The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-17
NO RACING AT MORRIS PARK.
TRACK LEASED BY THE MFRS
or BELMONT PiRh.
Aauednct WIN Open the season on Aprn
Is AFTER Au--tu the Associations re-
ceiye the Usual Allotnents-N0 Dates
Assigned TO the Empire city Track.

The dates for the coming racing season
In this State were announced last night by
the stewards of the Jockey Club after "A
long session az the Windsor Arcade August
Belmont presided and those present were
j. II. Bradford. F. f. Hitchcock. James r
keene. Andrew Muller i Il. stursis and
II. n, Knapp.
There will be no racing at Morris PARK
after all. and AQueduct Will open and close
the local season as usual The New York
Jockey Club. which was rejuvenatnd and
which secured an option Oh Morris PARK
for ten Years. expressed a Willingness TO step
aside as the Nestchester Racing Association.
which will operate Belmont Park this year,
sienfed willingness to continue it's lease
on the Westchester track. This means thnt
the Morrises will receive nm annual rental
for their property. which viii be used eS-
clusively for a training track
There was 4 deal on for the lease OF AQue-
duct. with the idea of making room for Morris
Park but as the owners of Aqueduct wanted TO
sell the plant outright and their terms were
not regarded as satisfactory. there was a
SHIFT at the last moment. II is said
As the Jockey Club indicated by It's action
last week, Empire City has received no dates,
II Empire City should receive a license from
the Racing Commission the Nonkers track
would be allowed 20 race at it's own con-
venience, but in such an event it is generally
believed that horsemen and others who are
in the habit of operating on the Jockey Club :
tracks would not show an inclination to race
at Empire City.
The schedule Of dates was framed close to
the lines OF last years allotment and among
the various track owners last night II was said
that there was feeling Of general so tlsfactlon.
For a time it look ed il there might be COM
plications arising from the desire OF taeMorr -
Park people TO continue in the game but from
the present arrangement there seems To be
Aoueduct. which opens the local season, as
usual on April Is, viii have a spring meeting
of eight days. winding up on Aprll -. lhen
the Metropolitan Jockey Club Will have seven
days al Jamaica. opening on April % and
closing on May 3 The magnificent new
track st- Belmont Park viii open on May for
eighteen days. The Brooklyn Jockey club
Will follow with eighteen days at Gravesend,
from May IS to June Then comes the
BAY. With sixteen days June IL 10 July !.
inclusive BrIRhton's summer meeting be-
gins on July and extends 20 July 20. inclusive,
twenty-five days alter which the campaign
VIII SHIFT to Saratoga, which opens on July
81 and closes on Aug IS, with twenty-three
DAYS.
Coming back to the Metropolis. then. Sleeps
&c and will extend Tor twelve days, To Sept o.
Gravesend follows with twelve days Sept
II to Sept. ~, Brlghton's fall meeting en-
mont Park will renew operations on Oct. 2.
for twelve days. closing on Oct. ~. Then
Jamaica has fifteen days. Oct. 10 TO Nov. /,
20 Nov. Is. The fall meeting at Bennings
opens on Nov. 10 and will continue until
Dec. ?. There will also be racing at Pimlico.
under the auspices of the Maryland Jockey
Club OF Baltimore. from April 10 TO April
70 inclusive.
On this basis, Aaueduct has 20 days in all.
Sheepshead Bay 20 Brighton. IS. Saratoga.
90 or lsi racing days In all in this State,