New-York tribune., 1896-01-13
TURFMEN AND TURF AFFAIRS.
THE QUESTION or COLLECTING FOR
FEITS.


STATISTICS OF BREEDING IN ENGLAND
Horse-owners should bear in mind that the stakes
to be run for at the Brooklyn Jockey Clubs spring
meeting close on Wednesday, the 18th There al
twenty-five stakes on the list, and me TACT 'h''
the meeting follows that of the Westchester i'ar""
Association Mt Morris Park should induce owners |"
enter their horses, as they will have an oppo'-
tunity to train them into condition besides naN-"s
a line on the horses that will race at the MOTIFS
Park meeting.
4 change has been made in the conditions OF the
Brooklyn Handicap by the addition OF Pe"'l''
clause for winners at the Morris Park meeuns
j. W Rogers is in a critical condition IN nus
burg hospital His many friends are hop'lu' anu
confidently predict his recovery
Jackson Jovnor is in Weldon. y. G. MI.
Jovner had a slight attack OF pneumonia VINCE
caused him to remain indoors during MS stay III
the land OF tar heels lie Is eNpec'o" - "''N'
at Holmdel to-day ,
,,orry criGi, is rep,dly recovering from the ef-
fects of his severe fall at San Francisco. ana Is
likely TO start for the East as soon as his physician
gives his permission.
Racing in california has assumed the aspect that
generally presages disaster 10 the sport. lhere -
moro or loss politics mixed UP with the SafHpinS
orjv;epes Edward Corrigan Is engaged in war
with the local bookmakers Well-informcd horse
men who are racing their horses in California pre-
dict q comncte collapse of racing as 1t now exists
In the land of the glorious climate
REPORTS ABOUT RILEY GRAMMAR.
Evidently Riley Grammar owns several gold mines
in the Cripple Creek district According 10 'he re-
nor: Of some newspapers he left this city financially
crippled atho lGh his rcputcd winnings on 'he
season would have enabled him TO take mp the en-
tire bond issue Recent reports from san ffah-
cisco say that he has .ost enough money TO III OUT
a feet of warshs
G. E. Smith CP.,tsbUrS PhilD is reported 10 nave
lost $4,000 since his arrival on the Pscihc Slope
j. tor Il
hand of outlaws and men who desire 10 elevate the
spor. of racing ]. NJ. Iiin. of ST Asaph notorie'F
is greatly agitated because leading \irSlmdhS are
thoroughly opposed TO knock down ana draS o"'
exhibitions Of alleged racing conducted SolelE Io'
gambling purposes. The outlaws, OF course at
tributa the hostile attitude Of the Virginia legis-
lature to the JOCKEY Club August Belmont Is sad
10 be the chief of the opponents to the virginia
merry rounds.
II is said that an attempt is being made TO revive
racing at the Ivy City racetrack in Washington
Some OF the men who were prominent supporters OF
racing in the golden days of the Ivy city racetlack
and retain controlling interest in the property are
among the foremost supporters Of the meeting that
is TO be held the Bennings track in April Shouid
III. influx of horses that viii take part in the meet
Ing at Jennings exceed the capacity OF me stabIeS
there the stables at the Ivy City track may be used
for the use Of visiting horsemen. This plainly IN
CCates that there is not the slightest possibility o.
an alliance between the respectable horsomen or
Washington and the outlaw gamblers ana the agents
of poolrooms.
THE COLLECTION OF FORFElTS.
The question Of collecting forfeits is again agitating
the average horseowner. In the list OF nominatofs
TO the stakes are the names of many persons VINO
owe forfets and some owners who failed to pay
their Jockeys one of the chief drawbacks to the
prosperity of racing IS the deporah!e condition oi
the forfeit list owners who pay their forfoits
promptly object mos; strenuously to the slpshod
methods of initiation adopted by the racing associa-
tions in accepting entries from men who never in
tend TO pay their obligations unless by some un-
looked-for accident Of their entries develops
into a real champion fair specimen of the niia-
ton of stakes is the Futurity. won by Requital.
David Gideon is accredited with having won upward
of $4,000 when in reality he has not received total
Of $4,000
There is one man on the turf who makes matters
easy for the secretaries at the various associations
by sending a check that more than covers his for
feits before the racing begins at any OF the many
meetings that are held in this neighborhood. That
man is August Belmont. In the Old days his father
anticipated trouble and annoyance by an advance
Durham Withers, when in the flesh, also sent in his
check before the meetings began. II Is the genera
opinion that the money for the first obligation should
accompany the entry in any and all stakes II
when the second payment Is due the money 10 cover
the horse which the payment is due be deC1areo
out. on the ground of default 4 cash basis would
materially reduce the forfeit list by preventing meI
who take big chances from entering horses that OF
their yearlng trials have no chance.
In England there has been century Of racing
under the Jockey Club OF that country. Many year,
or experience has taught the Br1tons that the gov
trning powers OF racing should control the manage
ment OF the forfeit list well az the payment OF
jockeys. In this country the Jockey cub IS com
paraiively young with only two seasons TO refer &c
past. In the two seasons many large step.
have been taken toward the much-desired goal OF
prosperity. In England Wetherby's is a powerful
auxiliary OF the Jockey Club. and 10 ali intents anl
purposes is the official clearing house of the turf ~
England 1t is likely that in the near future IN
fUi felt list will the same position in THIS cOLn
try that it occupies in England. and that ali jock
fees viii be paid through The medium OF the Jockey
Club
PRACTICAL TURF METHODS.
Some of the wealthy owners do not understand
the methods Of practical turfmen who always race
their horses 10 win regardless of circumstances Tn;
desire 70 win stakcs is predOm!nant in The mako