New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-03
TURF REFORM AT ANY COST
THIS is THE WATCHwORD OF THE NEW
JOCKEY CLUB.
WHAT is SAID on ROTH SIDES or THE CON
TRovERsY WITH THE COHEY ISLAND


ASSOCIATION
Reform ut any cost is now to be the watchword Of
the Joint COmn!tca o. the Board OF Control ana me
new Jockey Club. Some people say that the Jockey
Club must be organized no matter what may nap
pen and that 1t makes little difference 20 its mem
bers whether the Coney island club comes IN or
stays out. one of the turfmen identified with the
new movement said yesterday:
'The Conev Island JOCKEY Club stands on the
most trivial tcchncalities and If the Executive COM
mttee oe the club does no become 4 member OF the
Jockey Club. it Will be because its members 90 not
believe that reform is needed on the turf. IN '"e
seasons that have passed there have Deeh SoH'c
extremely suspicious races run Il the CoheF lsid'd
track The persons involved escaped puhlsiihen' 0'
the ground chat II was not good policy to create d
turf scandal bv ruling the offenders off the tnrf
AT Monmouth Park several fraudulent races were
nun without vigorous efforts being made 10 punls"
the offenders. In fact on each days programme d.
the four leading tracks, there were tWo enc"
races for the high rolling pungcrs t"o races 'h''
were on the level stake where al the Jockeys
were supposed 90 try for the none" bnt IN many
instances failed and one race that HAD everybody
guessing. 1t is to do away with such a state Oh
affairs that the formation & The new Jockey oi'p
is proposed. Now the COucy Island JOCKEY Niu'
stands in the way OF the movement certain
racing men say that certain uack-ownerS VINO
have large stables have motive to run their
meetings to their own advantage 1t Is 10 a'oid
such a state Of affairs that turlmen desire inc Vo
oneration Of the C3nev Island Jockey Club. Inc TAX
about a boycott against that club alone is nonsense,
and the agreement that has been signed u! 30 LII
horsemen formulated 10 prevent diiotnei ,;loe
heng mill TO run In opposition 10 the assocldtlois
now In existence the pan OF DIouECStci
and the merrygo round affairs tnat nay uV Copsv
much make racing dsreput a ,,cb as any 81
the others by the agreement INC i,oi ~ r,,,ic
who are compelled 10 buy yearlinss al me puolSS
sales nav over $4,000 year TO the breeders anu
they are the who are 50 ANXIOUS ~ ia ,du -
Interests protected. The Jockey CUP lntehus 10
onnoint the stewards for the meetings heId by us
members and to prevent disreputaDe persons ii0ii
disgracng the sport in the eyes oil me pupplc CI,
uyu 40 IL the Conev Island club does NOT COM
into the Jockey Club. and Il looks now as II they
woull remain out IA re are enough men IN the
now Jockey club VINO viii subscribe 10 the Dul4unS
nt " Ts~eirack or TWO of them if necessary, 70
con,nle. the circuit Of four tracks. TINS is no ldc
bo.sf or threat but Is the result OF the eafhtat'Ss
oP the men engaged in the effort 70 make racing r.
so that VIII attract the classes ana the
masses 10 see racing conducted IN Il ialr ana I'M
partial manner. The b.acksuards who haVe uIs-
i.Taced the turf Wi. be placed where they belong
outside OF the gates OF every i@Sc'i"ON WIN "'''
pretence 10 decency. , ,.,.-. l,,.,h ,o,, a.
,orosi,ions are 50 fair that objections 10 them are
,hsnr1 as the only desire of the club is 10 uphoId
ifs autonomy. In regard to the boycott agree
mi th.v are greatly aggreVed. ana declare that
the measure was taken 10 Duld0Ze OF uI!Ne theiii'
We viii not be driven or bulldozed. they say,
but We are willing TO act reasonably in regard 10
the new Jockey Club. -, 49,.
II is high time for those both sides Of the turf
question 10 stop pickering and to let pcsoha splte
against each other have rest Let both the Zee
utve Committee of the Coney Island Jockey CiuD
and the Committee of Conference hoh a meeting
and decide the questions at issue AZ once. II uey
der a verdict to who was right before the season
is weeks Old