The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19
NO LICENSE FOR EMPIRE CITY.
STATE RACING COMMISSION DE-
MES APPLICATION.
Yonkers Track Pronounced Unsuitable
for tho sport for various Reasons
Jockey Clubs Allotment or Dates
Approved-Legai Proceedings Likely.

The State Racing Commission has re-
fused to grant q license TO the Empire City
Trotting Club for a meeting at the Yonkers
track this year. Yesterday the commits
sion sent the appended report to James
Butler, owner OF the Empire City plant:
Whereas under the statute Chapter $40 OF tho
Laws OF 1880 every license granted by this com
mission shall contain condition that all running
ruces and race meetings conducted hereunder
shall he subject 10 the reasonable rules and regu
lA,ons from time TO time prescribed by tho Jockey
Club: and
Whereas II has been the invanAbie practice OF
tho Jockey cub for several yess last past. 10
grant Its license or sanction for any running race
meetings under Its rules only when II also assigned
SPECIFIC dates for such meeting; and
Whereas under the rules OF racing adopted by
the Jockey CLUB. all horses. trainers and Jockeys
competing al unrscognxed meeting are dis
qualified for races held the Jockey Club tracks:
and upon ful consideration OF all tho papers rules
and tho annual reports made 10 the Legislature
By this commission;
Rtsolved. "a That In the opinion OF the com
mission, neither the accommodations and equip
nor the means OF transportation TO and from the
grounds arc satisfactory or surlcient; and mas
report OF the commission TO the Legislature for
the year 1900 still hold good. viz:
bur ing the pest SEASON your commission Issued
a license 70 the Empire Guy Jockey club fot
race meeting for twelve. days. This association
county u was a new Organization, although the
grounds which II leased Tor the purposes Of The
lngs. The trotiing meetings bad not been success
financially but II was deemed sdyisaole oy your
commission that license should be Issued for
running meeting. II WAS experimental and
the results were not such as In the Judgment OF
the commission, would warrant the issuing OF
the accom- modAtlons at the course arc insuri-
Client and the grandstand facing tho nin In the
afternoon makes 1t uncomfortable for the patrons.
The transportation facilities arc poor and were
harfl la nm
In the autumn Of last year. These would have
Add cost OF correction OF the serious errors OF
construction and transportation TO the capital
tsH ana y @h w H g. Si
for the building OF adequate stables and other
would be created properly the revenues Of which
would not sufrce to pay Interest on The capital In
TO It's stakes purses " be fair return 10 horse
q That the annual allotment Of racing dates,
in the first instance. by the Jockey Club. for all
associations conducting meetings under It's sane
OF racing and as such il has been and is approved.
subject only TO review BY the commission as pro-
g. That the allotment OF dates for the year
1905, which has been made by the Jockey, club,
racing, and is approved by tue commission.
l. That IN the ooinion Of the commission II
would be detrimental 10 the best interests of racing
10 have another. running race meeting held near
the city OF New York on dates connlcung with tho
dates already assigned by the Jockey Club 70 the
Saratoga meoting-the lsltev having always been
cAssed by the commission IN the metropolitan
circuit: nor should those existing tracks DO now
required 10 further curtan the lumber OF days
racing heretofore allow ed 10 each
8 That In tho judgment OF ne commission
a proper case for che issuance OF license for the
year 1906 as ask ed for by the Empire Cry Trogng
Club. TO conduct running race meeting on us
grounds. has not been shown; thsi the purpose OF
the racing law and the public interests Will not be
promoted thereby: and, In the exercise Of the ds-
erection which the commission deems TO be vested
In 1, IN such caees. the application Is denied.
The commission Ia composed OF August
Belmont. John Sanford and r. D. Morgan.
MIR Morgan is In Europe and Messrs, Bel
mont and Sanford, after making public the
further except to say that the report
planned itself sufficiently without additional
comment. Messrs, Belmont and Sanford
met at Albany on Friday and heard the appl
cation OF fhe Empire City track set forth
by Mr.. ~tler's attorney. Mr.. Butler has
already placed hlmsen on record rs being
ready 10 carry the matter into the courts
in case a license was refused. so that In view
OF the decision of the commission legal
combinations expected.