The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-17
TIE RACE TRACK QUESTION.
A veteran Friend or tho Turf on FAST
Legislation and Present Conditions.

a<B"auom anu rFesent Son"A""""'
To THE EDITOR or THE SUS-Sr! Every
wcll-wisher Of racing regrets to see 80 much
prominence given to the commercial side
of the sport. Betting should be- kept AZ much
In tho background as possible, because NJ
the election held Nov. g. 1894 the unti-pooi-
selling amendment to the state constitution
was adopted by majority OF close on to
10000. The organic law OF New iork re-
duiros the Legislature tn pass appropriate
laws 70 prevent any lottery. pool selhng.
hook ing or any other kind OF gambling
For the purpose of getting around the Con-
stitntional amendment urged by Gov. Nor
ton. the Gray-percy hill was passcd in 1895.
\. -, .s., -. w. $40 Al. a,..nd
men, was PASSED wh'cn was n,l'on,'u w.
we Assembly py MT burr. ihe an w ",''
Of the most prominent gentlemen IN the state'
who was known TO he a close friend Of Gov
,,.n.,,,n "" "u, ,s.,nn ..s hirbIv
prseoIns ana whose opln'op ns m~ ,
valued by fhe agricultural sect,ons o. ,ns
reluctantly given. and the Burr bill went
,hrr,,~h ~, ,,nann ~ ,ha .,;.i.,ur.,
.ni S .. oo.n ure t rs vi .m1 al,
II was at my suggestion that trotting was
limited to fifteen dsys each summer on one
trooL and II mo-, az os.,ronce oF Mr. AM
gust Belmont that Jockey clubs won'd hnt
abuse the privilege which siIenced opposi-
ton TO the allotment Of forty days on running
races. ensovatea .ne lo,m e..,n T 80
CORPORATION Oh 'he New YORK et'.e ..o.' ,,,
Board to control trotting meetings AFTER the
manner that The Jockey club controls .r !, rum .
"ns ua.As, uu' '"e '.y was la'SI no, so,.
not democratic Al that time l LOOK occa-
sion to remark IN letter published by you r.
,..s.. Ia NJ, nr,o.,..n .,,horrh THE i, IN. sen,
100 49, =, .'' I".e..a',. ""' ,,,m, !, no,n,.
men, 'hat governs cheap musings ns po'.s
racing and electric light parpdics OF sport. The
evils from which Mr.. Brlmon, and ali who are
acting with him are trying to divorce racing mus,
be grssped With gloves OF iron.
Rather than leopard ths interests IN. N,
rolved IN the Gray Percy b,ii; ! agreed wifh
tne genLiehien Wno Mtre ns',ns a NV ;iinr'
sucm ~ ~. ene ,rnnnpssa s,ata Tro,tiur
20 WI'nuIam Viz p'SSpo sn so ," .na
bosfd amen"mSh nSe 'n NJ ,h saa annosipa
ense mas causeH hunn1eI , %, '.e Uppotsh, nt
sn, ,sa. w ,L " snr ~, hat in1srasts
we hsss .n % s ,ns Toe SnriJds 9
~ nv tlott p H, ~. ~ 90, y, Noar,, orarv
nsnt ndnness ,s.o nT Il nnenIy v,oistad
cny the law III tnis respec' ,soPey .,oia. so
announcer open siotatioh 1i Lhe ~" ~ tin 60
q trottng Tracks ,s ths oiark hmd asu r.
This inexcusa5le gamDnng device ns IN no hra
more 70 40 Wi.h me i!nproveihrn. o. ume nViso
snd the npnit,nH ot spo[t tnan u hl"saa, nd
T.
peace q mankina' ana ye, rs "ne nS ~
paraded summer after sumner. ana ne
ipdses Of races i oficiaily called the atteG-
non OF COY BLACK ana aisp oi SoH: Moosev ,'iS
TO this evil, suggesting that sheriIs shouaa
be warned to suppress II; ont morning VIZ
Done, Done, ne p aopo1ea ,Sa iicspSe nYa tracy
would nave Sahceieu tne tlCense vi " u"SA
which refused to obey ths law c.
Az nearing m tns E1ecuSyNS .na arin,Jl
AZ ALBANY, rspr ,es nnt.nd S tbst noois
snouiu ny pe soiu on s,S Ss ia S.annhtinS
pool seiians Vas GaMpmhS ahI cSslad fnS
was asanst .n nrr hiIi anS noin,sJ nmt The
fhEPs han ne o IN the iaW u and IL was then
s suD.ie Sna ptn ~ az; hIt '" air md been
Inat HoN i p,ack SOU W nv oharon,nr ~ tba
swsTe 0t Ihe shnnld not have signed The
"iii;; .xis,inr ,ows ora rsnsa,ea or decided
ex,s,i.R a1"s ~ esa nS onk ey Ctb
nraa, noanta a,nn,ntinr 70 miions ~ dol
lars. Thus far the Courts have sustained
r rmT ad trsc " Ssw Jersey aUainst excesses
ar Fa tSfs VI ~ ew NV nsSnticaliv have
co cont racing from April is to Nov is.
Tbs inurnaIs which daily give m pages to
nast nerformances Of horses and Venture
pprsdictinns as tn winners are iaboring in
SSuatriomsiv rs stimuiats instead Of curb the
SamhiinS nronensjtv and cannot heip but
1"nL mon ,ben ne onnosed to the best in
tepests p Of racing II rom can AFFORD to lose
me Money speeniation upon horse races is no
more mo 'T misohieyous than speculation upon the
S,ocl Exchangs bnt ali ex perience proves
thai racing totters to a fall when sentiment
Ia ali noin ated from il
II the advice Of Mr. Belmont. Mr. Keene,
Mr. Whitney. Mr. Bradford and their assO-
Siates ia Needed clouds will not darken the
fmtmre hut ,nfortmnataly there are men of
vread Who advocate that caution be thrown
70 the Winds
The imUression rnieht easily be formed in
rcading some ~ the jo,irnals that the people
nY Nav York had dropped business and
social s,nctions To 90 70 The race tracks and
Eager nnnsw and VET oven when an importnnt
Axture like the Suburban il being run, you
lii ~, rni,a tba throng from, husv al reetE