The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-24
TRACKS WILL REDUCE PURSES
TURF MANAGERS ANXIOUS TO
GET BACK OLD DIVIDENDS.
Present High tariff viii Remain in Vogue
Indefinitely, hut There viii he NO ne
newai Of F1nancis, Relations with the
makers-6takes For This week.

It Ia Understood that there will be meet
1, ins OF representatives OF nearly all OF the
Jockey Club tracks to-day to decide upon
q future policy as to the financial end OF the
game. with the wind-up OF the Brighton
n,estinR next Saturday, the agreement
REACHED Just before the conclusion OF the
Belmont Park meeting. which did away with
the revenue from the bookmakers ana III
creased the Admission fee to 49, will expire
This agreement was entered into by the
Brooklyn Jockey club of Gravesend. tine
p Coney Island Jockey Club OF Sheepshead
Bay and the Brighton Beach Racing Assoela-
ton the same to cover the so-cailed spr'he
meetings only. Beginning with the sara
toga meeting next Monday, there VIII be no
increased rate OF admission. the % tarin OF iast
year remaining In effect. but the revenue from
the bookmakeTs will be cut on which means
that under the most favorable circumstances
the Saratoga track will be lucky 10 c'ear
Expenses, especially IN view OF the enormous
added money stakes which will be decided
as usual, at the Springs.
The track owners have already seen that
their dividends this year under existing
circumstances will not begin to equal those
OF year ago. II Is but natural that tney
should feel this loss keenly and should Wish
TO reeort to some plan to restore the OLD
prosperity. But 1t may be said that unoer
no circumstances will revenue OF any sort
be accepted from the betting ring in future.
That matter was definitely settled some time
ago and the question has never been re-
opened by the track owners. who realize that
they have placed racing beyond the AZ
tacks OF would-be enemies. The 81 tarlh
will it Ii expected, remain unchanged at
ali tracks hereafter, though 1t liz just possible
that uniform rate of 81 will be charged
and the field abolished. 1t is further be-
lieyed that there will be general cutting
of expenses all along the line. including
reduction Of the overnight purses and
IF slicing Of the big money added to various
important stake events. In other words.
the track owners, with the betting ring
absolutely cut OF from them, are planning
to get things down to a rock bottom business
basis, with the idea of reaping the old profits
a. nearly as possible.
Since the bookmakers were allowed TO
shift for themselves there has been cessa-
ton of the wild assaults upon the Jockey
Club which emannted from persons VINO
had axes to grind, although now and then
there comes. "A yawp which carries little
weight Racing as it is conducted at present
IL on a particularly solid foundation. II Is
, supported by men who are prominent in the
making and the enforcement OF the laws
together with all classes OF citizens who love
a healthful outing and a good horse. Hys-
tericsl stories to the effect that racing is
crooked and immoral and is patronized by
the worst element can be easily disproved
by the visit Of conservative and fair minded
person to any OF the tracks. where perfect
order prevails and where the officials in
charge of the sport are absolute In their
authority.
While many Of the best horses have al
ready gone to Saratoga, there will be some
more interesting racing at the Beech this
week The sport At Brsht"n' by the T ,Ssn
ever before The patronage has bee II greater.
too and the track more popular than In former
- Hermis. who will probably have top weight
In theJcst Handicap at mile. next. ThuTssday ,
an event which was won by MIN from Bela "a me ne
an inclination or the part of the 500, 600 horse $
anepersto dodge the mpos,s, handed nd TO bin
is Rssanh!e ,b That pd RTldfme eoIais
may aS but Ss Ga IN FED ff the eSf"
r. Keene's Wild Mint who won the Seashore
ssd wife Fl e. r. BrsdeSs had ss~
Tie barrier too Other starters may INCLUDE Sis
best these days j, L. Nc(iinnikss Buttlns;
sydney rage,s Hamburg zon Be Mi;,.r "a mes 1e
- cantation. E E, Z. Smathers's Burieigh and
+. L. Watts Ancestor.
The Brighton Derby Of $4,000 gross value,
the prize as easily as he did with the lrooIois
ss afeS ana nd sydney Paset may elect to send
Tradition to the post, who, with such thre-.;,
Eear;olds as oxford Hot shot Ga INA AND
81 P1 The great Keene cot. The Winged Foot
HaIdicap, for two-year Odds six furlongs.
tho the Forest, Jerry Weinberg. Single Shot.
tsGsrG 5acob,e sesartS B hps
hs hi pns fasGns; ,b will be
dergraduate Stakes, for two-year-ods. five
and d half furonss will be decided.
he came from California to measure his skill
the crack jp'keyhs Fl the @Gsl 6 tHrf ne
star lightweight. and is receiving more atten-
s,Sn a% as '4 oNeia Martn hSne rns and
the p possess oP Of an old head on young Shout
ders and Ia finished horesman; He Is quick
at the post siways Ssl, cs n IN taxing srea
driving finish. Since the opening Of the
brighton meeting Knapp has been very busy
sSs Ne hsr ssands 9ss The head the
nine n"'a Seconds a%ise and eight thirds Next to
cessf!l manner While this boy Y, has a. been
favorites nobody has ever denied his ability
az n high class Jockey. As the regular Jockey
Tia that stable for which he always puts forth his
best efforts Martin has also ridden consid-
erabN OF lHfe. 1Dr the keene htaDle, ana mas
. given salts faction Martin stands second on
the list. with eleven wins, six seconds and
five thirds. ,Hudebrahd. who has fallen of
,to "a married degresI ever since, he ran up
against the stewards at Gravesend, is third on
the list with nine frsts. seven seconds and
Hnc thirds. Tommy Burns. under regular
contract TO E, f.. Smathers. has been doing
some Of his old time good work; rating fourth
= in the list with seven wins eleven seconds
and seven thirds. Willie Davis, O'Neill.
Lyme, Baird and Miller come next. Willie
Shaw who does not receive numerous chances
nowadays because OF his weight. has handled
onlv three winners. two c)nds and third
There ia n story floating in the air TO the
effect that in the rear future there will be an
upheavai in the general control of the Metro
poltan Turf so'i1tcr. Sore OF the n ore
: conRcrvatjle II en- hers have been LAYING pipes
for some tine past with the avowed intention
Of oustinE from the governing committee
at least one II not two persons who recently
became conspicuous in their controversy
with the turf authorities.
The Sea, Gull Sta kes, for three-yeay old
Allies, six furongs. is feature of to-day g
card for the Bench. u, b. DURYEA'S Rose Of
Dawn may be the choice over Fred john
sons Schulemite. the Oneck Stables Kia-
mesha and the Paget entry. heala and Flora
furlonrs handicap, with Devout, Marmee