Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
FEAR ENGLISH
TURF TROUBLE
coNTENDINe PARTIES FORMED
RECENTLY
One Association Incorporated to Fight
Charges Made by Promoters.
Another VIII Resist
Reformsrs

DeHplIe4 lne pOphh NShNhNi
by the Jockey club, a civil war has
broken out on the English turf, which
may lead to disastrous results.
The contending bodies are those re-
Gently formed bodies, the Race Horse
owners association and the Race
Course association. The former
which was Incorporated last October,
owes its inception to the earl Of Car
naryon, a young peer who, through
his intimate relations with Richaro
Croker. has seen much OF American
racing and is well acquainted with
American methods
Many of these he considers should
be adopted in England, so early last
year he got up petition for presenta-
ton to the Jockey club, urging the
stewards to take certain steps which
would lessen the expenses owners of
race horses have now to contend with.
The chief abuses the petition aimed
AT were the exorbitant charges made
for stalls at most of those race meet
ing which provided them, the high
rates made by the railroads for trans
porting race horses and the excessive
entry fees exacted by meetings whose
financial prosperity was so great they
needed no such perquisites.
Petition Signed
The petition was numerously signed,
but, despite the fact that the names
of many influential owners were at
tached. the Jockey club ignored IT,
Lord Carnarvon's next step was TO
incorporate the Race Horse owners
association. Stated briefly. the object
of the association as set forth In the
articles of incorporation are ito con-
,I1 a affnNffnQ inter-
ests of race horse owners and to initiate
and promote improvements In laws
directly or indirectly affecting them
to negotiate with railroad companies
race course proprietorS and local au-
thorities for improved treatment and
accommodations in regard to the trans
port, lodging and protection OF race
horses and their attendants; to secure
the erection at all the principal race
courses of sufficient stalls to accom-
modate all possible contestants, and to
regulate the price charged for all such
accommodations
King Edward also approved of the
movement, as was manifest when mis-
racing manager Lord Marcus Beres-
ford. accepted the Craftsmanship of the
council at the first annual meeting, Mr..
Luscombe being then selected. as hon.
orary secretary. Still the Jockey club
nelQ alOOI, NONE Ol It's lucilDcio JOii
ing nor any of those owners known tc
be closely affiliated with them.
.Foreseeing trouble from the growing
strength of the association, the people
interested in those English race
courses which pay the highest divi
dends formed counter organization
known as the Race Course association
of which Walter Hyde. whose father
was the originator of successful Kemp
The Junior organization at once threw
down the gauntlet, as at It's first meet
ing. June 10, 1t passed the resolutions
and decided to boycott Sandown park
at which the much vaunted Eclipse
stakes was decided. It's reason for do
ing so is that It considers the Sandowr
management the most fragrant offend
er, in which opinion the conditions OF
the big stake seem to bear 1t out, as
although the reputed value of the race
$50. .000-draws an immense crowd
most of the money is really furnished
by the owners themselves in the shape
of entrance fees and forfeits.
Built on American Lines
There are other reasons for Sandowr
furnishing a good target for the young
association to commence its practice on
This course was the first one in Eng.
that is, with high fence entirely sur
rounding it. Admission to the course
costs 60 cents, to the public stand $1.9t
in addition, and to the reserved ring
and paddock $3.50 more.
The revenue derived from these
sources is so large the original share!
in the undertaking are now quoted a
ten times their issue price, though
Sandown under Jockey club rules /.
tan do ycS oil III
into five meetings, while under Ma
tional Hunt auspices it gets eight more
divided into four meetings DESPITE
these large returns the management
treats club owners shabbily.
Unfortunately the war breaks out a
an inopportune moment. The presen
English government is none too friend
ly to racing. Indeed. it is only tn
prestige and power of the Jockey clul
that prevents legislation hostile to tn
turf.
Unless the club handles the presen
difficulty speedily and sapient1y mucl
of it's prestige will undoubtedly be los
and strength added to the reformers
argument that racing should be abol
ished altogether or placed under stric
government control.
1t may however be a difficult mat
ter to secure lasting peace. as tn
race horse owners undoubtedly hav
grievances, while on the other han
race course companies are alread
placed under such strict regulations a
to the conduct of their meetings by tn
Jockey club itself that they naturall
resent outside interference.
The two Lozier cars have done splen
didly on the Glidden tour to date. e. r
Lozier had one point penalization earl
on the trip. This happened throug
crossing the line at one checking static
80 seconds late. This shows how closel
cars are watched. and how difficult per
feet scores are.