New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
RACING.
r,,p1RE CITY TRACK ASKS FOR RUNNING
DATES NEXT SEASON.

s,rvsRDs OF THE JOCKEY CLUB MEh'' "
LAY OVER THE ALLOTMENT OF DATES
DIFFICULT PROBLEM TO SOLVE
..o,, r,oatine Of the stewards OF the
-, C,rb was held yesterday afternoon at
..o of1ca of August Belmont. in Nassau-st An
.,,ourcement regarding the allotment OF rae
,o dates for the tracks in this part OF the coun-
,ry was expected. Among those present "'-
August Belmont j. H. Bradford James "a-"
y Hitchcock, Andrew Miller ana r. ~
Sturgis. ~ rohodr,a
=, 1ras said after the session that the scheuuie
question was likely to be so compIlca'eu '""
tha stewards had decided to lay the case over
Cor further discussion. and that the aiio'i
,vould probably be made at a ihee'iHe '"'-'
-. Nth There has been more or less specu-
Iation as to the intentions or "llhaiii IA ,II
-ngard,ne his Empire City track at fonKerS
20 ,rao,, hes so far been used for trottins
oo,,,os only but much interest has oeeh
oused as 70 the future course OF the manage
-. This WAS satisfied last night "hen II
u,as admitted that Mr.. Clark had mace lot
ii onn,,cat,on to the stewards for running
dates for the track. 49,
II WAS also said that G. Waupauih' oiO ~
monarch Of the old equestrian ska'ihs INN
Guttenburg had made demand that MS NaON
a+ Saratoga should have more open ua'e''
,,c that otherwise he would be forceu 'o e''
,,n the usual midsummer meeting at the oPiins''
which Is considered to be so generahS peA
eciaI 70 the thoroughbred running morse. A'
tho law permits running races IN 'his 0'a''
only between April Is and November To- '"0
stewards found that under the ne" cohutioN
tha allotment Of dates subject which
must be handled with prudence and care
Tho racing in the East next spring VIII De-
.,
,os, ne n did this year, for ten days. the ran
Meeting may last seventeen days ana wIHu up
or November 30. Aqueduct last season nao !a
tbirtv days Morris Park twenty-nlne Gays. u. tL
craysend track at Brooklyn about twenty-eighl
days and the Coney Island track IKE lluiiioet "a
Brighton Beach had twenty-seVen , uaSs davs n',r
coretoqo the same In the twenty-seNei ua!s
eiIotted 10 Saratoga the management AT the "Pa
had seventeen open dates. when theIe n Mas ~ 80
conflict Those in position 10 Know Mei City
the opinion last night that the El'PitGa ~,
track yyould get its schedule OF dates. ana @ tnat
Saratoga would be lucky If 1t secured as many
omen dates as it did last year. ., ,or ..
Ponular stake races have been arrahseu .oi a.
the Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend anu Hot .ho
park tracks and IL was not belie'su tIlat 'n ~
racing classics" as they are caileo Mou,u rorIS
interfered with In any case; no oi,e i ',id moui
make anv predictions as to which tracks "oulu
have their schedules of dates curtaled. III oIueI
10 make room for the newcomer IN the rI,lilihe nt
world II was intimated that Brighton Beach'
Saratoga and Aqueduct might oe willing 10 re-
Iinouish some Of their dates. In order 10 & mar
room in the local circuit for running n, Vest
chester The stewards adopted the following
resolution: - ,rros ,r the
The death Of John Otto Donner occurred IN IN inc
cfv OF New-York on the 12th Of December lsgs,
MIR bonner was former member or the boaa1 e eo oa
Stewards OF the Jockey Club ana !! Is reaS
attInq that his surviving associates shouiu spIeau
mon their minutes expression OF thelr sol sorlow %
al his decease and Of their appreciation oi ,a nis
r+ions FOR the welfare Of the racehorse IN America
DeepIy interested in the question Of breeding race.
horses and keeny alive to an the oest III unsuaIIy
extensive knowledge of the subject natural I gdit
Gov the labor that appealed so strongly 20 MIN.
lowing a wise ard Intelligent policy ana exerclsis s
continuous care hat the best interests oi Lne Ciib
should he conserved he rendered 70 the JOCKEY
and 10 the community. services OF most einciens ~
Character and has left behind him reputation a.
a borseman OF a very high order IT was win gred.
regret that his resignation from the 5oaru oI
stewards was accepted. and IN passing tnese a.
i,tlons a. this time the members or the Boaru " :
sire TO renew their expressions OF warm persona
esteem ard record their respect for ms nepiS -.
Resolved That copy OF these resoutohs DC
forwa rded 10 the family OF Mr. Donner