcttinS-rins. 49,,
| A. the racks there pre- scenes "h'h sn'N 'n'
srrue Is near Til, horses are all lu the hr'' stag
| ~ active training Thoroughbred horses are '",
men in many respects when th"y are n'iiF p''l'''
| :, race When they have had regular N'i" ''' 81
week or more and ar" rubbed anu f''
attendants they become irritable and disnK" 10 De-
! 1isturb.d when thci toilet j. competed aiI W''
| are put away for IN" dd5- .
Many visitors to the track, are sfeAiIy iI' o., u,
when The mcn IN Tnats Tranr. d. s.lcm r.. To- explain
,heir reasons FOR not eNhihl'hs thrlI 'n'' h',
II H''s NV ,I Guotl. remark What colossal. hars
thr trainers OF rlcchDrscs are ~ Il rI''.
",raneers come around th'r boKca OF th"y 'T" isi
ont for insp"ct'on = ne hG,r,i.ns Of th~lr horses
Icing published. frequently ~" pubIic is "ls'n
d al ~, ,be h~st'looking horse IN stable may only
class AS A moderate selng-Plai"r
TALK AroUT THE HORSES.
It IS likely that every available stall a. the
prooklyr track viii b, taken by April T. When the
track is muddy IA" trainers dosli" io give th"lr
h,rses chang. from track to road work. tho
Bou,evarI is always in excellent shape for that
nurnose Brighton Beach has the same advantages.
$, that horses trained at these tracks can be easily
prepared for the early spring meetings.
Monmouth Park however is considered by many
persons as the hes; track on which 20 train as an
e,ider,jc or disease has never gone through the
stable. there There many good ones 'luarterel
al Monmouth Park. senator Grady Is the most
prominent OF the three -ycar,oid division and as ~
has fulfilled every expectation OF Mr.. Byrn"s, his
inc When he faces the starter in a race
Marcus DAILY is expected 10 arrive In the city
this week. All the two-yclr-old5 which have win.
tered at the Bitter Roo, STUD are said 10 be In
spIendid condition Hyrncs viii select the ones he
believes - be the hes. t. for:h the two year-old
McCancry * Wlsnarl have a division OF their
stable AZ Monmouth Park. which arr to race in thc
Las'. There are many horses On the sale list nt
Monmouth Park at siartiingiy lows prices; 1t Is the
general belief that there Will BE- no racing in New
Jersey this year ana the Gloucester market for mod
crate horses T. closed to the Monmouth owners.
FRANK Clark ~ Al WORK on III" new StccUl"c chaSf
course at the Sheepshcad Bay track. He says that
the horses which Try for the races over the COurs,
Will have 10 lie trained jumpers. as the obstacles
and jumps Will he firmly constructed and the races
will be real cToss-cOuntrl contests in which every
c0ntendcr's qualities VIII bc fully tested There al.
not many horses quartcrcl at She"pshcad Bay al
present. but several stables are expected at the
track next week.
William Easion i: rapialy Fs,l!tios his affairs II
pairons and tho public that h. viii conduct IN,
sales Of the Rancho del i'aSO. Belle Meade. Fair
view BroOkdal". Iroquoif. kcnnosaw and Other
thor0ughbrcI sales Mr.. EastOa's office Is I'm IN,
| Cumberland 80. ai' BTOadTay.
" y. Crand's sale of lOJ high-ciass saddle har
ness ard general -purpos. horses will begin at th.
American Horse Exchange I:r0adway and Fiftl. tn
ST nt . O'Clock to-day ON Thursday there will l..
another sale Of hackney tandem and cioscl,
matched coach horses An clectrc-light exhibition
! will be given Of the horses on Wednesday evening
CAPTAIN OF THE YALE FRESHMAN NINE
New-IIavcn Conn. March 4.-Carencc VI. Fncke
OF brooklyn. y. y. has beer appointed captain o.
the Yale freshman baseball nine. He fitted for col
legc at the Hill School. Pottstown Penn. and VA