New-York tribune., 1894-02-09
THE JOCKEY CLUB FORMED
CORPORATORs ANNOUNCED AND STEW
ARDS CHOSEN.

To MORROW TIE FIRST MEETING OF TIE NJ"
ORGANIZATION WILL DE HELD.
A downtown meeting Of turf reformers was
held Yesterday afternoon in an Office on 5road-S'
James r. Keene. Dr. q. l. Knapp. Perry Bel
mont, John Hunter. James Galway and A. wal
colt were present Nearly all Of ihr preliminary de-
tails for the formation OF the Jockey CluO were
completed al the previous meetings OF the COM
mittee of conference. Al Yesterdays meeting
the organization of he Jockey CUB was per-
fected James r. Keene, Colonel W. T. Thonp-
son, Colonel O. II. Payne. W {. whitney, f.
X Sturgis ]. 3. IagGn j ,hn Hunter \. ).
Cassatt James Galway and Dr. Gideon J.. Knapp
are the corporators.
Under the laws Of this State It Was necessary
to appoint board OF stewards or directors before
,b. club could be incorporated. August Bel
mont j. r. Keene. John Hunter. Colonel W. +.
Thompson. ]. 0. Bonner. +. *. Sturgs and Dr.
G. l.. Knapp We're chosen 10 act as stewards
for the present season II is said that any OF
the persons named as stewards VIII resign al
once in favor Of some other person who would
be more acceptable to the ra,ing associations III
order to secure perfect harmony. II the state
Inent IS cOrrect-and il comes from Trustworthy
source-one of the stewards named should 70
sign at once rs he certainly must know that he
Is not acceptable - many HOrsc-o"lirIS anu ~
certain associations.
As announced In The Tribune the first meet
ing of the Jockey club will be held to-morr""
u draw up the bylaws and rules OF the clup
There may be number Of members elected ana
other matters of importance decided upon Nh
application for charter will De made TO-DAY
SO that the Jockey Club Is fairly launched on
the troublesome Of turf management. some
of the pilots who have allowed the turr To drlI'
into the breakers Of dsrepu.c and on 20
the shoals of corruption are retained T. man
,j. Th.re however,
men associated with them To prevent lheh
from scuttlng the new ship as they *cuttl-d the
Board OF Control. IT, however, some oi ~"
stewards remain at home and do not give tbeir
attention to the turf and IT'S management the
perncious activity OF the bad pilots may be iclt
as they will leave no stone unturrcd To seize the
helm whenever the opportunity offers.
Nothing has been said about calling meeting
Of the horse-owncrs to submit 10 them he pro-
cecdngs Of the committee for approval IL -
likely that call for meeting "f the hors"-o"h-
ers will be issued At the meeting to-inorfow.
The Coney Island Jockey Cub mas given me
new Jockey Club its untimatun. but II ~ VIII
Ing to listen to any proposals from the Jockey
Club when 1t is fully organized
At the uptown hotels and cafes last night there
was much discussion about the Jockey Ciub ana
the manner IN which II has been organized.
Some Of the turfmen said that the committee
had no business to select the stewards FOR 1874
The entire Jockey Club should have been formed.
and the 1fty members who are to compose ~
should be present before charter was appieo
for or the stewards selected.
majority Of the turfmen spoken 10 are In
favor OF the Jockey Club II II succeeds in secur-
ing the cooperation OF the Coney Island Jockey
Club.
II Is likely that effort Will be made 70 recliy
the stupendOus blurder made at Monmouth
Park last year. when the Executive Committee
Of that track ruled OF turf writers for crtlcsing
the manner IN which the racing was CON
Quoted The trackOwncrs leave the city every
winter n their thin blood cannot stand the chilly
blasts Of criticism o. the north wind. Now iS
the time when their presence IL needed most. ="
that there could bc "A perfect understanding
in regard to their Intentions. John Hunter acts
as J. A. Morrts's agent a1d shares i. J. Dwyer :
proxy with J. X. Kecne and Or. G. l.. Knapp.
Turfnen say that II would be far better II the
irackowners were here themselves.