New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-03
FOR A GREAT JOCKEY CLUB.
IMPORTANT ACTION TAKEN by THE BOARD
OF CONTROL,
4 COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO MEET THE REPRE-
sENTATIvEs OF THE HORSE o"N"
FOR THE PURPOSE OF FORMING
STRONG GOVERNING BODY
ma x,.x.Cr RACING
TO MANAGE RACING

TO MANAGE RACING.
The conference at the rooms OF '"e DE- =,
rontro, between the members OF the con'''''''ee
.ara,,,,,. horsemen Yesterday was pro-
80, o,a.. A tho BOARD of Control had ihee'
ing earlier IN the day. the members OF ina 49,
were prepared for the second meeu"s' M,
sentotlves of the Board Of Control "eie ' y
ter r. j. Dwyer. a. J. Cassatt, .. "" ,,, parr,
Wo,co,, formerly president of the Monmoi' ' a.,
poo,,a Association: August Belmont ana a. H.
,,s ,,,ho had n proxy for j. a. Motifs WHO ~
in New Orleans. ., 1, ,,as
A. the meeting OF the Board Of Controi II wa
decided that the new movement lot ''' e,,,,
offered a chance for the board 10 uie ,
When the members Of the board met - H. Ne'n''
Perry Belmont and J. o. Donner VINO represent ,"'
hone and sinew of the turf and VINO were rem
,,rooa hy tho nresence Of Colonel w. T. lhohpso"'
,bo, ouck,v acoulesced In the propositions OF '"e
horsemen. ,. robr
A committee composed Of August Belmont JONI
Hunter and James Galway, was appoihteo w w.
fer with a committee to be appoihteo os ''e ,
resentatiye horse owners 10 select the persons VIM
are 20 form the nucleus OF jockey clup. mere
ia the resolution adopted by the Board OF Cohtroi
Resolved That the president OF the Boa ae tbe
Control associate with himself TWO mlr Win the
board as a committee of three TO CONF niea W ueven
subcommittee appointed by a co1nihttee VI ,ors
selected at meeting eb ol nterested in racing held
at the Hoffman House on lhurs rroSb,onsivc nIan
r. lTS W Wno sa of Jockey club to supervise
and control racing and who also sha n form IA
nucleus OF such Jockey club as rs
The Jockey club will be composed OF rpi tn clnh
men I'm whom the public have confidence III g.,
Iii he formed so that every racing ASSOCIATION IN
the country may become me dnDer bat viii eie-
vae the turf. All associations that peCon'SS Gov,
bers must conform TO all the y club al" is to have
full control Of racing. The stewards OF each ar
NJ, ofief
natrol Judge clerk Of the scales. ana the oniCia.
nand1cappe Win the action Of the jockey club
Many other details to be looked ater WIN Tue
view of improving the morals of the turf.
7, 10 extremely likely that bookmakers VIII be
debarrel from owning and racing horses the re-
duction OF the value of stakes Is not hkey ~ NC
discussed until later in the season
Much dissatisfaction is expressed at the action OF
a certain club In reducing the value OF us S"'Ne'
because BY mlsmanagement the club lost money
last year For that matter the brooklyn 'o0Nes
club was the only club that had paiahce on I'm
right side OF the ledger last year The Brookyh n
club had no opposition TO us sPrimE nade 70 the
accounts for the handsome showing i,aue ~ rem
stockholders Of that track. The COMMITTEE VI a.,
r. h AIM Of its members to give the small owners
every bit az much fairness as the monairtes; s
nor new movement and are anxious to see the
affars Of the tart in clean hands. The horsemen
the loudest in their requests for a change. Many
of them say that If the true s'ase er ei Known the
of racing In the iast wv
doom of racing would be sealed. .,. l., ~
This is the way one horseman talks: rs Is an u
extensive business to manipulate racing SO ,hd d
politician may win $4,000 in season, MS m
fuence may have helped the turf but IN me OPINION
~ many his advent on the turf has injured me
SNORT severely In the eyes of many respectable
persons The days OF the disreputable element on
The turf are numbered. and the persons VINO are
detrimental to it's interests 70 be placed whcre
their actions should have placed them years ago
ont side the gates of all respectable racetracks
The action OF the future governing Doard or the
turf is sure to be energetic and to be for the benefit
or racing as a sport that II Is probable that all
the leading clubs Of the country Will be under me
rules OF a central governing body. which VIII place
racing where It properly belongs, at the head OF
sports In this country, as 1t is In England ana
France.
Messrs Keene, Belmont and Donncr are TO re-
mort 10 the full committee of seven today at 4
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