New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-02
CONFUSION CAUSED BY THE DEFEAT.
WHAT TIE rtRFMES IN THIS CITY SAY ABOUT
THE LEGISLATORS At AIBANY-FORMER
,..,prprrS,-t,S RECALLED

WHAT TIT. TtRFNES IN THIS 'ilh sal NhON4
THE LEGISLATORS At AfBANY-FoRMER
EXPERIENCES RECALLED
co,,,so, rc,gned supreme In the ranks OF the
,urfmen yesterday when the news came rom AZ
h,ov tina. the Gray bill defeated Everybody
,.,,c,a,cd with racing was dumfounded at the re-
sui, II was astonishing 10 hear the comments OF
all cla~es OF business men on the result
l-n,u the vote was taken every one firmly believed
that the measure would secure n handsome MAJORITY
and that there would DO no trouble for the horse
owners. Much anxiety was manifested 10 near NJ"
the Senators voted.
MIR. BRADFORD SURPRISED AT THE RESULT
] H. bradford the treasurer OF the coney Island
Jockey club. when seen at the clubrooms yesterday
hv 4 Tribune reporter. expressed surprise that the
biz had not gone through lie added that II hal
been .uy expected tina; the measlr" would receive
IN. sanction Of the Senate and In the present posi-
ton 81 affairs /: merely required four additional
votes 20 make the provisions OF the bill legal lie
refused - give any personal opinion as 10 the ulti-
mate chances ~ the Bill passing. and IN reply 10 m
qulries as 10 how racing would be affected In the
mean time. said.
50 far ~ we are concerned. there WI be no
racing whatever In the present condition Of matters
Va ar. moro than HnNloIs TO start operations but
under no circumstances whatever shall We become
.awbrrakers We must have definite legislative
action on the subject OK racing before W. make
any movement. II Their" is no definite legislation
forthcoming settle on" way or another the exist
Ing uncertainty. We have decided not TO race AZ
all.
THE whole question Will be- submitted to our
,awy.rs We have decided TO refer the issue 10
them and II they decide that We cannot race with
out iransgresslng the laws. "" shall under no cir
cumstancc5 attempt 70 hold l. meeting. We have
no wish to violate the law and render ourselves lit
Die - arrest. You remember the sad case OF J. q.
X Lawrence. II Is said that his unfortunate FL
10. ton. mi my AFT ar
rest al Brooklyn last spring. Not only himself. but
his wife and relatives were affected by The crcum-
stance and he brooiel so over the disgrace that he
would burst into tears at the m"r" reference To
the fact. Nonc OF Us in'erd 10 run any risk ot "A
similar experience. and although shall 10 moth
ing contrary to the law | cannot but feel that -
stop racing in this state WI! be great misfortune
in many ways To close racing. even If only for
year will mean that people who are Interested in
this sport Will OF Necessity interest themselves In
other recrcat!ons AMI II Will take years TO work
racing up in this Stat" 20 the standard that 1t mas
now reached have already heard that many men
who are big supporters OF racing In this part Of the
country will 20 West TO pursue their favorc sport
THE LAW WILL BE Respected
Colonel Cornelius Fellows. the secretary OF the
conev Island Jockey cub who was present ut the
interview with Mr.. Bradford. reiterated his state
ment that no racing would be permitted by the
Concy Island club unless held to be- strictly legal
"Or course. II the law holds that we cannot race.
he continued. THE usual announcements Will BE-
made. declaring OF the races already arranged.
For all practical purposes that announcement mas
alirady been made In the publication OF our stakes.
II IL OF the implied conditions Of our stakes thai
in case the should be- Illegal. the race Is OF.
But Of course. beyond this proper and formal notl
ncafiOn will be issued and the whole OF the entrance
money returned Immediately. In saying this much
am. Of course. assuming that the Gray-Pcrcy biz
Will be- finally rejected. but the measure Is still on
The table and have every hope that when the
extreme popularity Of this form OF recreation among
the people OF this State and the general desire fo
clean honest racing Is brought more prominently to
the notice OF the members OF the Senate they VIII
conclude that the passage 81 the bill VIII be In NJ
wise dcrogatory to the interests Of the Empire State.
understand there is nothing In the law IA 1t
now stands to prevent racing altogether.
Philip J. Dwyer. the wel-known owner of race
horses and president OF the Brooklyn Jockey 'lup.
said that the rejection Of the biz by the Senate was