New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-15

IooLRooM MEN WORKING HARD To- DEFEAT TIL
GRAY BILL.

TloLEOOM MEN WORKING HARD To DEFEAT THE
GRAY BILL.
~ the second monthly dinner OF the Jockey club
~ IN" Waldorf last nish; there were only eight
members present. James r. Keenc t.i not attend.
ou account en-, Illness in his family Colonel VII
lam p Thompson entered the dining room after
the dinner was over. August Belmont who pre-
sided md. a feH remarks il decided that
the meeting OF the stewards be postponed. that
all the members may be enabled TO attend.
f. o. Hanon. the assistant secretary Of the
Jockey club. viii leave here FOR Washington to-
morrow. Mr. Hanlon Will Issue licenses to the
Jockeys and trainers at the St Asaph track.
Trainers aad Jockeys should take out licenses at
the earliest possible opportunity. unlicensed
trainers and Jockeys viii not be permitted to train
ride tracks licensed by the Jockey club.
Everybody associated with the turf Is anxiousy
awaiting the fate OF the Grny bill Albany. Al
opposition the measure has faded away except
that OF the poolroom element. who have resorted TO
false statements about corruption funds In me
hands OF he breeders and horse-owners. The state
nents are made 70 cover their tracks. as #,
+ wN' known 20 ih- average citizen that the adop-
lion ~ The Gray bill means me end ~ tho city poo
rooms. The question has narrowed down 20 the
following issue II the Gray bill Is adopted It means
fuc and honest racing and trc't'ng throughout the
state. managed by IN. leading citizens % the To-
clltles whore racing ami trot;.ng meetings are held
1t means great racing contests for such races as
~" Brooklyn and Suburban handcaps. the Futur-
~ Great Trial Realization and other races that at
tract the attention Of the civilized word II means
great iroting contests - the Grand Circuit, meet
lngs AZ BuNl,o. ROchest"r. PoughkeepSle and Fleet
wood Park. IN this CITY. besides the excellent sport
promised - 'he county fairs
should N, Gray bin he defeated % means pool.
every city IN III S'a'e under N. cu,sa q,
money order commission houses which are no, af
fectel hy the Revised Constitution II means thar
racing and trottlng Will 10 driven ont Of the State
~ tn dictarion OF horde ~ gamblers. who have
10 in"res; IN breeding or racing except aE a medium
Of gambling II means that IN" gates Of every race
track In the Stat" Viii b closed and that every body
I'm any way associated with horse breeding ana fur
n.shing m" subsistence for the men employed and
The in their charge shall suffer heavy
because "A few gamblers object - anything pure and
wholesome
The fact tina, IN" pOoroow ofer - bet $1,000
that the I'm Ni be defeated should insure It's adop
ton the gambling ofYcr shows plainly where the
corruption fund Is being used II there Is corrup
tlon fund
The bill * now IN ;he lis u a subcommittee
which l. to report on I1iesdaV.
Albany. March II TIE Assembly Committee on
C0drs to-day "a executive sessGr discussed the Gray
Racing b.ll. |. was not reported ont but Chairman
Robbins appointed the following sub committee TO
Investigate ms to the merits Of the measure and TO
report to the committee next Tuesday; Messrs
Percy, Wllis. Nacheror and Blake