New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24
which Haverty concurred, this lawyer would con
tend, was null and VOID
CHAT AMONG TURFMEN.
THEIR COMMENTS ON RACING AFFAIRS
THE RESULTS or THE FLUSHING FIAsco-woRK
or THE JOCKEY CLUB.

THE RESULTS or THE FLUSHING FIAsco-woRK
or THE JOCKEY CLUB.
Racegoers and horsemen have every reason TO re-
joice over the total collapse OF the Flushing Take
at the hearing at No. 30 Nassau-st. on Friday
orarnoon II has required time. patience. dplo-
macy and skill to bring about the much-desired re-
suit When the counsel for the alleged fiushins
Jockey Club and other persons Withdrew from the
case and made AFFECT apologies for having oeen as
ISOLATED with the disgracefu affair, everybody Out
Peter De Lacy was surprised.
De Lacy remarked that the course taken ny
Counsellor Marx was the only one left for him to
pursue When asked II this would end his warfare
Mr. De Lacy smiled grimly and said; wen nave
been showed under In politics and have been DC
feated In battle. I am not prepared TO say what
I will or Will not do in the future That Flushing
affair was badly managed. but had no hand In
the matter or the races would have been conduct
ed without a single oophole for comment
The case OF Colonel s. i. Lawrence. the president
of the Westminster Racing Association. IL likey 70
be used as test OF the constItutionality OF the
Percy-Gray laws.
The noolrooms have caused much Of the trouble
that has hampered racing In this country. Certain
arrogant, insolent and avaricious racetrack own
ers on one side. formerly dsregarded public opinion
and the press in the management OF racing. fooi-
room keepers, the other hand, fouBht with tho
track owners about the division OF the racetrack
snoils Legislation practically killed the pool
rooms The poolroom keepers retaliated' ana ny
constant aggressive warfare placed the raceuacH
keepers on the defensive The latter played direct
y into the hands Of the pooroom men by their
tyrannical action toward turf writer's who tod the
truth about racing The Tribune exposed The
methods of the racetrack managers In New-Jersey
as well as their direct association with the Demo-
cratic 'ringsters" and spo,lsmen. VINO catered 20
the depraved element that made Guttenburg ana
Gloucester profitable. The result was the closing
Ia
complete annIhilation OF political favor OF the
Democratic thieves who fattened and prospered
by blackmal and money received i9r perm'ths
Gutenberg to remain open when those OF sVery re-
spectacle racing association were closed Inc stua-
existence Of racing hung in the balance. The lead
ing breeders and racing 5 held sc meetns "hen
The old element that wrought sucn havoc with
Ing begun Under the judicious legislation granted
last winter by Republican Legislature and Re:
and iSs fe e Of the turf
were extremely brilliant under the new methods;
The poolroom men. however were DISSATISFIED, ana
he notorious 70 race at FLUSHING The pool
but they are nghtlng everybody whose calling de-
gsn a spes ss on e
1t is probable that another attempt VIII De MAGE a
Jockey Club obtains a decision that the laws are
constitutional before the next racing season begins
that more attention will be paid to details than vas
given in the Flushing iasco.
Brooklyn has invariably taken hign moral
ground on the pool room question in the past ~
was the boast Of Brooklyn IN the days when
poolrooms hourished in this city that such aDom-
nations could exist In the pious city OF tne
trolley juggernaut and terminal disaster Inc
denizens OF the city OF slow progress shouted the
innuites of this city from their houseops, and told
people that II they had the slightest regard for their
future welfare. Brooklyn was the only pace where
future happiness was insured at small percentage
with the trolleys thrown in for good measure
Times and the people have changed In Brooklyn;
There are pOolrOOnls open In Brooklyn. some o.
them not far from the city Hall. In some Of
these rooms the odds posted as or yore ana
the description of the races is chanted in a dull
monotone by an expert. To be sure BROOKLYN
detectives are proverD.ally SLOW, AMI they nave
rarely detected anything more formidable than
Scotch woodcock. but If they will only follow ne
procession from the Bridge terminal or from the
Sips of the principal ferries they will make no MS
takes In finding place where bets may be mace
and tokens given on the races run at distant race
tracks
The places in this city where bets are made are
not numerous and great precautions are taken