Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-07
TO RACE IN ENGLAND.
Croher and Dwyer Think of T ak
 ing Their String Abroad.
EoCHANCE FOR THEM IN NEW YORK.
The New Constitution Leaves Them No op- portunitIes For Big Proits-Mr. Croker's Horses Said to He Worth over $500. 900. Ills Record as n Beftor.

portunitIes For Big Profits-Mr. Croker's
 Horses Said to He Worth Over $500. 900.
 Ills Record n Bettor.
 NEW YORK, Dec 7.-Richard Croker and NJ. F. Dwyer arc contemplating the transfer of their racing interests to Eng land Mir Crokcr has had the matter un- der advisement some time.
 "Crokcr and I think racing will not amount to much in this country" said MT. Dwycr to a friend recently, and as he is anxious to go to England we think we may make the experiment..
 Last week Jockey Sims. who has been the Crokcr- Dwyer rider for two seasons, was told that he might have to go to England next season.
 It is not probable that a decision to go would have been reached if the antigam- bling amendment to the constitution had been defeated. Under the old law racing was about as pleasant and profitable an occupation as Mir. Crokcr could desire. His horses were managed hy M V. Dwycr. Tho latter owned or contEC & several tracks and while Crokcr's horses won the purses Dwyer backed them in the betting ring. Frequently CrOkcr bet on his horses himself but he was not par ticularly successful
 
 During the coming season. even if the tracks remain open, the purses will be cut down. and it will not be profitable to run such meetings as Dwycr managed at Je- | rome park last summer. Altogether, this | country does not look inviting from the Crokcr-Dwycr standpoint
 Crokcr now has one colt by Strathmorc, | out of Spinaway, dam of the crack Ally Handspun, entered in the English Derby. He will very probably have some of his | Iroquois ycarlings booked next season. H" has not decided yet what horses he | will take over Dobbins Is a cripple and can hardly he counted upon Dwyer said he thought Harry Reed could win on the other side, particularly in short races. He would also take over Stonenell. n great | sprinter when he is fit and a horse that | could hold his own against anything in | England The firm has some coming | 2-ycar-olds that have shown speed in pri- vate trials, and the pick of these would | doubtless he selected.
 We would not take n big stable" said Dwyer. We would try what we could | do with n few horses
 Croker as n Bettor. | While Crokcr was not a plunger in tht sense that Dwycr is n plunger, Crokel frequently made big bets When Dobbip: | was beaten at Saratoga last summer, | CrokCr lost S5. GOO on him. He usually | bets $500 or Sl, ,O00 on q race and occasion ally S2, GOO. In his carly betting he wa: | content to accept share of Dwyer's com mission, but toward the last he sent ir l.individual bets.
 He took his losings philosOphically ant was never known to complain of a jockey | or u trainer. No one but himself know: | whether he k n winner or loser on all hi betting, and he rarely discusses the mat ter. Crokcr did all his betting in casf except what he did through Dwyer. | CrokCr and Dwycr arc so intimately as sOciatcd in their racing business that i is difficult to tell just how much Crokc really has invested in horses He certain | ly has as much as $500. 900 and very prob ably SiOO. GOO.
 Besides his interest in Belle Meade farm he has n most expensive collection O horscs-Dohhins. Flirt, Prince George i Longstrcct, Red Banner, TOrkville Bell and q crowd of others. Some of them like Lopgstrect and Yorkville Belle, h. has retired to Belle Meade, where, unde his remarkable agreement with Genera Jackson, he has to pay SIP month fo the keep of his own mares and the part nership mares besides paying for the keel of the stalHonS He is reported to hav | given S25O. 900 for the Belle Meade prop crty. although he himself cuts those fig ures in half. In the present condition 0 racing affairs the outlook for profit on thi investment k not encouraging