New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-29
BRIGHTON BEACH LICENSED.
RESULTS OF THE TURF CONFERENCE.
THE AFFAIRS OF THE SARATOGA AND THE
WESTERN TRACKS DIscUssED-oNE.

THE AFFAIRS OF THE SARATOGA AND THE
WESTERN TRACKS DIscussED-oNE'
TWO THREE BETTING
A long drawn out conference Of representative
turfmen from the East and West was held In the
Cumberland at Broadway and Twenty-second-s,'
last night. John Hunter was the chairman Ing
netting was called to order at s'SV ociocA, WIZ"
the following persons present: CoioheI w. r.
Thompson. August Belmont. James r. keene. q.
Lee Knapp and F. x. Sturgis as the representatives
OF the Jockey Club; Edward Corrigan, G. G. wal
baum. George Engeman, c. Victor sass James
Howard, A. c. Lackman and .. a JONES' ieP'e
senting the Western, Brighton Beach, Grange anu
Saratoga tracks Brighton Beach aralrs were '''e
first TO come before the conference Some objections
were made to the rules In regard to the distances
of the races to be rum IL was agreed 'na' ioi
the present the races at Brighton Beach snail Do
run according to the rules OF the Jockey CLUB. III
regard TO the officials and stewards, the Brighton
Association will make It's own appointments ana
will submit them 10 the Jockey Club for approval
There will be no foreign books" at Brighton on
Wednesday AS the stewards met the Brighton
representatives half way all measures proposed'
a license asked for and granted
Saratoga was the in order. and the position
OF that association was plainly stated by poth Mr,
Walbaum and A. G. Lackman. There were seVerai
minor matters In regard to Saratoga TO be settieu'
besides the Saratoga representatives desire to Know
what would be done about the Washington farh
and JIawthorne associations before committing
themselves to any agreement. At the end OF the
discussion the Saratoga Association was prac"0a"'
In accord with the Jockey Club
When the Washington Park and hawthorne al
fairs came I'D there was an animated debate Cnair-
man Hunter and a majority or the stewards -
sisted that the Jockey Club had nothing 10 W
with the clubs represented by Messrs. Corrigan anu
Howard and that they should look 10 the western
Turf Congress for q license and settlement oi
| their affairs The men from the west sa'u GIN
| phaticay that the associations Representa- ~
| them were willing and anxious 10 race unue.
rules OF the Jockey Club, and to Cooperate VIZ" ~
| IN everything pertaining to racing Messrs' heene
and THOMPSON offered resolutions In faVor oi 'l'e
| Western mems appeal but were voted down oy
| the opposition, who asserted that the agreeHei'
made with l.. p Tarleton. Judge PERKINS anu j.
", x,-Lr,on could not be violated. Stationery
u,as made showing that Washington farh ai'u e ~
IIavthorne racing ASSOCIATE lions gave a"ay mr.,
| money In purses and stakes 'naIt az MS also ex
| D,a,ned tina, both associations were SOUND niiaIrI
| riaiiy and were anxious 70 assist III eie'"''"e ~
| giving 20 racing. Noo, bod
b'sss late hour no agreement had Deen rei' me- ne,
-, ~ General impression was that a satlsIaCtoi
arreement will be reached within le" ~ ~, W.
"t 5 A ZONES who represents racetraCtk III o -
ginia anxious TO place me rh bo Considered
| firm basis. HIS appncdN'" WIN ~
ali licensed tracks l-2-3 betting VIII be t t
,ted AZ the stewards take no cogniIahVc ~ u ~
-, take the same position, except VIZ
Sore,gn hooks are illegal The Jockey cluo S h
that such betting can not De vIoIate the IN US
them MS they do not lnteha 70 LII he made pro
:, ia lively however, that rule VIII De maui - ,,
~ - foreign books within 100 miles OF Ne"