The evening world., 1894-05-31
MAY PUNISH BRIGHTON MEN,.
Engeman Chose to Disregard a
Jockey Club Order.
Kept Faith with Booknakcrs In
Regard to I, ., 3 Betting.

II looks as II the Jockey Club will
have to discipline the Brighton Beach
Racing Association. IL II does not the
orders of the Jockey Club are likely to
be received with little respect in future.
MIR. Engeman allowed the bookmakers
to make l. 2. 3 books nj the Brighton
course yesterday, regardless of the fact
that notice had been received from the
Jockey Club that such a style of betting
was against the rules.
There was some misunderstanding in
regard to this matter. MIR. Sass. Secre-
tary OF the Brighton Association, was
chosen by the Jockty Club men at the
conference of Monday night to inform
the reporters as to what the Jockey Club
have /. ., betting; that the
Jockey club took no cognizance OF bets,
and that whatever question there was in
regard to the matter and to foreign"
books would be settled at a later time.
On this understanding Engeman went
bookmakers. He received the Jockey
Club notice after the bookmakers had
weighed in" II he obeyed the Jockey
Club order then he would rave to break
whom had stipulated that they make /.
2, 3 books. AS the lesser evil Mr.. Enge-
man decide to stick by the bookmakers.
He will. he says, obey the Jockey Club
behests at the meeting which begins
July A..
But the Jockey Club may want to pun
Stewards from the Jockey Club arrived
to look after the racing at Brighton
yesterday. This may have been an over
sight.
The. Old Dominion Jockey Club has
ported me traces by putting on foreign
books boo and a notice viii be posted over
from the Jockey Club. ye who enter
here, Henceforth any owner. trainer
or Jockey. who participates in the races
Jockey Club tracks. The foreign book
at Camp Grange was a necessity. The
meeting would not pay without 1t. and
had better %freelance 1t. They were very
fair with the horsemen, however, and
notified them Of the dreadful fate that
awaited them IL they continued to earn
a living.
Polo Jim" Jefrerson's death was a
about the Brook YIN track on Monday. aps
traeted a cold On that " day. however VEN G and
it developed into pneumonia. He died
last evening, after worrying all day be.
with the horses at Brighton Beach.
Polo Jim" whose other name was Am
br3se e. Jefferson, was Starter Cald-
was largely due to the valuable assistance
he gave the veteran handler of the flag
that the latter earned the title Of Prince
goers. and had hosts Of friends. He viii
West Forty-first street. on Friday.
The Jockey Club Is claiming with a
great flourish of trumpets that racing,
I since the nrRn MIA tinn nf that lQGnninftnn
OF dictators. is better this year than ever
before. This is hardly a fact. The pro-
grammes at Morris Park Yesterday and
to-day are the poorest ever offered by
that association. The large attendances
that are seen are the result of winter
TRACKS having been closed during the
fdence in the Jockey Club and its meth
DDS.
Jockey Stoval, who was ruled off the
Western tracks three years & for vio-
lation of a contract. has been r%einstated
by Col. Clark. Stoval left Louisville for
Chicago, last night. He expects to ride
ruled off and on more times thar any
other jockey In the country.
Ingot,. the winner of the steeplechase
at Brighton Beach yesterday, Is said to
be one of the best Jumpers seen in a
long time. He clears the hurdles in
beautiful style. and does not lose any
ground.
The hill at Morris Park will cause
many heartaches until one gets a line
on the horses that are not afraid to
go down at top speed. Keenan, was
going until the level was reached. The
he came very fast. Herkimer could not
| get out OF his own way, and Armitage
ran a miserable race.
For entertaining gossip of the
turf, h ball field and h ring
read the o O'Clock Edition and the
Sporting Extra ~ The Eyeuinr