The Washington times., 1894-12-31
Report Connecting A. ]. Cassatt
with Monmouth Park Denied.
OFT OF RACING FOR GOOD
Indications All Point to st. Asaph as
the Eastern Racing Center.
How Some of the Crack Wheelmen Spend the
Winter Months When the Weather Pre-
vents Outdoor Work-Sapt Strahan Has
Arrived and Begun Getting the Alex
ander Island Track in Good Condition.

The publication in a New York paper OF
rumcred combination between A. J. Cassatt
and Col. W. P. Thompson !or The purpose OF
reopening the Monmouth Park course Tor
racing purposes created some esurprise among
horsemen and turf followers. According to
the scheme as outlined Messrs. Cassatt and
Thompson. backed by their own and other
influences, were to secure permission from
the New Jersey Legislature for holding a
limited number Of race meeting days Ia an
interview with Mr. cassau at Philadelphia
on Saturday that gentleman said:
'.Rhiie. of course. racing interests me to
certain degree, am convinced that it is prae-
ticalIy dead in tine States OF New York and
New jersey. / shall not attempt to secure
the Monmouth Park or any other track,
neither shall | again 80 in for racing This
is my final determination and nothing VIII
persuade me TO alter L.
Judging from this straightforward denial
there can be but one conclusion, ana that IS.
there is moth ng in the story. Ii is hardly
possible that the New Jersey Legislature VIII
pass any bill favorable TO racing, as il fact
many OF the members of the assent iy and
senate were elected principally because OF
their known opposition TO race tracks ana
racing There remain some lew people who
hope to see ra lag the coming year In New
York State but there APPEARS TO oe little
tangible ground for their hopes. as an almost
similar state of affairs prevail in New ork as
in New Jersey. All signs point TO the st.
Asaph course as the principal fed in the
East for racing purposes, ani il wll not be
surprising 10 see many OF the big Eastern
fxtuTes decided over the Virginia course
Secretary Mcintyre OF the Brooklyn Jockey
Club. holds a similar position with the hlr-
ginia Jockey c .ub. and it would be to his IN
terest to trans fer the Grayesend stakes 10 81.
Asaph. providing racing is impossible at the
former course.
There is but little doing nowadays among
the crack bicycle riders, rs the winter months
give them an opportunity to rest up from
their labors and turn their attention 10 oiher
fields.
sanger captured over $4,000 worth OF
priz izes last season leading all his conireres.
He will spend the inter- quietly at hls home
IN Milwaukee. aud with the exception o. Just
enough skating 10 keep his weight down, be
will do no active work Johnson when win
ter comes, dismounts from his bicycle. straps
on his skates. and after nesting all the
American cracks at Orange Lake. viii sail for
Europe. where he will try conclusions with
the champions OF Holland, Denmark, Swe-
den. and Norway, ending up at st. Peters
burg.
Harry Tyler is saugly settled at Plattsburc
n T. where he will spend the winter In quiet
George Tavor is putting in his last year at a
dental college in Philadelphia. and upon his
gradna. ion in the spring will go to Maltham
get married and retire from the racing path
= -.sBiily' Taxis who lives 10 Philadelphia. also
spends the winter in college, as do Mulliken
~ of Baltimore; Cabanne. OF ST Louis, and Fred
k Titus. OF New York. Art Brown. Of Toledo
is IracliciDg physician. and spends his time
during the winter in hospital work.
Tom Slrahan. the new superintendent oi
= the Alexander Island course arrived from
gutenberg yesterday. He visited the tracE
mpmpany with President Isaac b. Jone;
% at once took charge. The new man IN:
an,Splenty of experience getting winter
7f-sks ia condition and he will undoubtedly
prove satisfactory in his new position. Eithe
tomorrow or "Wednesday all the badges now
in use at the course will be called Ia and new
ones substituted This move is intended t
restrict free admission In those entitled to th'
same and to keep out the Objectionable e!e
ment.
The horse Keramas, which fell in the las
n race on Saturday, was removed about TIVE
hours alter the race to his stable. HIS in
juries are such that he very probably will NO
be able TO race again.
John Rudden and Pagan; terms private. Pa
gan viii be schooied over the jumps.
Declarations in the New Years handicap
are due at 80 o'clock this morning. Ih
race will be at six and one-half furlongs, ant
the entries and weights were published il
Sundays TINES.
A hearing in The case of the accused book
makers viii probably be given this eyenin!
at the headquarters of the Grange Camp As
sociatiOn.
Al a meeting Of the board of racing stew
ards at the ST. Louis Fair Association, he'll
Saturday al st. Louis, il was determined {
hang up 532. 900 in guaranteed stakes, to b
competed fer at the spring meeting OF 1885
which will come OF some time alter May ]
and be twenty-five DAYS in duration. whel
the money 10 lie disbursed in purse events ]
added to the stake money the grand aggra
gate viii be about $4,000 The number O
stake events Wiil be ten the conditions @
which VIII be announced in few days.
Arthur Irwin has been engaged to coacl
the University Of Pennsylvania basebaIl team
Fred Pfeifer has accepted an offer TO eoac
the baseball team Of Princeton College.
Jack Chinn's Lizzak captured the Spreckel'
handicap worth $4,000, on Saturday at sa
Francisco.
f-s-CI ING RECnRnS