The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-06
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
JoCkEI CLUB STEWARDS VIII
WEI AGIfN IO-DiI.
Question or Dates Win lie Decided Ihls
Mccl,-I mpirc city wants TO Race In
August, but l. Opposed bl saratoga
--Grlrilth Discusses Leading ri cheers


August, hui, Is opposed by saratoga
--Erfith Discusses Leading pitchers.
The stewards or the Jockey tluh Viii hold
smother meeting ai the indoor Arcade thl'
Afternoon and viii try 10 settle the long dis-
cursed question OF date, Tor the coming racing
seitSon In the East, II ths matter cannot be
nNed up to-day there viii be another session
Of the stewards ON Thursday. and horSemen
predict thar the dateS VIII be surely agreed
mon ihat los that time According 10 the
provisions OF the Percy ray law, a racetraoA
can have rs many forty days 10 operate
Zach year in this state, but no track has ever
received such lengthy alIo meut. AZ present
Applications for dates have been received
from nine tracks which has created some
thing Of deadlock several Of the racing
associations having positively refused 10
surrender any Of their former dates 10 admit
Belmont PARK. Morris Park and the Empire
CITY Track 20 the circuit together.
David Holland r ne OF the leading stock
holders OF the Queens County Jockey Cub
admits that there Ia deal on for to pur-
ehaoe Of the AqueduCt track by a syndicate
ss!d to he conpo sed Of members Of tho Vest
chester RAcinc As5ooiAton which VII oper-
ate Belmont Park tbs Year. As IHR SIN
has already pointed out. the purchase Of
Aaueduct would make IL plain sall!ne for
both Belmont PsrS and Morris Park. in
sSnuoh as there would be twenty racing
days 10 IL handed over 10 Morris Park. while
belmont Park would receive the usual quo "a
sd formerly by tho WestcLestrr track.
But this arrnnVem emf would not make pro
vision for tie Empire city track should the
6Rts Racing Commission SEQ ht TO grant
t. Yonkers truck a license after all
lt Is understood that she people Interested
in the Empire city track " ould gladly acocpt
dstes in August 20 conflict With the meeting
81 tho SarstoRn Racing Association, but tho
sfrdtogs stockholders. who arc Influential
iiouoera OF the Jockey Club. ara said 70 b.
euphaically opposed - a conflict OF any
lind. II has been repeatedly set forth that
here are enough horses stabIng hero during
tao month Of August - provide plenty Of
good racing kt a local track while the rich
uufmen arc gathering in the tun prizes az
tho Spa. A meeting at YonkeTs IN that N ontl.
e Is believed would bo profits BILE even with
the lnconyenicnt transportation facilities.
inAAmu0h aa "a ceRCers would so anyN here
to enjoy the privilege OF playing the horses.
Much monoy has been invested in the Sara-
STAB es viii BIO decided there this year. For
these reasons Il Is natural for tho Saratogl
association 10 insist upon clear Geld. but
AZ the SINE time he dates 10 August are
available and the Empire city people would
probably accept them with muoh sAtiTaction
James b Ilaggin. have winterei well at
shssDshc1d Bay IN the care Of Charles Little,
their yeIrhng TRIALS denoted enough merit
% warrant Mr. haggin in expecting great
deal from them IN coming events. One OF
The most attractive IN the los is a colt by
hinley Mack out Of Berrieiale. Another
: coli , by Ben oladny g out Of ninna Forget.
nut coli by George Kessler Insect, Is I'M
usually large and may not come TO hand as
notable is j daughter OF Toddin ston Scarlet
Rose hencs a half sister % Ma1rose. to-
pother WITH a hliy by Blthlmpton Agnes
flash no flll sister to j q. FOIL
good raceAorss koehampton- now in retire.
mont. lne hagg.n two year-olis are well
probably be sold before the season sets fully
under way.
Tod Sloan. who in in town. says he win
leave for New Orleans In day Or two 70 berin
riding in the CoiorS OF Edward torriVnn At
edict % the Western Jockey Club. win BERN
nest saturday This means that sloan will
scceLt hls first mount In this country since the
Euqlish Jockey Club placed HIN under the
ban. Some PERSONS believe that Sloan il
making a mistake IN aoceptInE this engage;
IT forgiveness from the EnRlish Jockey CLUB
which would mean that he would receive
But il must not be forgotten TINT Sloan while
waiting for favorable verdict must have
Eome means or earning liz eliEOod The
Jockey, once rolling n wealth. il practically
az In now, as the sports say. aud needs the
money. The chance 70 yet u Is not offered In
the East. 30 long ss the Jockey Club here
sees At 20 recognize the rulings OF the English
Jockey Cub But Sloan can earn $40 900 "A
wear by riding in the West for Corrlgan. who
does not believe in RECOGNIZING the British
turf solons with y HON be- has had some bitter
personal e1berience IN the past. Therefore
under the CirCums tanCe-, Sloan cannot be
blamed Tor jumping at O chance 10 replen!sh
his pocketbook by return n his profession
as 3 race rider. COrrigan mas Il powerful
racing stable and Sloan VIII be magnet. no
doubt, on all OF the tracks that viii operate
under the jurisdiction Of the new American
Jockey Club.
At the meeting OF the new American Hockey
Club al New Orleans on saturday night. a
permanent Organization was effected. with
Hawthorne, Worth, Kansas tity FsscN PARK.
Louisville Nashville Lexington, Union Park.
Highland PARK, Fort Erle and Panama Park
oil represented. According % tie racing
book OF Panama Park which has Just been
selling races with 81 200 added for the first
Panama Hgndltap. !. {; Mcdowell, : :.
Brown and julius. Fleschmann viii be in
absolute control Of racing as conducted By
the new Joc1ey Club.
II Ia reported that AIlke DIVER Is critically
I'll at Bockledge. Fla where he went several
weeks ago TO spend the winter. The veteran
tprfnsn is practically helpless and il is said
b track again He has been an Invalid for q
plumber OF yearsand laas fall he Has said 20
DO falling rapidly
In discussing the quality Of various pitchers
the ofYer day, Ozark Griffith, TIE manager
Cheshire. the best pitcher that ever stood in
box WAS Amos Rusie. -Chcfbro has Rusie
beaten said Grin. because OF the spit bali
But We viii probably never see Rusie's equal
when 1t comes down TO speed. curves and
control Rusio killed his arm by using
curves He had a wonderful ontshoot and
controlled 10 so well that when be had three
balls and no strikes called on him. lie would
shoot three curves over the plate and strike
the batsman out in nine cases out OF ten.
Rusie was natural pitcher. too. His de-
livery was very simple There wRs no wind
Ing up OF the arm Co Piled with a Jump. but
Amos lust hunched his uig shoulders and let
tie ball go with a graceful swing that was
treat for sore eyes. lie had magnificent
bis disposition on the field was that Of good
nature and the umpire was never a mark
for him Ruse was smashing good bats-
man. too besides being ga me 70 the core
when tie pTesstTe was put on hard fes.
he was greater pitcher than MHthewson
or McGinnity, Mathewson has never yet
faced the Kind OF batsmen that Rusie vent
up against and IN my OplalOn he does not
possess the stamina that Amos had. But
ChesuTo has them all beaten and lie the best
pitcher that American ball fans have ever
teen. The best oatCherf Why Buck Ewing
OF coursel Buck was about the finest player
] ever saw lie was not only superb catcher
and thrower but he could pitch, play the Ia
and outfields, and was splendid batsmhn
rs well as crack base runner, / have never
seen wings equal on the field and do not
l.olt. I.nT I ava utl