New-York tribune., 1895-10-07
Talk ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.
,wprrpENcE OF ENEMIES OF RACING.
sour OF rHEM MAY LEARN BEFORE LONG THAT
curry HAVE BEEN WRONG IN THEIR TACTICS

,rv NAVE BEEN WRONG IN THEIR TACTICS
.,r wrsTcHEsrER RACING ASSOCIATION.
a., ~ every calling and of every position in the
~, -rakeup OF this nelghborhood are amused at
~. COLOSSAL impudence OF the enernies OF raoi"s
,r.ns,h dehes the Jockey Club. and threatens ~
-. the gates OF Morris Park should the "es
",.r Racing Association attempt TO race Inc
-, ~ the enemies OF racing laughs ana slee's
:. ,he efforts OF the Jockey Club He ASKS, why
-, ,bev consult me II they want TO race
tn. foregoing question is the key OF the ei'ie
-,..,,,on The Jockey Club has been 100 ieneh''
,,., who have not scintilla OF noral pIi"0 0'p'e,
-, who are conscienceless. un'ru'ni" an.
,o,lv dishonest. have been permitted 10 'aoe anu
ave received licenses from the Jockey O'"o ~
sod meetings The desire 10 be JUST anu ~ eNe
- - man an equal chance on the turf has been
'-.,s,rued nv the thieving, unscrupuous de-
s.A gamblers and their followers as sign OF
t,ess and an indication that the turr was de-
osndent upon their patronage
-. =, t,ns the enemies Of racing may learn TO
,s,- sorroN that the Jockey Cluo Is IN ts expert
.s,,.1 stage and that the leaders will discover that
49,, have beon deceived by some OF their employees.
- 49, discovered that some OF the soothsayers
-. .-a,d I'M for every wrongdoer on the turf are
,,va-iablv tarred with the same stick as the man
for whom they plead
60 of the members OF the Jockey Club are
,,rors ot raising a rumpus at once. but cooler
son ,s over. The purring. fawning sycophants
80" 30 a,vavs 90 extremely humble have had
,ha, innings and II Is likely that men VINO nave
I've love for racing and are not afraid 10 tell wha'
ho, will be pushed 10 the front Inc Maspeh
,d who 50 boldly defy the state Racing COM
-,.s,on NAV find 10 their cost that they have MADE
-.,s,ake There VIII be more temporizng or
,a.,ng the rufaanly element that have disgraced
the turf - . ..,,,o.o5 ,o-,,,,os
~, The means OF the turf have been anxious 10
agb, for several years The grievances tna' 'ney
,ss-a so anxious to fight about nave disappeared.
= safe 70 say that these macontents VIII get all
enc 6gntlng they want before they are many weeks
older. ...,o ,o .h
.,a,sd efforts made 10 injure the Westchester
Racing Association and It's coming meeting a.
Norrls park The meeting VIII begin on TUESDAY
O,,ohsr - The programme is Of unusual excellence
and the conditions OF the races should lufnsh Hs'
class racing throughout the meeting. The purses
-. ,,,o~ar and horse-Owners should rally 10 the
s,nnort Of the meeting There are long lists OF
entries 10 all the stakes and the overnight races
are such that fair fields should 90 TO the post III
evsrv race The course and stables nave oeeh pu'
IN 6rst-clsss condition. The new course, known as
the Withers Mile. adds greatly to the attractive
ra.s ~ the place. The clubhouse and the paddock,
as we'll as the new coaching lawn. should certainly
riesse the racegoers. II is the aim OF the manage
ment 10 make the meeting hrst-class IN every detail
Efforts are being made to secure such ample trans
portetion facilities to and from the course 'ha'
thers will not be the slightest ground Tor com
plants Il is the aim OF the management to make
their patrons happy and comfortable as wen as 10
furnish them with frst-class sport
TIE racing Of the last week and the previous week
has not passed unnoticed by the Jockey Cluo l, -
probable that there will be a rafting OF 'he uiS
bones and that vigorous. energetic measures VIII
no nronoptv taken 10 rec,ify the mistaken idea thSt
the re,nsa ement Of the outlaws me ans that rsCns
cannot exist "1a9e' saGs Of he motifs PARK meeting
It's enemies will get warm reception ann M crliar
ra cling that has marred the sport az -,
likely be broken and the syndlTaiTs E ,ha an netting
ring will in all probability get severe shIcN S A.,
81 least six thousand racegoers are on the IL T,s
oredit system of betting is Ike d rapid-hre gun.
The hosts in front Of !. 20 down yne III se in dis
guise as the loudly dressed alleseI aT,oIa ,n, an
sporting men who formerly sVsrme have
taken 10 the side streets and the avenues "a. 10
ts11otmakers hover about Broadway like eagles both
Ssy and night Woe the unfortunate oetloT VINO 10
dine in the leading hotels or cafes no mater Wne
place Of amusement ne is almost sure to get
missive from his Nemesis Just a. tne ln'e ,angh az
a message from some cashier causes HIM to trown.
When one OF the habitues of Broadway nvmes d
IL s now IN order To- ask What layer Of odds
did YOU be. WITH There is likely 10 be some IiVey
times on account OF racing debts next winter.
Ricnarc Croker desires 10 send Key del SdIleItss
~ England II is extremely proDaDie that tne
eeet Californian Will make the voyage ana COMES.
FOR supremacy with the crack Engsh sprihters next
year. -, . .o1 s,- ,,hlica-
ton ne does not TO care about M Wnat ne say
70 his friends M Croker Is profoundly mpreSssso ss
with England and its methods. especially on oiIe @
turf He mas a high regard for EngIsn .r ua,Iein ~
as well as the Jockeys he may not rendtnnt IL. ~,
New-York all winter. has been stateL DOVDIns DOHV1l
Is about l20 miles from London ana II Is not nheS
that Mr. Croker will remain away from ta'aso
Gate ana Dobb.ns later than December l. al the
latest. 49,, ,,u >ta,da farm
near Nashville Tenn. and talk over the rdCHts
outlook with his partner General JACKSON 'he 'o"'
ing breeder of that section - IL, ..r-a,,sb
Pierre Lori ard is busy preparing for MS Ehsllsn
invasion" The co.ors Of the Leading -RnieIicdi.
stables will probably be seen at every lmpor.ans
race meeting in England next year Tne waVe O5
reform that rolled England last year receLeg
with such rapldity that many VINO Were cAII'ou
along on its crest were drowned IN the undertoW
FloriZel II. has caused any amount Of tdlh III
England because some persons believe ne was tYO
lenienty treated ny the Handicapped Inc oqds
quoted against F1orize II. has averaged 1racLoh
above 6 10 against in the betting. II Il slrahse
contrast 10 the handicappng in this country where
10 ! on has frequently been the market Ouds as
soon as the handlcaps were made PUBIC.