New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11

Sired TO recount the history of the stud farms OF
he Northern States no can qsng 5nat IN
New-Jcrsey and at other stock farms above M'r 80,
and Dxon's line. great horses were norm anu
brOuSh: VI.
THE QUESTION or GEOGRAPHY
.rho d,sros,,,o, NJ late wears has been yield to
the claims Of the South and 10 accept the We"
that {, is ess difficult TO produce thoroughbTeds OF
tho biohos, class in Kentucky or Tennessee tha'i
in Xew-yorlx or Ncw-Jcrsey The most successlui
sire If to-day in the United States happens 10 "
Hanover the sire Of Hamburg Hanover - III VIZ
Sou,bvest Second to Hanover many tur'ineh ram
MS uiebnose who s. now in New-Jersey. 80 y -
- ,.u,l,, rroh,em and even New-Jersey cannot be
locked ,Inon as outside tho struggle for the heau
shin. and California must not ho overloOhed' anu
Montana may yet assert herself in manner "'h'"
IL might be embarrassing 10 refute D. - lass"
has urodigious ranches in California ana Ma!
DAILY has prodieious ranches in Montana bo'h o,
,tlr. or.nors nossess magnificent stations ana
rrood mares II may bc possible that the star o.
rn,nfro I'm breeding great racers VIII yet lahe IT,
way TO Montana or California ana IeaVe ne bacK
and Tennessee gasping despaiTlhgN III ''o '
However the breeding question may be so nye
,n oensiblo and intelligent person who has eNtsn
carefl thought to the subject can deny that ,is
system Of racing two-year -ods W. .i,aIitv their
| Ind ihcir vigor are exhausted. Is desIruc
tive and ruinous. Great Britain anu A,tirr and
vel bow their knee TO France in ne reeGia'o'ii *
gys,r,imt ~ he racing of two-ycar-oIds. ~ ~
wrong as il is now going on in Englai1 a. am IN
United States. Even II the amount ,Vyneiv large
vested i'm Young colts and hles II rem }or nm,
no convincing arguments can ov SCI ,d gain when
ming he babies OF the turf again anu lsIaNis and
heir homes ana their muscles; M IA horses
their tendons are not maluienc a,orrso in Great
now come the iron; on the TS Of the thor
Rrifain ana in this country troops ~ cha tered
oughbred colts and filies are PrIoo.ocaroids The
and smashed while they are O;;.oar. old racing
American turf needs reform III W. 81 racc meet
II needs the reduction OF nc l.r Il needs the
ings I'm various parts OF the C2u ,ine ring The
RESTRICTION OF the influence OF me petXs is not OK
condition OF thngs on ine .e racetracks are get
ceedingly gratifying. All me- he ia rtnes II was a
ling revenues from the bettlns Is LIE, ~, the race
mistake III the first place TO allo" vhjrb depends
% o the defeat Of the horses which tnS MAJ
eir+os I, is not necessary TO claDoId" tn IN
Ter. People who know ANYTHING anu DO bookmakcrs
Jorstand easily that the majority Oh r"Sne~ when
n the maJorGi on are prcfe red b. the mass OF
public bettors fail to get even d p'"b turf almost
the bookmakers are an aincuon ,ocnsIs was TO tho
as erievous The plague OF 'he '''"'
ancient Egyptians.
THE prOURIsHING BooKMAhhHs
l., tho old days Of American racing there VIZ
no hookmakers. Auction pools ana private s,ssad
among the people who attended the AZ ~ h,,a
the only method for speculation booN'''"" ', a,or
No excuse for existence, eXcep; tha' '"e' -
race-day contributions 10 the treasure -. wing
.na,,s The law Of this State forhids the P"S,"S
-. 49,. s,cb contributions and yet such coH'l'""
,,ors ore continually paid. The law OF TINS "'.''.
&c not unlike the law OF several othef ' SUI
racotrack managers. when they see ''' =, 49,,
-, acr.oable dividends on investments pay DIE 'o'
-. trou,d LAWYERS and under the advice OF ''oSe
Ior.,ore ,hey succeed in whipping the oeVll d'ou'u
,ho stunn and get their money from Inc oe''"e
ring no matter what the law says
When mouev-making Americans discoNe.'N
,oro Of wears ago that the turf could be useu d.
$50 81 extensive gains provided that unscrupu-
,a,,s ,oetbods of management were HracuSeu' '"'''
- ,,u1 and tremendous turf boom almost a. M
-,.,o,.,,,s ond evil as the notorious Sou't.
Si,,t,,o aged in many States. ana Ri'"t 10
20 -, racks were opened not onIE III ".'N G.
xo,r Work chicago Cincinnati -; LouIo o. ALL
iSrorcisco hut in a host OF shIiIl'l P.',rne aud
T,,ntor racing was carried on IN man baca,ne tn
YIN 80 IN America for certain PERIOD ut e ~
Ihv ~ degree an affection ana ,,,
dorent naople 4 reaction came. lnel. = az uhir9
lee In certain other states !" -
~ -Doo1rooms controlled the rACetld No lin,
~. canrSa has been abandoned ing lVrI'' .
o,r., Gookmakers and the betting rhSs ~
-. s,ronrer in this State ana III ever 80, e.
e. I-rion and II behOOves IN" men ,rtrv
the N.Y. 10 drection Of the turf In TINS coulaS
=. lessen The number Of gambling conteS.9 ~ ke.n
~ ,t,or Isl of really meritOriOus race W ,.r,.,
a ,,,riera i'm check and In every way 10 -,
~ -,andard of the turf The Westchest'i 80,
'ia,for AZ Morris Park announces StN'li' -,
80 races OF importance at us coii'IE a. ~,
w, 20 ~ a x,isc and commendabie step ,No"' -,
Ix.ns,chester association and every otiti.i ac,inn
N,s1c,,,iou in the country VIII tahe Id"' oi.ansc
q l,aaY ,be boOkmakcTs WITHIN ppnhuS, 80.
~ ~ ~ snnols Of the tracks and 10 max nv -
M ia sweet then the turf OF America hda D."
rnaqnihCent future. OtherVlse me ''s