New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-14
COMFY ISLAND JOCKEY CLUES POSITION
A STATEMENT CONCERNING THE AMENDMENTS
TO THE RACING BILLS

A STATEMENT CONCERNING THE AMENDMf-N >
TO THE RACING BILLS
The Coney Island Jockey Club desires to define
rs position respecting the racing measures now IN
the hands Of the Judiciary Committee OF the senate
al Albany John II. Bradford, the treasurer Of the
club said last night: ~ is the aim Of the club TO
fulfil its contracts with the hOrse-owners. and to
hold its racing meetings In the past; but the cluO
does not care to attempt when the officials
may be arrested annoyed by persons VINO are
enemies Of racing. and by their followers.
Here is the statement given out by the Coney
Island Jockey Club in regard the proposed amend
ments:
The amendments proposed on behalf Of the ConRey
Island Jockey club to the haClnS bi" a'In ~, M.
Wnds's bill, which re-enact'i Srcuoh ri .. oH
Penal Code. rendered necessary by changes
made in the Racing PIN either IN commitiee OF , 2
is final passage, which n many respects 'He
provisions OF the original bill ana nave !ci II III
not file certificate under "hlch II can ava .se'i -
the privileges Of Section .. Wnicn IS me section au
thorlzng the running Of the races at is track ,
The dfficuty is among others. that IN the original
bill introduced by Nh Gray, here was provision
certificate that their capital should be PAD in n
cash. while totally different section OF tne d.! CON
ferrei upon existing racing associations the 'B"- ~
In The changes that were made the existing cor
porat0ns we're put into the same section win the
Corporations to be ORGANIZED unGer the bil anu IN
order get license. existing cQ'p2ratoh. ~ -,
file certificate that their capita had Deem p|id III
T61s is imnossible as the capital Of the Coney
Island Jockey CUB. ana probably Of al the ONE
racing associations now in existence, Is large y "
not entirely. issued In exchange Ior PropeIHE, i t
cause the change not discovered untI a coI9 y.
the bill, as it finally passed came 10 New loih a.
the end Of last week. We then ac'ed d P'o'"P"'
ne Coney Island Jockey CluD desires TO give the
stakes il has advertised. and itS so!1 oDJeS' "a
making these amendments IS TO leave the c.uD IN Il
position to carry out the official announcements
The GRAY bin as proposed, also fails to give 10
the old associations the protection given TO aesocla
lions hereafter to be incoTporated 10 VII li'ao
where the directors OF coIP ora2 10 he posfed
prohibiting pOolselling. DookInahlhf an 81 |nr an
The directors shall not be personay wo III pecm
reasonabIe that the existing corporations Shoud De
allowed this same privilege ,.. no ~ i,,,osa
all the penalties OF Section 81 upon the oIccrs OF
the racing associations where bets aiE I'm. lhi' o,
corded though the only pena eSyord thereof is the
loss OF the amount wasered. ,,.,a cor tho officers
IT Will OF course be impoSslbie ior o'q nstss
OF a racing corporation sdlcIy /" ol' "
with the Law in such shape - o,, &c concerned
so far as the question OF . per cent -
being upon the gross instead OF th1 ny ci,,i u, ~
this request OF the Coney Island Jock.y NiuD w W."
submitted the Legislature FOR us a.,io. -, bave
great injustice TO the racing ~naeon w6y thcy
should be thus asked to pay out OF their sr1Ss -
cepts large sum in a racing sr' ,So,e in other
parts OF the State. ,, ho LEGISLATURE
This however is not vital II the eeion vii
wishes 70 impose such YAK; .,.ment tha, 1t VIII
give It's stakes but IL cannot do 50 unGe' tiIIs +,
listing provisions OF the Gray ana w w uan,cnd the
Gray bjll and return it TO the Assembly IL Mp"i
OF course. be possible TO pass ahoteh ave unGles-
ing he defects in the Grny o Of ,he concy Island
Jockey Club is that If 1t can Ia"i"'i'
IL fel Il 70 be its duty call the at,en ,ho
o. the Legislature TO the fact that the DiIiS a. "
now stand do not permit II so 10 ~