The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-23
GOSSIP OF The RACETRACK
WESTERN HORSES can RACE AT
EMPIRE CITY.


ton Jamestown to i'm an Outlaw
Meeting Layers Fight shy Of Gates.
The attitude Of the Western turf authorities
toward the Empire City track. which intends TO
hold a race meeting at Yonkers beginning
August :, was pretty clearly defined at Brigh-
ron Beach yesterday by a man who is In close
touch with members OF both the Western
Jockey club and the American Turf Associa-
zion, which after prolonged warfare are now
virtually NJ peace. This man said with much
,mphasis:
AN Western horsemen can race at Empire
City without fear Of discipline from the West
arm Jockey Club aud the American Turf
Association. That matter was settled
some time ago when IL was decided that
man could not be ruled OF the Western turf
except for fraud. As all the Western
tracks have been shut down until Churchill
Downs opens in September there are more
than 1000 horses idle at Latoata and Louis
vile The owners Of these ~thoroughbreds,
who never race on the New York tracks,
have been notified that they can take part in
the Nonkers meeting without fear Of punish
ment.
When the American Turf Association and
the Western Jockey Club we're st war and
each side disqualified horsemen who raced
with the other side ell of these horsemen
we're allowed to race on the New York tracks
In good standing. as the Eastern Jockey Club
decided 10 keep hands on. The same case
now applies to Empire City. While there is a
fight on between that track and the Eastern
Jockey Club, IL does not concern the
West. The Empire track has been licensed
nv the State and is therefore a legal PROPOSE
tion If The Western owners wish to try for
the stakes and purses to be offered by the
Workers management YOU can bet that
such men rs Joseph Rhinock. Matt VIM,
I'd Corrisan. John Condor. l.. A. Celia and
others who control the situation in the West
will Ale no objection. II Empire Citv opens
its gates you can depend upor u that thers
will he plenty OF horses. jockeys and book
makers to make the meeting a success and
provide the public with plenty OF action"
There was a rumor at Brighton yesterday
that Rhinoc {. VIM and Celia we're identified
with James Butler in the control Of the En-
pire City track. All three were in town
yesterday but they refused to be interviewed.
James Russell Solely. attorney for Mr.. Butler.
when asked about the matter last night said:
There is not one word Of truth in the re-
port. The Empire track Is under the sbso-
hte control Of MIR. Butler. who does not need
the assistance OF anybody TO help him out.
All sorts Of silly reports have been circulated
lately. Somebody even went so far as to de-
clare that Peter De Lacy had purchased Q
controlling interest in the track, which OF
course was sheer nonsense. We are per-
fectly able to stand upon our own resources
and will conduct a meeting which will be a
credit to the sport"
The State Racing Commission il expected
20 hold a meeting to-day to consider the ap-
~plication Of Mr.. Butler for the abrogation OF
the rules Of racing Of the Jockey Club which
" enforced would serve to put a boycott on
the Yonkers track. There was a rimor yes
terday that before the commissions hearing
was AZ an end there might be a compromise
OF some sort. but II there Ia IL IL said that 10
will be At the suggestion Of the Jockey Club.
W. 4. Young, the promoter OF a new mile
track AZ jamestown, which was built by
Sheridan Clark, was at Brighton yesterday.
He said that he had made a number Of appli-
cations TO the Jockey Club for a license, but
that he had been turned down on the ground
that there was no racing law in the State OF
Virginia. Young said that there was as
much chance TO conduct a successful meet
ing a. jamestown as there is In this state
and that after waiting in vain for permission
10 go ahead with the sanction Of the Jockey
Club he had decided 10 take the bull by the
horns and conduct an outlaw meeting there
beginning August II. Young expects much
patronage from the West.
John W. Gates showed up at Brighton
Yesterday as usual. But before the snort
was well under way IL was rumored that a
number OF the clubhouse commissioner
together with certain bookmakers in the
T1nR were uON n'U0eu 70 ndnule n part OI
his wagers. Cad Dosgett. a clubhouse COM
missioner. with whom Gates has been doing
business lately, decided 10 quit yesterday,
saying that he was s2i ,Oo0 loser since the
present meeting at the Beach began. Gates
must have had a good sized bet on Boots
Durnell's Jacobite In the first race, as the
price frightened from 2 to S to I TO 3. The
sharps also said that the millionaire hadNa
fat wager on Good and Plenty in the steeple-
chase. as the old jumper was hammered down
from 4 70 S to is to 20, a heavy commission
making It's appearance In the ring at the last
moment. II Gates bet on Joe NeaIon In the
Undergraduate Stakes his wager was well
concealed. for the colt went soaring In the
prices as II nobody in connection with the
Durnell stable cared for his chances. Gene
Russell. on the other hand. was backed on
the boards at the last moment all Of the
plungers going to him with great confidence.
But Gene Russell would probably have been
defeated II Lowe had been able to keep Bell
wether straight as he turned into the stretch,
In which event the books would have been
badly scorched. as Bellwether was reduced
from 70 TO 5.
While Running Water looked like a cinch
In the nfth race and also proved TO be one.
Il may have been the case that Gates took
Iienap for the place at even money. Al
any rate this was the real play in the race,
and the books lost heavily to IT.. The ring
broke better than even on the last event,
az food Of wise money backed Emil Herz's
WOODLAND from 3 down to II to S. While
there was a good play on both He Knows
and Masks and Faces. The SulIivans steamed
M a wealth of show wagers on Single Stone.
While at the post for this event Single Stone
threw Beckmsn. whose foot became caught
In the bride In the same way that caused
the boys fall with Clements In the last race
on Saturday. But again Beckman escaped
injury.
4. h. Dade made mis- first appearance Of
the season as starter and his work was warmly
commended by the crowd His send on
In the last race was perfect, and the spectators
broke into applause when fourteen two-year-
Odds left the barrier like q troop OF well drilled
cavalry. II Dade continues this kind OF
starting the cry for the walk up" will appear
10 be entirely out Of place.
Two selling races resulted in bids. When
Gene Russell won the Under graduate Stakes.
for which he was entered to be sold for o.. 900.
John f.. Madden proceeded to boost the
figures to ~. 700. Then as owner Sim Deimei
hid the usual IS. s. G.. Hildreth jumped into
the gam with $500. whereupon Deimel
walked away and Hildreth got the glory.
But 1t was said afterward that Deimel rad