The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-08
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
AMERICAN TURF ASSOCIATION
ELECTS OFFICERS.
First Gun to lie Fired at Panama Park on
Saturday Western Jockey Club VIII
OUTLAW" Partlcipants-Mars Cassidy
Wants TO Try Walk Up" system Again.

tlrst Gun 10 Be flrcu AT fhnhnlt faTh oh
saturday-Western Jockey club VIII
"Outiaw" Participants-Mars Cassidy
Wants TO Try Walk Up" system Again.
The new American Turf Association. which
will begin "A turf war against the Yves tern
Jockey Cub at Panama Park, New Orleans,
next Saturday. has elected Matthew j. VIM
OF Louisville president. Edward Corrigan
Of Chicago vice president and +. A. O'Brlen
OF Worth. Chicago. treasurer. The board OF
appeals consisting OF S. s. Brown OF Pitts
burg. julius Fleschmann OF Cincinnati and
T. c. Mcdowell of Lexington. will consider
only the more important turf matters. such
as the ARA cement of dates and the decl-
sion OF racing questions not satisfactorily
settled by the duly appointed track ofnoials'
There IS also an executive COMMITTEES which
will consider all other questions OF import.
IL has been announced tith authority that
the licenses of trainers and jockeys issSed
by the Western Turf Association VIII be
recognized at Panama Park. The opening
on Saturday is expected 10 be gaia analf
Many city officials and out of-town notables
have been invited and the track VIII De IN
splendid condition for racing
Horsemen nre greatly Interested as 70
just what owners will take part In the racing
at the new truck. Inasmuch as the Western
Jockey Club has caused notices TO be posted
at the Crescent City Jockey cubs track
that all persons who race at Panama Park
viii be "outawed- without further ado
S. S Brown. Edward Corrigan, + c. Nc
Dowell and other we'll known turfmen have
stated that their horses VIII race over the new
track and that the Western Jockey Club
can do oil the "outlawing" 1t may see fit
But gust at present The jockeys who have
been riding all winter at the Bush track are
hanging back They do not want to get into
trouble and say they prefer 70 stick by the
Western Jockey club until they are convinced
that the new venture Is certainty Mean
while 1t is said that John condor. the blind
turiman, who il Corrigans enemy and Is also
a power IN the AFFAIRS OF the Western Jockey
club, Is laying his plans to organize circuit
OF tracks in the State OF Indiana. within
hailing distance Of Chicago. so that In the
event of the Western Jockey Clubs expected
defeat he win still be in position to fight
Corrignn for the patronage in the Windy
city. The turf war has reached such point
that neither side can AFFORD TO give in unless
the Crescent City Jockey Club controlled by
Bud" Renaud. instead Of c, G. Bush. de-
cides at the last moment to cut mp the dates
with tee new track at New Orleans Bush's
attitude all along was the cause OF much
trouble but now that Bush has resigned the
control of the Crescent City Jockey Club there
~
SO far has been backing Bush up in all OF his
moves.
Mars Cassidy. who will do most OF the start
ing on the Jockey Club tracks this year. in
tends to ask the stewards to permit him to
use his walk up" system at the barrier.
Cassidy has been employing this method at
Hot Springs and has been so successful that
he does not want to 60 back to the old stand
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part OF last season. Cassidy has always
maintained that the walk up" system is by
far the best method Of starting racenorses
that has been seen in this country. lie IN
sists that his best work has been dore under
thcae conditions when he went TO work at
Aqueduct last spring he introduced tho
walk mp with varying success, The
Jockey Club stewards were rather favora bly,
impressed at first and instructed Starter Fitz-
gerald TO try the scheme at Jamaica. Fitz-
gerald had done superb work with tho stand
ing start and naturally was rather averse
to changing methods for something that ne
had never tried But he tnckled the walk
up o. and the starting caused 20 much dis
cusson that the stewards finally decided that
a rett.-n 10 the standing start was necessary
to meet the clhmor OF the racing public,
Fitzgerald. who IS now he general manager
OF the Brighton track, VIII do no more start
ing on the local tracks. whore Cassidy will
have nun sway until an alternate starter IS
appointed. For that reason Cassidy says
he thinks the stewards might give HIM an
other chance TO demonstrate his plan. and
horsemen who have seen his work with the
barrier at Hot Springs say that he is entitled
to the privilege.
william colroy, the crack third, baseman
OF the New York Americans. called upon
Manager GrIfith In the Flatiron building
Yesterday and after a short conference
signed contract for the, coming season
Conroy, says that Griflth has undoubtedly
strengthened tne Americans, especially in
the box and that with any kind OF luck they
will make the champion Bostons hustle TO
retain their present laurels. We had many
accidents % contend with last year said
Conroy aitc. lie had signed. but the hoodoo
cannot stick to us all the time. and believe
YOU viii see us kicking ~ a cloud OF dust
through which the BeanenterS Will be cropping
most OF the season But the Clevclunds
Chicagos and Philadelphias are ell dangerous
nothing is certain Couroy has been taking
light exercise all winter and says he can
jump into the game at moments notice.
Pitcher Jack Taylor has inst made public
tho contents OF two afiidavits fled by Presi-
dent Hart OF the Chicago Nationals with
the national commission, which he received
the other day from Chairman Hermann.
The afldavits purport 10 be from two police
mon employed on Earts Chicago grounds.
who nlleee that Taylor declared last summer
that he got 500 Of Harris money and $500
OF Comskey's- in the, series with the Chicago
hallplaver saws Of the aftidnvits.
The two coppers knew well and know
whit desplcable men they are. One Of them
saws he knows me only by sight That IL
funny because ] know him well enough TO
have borrowed his uniform on several occa-
sinns and walked around the streets near the
ban grounds with II on. We have also played
pokcr and tho races together and have been
In each others company al several fights.
The coppCrs are Just the kind OF people who
would turn any kind OF a trick for couple
oil bucks.
take M my Pittshurg experience Of July 30.
They cannot prove anything against me eX-
cent that was drunk the night before the
game ! have written TO impre Emslic TO
send a letter TO tho league telling what he
thought Of my shortDg in that game. lie
ought 10 be better able to tell whether | was
irving or not than any other man IN the world
Hart AFFIDAVIT snys that he hus never nc
cused Taylor Of ctookcducss and that all lac
knows against the player is hearsay
CHAMPION SNIP BILLIARDS.