New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-05


In superb working order by May
James Rowe is well pleased with the dorwardness
ported for duty and rides Requital In his gaops.
Report says that Griffin has been married lor
nearly a year and that he kept his marriage Sc
cret until recently. when he confded in fr:end'
who told manicure, with the result mat every
body a; Morris Park knows about H.
At Morris Park the usual routine we, Work was an
that visitors witnessed yesterday. The track re-
Quent tours of inspection to see that az Is well ana
that every possible precaution is taken 20 prevent
injury TO the valuable horses quartered there. ,
The return OF August Belmont has started the
tongues Of turf wiseacres 10 wagglng II is proba-
will be made with those in the East under the
management OF the Jockey cab Moreover a
south Is talked about and it Is possible that the
Jockey Club will be directly represented and the
controversy about the Stud Book and registra-
ton amicably and cfectually settled.
TALK WITH AUGUST BELMONT
August Belmont spent yesterday afternoon at the
Nursery IN Babylon where his stable now Is. He
was much pleased at the condition in which he
found his horses. lie also had good news OF the
yearlinss roaming about the rlch pas1uiGs Oh '.1F
stud farm near Lexington Ky, Whore henry oi
Speaking Of his Western trip at Babylon yester-
willie in the West had pleasant interviews
with some gentlemen who are Interested in racing
and like my self, are DESTROYS that mere sn0uiu Uo
reestabishcd reciprocal relations between me gov
Wa Hatural that the subject should he discussed
but it was only in an informal mf nner. me IA a., :.
main officials in some racing organizations was
only an incident. and il was therefore scarceiy az
curate TO call the affairs conferences or 10 ASSUME
that merely because of them any arrangement mas
yet been perfected. . o.,s
factory to all is mater OF ohy matter e of fact
of an eXchanse oil sentiment 9 [N a.i,t,e ~ rea,
lions between the Jockey cub and the American
Tbat is here mas been no attack of one body upon
tbe other / am sure the Jockey club in no ruling
If made. sought to discriminate against the govern
inn -
been at all times free to concede maj II haa no
idea that the rules made 10y the Turf Congress were
any other than in the opinion OF that body eNpeu-
emf or necessary for the goyeInme4I or
There was not anagonism IN tni a usS Saa act ct
@ ,ndenendCntv Of the other but not with any
animus against the other Take the Question OF
an evil under our conditions which we ought not TO
tolerate The racing assoca tions in tho west DE.
iudement. was necessary for tho financial returns
which produced Now In ,hat care, ana dh 1t t Iny
aid not intcrdic the foreign book with any NOTION 81
crippline the West, but dd il as matter or s0un si
nent could not fairly be said TO have done so m
is that while the governing bodies have neen pro
ceeding Independently, the course OF hei'hel HAS
MI Nv ReInont's remarks about the foreign book
onestion recall that the bill now in the hands oi
Governor stephens of Missouri. while permitting
matchmaking on race grounds dscrimha'eH ashihs!
foreign books The bill has the active suppolt 20
alone of sportsmen. but OF the best citizens OF >"
On the whole. the outlook is extremely rosy un.
loss some chronic lnalcontcnts upset the plans OF
Inc peaccmake~s on the turf. There Is. however, q
small cloud on the horizon that ma! tNpliu, u I
il indicates a severe storm. The professional lay
ers OF odds have decided TO be mlSicirescnted by
the selection of caGkler VINO IS htnod Gf ducE
Ungs II Is the old. old story over again OF men
Mi w. r"cng The Intelligent layers Of odds desire
the turf to prosper and object most stTenuouslI
track-owners yho want 30 per cent dividends on
their investments. The Intelligent layers OF QdIsi
h(TG nv ltTg
purses and stakes and are wholly opposed to the
system of guaranteed stakes to whlcn III NAM
distances the racing associations DO not contribute
a single dollar
BURDENS OF HORSE OWNERs.
The borse-owners have been paying the freight"
ever since the collapse Of the racing boom In 1888
Every expense incident to a racing stable has re-
NAMED stationary, and in many instances mas Deeh
incpeased Notwithstanding the fact that the earn
ing capacity Of the racehorse has been diminished
over one-half
Moreover many additional burdens have been
pIaced on horse-owncrs. In the old days stable
accommodations at all the racetrachs were lree
now the horse-owner is compelled 10 pay, rent
pereen1ase of Winnings Is P cen, 10 a e foT
Little attention is paid 10 the horse-owner or me
breeder by the public owing to the constant SQUAD
nI IN the mast ana the desire of the former
secure large revenues AZ the present tne' 10 Sc
10 baye nurses and stakes of sufficient value 70
make If possible that the owners OF horses shall
In lpg D
lie OF horses To secure newcomers on me tlri
no ,rrsog should be increased In value ana definite
added the stakes, and the associations
sLoud guarantee all fOrfcits If the racing inter
ests Of ~. East and West are united II VIII be
,oesible and profitable to horsenen as well as the
racng dissertations TO have all foTieits become
lar on every respectable racctrack IN the country.
T'bo would ena BILE the racing authorities 10
rniiect forfeits and il would be an easy matter 10
oolarantee all stakes, with a definite amount ADDED
for their full value. - $500 -,
have large interests in the turf Is called II Is key
to he held at Lexington. Ky, before the opening
dav at Morris Park. breeders from othcr states
hiect 10 the selection Of Lexington as the meeting
yi3ce The directors assert that the tealouses ex-
isting I'm the Blue Grass region OF Kentucky pre-,
clude any possibility of harmonious meeting, ana
on that account suggest that the meeting De nero
IN Ruffalo on neutral ground, where local influence
viii not prejudice the persons present Moreover
II is suggested that the breeders select men TO rep
resent them at the proposed meeting. ~ bufaIo
is not satisfactory. Columbus. ONO. or any ONE
civ where local prejudice does not exist, would DE
acceptable II The meetings TO secure united action
for the best Interests OF the turf bring about peace
and harmony between the racing associations or
the East and West ana settle the dispute about
the stud Book and registration. ana "a revision 81
The forfeit list so that tho turf can hc freed from
those things that have retarded its progress, every
body associated with the sport Of racing VIII re-
ioice and the prosperity Of the turf VIII be assured
Thursday April Z. a. 1870 II is n sad common
tarv upon the state Of affairs that exists In New
Jersey that the grandcst racing grounds IN me
world are be forever wiped out Of existence, be
cause a few constituencies. INSCRIPTIONS gamblers
aided by "A corrupt political ring dcbauched tho
sport I'm the State The grounds are especially
ADAPTED for breeding purposes. or could be easily
transformed into fair grounds that would excel any