New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-21
THE RACING OUTLOOK.
WORK OF THE PooLRooM MEN AT AL
BANY.
EFFORTS TO INTERFERE WITH THE Sport
-H0RsEAOwNERs GOING TO ENGLAND
AID TRANCE.

at Albany during the coming session OF tne Legs
.ature. If the efforts Of the pooroom men to harass
and annoy those interested In a great sport are
successful. The gamblers who have made so much
trouble are busily engaged in disseminating anti
racing literature and quietly boast that they Will
have the names OF thousands OF preachers enrolled
a petition ia suppress racing altogether In this
State. The dlsgraceful exposure OF the Flushing
fake" does not affect the principals in the east
All that has been said and done by racing men Is
sneered and scoffed at. and ePter De Lacy IL
quoted having said: we will have stronger
case the time. II this case IL dismissed
The gleeful manner in which the losses at the
Morris Park meeting are referred to by the pool
room gamblers T. extremely exasperating to horse
owners In the mean while. there Is no trouble ex-
perienced by the average bettor in placing bets
the Baltimore or ether races In this city Ihere
/ is SO much FRICTION between certain track owners
and the better element OF breeders and horse
owners that IT is difficult matter 10 place racing
where II properly belongs. Some OF the disseh-
sions have grown 10 such alarming proportions
that some unpleasant facts likely 10 be made
public al early date. The fact that the alliance
OF alleged reformers and gamblers was formed
.ate In the is sufficient proof TO men OF
average intelligence that the pooroom element Is
wholly and unalieraby opposed to clean "noie-
some high-class racing managed by the foremost
in the community.
AN ANCHOR TO vINDWARD.
have cast an anchor to wndward by entering inen
vearlngs in the principal stakes in England ana
France II is indeed pitiable sight TOT honest
sportsme TO witness great institution ike rac'"K
wrecked bv a mere handful Of dissatisfied gamoler7-
The latter boast that the battle for the uestru0'o
OF racing has just begun.
The racing season In England has been the fnos'
successful in the history Of racing. The enthu-
sasm Is undated and the late meetings o. inc
back end" or close OF the season have furnisheu
some OF the contests OF the year
Higher prices than ever before have been paid
al the vearl,ns sales the gate-money courses have
paid six per cen, dividends. ard many OF them u
much larger percentage The excess over SIX per
cont is added n the racing fund. large revenue
has been secured from the selling race su'p'u''
which IL added the racing fund; consequently
prosperity reigns in the horse world In Doth Eng
land and France In twenty consecutive seIlhS
races AT different courses in England the winner
was bid I'D and horses were claimed by the owners
NJ horses engaged in the races Throughout the
entire season in England the selling and claiming
clauses have been the source OF profit and loss 10
the English turfnen.
II is not AZ all surprising that Michael F. DNyeF
believes tina, racing in this country is mucn
softer snap than racing In EnG'dnl' esP--'d'! :"
the selling class
HE EXPECTS TO WIN.
Richard croker il grimy confident Of winning
many races with his Amer!can-bred horses in Eng
land next wear. Mr. Croker purchase Ny taVor-
i-e tho dam Of Handspring month ago Tor S'''N"
Blu, the Kentuckians have experienced a cnahge OF
heart and a majority OF them are no" good Ne-
pubIcans. consequently the price Or MY ta'o'l
has been increased to 5000 Richard Croker does
not intend 20 leave here for England until Febru-
airy Mr. Croker Will return 70 London win the
prestige Of being the only Democratlc iealer thdt
saved his organization from tho general "reCh Ol
Democracy throughout the country. u neI" are no
Democrats nov. except the members or amman
esmmen; Of a famous Tammany leader upon the
Or. G. Lee Knapp is seriously III with typh2ld
fever. Sir Knapp mas many devoted friends VINO
regret his illness. Every turfman sincerely hopes
George f. smith CPittsburg PhiD has been in
ne nrogrss. Of his horses across the Continent to
California The news that the mile, OF snoWs"e az
csrssG tns 10 become nervous his horses
we're due ar the snowsheds about the time 'ne!
Every indication points TO successful winter inter-
been made end Of tine brooAiyn, brluse ~, 70
receive bets the Caforna races me d lcslo
o.n give ' bettors chance bet after nghtfall
that t. II the authorities will stand for T.
Ma bsr ali gir winter Mr. Corbei may change his
mind as some OF his friends are anxious 10 nave
him accompany them short Visit 10 hng.dhu.
John. Day IS slowly recovering from a severe az.
tack Of pneumonia and haS of H5vS Gideon is
patron or grand opera and manage ~ an aI
Sarry nnsiton in broadway every pleasant
af,arnoon and takes az intense delight In observing
the cable cars.
THE PLUNGERs LOSSES
The true facts Of the reported heavy losses OF a
v,eIl-kndvn plunger are slowly developing II ap-
nsars that the pIunger tried his skill at several
different games played with cards with some vet
eran high-rolers He lost heavily but had az goou
A run for his money he "a on the raceracN.
The playing was fair. but there Is an o.d saying
about card playing that applies to the case. ~ Is,
When man plays cards with better players IMAM
hmsef s 1 81 .9ah Horse Show
enormous one half Of ne receipts noWever, ne
20 the Madison square Ciardep ha loI t n hs mare
for hanters carriage-horses and closely matched
PHWiuiam Mats5n. Finnish farmer from Heisng-
fors finland has sX OF ne famous '"' SI vdy
son intends TO snow them at Ma tison square Gar
den to-day The Finnish trottsFs hnV 1921 Dg rinsd
breed 81 horses. with great bone anu SuDs ~
The poesess remarkable stamina and q far turn
~ -uaeq Mr. MatsOn Intends 10 cross the lHH.SN
,'"oJ results rom the union. TIE horses that Nh
NIatson imported are Pokl. pay stanton SeN
,hs distance is nbou; two miles. PoM = certainly
a useful horse. iiui.vli Is chestnut station So.
tsrn4entvfto Meta and Hull are three chestnut
mare me se q b,rb as nat OF Greenland with
American horses will he watched with interest oy
James Rove will begin active training with the
Brookdale horses n February. , -,
though the stewards have calei up an unknown
locke 10 explain hi. peculiar riding. II reef were
taken in the sails o. some OF the baNast-shiftng
yachtsmen who are Incorporating az trainers. GER
tain Jockeys would not draw so much water as
they do at present.
MANY HORsEMEN AT THE SALE.
LOW PRICES RULE At THE AUCTION OF LIGHT
HARNESS STOCK
W p. Fasir & co.'s Horse Show sale Of trottng
stock commenced yesterday at Madison Square
Garden with the .argest attendance OF notable
hor-an.n from a parts OF the country that mas
been seen IN New-York For more than year.
Among the out-of-town horsemen In the Garden
were Budd Doble. OF Chicago the famous driver OF
Dexter Goldsmith Maid and Nancy Hanks. John
splan from Cleveland the man who gave Rarus
nis recnrl- George starr. The Terre HAnLe trainer.