The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
WILL SET THE DATE
 FOR WINTER MEET. Western Jocky Club COnvenes
 in Chicago Monday CHANGES WILL BE MADE To Bring About Compromise With Pool Room Men Racing Will
 Start at 1 O'clock Every f3s Day Instead of 12. .sf.
CHANGES WILL BE MADE
BY HOMER GEORGE.

Hot Springs, Ark, December 5.-(Spe- cial.)-At the forthcoming annual meet ing of the Western Jockey club, in chi-s cago Monday. the question of dates and approval of officials for the Hot Springs Jockey club winter meeting will come up for action. The matter has been carried over twice, and the eyes of the entire western turf world are turned towards the Windy City with anxious inquiry. Favorable action on the petition of the club means another winter track which, in turn, means that all spring meetings will be supplied with a sufficient number of horses to Fun on
 The plans of the club have been changed sn that dates will not be asked, running from January to March 25, as originally announced. Rather sanction for a run ming meeting from January 20 to March 22 one day before the Little Rock meet ing, will be asked. No public announce rnent of this plan has hitherto been made, but the statement is given out by Judge Joseph A. Murphy, who is to pre- side in the stand during the racing sea-
 
 tion of the work.
 Judge Murphy will leave St. Louis this morning for Chicago in order that he may have d talk with the various members of the meeting previous to the actual converting of tho session. In these talks he will determine, as well as hefean, the lay of the land. If the Western Jockey club is not of a mind to cut Hot Springs short, an application for dates beginning January IS. will be, made. Otherwise. the plan of opening the 25th will be strictly adhered to. I
 Dates Will Be Accorded.
 Tn the minds of Judge Murphys and Judge George B. Sdener, the general, manager, there seems to be no doubt but that dates will be accorded the club. The two say they will present the turf body a plan, substantially arranged and Vir- tually completed; will name officials of unquestioned reputation, and will Sshow financial condition beyond question; do all that could be asked of any club And, doing this, they see no reason why they should not be given an equal chance with any other racing association in the west.
 In addition to these, Lyman T. Hay of Hot Springs, president of the club John M. GrHcle, 1IdcN 1idNibiu hnu iNOpNlA Aull, stewards will be on hand at the Chicago meeting to help furnish such as- surances as the Western Jockey club peo- pie may ask of tsle club. Together. this body of men are prominent in various circles and they will likely be able to Wield the influence necessary to secure favorable action on the petition
 Another change in the original plans announced will be made in order . to bring about a compromise with the pool room men This wlfbe starting racing at o'clock. in preference to 12m., as first announced So farsyno effort has been made to coneiliate the operators of the ity for the statement that a proposition will be made. This will be, that over night and morning betting be taken ,at the rooms until F o'clock noon, when they will close, move out to the track, make books there and return to open their rooms at 3 o oclock. This will allow them to take bets son four New Orleans races, all 'Friscos and Los Angeles events, and handle money. on the local results as well. Whether this will prove acceptable to the pool room men Is not known, but 1t is generally be- leved it will. Otherwise the operators will be ihy1ved in a fight with the mayor and Hot Springs officers on the side or the track Such will be the case. because the mayor is a prominent stock holder in the club, while his law partner, H. R.,