New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-20
THE RACETRACK.
DATES FOR THE EASTERN RACING SEA
son ANNOUNCED.


After several attempts the stewards of the Jockey
Club met Yesterday and arranged the racing dates
for the East for the coming The many
postponements were due. it said, to the fact
that the Empire City track had asked for an allot-
ment of dates. The sudden death Of William H.
Clark possibly, enabled the stewards to act upon
the schedule without further delay The spring
ing but is allotted twelve days in the fall, from
Empire City track gets no dates for spring meet
ing, but is allotted twelve days in the fall, from
October % to November g. 1t was the general opin-
ion last night that both Brighton Beach and Sara
toga had been treated with consideration Brighton
gets from July to August s. and the track at Sara
toga gets dates from August to August 81, in
elusive Consequently, Brighton and Saratoga
have an actual conflict of dates on only seven
racing days.
The racing season in the East will open at Wash
ington April and continue until the 14th. Two
days later the season will begin at Aqueduct and
continue there until May 4. The Westminster spring
meeting begins on May 8. and will continue until
May % Then will follow in order the meetings at
Gravesend, Coney Island, Brighton Beach and Sara
toga. The horses will back from Saratoga
to Coney Island, then go to Gravesend, Westches-
ter, Empire City, Aqueduct and back to Washing
ton, where the racing season will end on November
50. Aqueduct will have only ten days In the fall
The first batch of licenses for trainers and jock
eys also given out yesterday. The list includes
the names of William Lakeland the trainer who
was suspended last year and Of Maher and Turner.
the jockeys who also met with the dspleasure of
the racing officials. Those who were present at the
meeting held Mr.. Belmonts office yesterday
were August Belmont, James Galway F. K. Hitch
cock, James R. Keene and Andrew Miller.
The following was the schedule announced:
Washington Jockey Club spring meeting, April
Queens County Jockey Club, spring meeting, April
.westchesfer Racing Association. spring meeting.
Brooklyn Jockey Club, spring meeting, May 20 to
Coney Island Jockey Club, summer meeting, June
Brighton Beach Racing Association. July 5 to
Saratoga Association, August to 81.
Coney Island Jockey Club autumn meeting,
Brooklyn Jockey Club, autumn meeting, Septem
westchester Racing Association, autumn meeting
Empire city Jockey Club October % to Novem-
Queens County Jockey Club, autumn meeting, No
washington Jockey Club, autumn meeting, No
vember II 10 80.
On the recommendation of the stewards of the
National steepIechase and Hunt Association, the
bay geding Fifed and the bay horse Oakawn
were reinsated for steeplechases and hurdle races
The application of John ONel for the reinstate-
ment of the horse Corn Cob was referred to the
stewards OF the National Steeplechsse and Hunt
Association. r. Williams, the jockey, given
hearing in the matter of the revocation OF his IL
cense. decision not rendered. The appca-
ton of Frank D. Weir for reinstatement and
trainers license was granted.
The following licenses were granted:
Trainers-M. NJ Allen, John Baker, J. c. Flana-
Matt Rd RyTneT r5 Ralph fro Black BuFGh
Cook R. A Davis James Dillon, L. L. Moore. John
Evans James Frayling. Thomas Green, A. ].
Goldsborough, E. L. Graves, Henry Graham, c. F.
Hin, E; H. Hanna. George B. Hin, ]. J. Hyland.
yoyner. I Isaac johnson. N j. Johnson, James
Littlefeld, H. z. Leigh. John H. Morris, F. Mos
som; Thomas S. Mannix, James Mclaughlin, F. L.
McFadden ]. Z. Madden, William R. Midgley,
William T. Mckinney, A a. Newton, ]. D. Odoln,
| Edward Peters James Rowe, W. c. Rollins. Peter
Stier s. ". Street, Luke Tully. r. w. Walden,
Thomas Welsh Waiter Whyburn, Barry D. Wood:
Peter WINNER, Frederick Farrell, John White and
Frederick Won Fricken.
Jockeys.John Calaghan, Edward G. Collins.
| William Dangman, John G. Dorsey, Louis Enton,
J.. Cashin: James Hothersan Robert Lewis. F.
| OLeary, Harry Lewis, j. P Mackey. Patrick Nc
| Dermott, Daniel Maher. w McDermott, A. McIn-
tyre Edward Phean, William Pickering; ]. Ryan
! Wesse, W. Slack William Keefe and E. Brennan.