New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-09
THE RACING DATES OUT.
THO SPLIT MEETINGS.
Belmont Park and GrdUesend DiUide
Up Spring 4lIotments.

Tho racing dates for the coming season in the
.o,ropolitan district were allotted yesterday
"a meeting Of the stewards OF the Jockey Club
:. she Windsor Arcade, August Belmont. James
D Keene. F. r. Hitchcock. H. X Knapp. j.
u bradford. F. K. Sturgis and Andrew Miller
being present
The dates as allotted are practically the same
- last wear, with one important exception. The
ring meetings Of the Westchester Racing As
socistion and the Brooklyn Jockey Club are di-
,idad so that each will hold two short meetings
,rs,ead Of one, as heretofore. This was done 10
-.,,sfy- the demands of the Westchester Racing
association for later dates than those usually
ano..sa -.nder the new arrangement the track
- Belmont Park will be open for a short meet
INC Of mir. days from May 10 to May 10. The
-ocing venture viI then be changed to Gravesend,
here the Brookiyn Jockey Club will hold six
-. meeting from May 2l to May 26 The West
chester Racing Association will then finish out
- sorjrg dates with another nine days meeting
,,om Nav p 10 June g. and the Brooklyn Jockey
club follows with twelve days from June to
June 30
The local season viii open April 10 al the
rack of The queens County Jockey Club al
.oueduct. and continue to November 10 when
no same club viii wind up the season.
The Saratoga Racing Association will have
she fr,1 month Of August with the exception OF
the first few days In the allotment OF the fall
6sres the old order and arrangement hold
No announcement was made concerning the
reprinted application for dates by the Empire
civ club. Of Yonkers, but as no dates were
allotted the application, if made. was plainly re-
fused.
Under the new arrangement Of dates for the
suriue meeting of the Brooklyn Jockey Gun II
is more than likely that the Brooklyn Handicap
Will be run on the opening day Of the second
meeting rather than the first As was the case
last year. the big spring handicaps will IN all
probability be run on Thursday, although the
Suburban is the only one which seems posi-
lively assured. That race viii be decided on
June q.
The dates in full follow:
Washington Jockey cIub-Monday. March 20 to satuF-
dlX Aplii = 'e!sa'een days. ,;, % , Saturday
eae:a Coga,y J5esey Club spring neetng) Monday,
Ann 10 10 THURSDAY. April - days..
Me.T0 oiJan Jockey CiubFriday. April p. TO wedTes-
WesJcsester Racing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. May TO- to
B1o5k.;u Jockey CIub-M5nday May q saturday
1 Te- 81 Racing Association Monday May IS
N s15 KEY Siab9Ihursday June :. to wednes
Sre5 Island Jockey C1b-ursaay. June %. TO Tues
nav MY ID jsaveutea1 daysl.
Brighton Beach Racing Assocation-Wednesday, July
4
saratoga ASSOCIATION Monday. August g. TO Friday
August q tWenty- three days.
t1nev Island Jockey C.Ul-Saturday, September l. 10
SATURDAY. September - thirteen days.
BROOKLYN Jockey Monday. September Il, 10 Sat
urdsy September - twelve days.
brighton Beach Racing Association-Monday, October
J. 70 Saturday, October six days..
Westminster Racing Ass0c!ati0n-Moncay, October g. to
SATURDAY. October twelve days
Metropolitan Jockey club Monday, October p 70 Fri
day November ,elevsu days.
Queens County Jockey tlubSatE rdey- November b.
THURSDAY. November Is eleven days..
Washington Jockey Clul-Friday November 49, to Sat
uTday December fourteen Gays.
Having disposed Of the date question, two
resolutions were adopted which viii be accept
able 10 owners and trainers and tend TO keep
the sport free from petty scandals. On motions
duly seconded the following resolutions were
adopted:
That Robert a Pinkerton shall grant permits
10 all Wallets for Jockeys and that all such Wallets
shall be provided with suitable uniform and
arm number. and To- be entirely and specially
under the supervision of the PinkertOn 1g 9ncy.
All such permits 10 Doe reV0cahe at the pleasure
OF and without notice by Robert A. Pinkerton.
Robert A Pinkerton is also instructed TO have
in daily attendance "a certain number of official
Wallets for general use 10y jockeys not provided
With personal Wallets, and Tor use in cases OF
emergency
That the jockey blackboard now I'm use az the
tracks should be perfected ana kept posted to
GATE far possible FOR the convenience of
owners ana trainers i'm securing Jockeys and
that the assistant 10 the clerk OF the scales
should keep a book with the daily engagements
Of Jockeys, their riding weights and any general
Information useful 10 owners and trainers