New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-18
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.
THINGS THAT WILL HAPPEN If lhT
GRAY BILL Is BEATEN
NEWS OF SOME OF THE sTABLEs-A NErERi
NARY SURGEON WHO USED WORLDS


nxouslv awaiting the report OF the Codes Sub-Com-
mlttee of the Assembly on the Gray naol"s oi'''
From the beginning. the dlsreputapie ee"."' va ~
turf aided by the poolroom men ana 'nei. ""N'''
ries have worked night and day 10 neieaI INV ~
Of those who are eminently respectable ana want
. ,,co Iraaciny on = high plane OF excellence rms
horde S,of sneaking. dishonest. INSCRIPTIONS law
breakers openly boast that millionaire preeue's gnu
horse-owners and the public are poweFess WIZ
confronted by the ranks Of the policy greehsoV'9
and poolroom cohorts. When state senator anu
an Assemblyman proclaim. in crowded care
.There is M Jockey Club money in sieht al NipdhS
and the GRAY bill has not the slightest chahce u"es'
some of the diplomats OF the third mousse are -"
garedp the public can form an idea Oh VIVA wv
men who are striving TO regenerate RACING "''' "
contend with. ,.. u.
when n measure that is almost unanimously sup
norted by the press and the public l. he.d up az
the dlctation Of a poolroom pantata VINO -sthus
mendacious circulars broadcast throughout the "'',
Il Is high time for the law-abiding classes ~ can
q halt and to unite their forces effectuah! oS"P
presy gamblers who use representatives OF reioi''
as tool TO further their ends. The trotuhs-
,rea mon are awakened 10 the issues at stake Al
tbouqh there are nearly 800 entries for the trotthS
stakes and purses to be decided at Fleet"oou a.
in August and every indication points 10 .onr W
the greatest series of trOtting contests tN'i "' "
hts coIntrv the leaders Of the trotting DIVISION I'M"
that they are at the mercy OF mere hahoiui u.
consoIepeeess villains who have never contr'ou'eo
one dollar to support either troting or runnhs' anu
desire TO have the decent element In RACING eia9s''
as criminals so that the public may pe heece" VIZ"
immunity in the poorooms that are sure 10 Sp'i"s
I'm should the Gray bill Toe defeated Ihere y no
more chance of holding trotting meeting al rect
u.ood Pa than there is of holding running meet
inss at Sheepshead Bay. If the opponents OIL honest
racing succeed in their endeavorS 10 deiea' ue
measures for the relief of the turf Even now W,
fore the dlrst from the recent ponucaI uPnea'"
irna m
the former poolroom- keepers are leasing auar,e's
in favorable localities so reopen their so-ca'ieu
commission houses for Western races
ATTITUDE OF THE POOLROOM MEN.
One of the leaders of the city pooroom men SAL
a table in an uptown cafe the other day suriJulIed
by several men who are interested lh me '"'i' IN
Of the latter is a tracl-owner ana mas oeeH law
In causing much OF the troubles that D'at' nv '''
4 merchant VINO was present told of the losses '""'
would be caused to the tradesmen througho"' nv
state If racing and trotting were suppressed lie
said: Racing and trot,ing are the pes'- Nno"'
mediums for the distribution OF money H''
many customers In Buffalo who make the '''t'"7
meeting of the Grand Circuit at Buf1aio me "'eu"''
Of supDlvjns the smaller merchants in the surrouha
49,, ,,,ns vim goods for the fall and winter trade,
o. country storokeepers combine business win
pleasure in visiting Buffalo to witness the Uo''"'s
races Moreover, trotting and racing MAKE o"''"'
for the farmers general dealers. hote-KeeperS i"'
Lon therI
IN fact. men engaged in almost every lesitima'e
i,,,, who derive pecunary profit through racing
,1 ,roting II the trotters and runners are driven
on. or the state ii will take millions OF doiars OUT
OF IT," 81 -
The poolroom man smiled compiacent! anu =
n,ied: That's all right from your point OF view A.
tho stables are forced race in the west Il -
nth while to take long chances with city poor
-oor,. because with no racing IN this state We con
Law any price we choose to our patrons TOT he" VIZ
bet ANYHOW The privilege to keep open may oo'"0
n little high but the men VINO hold RACING VI ~
ting meetings must take the same cnaio'" "" 49,,
., close their gates When August Belmont anu MS
,,,a.os are nlaced in the same category AS JIM
nv the Nippe.' will be satIshed' ,
The merchant hurredy left the tao'e me -
owner assumed an owl-like expression, WIZ 49,,
others remained silent until the p'oiioo" ',
laughed loudly as he called TOT "'o'".' ~ ,ho
and remarked: I'VE have an ace down on inc
dudes" ,,
W Doors has seventeen horses IN usinihs
-, 80 ,.nicb are IN excellent condition. ChHoru
Dorjan and Sir Excess are In the same ''as''
seouently Rogers expects TO nave sone -
m pacing them. Glenmoyne' ai'"ue -
wind has never been a robust. healthy a'''''
rnors a1nects 20 hold his own with MN IN races
a, tho sprinting distances. The stable win oo
| Skinned 10 the Hawthorne track about Api' ID
nnhor, Pose the owner OF clifford has been A
wanderer all winter. He left Boston three "ceNS
! forI nj Springs
! ouarartine line and told that there was an ep'-
-. ,,a1nox raging and this caused him
| - oo ~ Nemphis where he consulted MS FORMER
mariner Eugene Leigh. about me P'osper
| racing in the West. Leighs answer was r"c''s
I &c all right anywhere. II the people nave iho'VE
I, looks as II all the money in the west IL ~"
! d unless the people dig it mp, the racing VIII
| -, ,o,no,, iame Rose decided 10 go to New
| n,oans and take chances OF being hnancia"y
| ,,illotlned at the races in that cry
The California contingent. headed D! -" ~
.,aoor will nrobablv go direct TO Memphis from
| San Francisco If the Gray bill IS deIea.en' W
| Gideon George T.. Smith and otner wen MN
Eastern lrorsemen may follow te CIRCUIT Vi -.
orr race meetings until the Chicago meetings
| begin In May. 90, -. or :. G
1aetorn engagements. but open the season at
Chicago.
MR. KEENE'S HORSES
lance p Keene visits the Lakeland paddocks
almost every Sunday. Every horse in the S'ap'e -
! doing az wen as could be asked Domino Is III
| especially good tette. -.
| Lakeland Is unlike many OF the other trainers
| He SAYS: Il do my best to train the horses II,
NV charge so as to send them to the post III ana
ready to race 1t makes difference to me wnere
Mr. Keene desires TO race WIZ 20 me- ave- his as
asking any questions; d. '''
one Of the best known OF ne many Nth
an English veterinary surgeon Wholh nom, he On hi bi
nioyad a. large salary to attend the STOCK on hl'
farm Here the tale OF the breeder snd
| in his own words "a make my own songs anu
| sing them but | struck Wagner snaB Whe Zen
| engaged that English vet lost case , ire n rs
! day he appeared the farm. The niggers' De
| fore the ADVENT Of the vet paid me the creates
respect but when they heard that vet INFORM a IN
Thai the cuticle of OF my stations was aWicte'
with capillary illusions of nostaliglasis ana re
| qured u hydrographic diagnosis-or n t,
,hat sounded 10 me like that-the negroes LOOKED
at me pityinely az If ! was chump not 10 KNOW
that one OF my favorite horses was 80 se,ro ,i
ad,ic,ed | walked away to commune WIN nysei
on the situation. and was alarmed TO overhea
| one OF the niggers inform the stud groom that IN
stallion had hydrophobia and was dangerous: Tn
vet placed the unfortunate stallion UNDER urea,
mon, He died ten days later. His death was fol
lowed hv that of three others In quick succession
that were placed under treatment several va.ua
pardiv knew what to do, II half OF the horses oil
,he MACE were reported SUFFERING from unpro