New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-13
TALK AMONG TIE TURFMEN.
COMMENTS ON THE PROSPECTS FOR THE RACING


SEASON
John A. Morris and his sons established prece-
dent when they declared off all the stakes Of the
New-York Jockey Club The acton taken by the
MorriseS saved them many thousands Of dollars
Horse-owners. however. and the general public crit-
else the hasy action taken to save money TO the
club. when everything looked dark and s,oomy
for racing in the East The 5per-cent- gross
receipts cause of The Gray bill has caused some per
who have been looked upon as liberal turnen
TO regret that the association Of whcA they are
members did no; follow the lead " the New-fork
Jockey cub thereby saving 10 the treasury % the
club something like $1,000 Moreover. IL Is aii mat
certain prominent turfmen who have never owned or
bred a racehorse say that X would be better for
the stockholders OF leading racing cub to declare
everything off and to close the gates OF their track
for year rather than t. take the chances of
losing season. or the racing associations or
landowners have the best interests Ok the turf n
heart when their representatives. make such a fuss
over the prospects OF losing money because the
State tax to be per cent OF the gross receipts
After years Of prosperity when tn" associations
secured on an average 5000 profit each racing lay
before the gates opened the racctrack mana
gers ouGh: not TO be unreasonable. Now that Ger
tain racetrack manager object 50 strenuou~lN 20
Just measures that tend purify racing and e.eVat"
turf. is it a; all surprising that their actions
are condemned severely ana that harsh things are
said about them wherever turfmon congrcsato.
50 general is the demand FOR ralicf change in
ask for dismissal of number of ne OH ON
poyes who parties 10 the misnanagemen' OF
the turf during the reign of the ag:ocrdtS OF racing
in the days when everything was sacrificed 20 %"
interests Of the gamblers. The Tribunes suSses-
ton that three ofcia. start rs bee appointed meets
the approval OF hor~emen all over the cry. ana the
sing" prov.so is mad" that man should nod ih-
flag or any position who has sacrificed ono interest
10 uphold another. who - In any way under OBJ
legations either 20 individuals or t. associations
and p.irfu %. u
spects 81. Asaph is the ragged edge o. despair
so far IN" Jockey club is concerned. a. II Is
evident that the foreign book which causes 20
much trouble viii have 20 go. unless The - Asaph
track becomes an OUTLAW.
There Is a strong sentiment among IN" better
class OF horsc-owners against the reinstatement o.
outlaws who hay. deliberately placed themselves
outside the pale Of respectable racing
The trainers at the different racks ar" hard
at work and some % them have their horses so
far advanced that they have assumed the well
known mysterious air which tolls az a good
thing" at long price when sent 10 The post
or the three ear-od division Gotham and Counter
Tenor have improved al much IN appearance a.
any horses In the East. Co.o1el kup'ti has DE-
bill is either adopted rejected. colonel ltuppert
certainly should leave the horses there as 90 nor
believe in shipping horses thousands - miles after
the racing season has begun. me lessons '''thl
by the experience Of others who have shipped ne
best horses in their stables 10 the W"st and thereby
los, on me Consequently ! intend to keep my
horses in the East until tn last moment b'ioi"
permitting them to be shipped. 1 prefer 20 have
my horses whore can enjoy The pleasure oi
seeing them race.
Horscmen and others are talking about N" ac-
tons Of OF the hcst-knOwn starters on IL"
turf He has been called everything that starter
can BE- called In the extensive vocabulary 81 turi-
men and nt times ne has been quoted AS the
prince Of starters. The story runs that he visited
a well-known winter r"Sor', ana 10 use a i'hdri,
loln expression. ~ "cut himself loose and tackled
the tiger the auIsc % faro bank. II appears
that ne became so liberal mat he siak"l several
gamblers for various sums 70 tackle the ug'i
with him. He insisted however. That NOBODY Was
70 follow his play, but everybody should pay
for himself As the once-famous starter was an Oh
hunter. and had frequently wOrsied tn" iaWhE
brute in the past by system OF play ina n"ilei
him handsome returns. he began the BATH" with
confidence but the result was disastrous, as I'D"
system didn't work. and the tiger recovered ms
own and at the end Of IN" series OF battles nc
starter according 10 reports. found that h" hai
lost ali OF his available cash and thousands OF
dollars in promises % be kept when ne reached
Ncw-York As be is sun Ia the West, MS enemies
saw that he is completely swampcd. 1t is likely
that the stories about his losses are greatly *
aggeraied. Nevertheless. the turf gossps talk az
L he had lost everything