New-York tribune., 1907-08-02

EMPIRE RACING DATES
JOCKEY CLUB APPROVES.
Meeting VIII Begin on august 10
and Ran Eighteen Days.

The Empire City Trotting Club will hold a run
ming race meeting at its track near Yonkers from
August 10 to 80 inclusive. under the approval Of the
Jockey Club. This announcement was made last
night by James Russell Soley counsel for James
Butler, president OF the Empire City Trotting Club
following communication from August Belmont
chairman of the Jockey Club
Henry J. Morris has been appointed by the
Jockey Club under its rules as steward OF the
meeting. and the Empire City club has. named as
another of the stewards Matt J. Winn, whose ap-
pointment has also been approved by the JOCKEY
Club The amount of added money will be not less
than 5000 day. In addition to the stewards
named above and the presiding Judge who has not
yet been fully decided upon, the following are the
officials for the meeting:
Racing secretary and handicauDer LYMAN u
Davis; assistant judge, William Shelley: forfeit
clerk Algernon DaingerieId; clerk OF the scales
l. n salmon: starter. Jacob !. Hoffman: paddock
and patrol Judge, w ". Lyles: timer George Lin
denoerger: starting judge, Walter Pierce physician
in attendance, NJ H. Fay, NJ d.
The stewards Of the Jockey Club held a meet
ing at the office OF August Belmont at y o'clock
Yesterday. and approved the meeting near Yonkers
by passing the following resolution:
In Difference 10 the order Of the court in reoutr-
ing the State Racing Commission TO issue a license
10 the Empire City Trotting Club. the stewards
OF the Jockey Club do hereby give their approval
10 the Empire City Trotting Club to conduct a race
meeting from August 10 to so. 1907 and the chair
man is empowered to send the following letter 10
James Butler, president of the Empire CITY Trot-
ting Club, read:
New York. August ! 1907.
DcaE oH- We nave received your COmmuniCa-
non or this date in answer TO communication
or the 18th ult- We desire to remind YOU in re-
sponSe TO your statement 10 the DELAY in our
acting upon your application that any delay that
may have arisen is due your failure submit
sooner a formal application designated IN
previous Communication. We beg 10 saw that in
certain particulars the proofsheets Of programme
giving racing events do not conform to the rules
and regulations Of the Jockey Club viz: (a) Over
night events for three-yedr-olds Of less than Il mile
should be limited 70 not more than each day:
Co The amount OF added money should be least
as great as indicated BY the regulation Of the
Jockey Club
- The programme in these and other respects be-
fore being finally printed. should be subject the
approval of Henry J. Morris. who IS hereby ap
pointed by the Jockey Club under its rules stew
ard Of the meeting The Jockey Club has
from August 10 10 August 30. inclusive, for the
duct OF q running meeting the Empire City
track. under the rules Of the Jockey Club. The
list OF your officials has been received by US. and
having specific objection to any OF the nomi-
nees. we give 1t approval
'' In your communication that de-
sire 70 have the services OF PnkertOns agency and
request that the Jockey Club give its consent TO
this. There IS no rule regulation Of the Jockey
Club requiring the employment OF Pinkertons
agency by any association for the policing of its
grounds The stewards Of the Jockey Club will
interpose objection TO your employment OF this
agency for policing your grounds.
% AS stated in Our former communication. in the
course have adopted acting in obedience
and out Of respect to the decision of the court
although are informed that said decision is not
in accord with the opinion Of the Court Of Appeals
enacted. and have great sorcitude that the
holding of this meeting will not be IN the best
interests Of Facing l remain. respectfully yours.
AUGUST BELMONT, Chairman q"