The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-28
BELMONT WILL Be REPLACED.
coy. HIGGINS TO APPOINT A NEW
RACING COMMISSION.
TO BE Made Up Of Republicans Not Identified
With Local Racetraoks- Empire City
May Get . License-killing Pulled
on With Mrs. Durnell's Ladsarion.

with Local Racetracks-E Empire City
MAY Get q License-Killing Pulled
or With Mrs. Durnell's Ladsarion.
After a long delay. during which there have
heen many conflicting rumors, THE Sun was
informed yesterday by well known pollti-
clan that Gov. Higgins will make known
Tho new members Of the State Racing Com
r,tssion In few days, and that August BEL
mont. the present chairman will not be among
tte number. 1t was not until yesterday. The
Srs's informant said, that the decision In
Mr. Belmonts case was reached. According
IN the report as TO the inside workings OF the
case. 1t is asserted that certain Republican
noliticiaus. who have not forgotten Mr.. Bel
'nont.s participation in the Democratic ma
tionnl campaign last fall have been bitterly
onposed to his reappointment to the Racing
Commission by the Governor. In spite OF the
fact that some of the most innuentai men
In I'M. state have intercedcd In behalf OF the
chairman of the Jockey Club In fact. II 10
stated that a powerful combination was
formed some time ago to effect the dispiace-
nnent Of MIR. Belmont on the commission.
which. among other things, denied the APP
nl,rotion Of the Empire City track. at Yonkers.
Tor license to race under the Percy-Gray law.
From what was said last night, Mr.. Belmont
ras informed that he could be reappointeo
n the Racing Commission under certain con
d;,ions which he would not agree to. and
that when his refusal was filed he was notihed
that his successor would be Immediately
named 1t Is understood that the new mem
hers OF the Commission will all be Repuoh-
cans none of whom will be identified In any
uay With tho conduct OF tracks racing Under
the Jurisdiction Of the Jockey Club. Con-
rressman James Wadsworth. II is stated,
Nil probably be the new chairman In MI
Belmopt's place. while successors VIII %
named for both John Sanford and +. D.
Morgan. As soon as the new commissioners
have been named. it is said. the Empire
city track will renew Its application FOR
license and favorable action may DC eA-
nerted in which event there Will be race
meeting at Yonkers In August next year.
There are many wheels within heels In
this new turf crisis which are causing some
interesting stories. One Of them Is that GER
tain Republican politicians cannot understand
why the mana cement OF the turf In this state
should be In the hands OF well known Demo
Gratis. These Republicans feel that the turf
should he under their control and that In the
course OF time any attempt at monopoly
Espublicans say that the fact that Mr.; Bel
mont is financially Interested IN Belmont
6e permitted to rule with 4oFolnte sway as
4 member OF the Racing Commission. which
has the power to grant or REUSE licenses each
'e Mr. Belmont and others we're igstrumental
In saving the turf in the dark Gays OF Yen
years ga law 1 Rss , psssea n the "aisGs @
Through Mr.. Belmont's rule the turf has
prospered to a wonderful degree. The state
tag has grown from Year to year, uhtl me
agricultural societies have reaped benefit
that Otherwise could not eNist. IL the man man.
sgement OF the tnm u was uSTne" o nanessd
and the Jockey Club should act in perfect
harmony In all things relative to the welfare are
been governed with wisdom ard good business
sense, with the result that all the racing
ASSOCIATION. hsye prosperfSa to further ror,yv
from the booknakers Mr.. Belmont was the
that the Republican politicians have passed
this matter up IN their plan 10 &c, control
the ns FAD "sne Sn do%
e eoms .of f' T fs'ya' said hat / the EacIns
Commission should decide 70 License Empire
city there wo,ld, be-, revolt, Of some kind
on the part of the Jockey Club. bur as matter
Of fact il is too early to Ia{ what the outcome
There was a big, killing pulled on with
Ladsaron IN The irs, rae o6 yesler pa NE
when the gate went MP h. had been backed
down 10 siNes Boots Durnell. the trainer
Smith, The reputed commissioner of Drake
and Gates bet enough on the, colt to win
mi G l cot a hi, Of the good Thing Fred
s @sS the I aV@rro N Sh@rey z Ca h. hairy Hon
Jones and nsorg" Nheslock. WHO made his
reappeaTanc" after an absence of ten days
bong aboard Tor eo2d yssers Plebeia p
$. $ Brown'S, colorS. was, PLAYED down to
is'?5. Leo Mayer, lin Dayey. Bob Rose
Frank FarrelI- Mantle, who was of last,
was lowered 10 Is TO |. and August Belmont s
Lad OF the Forest was REDUCED to sizes B
also were played for good things in this race
Rroonstck was looked upon as money
nos m m he r rsrs me Rob
the trainer OF the Ben Brush colt. had heavy
wager down. and 80 did such operators as
payev, shields. Max Blumen'hal and the
Brookdaia Nymph was hammered down
from 10 to to !, in the third race. nearly
every noted player putting his checks on he!
Voter iUly. Early and often. who. by the
s wan, o np IN he bsns to p. and
even to 50 TO /. hut when she came ,rompinR
bone on ne Dir he wise men scratched their
That is a stake Ally in with ot of nuts
was the comment OF shrewd observer after
The, Voter fiIIy, had come, back TO the scales.
why. Brookdale Nymph, with 10 pounds,
was a, falls. favorite a, d should have been
quoted a, 10 to instead OF ! to ..
COMMISSION OF IS. 900. while Dave johnson.
III. PagtcF. iccno Leg .soE.. MoTIlg .ia MAJ II,
the Lichtensteins and others lost heavily on
her George Wheelock was among those
who backed Woodford Clay's Auvergne down
from tens 10 sevens Deviltree. a daughter
Of n nsoe linz PaEsf 1s Hs%R ss G5
Eva. by Knight OF the Thistle -Centity, ran
,nbacEed by, the Brighton Beach CONTINGENT.
performance al Belmont Park
f, f'f Bay ssS s es
mod ha ii rF,nv Do or hnH
fair sized bet on Cairn germ and Dave John
son split 81 500 on Joaquin. Wheelock took
Adbell and the clubhouse showed a marked
preference for the winner. who really closed
at 4 to /, The clubhouse also won hand
somely with Tyron in the fifth race. Jesse
l4ewisohn took Ed Alvey's Saulsberry. Peter
Winners Chrysolte. a gelding by Hastings
Christmas Tree, who had not. started this
year. was another hot tip. backed down to
TO 2. There were many place bets picked
up on Fl. p. Whitneys Comet, by Hamburg =
Hypocrite.
An odd feature OF the speculation on the
last race was that although F.. r. Thomas q
notable players bet on him. f. Z, Smathers' &
Of wise money. his owner betting 5000.
$500 on Hippocrates. who won in spread
eagle style the other day only to meet igno-
minous defeat in this instance.
4, The Pinkertons nabbed two men outside
the main gates before the races who were
,tty,,s, "a rknga I mir