New-York tribune., 1896-12-28
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.
JOCKEY CLUB TRACKS AND hAOi->'
DATES.

up CROKER. 1T Is SAID. WILL. MEET 1A""A' ~
,rx ~ MS COMING SOUTHERN TRIP AND
v.vrp,.,xs FOR NEXT YEARS CAMPAIGN.
Pac,ng dates have been allotted 10 'ne 'o'
- ,.,.Ls with every possible precau''oh 10 ~
800 ,oros gate receipts for the Westches'ei' o",'
Island and Brooklyn Jockey CLUBS b's'''o'' a,
Saratoga and Aaueducr dates are 10 De '",io ' -,
."'aay As usual there are many objections 10
tho arrangements. Manv owners oehe'e , ,
should be no restrictions on pubic ho'io"'9 h', sa,
,ha, srcb dates should be open to any hcehseu ray
ing association. that owners may nav -,
IN nlace their horses sdvantageousiy. III i1s
q ,s not at all uncommon 10 nave 'aV'"s " ,,as
r,.ces on the same day The allotment o' u"
80 q halliday 10 each Of the Jockey 'lup ''achS,
S ,bo dates are so divided that each ciuD VIII
have six Saturdays which are practcai' '." ~
days on their programmes br'gh'oh n, pe".", -. A.,
duct and Saratoga are generously
vide up what Is lett . ,.,.
=, en- r,a,,vh,e some OF the horse-o owners haNo
,..n In active correspondence with racing men IA
Chicago. who assure them Nl't "A''''n ,,,
will he reopened and that Sl.V" purses al" > 20
stakes with a definite sum OF addeo iho'IeY' w"
offered by the Washington Park Cluo. Inc S'"" ,'.-
for the Coney Island Joche! ''""
close on January 4 ...,o
Several well-known trainers rave dec'ue' " 'a"N
their horses West for the early spring can'pe''
hecinnine at Memphis aud ending at La'onia ~ ~
likely that Michael L. DWy'i e'"'-
shipped West in March.
REPORTS FROM san FRANCISCO
Repor,s from San Francisco say that the Fa''ns
,s NJ a sunerior class but that Eastern owners EN-
plov two watchmen 10 guard the stables AT his"''
owing 10 the general belief that many HUI" re'es
and Wyatt Earps are anxious TO become "eao
game" sports Il they have opportunity TO se' IL
their fine work. The betting IS heavy. the a''en"
ance large and The indication from racing poili'
Of view is that prosperity reisns on the F'c',ic
Slope. outdoor work Is the orcer Oh .i'r ny6 u % nc
racetracks. Many of the trainers hdNe w 60"
sheathing that prevented free crcuiatIoi. % -.
pure air in their some OF tnr TO Tie
health OF their horses and have retu'nto 10 W" w
methods of the trainers who did not taKe lons va.
lions in The winter but roughed ii with their horae>
\ determined effort is being made py ,ne au'n ,
bookmaking establishments in ST. Louis. or course
The gamblers intend to give the anthort!ss pa.,re @
run With electric ight racetracks and ey,e~y ad-
,unet hat tends TO make rarmg rg n 81 ons in
tend II possible TO place the sport or hieheI pa.
every race,rack in this country. who have made ST.
Louis ASYLUM for ruled-or turfmen ,r.s
puerile peter and Andrew Freedman TO coun them
and 10 place thcm in order.
CROKER'S TRIP AND TAMMANY PLANS
Mr. Croker leaves this city Tuesday for Belle
Meade. Tennessee. where he has s2j0V~ invested
in a stock farm managed by General w. ii. Jack
sen After inspecting the stock farm and the thor
oughbreds a trip will be made TO several Southern
resorts At of them there will be meeting O.
the Tammany leaders. when plans will be formed
for the municipa campaign of 1897. OF course the
meeting will he purely accidental
The various Tdmmany leaders have not the slight
est idea that anybody else ever thought OF visiting
a certain health resort where the water is warn
and whiskey H. kept on ice.
4 number of intelligent American turfmen are
preparing for English racing campaign. Nc
chances will be taken by shipping over horses that
cannot win in good company in this country. a
man who should know what he is talking abou;
made the following statement 10 some of h:s
intimate friends: The average English train
the easiest men in the world TO beat
in In the first place. they are SC
full of mystery and take much pains in
throwing off the handicapper pound or two IT.
every that they do not win. that those racing
good horses every time they start are almost sur.
TO get the money. 1t Is paradise for bettors whc
bet on form with the knowledge that the horse he
bets on Is up to his form.
When three four Americans who not ha ndi-
capped by prejudice. and who are not OvcranXious
land with their stables. ii is safe to say that they
will meet with much success as Pierre IorilarC
and Enoch Wishard
Howard Gould made many of his friends happy
By remembering them on Christmas. jefferson NJ
Levy who is extremely popular with large mum.
10 talk about Monticello and its many natural ad-
vantages Monticello is in the best foX-huntine
country in Virginia. and is especially adapted to
breeding thoroughbreds
John G. lIeckscher intends TO catch a iarpon and
to do some shoctn; i'm Florida next month. James
r. Iagcin is a regular patron of the opera. August
Belmont intends TO breed several OF his matrons
20 stations other than his own Report says that
the youngsters the Castleton farm. the property
OF James r. Keene excel any IN Kentucky.