Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-05
WHAT WILL
BE DOING
AT VENICE
BROOKS REFUSES TO GIVE OUT
INFORMATION
WILLIAMS STATEMENT TO KEEP
BIG OWNERS AWAY
President of Pacific Jockey Club Has
Allotted Dates to Arcadia Plant
and Outlaw Track Can't
Survive

Here Is the dope on the Venice race
track propositiOni
j. w. Brooks, sometimes known as
"Genial Jim" (probabIy In sarcastic
spirit), former header of the Los An
geles Jockey clubs forces when Ascot
park was the real thing, has been
spoken of as the manager of the new
plant.
Curley Brown, of New Orleans fame
--or the lack of it-has been engaged
In securing subscriptions and has signed
up many thousand dollars.
A tract of land, suitable for the pur-
pose, has been secured near Venice, and
from all outside appearances the veni
ture II n go.
But there is one damper that will
probably deter the wise from putting
much faith I'm the Venice idea.
Tom Williams, president of the Pa
cffic Jockey club, the controlling body
in western racing and affiliated with
the governing organization In the east,
is quoted as saying ne viii NOT sanet ION
any meeting pulled off at the Venice
track. The dates for this section have
been allotted to Arcadia, and no other
Jockey club save the Los Angeles Rae
ing association will be recognized.
II J. W. Brooks, spoken of as being in
terested in the new racing plant at Ven
ice, is about to buck the Los Angeles
Racing association and its Arcadia track
he is not in a hurry to admit the fact.
Genial Jim" last night gave very short
replies to all queries pertaining to the
proposed course, and the only satisfaction
to be had by his questioners was the fact
that he had nothing to give out"
Recently a supposed interview with
Brooks stated that he would make final
decision in the matter on Monday. This
was not done and no new developments
in what would undoubtedly bring on a
turf war were brought forth.
And If Brooks does go into the venture
what will be the result? VIII there be
another of those New Orleans mix-ups IN
this section of the country, and if such
is the case who will profit?
From Tom Williams recent statements
it looks as though the Los Angeles Rae
ing association and Santa Anita park will
be the answer to this last query. Will
Jams says that the Arcadia track will be
granted dates here by the Pacific Jockey
club, and that all others will be barred.
Conditions on the Pacific coast are becom-
ing more unfavorable to outlaw tracks
with each succeeding year and the wise
ones are predicting that unless Williams
changes his mind the furry caused by
the beach track, should it start, will be
light.
Can't Jeopardize Standings
To begin with, the class of horses Wis
iting the coast is becoming better with
each succeeding season. Many of the
owners are big winners on the tracks
controlled by the jockey club in New
York and they could not afford to jeop-
ardize their standing with that body for
the sake Of little winter racing.
The coast jockey club is affiliated with
the governing body in the east, and most
of the rulings which are made out here
stand pat back there. Therefore, If Will
Jams blasklisted the Venice course the
owners racing here would have some fun
before they could race on the metropol-
itan courses.
From the looks of things at present the
new Venice track is in bad-unless Tom
williams can be brought around TO
another way of thinking. Not many Of
the big horsemen will take chances on
being outlawed, and without the big
guns In racing the sport would be medi-
ocre at best. Anyhow, the track could
not be finished in time to cut much ice
this winter, so the question will not be
settled before next year.