The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-05
FIELD MAY Be ABOLISHED.
TANK or CHARGING So no ALL
pARTS or RiCETRACk.
Eoo!,makcrs. LOOKING for "Soft Money
Stili An,intis 10 Pay Tribute IN Sonic
Way-Niattcr Niil lie settled soon
stake Events for Week-Ehtr'cs

EOOhnlakCrS. t0NN'iN 'o' ''"''
SIN, An>Iaus to Fay Tribute In some
U,,u,,,or N,u ne settled soon
S..,.. ,,,,,,s for Week-Entrics
aN'
,,,,o,ao,o, =, ,;t,vesepd on SATURDAY.
W. dtt'"u""N' ~ 49,. ,,s a di.nnpoint
ment to the Brooklyn Jockey club. barr,nH
,bs so,urdavs decoration DAY and Brooklyn
hahdl'ap ulS' t"e -. ,h. Grand stand
at this racetrack' as lhf a. u, ,aan a. small
tho, y 7 DIVER has openly criticized the
20 ~, ,ari, caused he the severing
Of financial relations with the bookmaheIs'
As THE Sun stated last week, the uaeh
owners viii hold an important meeting IN
DAY or t"o' az wh'In 'n's va ,aid that If the
sidered at length II may pe sa'u ca,asand
question comes to a'No,e me " .,n, s.ond
'ahaca aiu ~ 1910 nthar t,srk. nrone 10 give
together. WIN me o1ne .,. uarNn '''
Is aelrss, ,ss1 tbst under n, the present
high scale OF prices the pubic ihteres. wiz
fall of in the course OF time. which means
everything. 1t is an accepted fact now That
u the gate rates hau retnain name S Vs. srsaty
the receipts IN gross "outn i, Ia ,hs ptooLlvn
Iockey club ofY1cfals are rendering al present
T Trn ,he 8, aeld has been the mas net for
more than 60 per cent. OF the atten ola
each day cannot be contradicted there
are hundreds OF persons who were formerly
-, -. =, ,ba bio ring at az a head
regular patrons u wy os - g. a, rather
VINO nave gone W 'na NJ co. ,pstance
Than give s. on saturd hn lN5 s To see
there were H,Vo persons ns "aV ss pHi enclosure,
.le iaeIs tao,,' oo enc IAN who cave no 50 to 90
into the grand stand reservation tnder
the old scale of prices these figures wouio
.aL.h, H. haon raversed which would
pIOpdDiy nave b'V'' ~ '''
have meant an Increased amour. ,aHt ,hors
the gates But on ordinary days. when there
a'e 60 ~ 49,, ~ ,ba new arrange
grand staho. the test VI .ne h,or 80 old
nnent makes the desire 10 20 'a'A w WV
principles particularly strong
II NAV he said that the track owners have
two schemes in mind. either Of which will
TWO scneInee ~ 1910 havoc Ona ia to
bring about desired chanee. ohe Is W
accept some sort Of contributor ron one
as p0a i,n I tha RETURN to the old
meht' 10 oe .oup'u Wv" L 49,. n,har is a..
prices OF admission ana 'he o.he. rs . .he
track barring the clubhouse and paddock
ua.n' g 1ha iatte e n,an would do away with
the field altogether. IL wouid make man h
nav lust as much TO see the races from the
Add ne from the grand stand but the small
oettSrs wouiu De ao'e " pae'o''L1 ."s - =
bogkmakers II they were rerm'.'eo 10 ope'a'e
u6ier such a new shift in the cards.
TTha NV from the hookmakers. ever since
.a raI,,d and Iba track owners
the prices were ralSeu anu Wv. . hoIi,rs Gov
stopped taking lees from tne chalhers loi
privileges. is that there is no business in the
ring compared to the Old days. The layers
say that there is only wise money to deal
with and that the sharks" are making 1t a
hard road to travel
ct US have the old crowds" cry the book
makers Then we can get whack at some
ri the soft money which Is no longer in
evidence sll 4 the prices went up. We have
siI along been willing to pay for the privilege
of making book and even now We would
GLADLY give IN slUO a day each il the race
traTks would cIlt inc or ICES OF admission down
20 the old scale again
So the track managers have discussed the
nian 70 make the price OF admission to all
pparts of the raCe track 81 Furthermore, it
aaid that oririnators of this plan have also
20 I'd nat In rnsp IL ia adopted the num-
&C. 81 aeid hnokmakers must be reduced
A. ,hat The hooks now established in what
is Lnnwn as tha hiv ring will get the bulk OF
the business general fee OF 81. while it
Wouid he a herdsbip ON many old patrons OF
the feld who are even now kicking over
the 81 charge would bring back the public
10 the grand stand and the big ring in such
numbers as to make the gate receipts ex-
coed the present figures At least this is the
argument set forth by the advocates of the
Dian which Is under the consideration OF
the powers that be
On the other hand the METROPOLITAN Turf
Associat ion, not at present recognized by