The evening times., 1896-03-07
not be made so as to exclude newspapers

not be made so as 10 exclude newspapers
from printing reports OF races
The amendments TO rules conte mplated by
the Jockey Club have been published in full.
For the most part the changes are unim-
portant. The most radical change is in
the clause relating to the dividing OF purses
Of stakes in case of dead heats. Hereto
fore owners or horses making a dead heat
in selling races were not allowed TO di-
vide. The amendment, however, makes
this possible, while another clause pro-
yides that both horses shall be sold at
auction. This is one OF Guttenbcrg's
old rules, the hilltop track being the first
to put il into practice. The only race in
which owners cannot divide is in the heats,
and US this particular style of race has be-
come obsolete no one need worry over
the prospect of dead heat. Monmouth
Park has been dropped from the list, show
ing that the Jockey Club has no faith what
soeyer i'll the future of New Jersey racing.
Recent researches into the birth of 49,
900 foals show that 81 colts are born for
every 100 fillies; that up TO the end of the
third month of gestatio the fOetus is sex
less: that the sex is determined by the bodily
condition OF the mother in the fourth and
fifth months. that il the mare, and, there
fore the foeius. be well nCurish'd, the sex
is most likely TO be female. The age OF the
stallion seems TO have no effect on the sex
OF the foal, but an old mare, being less
strong than younger one, is likely TO
drop a colt. Summed up, the facts seem
to mean-hcaltby mares. in their prime
with abundant food, will most likely drop
fllies; old or ill-fed or unhealthy mares
Will most likely drop colts.
The New York Evening Sun of yesterday
published the following criticism OF the at
tempt In some quarters to question the con-
., ,,,ti nf no M1unin racing law. The
Sun says:
A Washington turf writer prints long
screed tending to show that the Maupin
law and It's fellow prohibiting the making
of foreign books are unconstitutional. he
says that eminent lawyers have been en-
gagged by the proprietors of the mery-go-
rounds in Virginia. to pick flaws in the laws.
They have found that the penalty clause in
the law provides for the punishment OF any
person or corporation violating its pro-
visions. The claim Is made that CORPORA
tions cannot b.. imprisoned. but only fiI.d.
The article concludes with the folio wing:
There is appa re :tly nothing in the bill
however. 10 pro hibit betting. such as that
in vogue on the New York tracks last sea
.sOn.i-a
This is really funny. Any one who has
ever been at eithe OF he outla W tracks can
readily imagine what coed system crcdit
betting would he in Virginia. IL Is reported
10 Washington that the st. Asaph track VIII
beopened on March 10, but 1t cannot be con-
firmed."
The following applications for licenses
have been made within the last week:
Trainers H. Barrett. Charles Burke,
A. Cooper, n. T. Danahar, W. II. Du Bois,
X. F. Dwy.r, W. J. Fitzpatrick, James
Frazer, A. j. GOldsborough. W. b. Jen-
nings. F. Littlefield. X. Mcbride. Clar-
paIInw M & Rollins.
Wilson Taylor. Fred W. Thorne, X. Tucker
and Enoch Wishard. Jockeys-M. Burns,
james Dillon. Anthony Hamilton, Wiley
ZONES John 4. Pratt and Lester Reiff.