New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-11
MAKE IT A BIG SUCCESS!
THE COMING MEETING OF THE COMFY
ISLAND JOCKEY CLUB.
EVERYTHING SHOULD BE DONE TO RESTORE TO
THE RACES OF THIS ORGANIZATION THEIR
oID-TIME PRESTIGE IN POINT OF
PATRONAGE AND ATTRAC-


Although some of the officers and members OF the
Coney Island Jockey Club have not yet worked as
diligently and energetcally and zeaousy TO arouse
the strongest enthusiasm OF the public to the I'M
portance of the coming meeting as they should
have done. every breeder HORSEPOWER. trainer.
Jockey and racegoer should unite In effort to
make the coming meeting at Sheepshead Bay a
brilliant success. The Coney Island Jockey Club is
the representative racing club In the East. and
everybody who loves racing sport should aid
the efforts OF the Jockey Club to regain the con-
ndence OF the public. The coming meeting should
attract all of the best people who patronized the
Sheepshead Bay course ten years ago. but have not
paid much attention TO racing in recent years In
the old days boxes for the meeting were at very
high premiums for every day. and were filled
every day with enthusiastic men and women or the
most fashionable society, who thoroughly enjoyed
the sport Now that the American turf Is getting
back It's former distinction and reputation. there
Is no reason why old-tme attendance of we'll
known and influential people should not assemble
at the races every day
Even II the management reduced the value OF the
Suburban Handicap this year. the race promises 10
be a highly interesting contest This Is the time
for the breeders to act II they desire to perpeuate
racing Excursions should be made from Kentucky
and Tennessee by the breeders and their friends 10
assist in re-esablishing racing of the hghes; quail
ity The breeders want market for their year
l,ngs settled on firm basis. There is no time 10
be lost as the meeting will begin on Saturday next
Everybody within a radius Of 300 miles should De
Informed that the meeting rs TO be held. 1t should
be extensively advertised and everybody should De
Informed TO the horses entered IN ever ,h'ch
Ii is the horses their class and the races IN "h'c"
they are entered that attract the crowds; ~
Let every member OF the Coney lsiand JOCK!
Club do his full share of the work ana aid Ty ms ms
presence and the presence Of his friends IN tne
Success of the meeting Advertise extensively anu
arouse the public the necessity OF concentIatr ,
action. Engage a frst-cass band, or two OF them in
II necessary. and give the patrons OF RAGING suen
an entertainment that the meetings OF the Ncis!
Island Jockey Club will regain their oldtme laae
and dignity as the finest and most honored racing
meetings of the year. 40, 1900. l., h,s
Every trainer should enter the horses In ms
charge freely and should insist on the owner tak-
ing Chances Of winning races instead OF wa,tins
FOR soft snaps races where the cvhu,llo
make Il appear a certainty that particular morse
shall win. 80, ..-,o,,. ass,s, In
the success OF the meeting All the officials OF me
Convey Island Jockey Club should assume a cheer-
ful demeanor and smile frequently. For mohths
long faces and lugubrious countenances nave oeeh
saen as II the officials about to attend ~,
neral rather than what should be me pest anu h
most enthusiastic meeting In the history OF 'ne
club