New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-17
SOME RACING GOSSIP.

rha racing insurgents continue to hold forth at
sinrerly Iron Hill and other points In Maryland
Many of them cross and recross the Jockey Ciuo
trocha at will, and escape unmolesteo oy ths
Weylers Of racing laws and conditions. 30 oo'o
havA some of the leaders at the Maryland tracks
become that Patsy" McDermott has been aided
and abetted in a proposed raid on Venezuela.
This IA a serious matter and calls for the iInme-
date attention Of Secretary Olney who snouid
lose no time in communicating with the DUCK
hunting statesman that watches over venezuelan
affairs. Even If President Crespo. OF Venezuela. Is
satisfied with the Protocol. Patsy" may want 1t
on his arrival and it's safe betting al TO on
that he gets 1t. The arrival Of Patsy" and his
stable of racers at Caracas is likely TO cause seri-
GUS international troubles. In the first place.
PATSY" may be dissatisfied with the location OF
the schomburgk line. and is likely to move 1t
somewhere within the boundaries OF French Gull
ana thereby involving France In the Venezuelan
muddle. Moreover. the Schomburgk Is Dutch
line and everybody who is posted on turf affairs
knows what Patsy" did to the Dutch line at
C,uttenburg. when he defed Gottfreid and his
horts and separated them from so much "gelt
that he was requested to enter into diplomatic re-
lations with the ''planked shad' confederacy at
Gloucester where he won renown by losing races
and caused intense anguish by winning at critical
times. causing many wary Philadelphians to take
in their signs as bookmakers. II the authorities
at Washington desire to avoid trouble Secretary
Herbert should place the Texas at the disposal OF
PATSY" and order him to ship his entire outfit on
that warship to Caracas. and by so doing end
every possible chance for future complications
with Venezuela and future Investigations OF the
construction Of the Texas.
There slight obstacles In the way OF racing
at Saratoga. All that the Saratoga Association asks
ID that the Jockey Club assign the association twenty
two racing days. To have q successful meeting the
managers of the Saratoga race track assert that the
dates assigned to the association must be given in
July and August. In regard to the purses to be Of
fered the proposed meeting at Saratoga, the man
agement intends have them compare favorably IN
value TO the purses offered by the pretentous
racing clubs. Moreover II has been supeested and
the suggestion has been favorably received by the
Saratoga management that an outdoor horse show be
held at Saratoga at the conclusion Of the racing.
The prizes are likely TO be OF greater value than
have ever been offered for the competitors In the
can be given better chance out Of doors TO show
their capabilities than In an indoor shov All classes
OF horses be tried to advantage at the Saratoga
show, consequently the promoters anticipate large
crowds and handsome profits.
Several meetings have been held by the directors
of the Guttenburg racetrack sharehoders to decide
upon the future disposal Of the property II is likely
constructed in the ned. and that outdoor athletic
sports will form weekly attractions for the public
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