The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-02
EMPIRE MEETING SANCTIONED
RACING ~ IONkERs FROM A.
GIyT ~ 10 tLGIST 80.
Jockey club Appoints u. y. Morris ss stew.
ard NM Approves bAst Of Onfcials.
Acting Out NJ Respect "a the court
-,IRrkcN NaIsh's Narrow Escape

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Acting Out NJ Respect To thr court
-JOckcN NaIsh's Narrow Escape.
Much 70 The relief Of horsemen. the stewards
o. the Jockey Club at n meeting held mt August
Bslmont's onice. ~ Nassau street. Yesterday
decided 10 sanction the proposed meeting A.
the Empire city track ~ Workers, thereby
smoothing over the general situation In a
most satisfactory way. Mr.. Belmont pre-
sided, and the other stewards present were
James II. keene. D.. u. Hitchcock and Andrew
Miller. The Empire meeting will open on
Saturday. August 10. and continue until
August 30. inclusive. Henry J. Morris has
been appointed ~ act as steward repre-
senting the Jockey Club. while the list OF
racing officials submitted by the Yonkers
people has been approved as follows:
Judges. Charles y. Granger. James Reese.
Charles F. Price and William shelly; racing
secretary and Handicapped. Lyman II. Davis;
clerk Of the ~ les. v. NJ. salmon: starter.
J. j. Hoffman; paddock and patrol judge.
W. W. Lyles, timer. George Lndenberg ger;
starting Judge. Walter Pierce.
The following resolution was passed by the
towards.
"Op motion duly seconded in Difference to
the order Of the court in requiring the State
Racing Commission TO issue a license TO the
Empire City Trotting club. the stewards Of
the Jockey Club do hereby give their ap-
provsl to the Empire City rrotting Club to
conduct a race meeting from August 10 to
August 30. 1907. and the chairman In EN-
powered to send the following letter to Mr..
James Butler. president Of the Empire City
Trotting Club:
NEW YORK. Aug. l.. 1907.
"DEAR Sir. We have received your COM
munication Of this date in answer TO our COM
municstlon OF the 25th ultimo. We desire to
remind you. I'm response to your statement as
TO the delay in our acting upon your applica-
ton. that any delay that may have arisen IL
due to your failure to submit sooner a formal
application, as designated in our previous
communication
We beg to say that in certain particulars
the proofsheets OF a programme giving rae
ing events do not conform to the rules and
regulations Of the Jockey Club. viz. la over
night events for three-yesr-olds OF less than
a mile should he limited to not more than one
each day: Cbl the amount of added money
should be at least az great as indicated by the
regulation Of the Jockey Club.
The programme In these and other respects.
before being finally printed. should be subject
10 the approval of Henry j. Morris. who IL
hereby appointed by the Jockey Club. under
It's rules. steward OF the meeting.
The Jockey Club has, as requested by you.
assigned TO you eighteen days. from the
tenth to the thirtieth OF August. inclusive.
for the conduct OF a race meeting on the
Emf ire City track. under the rules Of the
Jockey Club.
The list Of your officials has been received
by us. and having no specific objection to
any of the nominees we give 1t our approval.
In your communication you state that you
desire to have the services Of Mr.. Pinkerton's
agency. and request that the Jockey Club
give its consent to this. There is no rule or
regulation OF the Jockey Club requiring the
employment of Pinkerton's agency by any
association for the policing of its grounds.
The stewards Of the Jockey Club will inter-
pose no objection to your employment OF his
agency for policing your grounds.
As stated in our former communication,
In the course we have adopted We are acting
in obedience to and out Of respect to the de-
oision Of the court. although We are informed
that said decision Is not in accord with the
opinion OF the Court Of Appeals as to the
purpose for which the prsbent racing law
was enacted. and we have great solicitude
that the holding of this meeting will not be
in the best interests OF racing. | remain.
respectfully yours,
AUGUST BELMONT, Chairman.
Empire City Trotting Club. James Butler.
Esq, President.
The Empire track people sent the follow
ing stat ement to THE SUN last night:
The Empire City Club has received a COM
munication from the stewards of the Jockey
tlub asserting to its request for approval of
the proposed race meeting under the rules
Of the Jockey Club. from August 10 70 Aug
gust 30. Henry J. Morris has been appointed
by the Jockey ClBb under its rules as 81 steward
OF the meeting and the Empire City Club has
named as another OF the stewards Matt y.
VIM. whose appointment has Also been
approved by the Jockey Club. The amount
OF added money will not be less than 5000
. day"
With all differences adjusted many horse
men who have been racing or the Jockey
Club tracks will take part in the Yonkers
meeting. as u is perfectly plain that there will
be no attempt to boycott the affair, in
view of the appointment of Henry J. Morris
as steward. Morris acted in this capacity
at Krnilworth Park, Buffalo. lie nioys the
confidence of the Jockey Club and is a COM
petent racing man in every particular. In
putting of the opening of the meeting until
one week from tomorrow the Yonkers peo-
ri. will have plenty of time to get out their
programme of events in addition to putting
the track in perfect order. BY that time,
Mans ger VIM says, the plant will be ready
TO the public.
The Ptnkertons will not have charge Of
the police arrangements. however, as the
head of the agency has declined an offer
from the track. But this is q matter which
can easily be attended to, IA there are several
other concerns anxious to tackle the Job.
The Saratoga meeting meanwhile will have
full sway for Ave days next week so that after
that meeting gets under way the patrons of
racing who remain here will be well keyed
Mp for the sport In Westchester.
Many OF the spectators at Brighton yester-
day who saw Vino fail in the third race
believed that Jockey William Walsh had
been instantly killed. There we're four
teen starters in this event and when the field
reached the lower turn Vino. caught in a
lam. stumbled and fell. When the gelding
got up little Walsh vas lying face down.
apparently hfeless. His face was covered
with blood and hundreds Of women cried
out in horror. \ PinkPrton picked the boy
up and carried him to the track ambulance,
which was driven Immediately to the Coney
Island Hospital. There vas a rumor that
Walsh had died on m. way, but at the hospital
lsst night Il vas said that he was not seriously
injured and would soon be able Ia ride again.
A bone in his left hand VAS broken. while
his lips and tongue wFrc cut, His escape
vas Il miracle. Walsh - one of the most
promising hghtwcights hereabouts.
For fully tftccn minutes after the bugIe
sounded for the first race the horses re-
m aimed in the Paddock. The delay Was
caused by the fact that torncob cas- a plate
aus, as h" leit hi, sian and had Ia be reshod.