The evening times., 1896-01-11
RING and TRACK GOSSIP
Turf Followers An Have Their
Eyes on Richmond.
DAILY TO START A CIRCUIT
The Copper King VIII Have Some
First-Ciass Sport In His Own State.
Work for the Good of High-Chss
Racing-Other Items OF Interest.


Racing-Other Items of Interest.
The racing outlook at the across-the-
| river tracks is tie sole subject of convers;i-
| ton among the many followers of the turf
WHO deciueI that they could nve as cheap IN
Washington as elsewhere and remained here
when the virginia tracks closed down.
The Legislators have given them plenty
| to talk about, as some sensation or other has
| been sprung almost every day. 1t Is al
most impossible to tell Just yet what tie
iinai ouIcome of the effort TO abolish
racing in Virginia will be. Those in Il
position to know state that the most
probable ending of tie whole matter will
be the adoption of a fifteen-day bill.
II this is the final outcome IL Will mean
the forming of circuit through virginia, {,
with the tracks situated as near WASH
ington as possible.
Those of the race horse fraternity who
mess ,.stomror slIerhiIg.fRnnf in
the near future. but the chances look very
slim for either one OF them TO open before
the Maryland legislature has passed
pool bill.
IT, says dispatch from Chicago, the plans
contemplated by Marcus DAILY. the Montana
copper king. are carried out, the Grand
Circgit of 1896 will be minus a number
of hieh-class horses. Daily will. 1t is said,
attempt to organize n circuit OF trotting.
pacing. and running meetings in Montana,
TO last the entire season from spring to
fall. Part OF the plan Is u offer no less than
100000 In stakes and purses, and thus
attract the better grade of Western and
California owners.
Daily is one OF the largest and richest
owners of both thoroughbred and trotting
and pacing stock in America. and n man of
such ample means that world of financial
backing is assured any project he may I'M
deriake. He is well satisfied that Mon
tana circuit could be made successful In
every way, and thus do away with the ne
cessity for Western owners shipping their
sta bles hundreds OF miles in quest of prize
money. The circuit would include Helena
Bate, and Anaconda, the latter being Days
home. Denver and several other places
outside of Montana might possibly be ia ken
In. All the towns named have splendid
tracks.
Craftsmanship of the Jockey Club, says Ed
Cole There could be no better man in
office. 1t is through Mr.: Eelmont's energy
that horse racing in this State today is
on such solid foundation. Only for
his guarantee, coupled with that or Mr..
j. X. keene, goodness only knows where the
sport would Eaye landed. Mr.. Belmont APP
peared on the scene at the right time, and
took up the Cudgel against Mr.. De Lacy
with the result that De Lacy was laid low.
and horse racing subsequently thrived. 1t
ID tut COui Ill MT.
toelcvatet the sport thathas a tided ma ny new
names to the list of owners, and more are
expected. Some thickmindcd folks believed
that racing in this section would be dead
when the amendment 10 the constitution
was passed, which prohibited betting on
rarc tracks, but they. are now pleasantly
surprised at the outlook. This year prom.
ises to lie a great one for I8cing, as the
betting system will tie carried on on busi-
ness like principles. and defauiters and
welchers will be minimized. All that Is
needed is suitable weather, competent OF.
ficiais ard tie overthrow of Objectionable
Mr.. Clason offered an amendment to the
racing rules last fall, which was acted upon
at Thursday nights meeting OF the Jockey
Club. The amendment reads:
a heavy handicap is a race in which the
top weight shall not be less than lao
pounds"
1t is a step in the right direction. but not
what is wanted. Had Mr.. Ciason's amend
mcnt called for two welterweight RI ces a
day, at the least, the stride would have
been long and lasting. We ape England
in many things or less Importance Than
this, yet an advancement in one OF the
largest industries in The country is allowed
to pass almost without Il considera ton.
There is a deartA of good Jockeys in this
country. and the weiierweight race idea
is about the only way the evil can be reme-
died. AT present jockeys are pra ctically
out OF the business when they scale 115
:.
they canEot afford TO wait for a mount.
Some owners may object because they have
no horse which can handle weight. This Is
rot. Whatconstitatesa good horser A weight
carrier and horse that Can go 4 route.
What constitutes good jockey? man
who can RI a ra ce with judgment and be
competent to put up driving finish after
going trip OF mile and Il half. The jock
eys or today think more of getting off in
front, riding like demons for a quarter of
mile, and when 1t comes to a pinch haven't
strength enough TO sit on horse, much more
hold him together. Work OF old and ex-
perienced jockeys Is what is now needed.
Isaac Sanderson, well-known horse
man of Willinantic, Conn, has sued the
Charter Oak Driving Park Association to
recover S11 900 of the stake money and
$4,000 damages by reason of the asso-
cations action in declaring off its $20,.
600 Nutmeg Stake last summer. Mr..
Sanderson and Frank Jones, the wealthy
brewer of Portsmouth, n. H., sent checks
to satisfy their last payments. These
checks were returned, with the explanation
sary TO abandon the August meeting. With
Mr.. Jones a satisfactory settlement was
reached, and also with all the other thirty
nomnators, with the exception Of Mr.. San
dersoD.
Hanover leads the list of the winning
sires for 1895 with total or sos, 1913. His
largest winners were Handspring, $41,-
90, hdlIlld, Slo.4lD, ana BUCK MaSSle,
$11 ,oS7. Fifty-three of his get started
and thirty-eight of these earned brackets.
Only eleven were unplaced. or his twenty
six 2-year-olds, fifteen were winner RS.
Hanover is owned by Col. Milton Young
of Kentucky, who purchased him from
the Dwyer brothe rs for $4,000. He
Is the youngest native sire that ever
headed the list of winning stations. Sir
Modred carried off the honors in 1894, his
get winning a total $134, ,31S.
At the annual meeting OF the stockholders
of the Monmouth County Horse Show As |
held Thursday the following Off |
GERS were elected: Joseph j. O'DoDOhue, |
president; Walter E. Hildreth, vice presi- |
dent and general manager; P. J. Casey,
and treasurer; executive commit |
tee, Joseph ]. O'Donahue, Jacob Rothschild, |
Walter E. Hildreth, Benjamin T. Rhoads, |
jr., and P ]. Casey; directors, Joseph j. |
Frederick Gebhard, r. Percy |
Dobbins, Marks Arnhem, Joseph E. Widen |
er, Rufus Blodgett, W. n. v. Hoffman, Wal |
ter E. Htldreth, Jacob Rothschild. NJ J.
O'Brien, Fred Hoey, Benjamin T. RhOads, |
jr., Edward F. Murphy, 6. Warrington Cur |
tbs and P. j. Casey.
The distance of the Belmont stake for |
1898 was incorrectly sent out as a mile |
and a half. 1t should be mile and three
eighths. The intention is to develop q sc |
ries of stakes for three -year-olds of grad |
ually increasing distances, beginning at |
with an event at mile or
less and continuing at Westcliester with |
the Withers at a mile, the Belmont at a |
mile and tiree-eighths, at Gravesend with |
the Brooklyn Derby, which will probably be
,csa1i In