The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-24
VIM TO MANAGE EMPIRE CITY
WESTERN TURF MA0NATE ~ AL
LIED WITH JAMES BUTLER.
Owner OF Churchill Downs and Controls r
~ New Orleans Tracks TO Handle
the Meeting Body How for Jockey
dub Briefs For Racing commission.

Open warfare between the Empire City
track OF Yonkers and the Jockey Club was
formally declared Yesterday when James
Russell Solely, attorney for James Butler,
made this oficial statement:
The Empire City Club has secured the
services of Matt J. VIM AZ manager OF the
race meeting which is TO take place at the
Yonkers track beginning August 8. MIR.
VIM is n gentleman and sportsman OF the
highest integrity and standing. and his con-
nection with the Empire City race meeting
Is an assurance TO all the turf world that the
best form and the highest and most sports
manlike standards will be maintained at that
meeting. Besides being president OF the
American Turf Association, he Is the owner
of the track at Churchill Downs. Louisville,
and is the manager of both racetracks In New
Orleans and there's no man who has had more
extended experience or stands higher in the
management of racetracks in America.
The State Racing C~ommission has given a
curt refusal to our application for an oral
hearing upon the question Of the abrogation
of the illegal rules OF raicng Of the Jockey
Club and required briefs to he submitted
within twenty-four hours. The conduct Of
the state Racing Commission In this matter.
as a public body Of State officials, IL absolutely
incomprehensible. but IL is in line with the
efforts they have been sedulously making
throughout this whole controversy TO pre-
vent the Empire City track from holding a
race meeting"
The engagement Of Matt VIM will act az q
bombshell In the ranks of the Jockey Club,
for IL means that the Western Jockey Club
and the American Turf Association have de-
cided to take up the cudgels OF James Butler
in his fight for recognition. Vim is the real
power in control Of the Western turf. As
sociated with him are Congressman Joseph
Rhinock, Louis 4. Celia. Ed Corrigan. John
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horsemen. As manager Of the Empire track
VIM will be able to offer inducements to all
Of the biggest stables in the West. which will
insure good racing under capable manage
ment. IL is also 10 be expected that a corps
OF Western officials. including Starter Jake
Hoffman. Steward Rees and others will have
active charge Of affairs at ionkers. For
many years the Jockey Club has taken good
care that the Western element could not gain
q foothold in this state. but in opposing the
Empire track the Jockey Club has paved the
way for the coming invasion. BY turning
over the Buffalo track to Westerners the State
Racing Commission and the Jockey Club
little thought that IL was a forerunner Of the
appearance Of the whole Western turf orgsni-
cation on a metropolitan track.
Just what will be the move OF the Jockey
Club now is a matter of much interest among
turfmen. II was rumored last night that the
track would be permitted to hold a
meeting in August to conflict with Empire
City. but this could not be confirmed. IL
was also said that James Butler, through his
attorney. would make an immediate applica-
tion to Gov. Hughes for the removal OF the
state Racing Commission and the appoint
ment OF a legislative investigating committee
10 look into the conduct of racing in this
State. That serious trouble is ahead Is the
prevalent belief, while IL is also the consensus
OF opinion that the Jockey Club could have
avoided the present unpleasant controversy
by compromising matters with the Empire
City people.
The State Racing Commission held a short
meeting yesterday, al which IL was decided
to give the Jockey Club and the Empire City
track until to-day to submit briefs covering
the present case in dispute. The Empire
City people wanted 70 have an opal hearing
at which newspaper men could be in attend
ance and we're ready TO go ahead with an
argument showing why the racing rules OF
the Jockey Club, which. II enforced, would
serve as a boycott on the coming meeting
AT the Yonkers track, should be abrogated
by the commission, acting within the powers
delegated to that body by the Legislature.
But the members of the commission, not
favoring a public hearing. decided that only
documentary evidence should be sub mitted
for their consideration. 1t is thought that
this move on the part OF the commission will
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