New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-14
JOCKEY CLUB LAUNCHED.
HORSE-OWNERS MEET AND APPROVE
THEIR COMMITTEES WORK.
LANES r. KEENE TELLS ABOUT THE LABoRs
OF HIMSELF AND Ills ASSOCIATES AND
SUGGESTS REFORMS WHICH ARE


NECESSARY
\ meeting Of the horse-owners was he'd at NO.
III Broadway yesterday to hear the report OF the
o,,,,i,,ce annointcd TO confer with the racetrack
owners and the Board OF Control There were le"
horse-owners at the meeting. Among those p'e'"'
were Colonel W. i. Thompson g. Lee Knapp, a.
tlason Colonel Jacob Rupert, d. 1. rulsiier'
James r. Keene, c. Lhtlefeld. G. Boyle a. r.
Walcott J. S. Campbell, j. korn' y. D. ooEne''
= u Roqers ! w Smythe and II. Theobaid'
lanes r Keene was the chairman ana a
Clason the secretary. Mr. keene MADE ioh''
statement OF the labors of the committee III io"
ing the Jockey Club. lie SAID; ,oo,
1T is the desire of the club that the iour eau
inc associations-the Coney Island Jockey CIup'
Monmouth Park Racing Association bioo"'S.
Jockey Club and the New-l orK JOCKEY ''"
in harmony with the Jockey Club ana give '"e
management of their racing into the hanus vi 'i'e
stewards of the Jockey Club We have taken
,or,, limo 10 organize. but have perfected 'e VI
yanizatjon Of the club. and look ior 'he "e'''
regeneration Of the horse-owners. we navy N'
pleied a number OF the bylaws anu ''' 49,
Wis. the rules II the members of the com"n'oee
had no, been delayed by circumstances ior WI" "
,ho,, were IN no way responsible IT was poS9ioie
tb,t seventy-hve one hundred NE" VIM
foremost in the affairs OF TINS con""",S n,
have secured a hearing at Trenton anu ""' 49,
influence enough to have law paceu ~ ,
statute books of that State similar ~ W.
npder which racing is conducted IN ths "''''
.Iya are not as secure in this state as we '",s''
no and such a body of men wouid pe hN''' -.
great deal TO prevent hostile legislat4 d" ~ cor.
Tne principal object or the The betting
- t ne Of the principal sources OF revenue W
49, rarefracks and at times tntre arr as 49,, ~
100 book,nakers Il; line, giving CLun s na, ar east
81 ~, a day BESIDES the DoOiihae's p'i
si-T 90 ,onch more for clerk hire ana !nClueta
exDenses The bookmaker STANDS Oh u ne ,n ,ake
the public to shout az 80 -, recover his expenses
eAei I'm me money of the public. In the attep'
To- accomplish this dsrepntdanp.rrs and Jockeys so
pduC ~. srenuenters Of the bet;nS-rng no loiis ,
III, ,te,r oninion but wait TO see WncTc Wv '7'
money Is going before thtH 10 ookmakers owning
,as have received over seventy letters Ion
different persons inveighhE ikHlus' ,bat - book
owning and racing nors-9. Ir,t ar become a
Ilaher o,ncr one or the other as 1t is me peaei
OF many persons that some oooht,ia anI at times
scau'eIr" or. horses owned by the same interest
contend in a with two or .nIee rrnaninulafe
the race to suit themselves me JocktS b a" Esting
- ,nov not have ANYTHING 10 DO with the "e'''"S'
only 10 decide disputed bets ~, ..o,,ion as
.;rhe forfeit list demands immediate d'''i'''o' 90
4, ,noerira il foots up nearly SlO0V'D ,.
..jt is desirable that the club should eet 10 W. -,
a- once and that every effort should ne MAJ" W. nv
&c as ~ give ii tone and in that way to win BACK
the confidence of the public 1850 ,ror,,,
Nj Keene asked If anybody desired any I'M I'LL, M,
IT. IN regard TO the action of the committee htLe
rs no response but the oldest booknaker III III
country exhibited himself TO those presehtt ,,me
said thar he honest man. anu III ~ re nm
sseociated with only upright bookInakeT' ne nv.
whom he worked with were fnodeiS oi ""'"'"'
and honesty. 49, a.. o,or. ~ the COM
roi,tae he accepted. The motion was carried AZ
was followed by motion to ad1o19rin, iannched
carried and the Jockey CLUB was ldIiI; Ia ns ths
ready for it's voyage for the reformation VI ''e
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