New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-02-19
EMPIRE CITY GETS DENIAL
LICENSE NOT GRANTED.
State Racing Commission Exercises
It's Discretion Under the Lac.

The State Racing Commission. which at its
meeting in Albany on Friday denied the applica-
ton OF the Empire City Trotting Club for license
TO hold q racing meeting, yesterday made public
the text Of the decision, setting forth at length
the reasons therefor In brief it sad that. in
the opinion of the commission. neither the accom-
nodstions and equipment Of the track at Tonkers
nor the means of transportation to and from the
grounds satisfactory and that II would be
detrimental the best interests of racing TO have
another racing meet held the city OF New
York dates conflicting with those already as
signed by the Jockey Club to the other, neighbor-
ing tracks and that these tracks should not be re-
quired curtail further the number of days rae
ing heretofore allowed each.
This action by the State Racing Commission was
foreshadowed. when the stewards Of the Jockey
Club denied the application of the Empire city
TrottEg Club for dates particularly as the State
Racing Commission had reported unfavoraby on
the running meeting held at the Empire City Trot-
ting Clubs track in Yonkers in 1890
1t remains for the Empire City Club TO carry out
its threat take the question TO the court Peter
Mcdonnell who owns third interest in the track.
refused 10 talk on the subject last night but one
who is well informed as the plans of the En-
pre City Trotting Club said that there was some
surprise. inasmuch as the State Racing Commission
had given of its reasons for the denial OF a
license the assignment of dates by the stewards of
the Jockey Club 1t was the understanding of the
Empire City Trottng Club. he said, that the
licensing OF the track came before the granting OF
and this explanation OF the commission IN
dicated that the Jockey Club. and not the state
Racing Commission, the final arhiter in the
question of whether not a duly chartered racing
association could hold running meets in this state.
Neither Mr.. Belmont Mr.. Sanford would add
ANYTHING TO the report of the commission saving
that the matter had been discussed sufficiently IN
the official communication of the commission rms
communication rectes the several steps taken IN
the case. both before the Jockey Club and the
commission and ends with the following preamble I
md resolution:
Whereas. Under the statute Chapter so OF the .
Laws of 1890 every license granted by this com
mission shall contain condition that all runn ming
races and race meetings conducted thereuhoer saalI
be subject TO the reasonable rules and regulations
from time TO time prescribed by the Jockey cur
Whereas It has been the inyaTiaele practice Of
its license or sanction for any running race meet e
cihc dates for such meeting and.
Whereas. Under the rules of racing adopted by /
competing at an unrecognized meeting disquali-
fed for races held on the Jockey Club tracks; and
the annual reports made TO the legislature by this
Resolved First-That in the opinion of the com
mission. neither the accommodations and equip
grounds are Satisfactory or sufcient; ard that the
obections theTeto which we've ser ont in the renort
Of the comnisson 10 the legislature for the year
During the last season your commission issued /
license to the Empire City Jockey Club for race 4
grounds near Yonkers. in Westchester County. It (
was organization. although the grounds
been the scene OF some trotting meetings. The /
". but il deemed advisable bv your commits /
sion that license should be issued for a running |
suits were not such as in the judgment OF the
commission. would warrant the issuing Of license
The aGoo on. at the course are INSULT
Gent and the grandstand facing the in the
The transportation facilities are poor and were
a hardship the public compelled to travel there
n n The autumn Of last year These would have to
Add cost Of correction Of the serious errors
already invested and to this the high value OF
for the building of ADEQUATE stables and other /
equipment necessary to a racetrack and there
would be created n property the revenues of which
vested, and. al the same time add suficient money
70 its STATES and purses to be a fair return TO
second- =, the annual allotment of racing
aH associations conducting meetings under its sane
con ana rules Is proper and necessary regulation
proved, subject only to review bv the commission
Is provided in Section Of the statute above re-
o1 Thir9.That the allotment Of dates for the year
yo e,1 ~ mas been made ny the Jockey Club as
an n is approved by the commission.
i Womb he haL IN he opinion Of the commission
~ % nave pave another running meeting near
o+tSe~ assigned by the Jockey Club TO the
III a-esIlboTlng tracks, or conflicting with the
cis.sed oy th2 commission in the metropolitan cir
.olt; nor should those existing tracks be now
raging heretofore allowed to each - 0''S
,6 nth-Ihat in the judgment Of the commits
Tor The 1906 asked for bv the Fmnire CIif
on its 4ro Io9: 10 conduct running race meeting
wjn no o. b she facing law and the public interests
or the discretion which The comrrieeio~ 7 AeiclSs
5e vested in it in such cases the applicatinS 10