The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-05
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
WILL EDWARD CORRuGAN FIGHT
OR BACK DOWN?
Indications Point TO a Bitter Fight in VEST
ern Turf Clrcles-Plans OF New York
Nationals-Norld's Series I'm SPRING Out
or QueStiOn-D Brooke to Coach QuaISers.

: tIn lufI tlFfltN -fianS OF Now horh
Nationals-n Worlds Series I'm Sprins Out
or QueStOn-DrO0ke to Coach lualters.
/ Tho action OF the Western Jockey club
stewards in refusing 10 rearrange the allot-
| mcnt Of dates 80 that the new track 10 New
| Orleans might have sanctioned meeting
! means war. an onlcal declaration Of which
viii probably be made before the week cnis-
! Edward Corrigan ls the man Of the hour
He must either eight OF back down, and those
who arc familiar with his makeup say thar
| he Will meet the Western Jockey Club IN
! finish contest which viii cause split-up
| among the Western and southern tracks.
| together with the expenditure OF thousands
OF dollars. From all accounts c, :. Bush.
president OF the Crescent City Jockey Club.
has had his way. lie said from tho first
that the new track at New Orleans would never
receive dates from the Western Jockey club
and has been able TO make good his prom
| ise by ruling the Western Jockey Club stow
! arda with an iron hand when the application
| OF Corrigan and his friends was turned down
| az Chicago on Tuesday the Master OF Hhw-
| thorne- said that unless the stewards recon-
| sdered tho case inside Of forty eight hours
there would be revolt all along the Inc.
This ia the petition. signed by moro than
one hundred track owners and breeders
which was denied:
We. the undersigned feeling that the allot-
ment OF dates assigned by your honorable
board on Dec ia not entirely satisfactory.
respectfully ask a decentralization Of the
action taken at That meeting and thaf you
viii hear their grievances at your stated
meeting In January
Among the prominent breeders who Mt
tAched their names to this paper were Milton
young, Clay 4 Woodford, +. Thomas,
Talbot Bros. c. T NIcMeekin. T. G. No
Dowell John Greeuer W W Darden. James
T.. Clay, o. II. Chensut. c. Rodgers. Gus
Eastin. John Z. Madden. Baker & Gintry.
Garnet wilson Julius Bauer. H. Laudemnn.
Major Thomas Carson. Catesby Woodford.
T. p Hayes. Barney Schneider and 3, c.
Lyme The racetracks represented by Cor
riRan md his friends. which also stood be-
hind this petition were Hawthorne and
Worth Of Chicago. Fsser Park Of Hot Springs.
New Orleans, Kansas City. Lexington, Nash
Vile. Louisville and Latonla
II may be noticed thAt Corrigan in securing
the support OF the Lexington track hns made
some sort OF compact with : S. Brown tbs
Pttsburg millionaire turfman. who controls
Lexington and is also said 20 be heavily in
terested in Corrigan's New Orleans track
With such powerful ally. together with the
breeders and some OF the biggest owners IN
tho Wcst at his back. Corrie1n seems 20 be
well fixed for q fight He says that he has
received assurances from fifty owners tha-
they will race their horses over the new trGck
at New Orleans and no saysthat lust as soon AS
tho plant ha received the finishing touches the
gates viii be thrown open TO tho public, That
will he the hrst warike move. and the Western
Jockey Club will probably declare all pariloi-
pants outlaws Close students OF the sit
uation aver that the Western Jockey Club
has placed itself in a decidedly awkward
predicamcnt.
49, a. 4,
yesterday that entries for the Brooklyn.
Suburban and Brighton Handicaps which
closed on Tuesday. would probably be made
public tomorrow or saturday. II was also
said that all OF the best handicap horses had
been named 20 30 in each event.
According 10 report there will still be an
other winter racetrack In operation next fall.
It will be located at san Antonio. Tex. and
VIII be constructed on n large scale, At
liberal outlay II is claimed in hehalf OF
this location that horsemen viii end the
weather conditions more favorable than ht
any Of the other winter race courses. W. G.
Crush. railroad man. i-thc leading promoter
OF the scheme
Another story Is in circulation to the eject
that George +, Smith. more familiurly known
at Pittsburg Phil. is seriously III m Sani-
"a rum at Ashovilc y G. on several oc-
critical condition but ne was in pretty good
haalth when tho season closed
The New York National League Club an
nounced yes,erday That Ntrdws men VIII
leave here tor savannah, Ga. on March /,
where they will remain for about two weeks.
They viii then 60 10 Birmingham on March 40.
remaining there until the 2sth on IA" 2gth
and sOth they will play exhibition gaines IN
Nashville also pavug n Louisville on April
and ,. IheN VIII cross o''- WIN Inv i''u.,i'-
,,,,tosa tbav .9n arrange n game IN Columbus
~, tho Iatter do,n N,Cr,y who IA AZ Hot
Springs. viii return here Tor ih' schrdni'
meeting of the National League ,U February
md ezpecta to have IN OF his men signed
s.. tb,t ,i,,o 81 Sur thes.. ,,avers nav.
W '@' 800 i,.
sent their Sgn'd '"h't1r'- TOD t4' '""
headquarters Pitchers MrNluuitv Taylor
and Wiltee: Catchcre Rowcriu1u and Bresrt-
-. Socond R,.s,,a, Gilbert -bnrtatan
u"u '',v"N -, ..'.,
Dahleh' iulfu faNtih'i i''N""' 'u''H' "''''
ulnyer. and Outilrlder~ Mertcs and Browne.
Thi4 ieayes MAtheWson Aines McGHnn.
DonIin and others still unsigned. bui their
contracts have been sent TO theln
q, ,,.s.L - -i.t, . ,,.,.
Last IAN 't'mlh Pu'" N'hl' 10 '"eA"'o
at North Adams Mass LOT lew dhyS ana
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