The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS,
PLAN TO REVIVE RACING IN THE
STATE or PENNSYLVANIA.
Capital Ready for a Big Track Near Phiia.
delphia - "Sulli, an.Nica arren" Track
Applies for Dates-New Machine Cal.
cuiatcA 10 do Away With the starter.

Applies for Dstes-New Machine Cal.
cuiatcA 10 do Away With the starter.
Talk has already started regarding hill
20 be introduced In the Pennsylvania Icgis-
lature legalizing racing and private bctting
IN that state. With the prosperity OF racing
In New York State In mind and not forget
Ting that the sport once thrivcd AT the suffolk
Park. Point Breczo and Pitt tracks
nearly twenty years ago, Pennsylvania
turfmen have waved enthu .ilstic and are
confident that If they are permitted to open
tracks Just outside of Philadelphia and the
Smoky City they will reap their reward In
the shape OF a boundlcss financial harvest
year ago a bill drawn on the lines Of the
Percy -Gray law WAS introduced at Harris
burg, but II made no progress because II had
10 influential SPONSOR. But now turfmcn
u the Keystone state believe that there will
he favorable action especially II Penn
sylvania Jockey Cub l. organized composed
OF such wcll-kuown racing enthusiasts rs
A J CasSatt S s Brown. y, A. u w.dener.
Joseph T.. Widener. r. +. Clyde. +. 7 stotes-
hurry and othorS II was AT the Centennial
race meeting in 1870 Mt poict Breeze that
w." ,tnblcs Of + }. Baldwin. Fi"rrc Lorillard.
George Lorilard Oden Bowie. F. j. Cla-
hauEh. August Belmont. n. ID. Withers, l. v.
Jerome and others raced The memories
Of these days of success hav" not entirely
faded away and a revival of them appears
to be in order The bill 10 be placed before
the legislature ut Harrisburg will b. copied
from the present law in thi, state. II viii
not lcra,lAe open gambling and pool selling
but vii permit private betting between
individuals with n chance for a hettor TO
recover losses In suit at law The sue
cess of racing here will be roint"d to ~ a
forcibe argument why the sport should
be allowed TO come 10 life again in P"nn-yl-
II, -
II T. snid that capital i ready TO build one
Of the largest and best apnoiu'ed rHcetracks
in America within r half hours rid" of tho
Quaker City as soon As the proposed bill
becomes law
II was learned Yesterday that the Metro
poitan Jockey Club. which controls the sui
livan-NrCarrcn" track near Jamlic1, hl1
Just made a formal application to tho Jockey
Club for spring and fall dates next year.
Tho delay In asking for dates created som"
talk recently. the impression b"ing prnvl-
lent that tho new track had deciled TO lie
dormant for another year But with the
application comes tho problem for tho Jockey
Club to solve OF allottiuV datr~ TO all OF tn"
local racing a. ociations without hurting
any ones feelings Last year the 10 key
Club mnde known the dates for the season
just closed 20 Unexpectedly that the Sulli-
ven-McCarrcn comhnstlon dii not have
tim" to nut In q request for an allotment.
although Z I. doubtful II they could have
gotten the now track ready I'm time 70 race
either in the spring o. IN ~" flll But the
track j. now practically completed and tho
owner Of T. slv that under III" law thev eN-
tonnilsor, prior 10 rct,lHr da,es. IL hns
been said that the failure Of NetroNoiit,n
soGtkcy Cnn TO GrranST or 'Sf nN'9" Nv OF
t1ge In view OF tho 20 -ition TIC Racing Conn
mission and the Jockey Club have ASSUMED
new mi roGE a IN , Hfr tHS Tor d, S'
have declared their vil"rnes- TO neet al
or tho r~ouiremcnts with iiberalrv. In build
With fu,th-r outlay neco-slry brfor" tho
sScad ' WIN tbS wo-T ,Scv Rava evji E
believed that they viii receive r"cornition
from ~" tocins aH'no,itI",c Work on &c
giving to H." Racing Commi-. ion The al o.
lut" rover 70 r"fus" or rrgnt q Nc"ns" 70
i ' r S hoiaf ,h " ,ho 'r3ck viii be for
mnny reCorrp"t In N" anotmrt OF dates.
VIII Is looked fo- Low srry day 49,
!h',, w;re to, winter there Vii be, iaken
81 u p i BaTch Who f trains ans
s SoraI nc It 9' a pT as many an
niiy will probably NIntr there. August
Bc!Ino,t has purchas.d hfty acr.s Of lad
srd half mile trek will b. built upon it
for the Use of hors.s that remain ut the Wash
lLrton Jockey Clubs course until the opening
Al the rext MEETING hold nj the Fair
tt1 ,S tr@ck in ;, L"ni' a. plan VIII be
Ito u.s. which it Is said can be qrTated n
nechanicsl, will b. vastly improved upon.
The device contains many improvements
I- shH PATTI. wa Hs% at INA se
OF he gate spread before the horses.
l., Harry Iochran mqdr his first appearance
last race on Friday. he land d her in second
p1ce. aft receiving, 81, IN" for mi >condnrt
g. tn" post. Jockey Mind r. who rode August
y ,imont's hors". her nft"r Buiiman va. st
down. is also At the California rack where
fnm ,o 9'h Rl b%st"rn joIK1y1 ln'nd n. Me.u
three winners on Friday.
Corrigan and other Chicago horsemen Will
tuiId a rac"track at Kannss city In tim" to
6rSln 1perators NEXT I"ag Gp'nrs the st 1
IN that city construct d by what is known
as the FHirmount Jockey club. The tracks
Will b. located III OPPOSITE" pgrts Of the town.
The Chicago men hav" tried to effect 90
promise with the FairmOlnt people without
success 80 that racetrack war seems to ~
Inevitable. Kansas city ia already burG s."t
with two rival baseball! clubs. so that the : ort-
Ing fraternity stands IN ia'r way OF bang
French sporting writer who has Just
eTriyed IN town says that IN his 81 mon ia"
Cndfg's brought hgdlUst JOCKEYS MUTTON
Henry and Johnny lcif by the French turf
authorities are without foundation. lie says
that the boys outclnss"d all other Jockeys
OIL the French tracks and that their mounts
were always backed IN preference TO those Of
other riders. lie Is ontident that both will
be- cleared in due time
Ssn0tor J = O'Brlen Of Minnesota. whose
horses raced IN the East last year. viii winter
his entire stable at GraNesend. 1t. was at
Saratoga that the attention of the stewards
was attracted u senator D Brl"n's colt Hans
Wagner. who won at odds Of 20 10 and was
then SUSPECTED OF having the doYe. II was
a.terward shown that the senator Gas not
cognlant of the horses condition.
Mocorlto who won at lnglraidc on Friday,
Is owned by a waiter in well-knOwn rcstau-
rant, who bought her recently tor $50.
Col. Luscomb on the Military Athletic