The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-31
GOSSIP OF The RACEHRACK
SOWE OFFICItLS VINO MY tCT
ar EMPIRE CITY.
Rum0r 'That Hoffman VIII he the starter
win T.. EIrod In Z barge NJ the Ring
Negotiation with the Jockey t1ub
May Be Ended HarmOni OusIy To-day.

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May Be Ended tremendously To-day.
While negotiations bet wePn the Empire
city track and the Jockey club looking 10
tho approval" Of the meeting at iOnkers
next week were still going on yesterday.
there was nothing for publication. Ii was
said that unless some unexpected obstacles
should crop up there might be "A definite set
Element within the next twcnty-four hours.
There was n conference of the Empire City
people yesterday at which II was said an
agreement was reached to the effect that no
purse would bs less than $500 and that about
o.. 1000 would be hung up by the management
for each days racing. While the list OF rae
ing officials which will be submitted TO the
Jockey Club had not been completed yes
tprday it was stated on good authority that
Jake Holman would be named as the starter.
while Lyman Davis and Will Shelly would
he named for racing secretary and associate
Judge respectively. A Elrod, who had charge
If the betting ring at enilwort Park. will
have the same job NJ lonkers. it Is said. IL
may he NJ interest to know that Buffalo
Murphy will not act in the capacity OF pre-
siding Judge, in spite Of statements to the
contrary.
The racing string OF 4. A. whitney, which
includes the well known platter Toscan, Is
stabbed At the track. together with the horses
Of several other owners. j. II. Mccormick
anu TIdnh hou ~ ,bo' spo'tiuuy WIN
Matt J. VIM, the manager OF the track.
hut whether they intended to race at Yonkers
or not could not be learned. II harmony
ia established between the Jockey Club and
Empire City H. In believed that such well
known owners as J. o. Keene. G. T.. Rove,
J. W. May. ". T. Grimm. r. r. Bradley. p. 7.
Chinn, VI. l.. Hsyman. T. T.. Watt +. T.. Brown.
". n. Snyder. W. Cahill. ". W. Darden. S.
Emery, W. c. DAILY and others will enter their
horses In the Yonkers events. az IL will be
much easier for them TO pick up some purses
than at Saratoga.
~ lie already conceded that nearly 100
LAYERS who are operating in the big ring and
the field at Brighton will make book at Empire
city, no matter how the relations between
the track and the Jockey Club may he. for
the layers are not recognized in any way
nv the Jockey Club and are free to operate
where they please. The new field stand.
according TO the contractor. will he ready
On Saturday, while the other improvements
will he finished before Monday. The track
uae all plouehed up and narrowed yesterday
and = new layer of top soil will be spread
over n to-day.
Manager VIM said that unless bad weather
sets in IL il more than probable that the
meeting will open on Monday and that all
details will ba made public before the end
of the week. There are various ways to
reach the track. The management has
lhtbF A'tiNe ~" 'b' "" A'NN
Central to run race trains from the Grand
central Station TO Woodlawn and Mount
Vernon, where trolley cars can be taken
direct TO the new Jerome avenue entrance.
II Is also possible to go to Empire City by
way OF the Sixth and Ninth avenue Il" to
I55th street. where the jerome avenue cars
can be easily reached. Another good way
is by tho subway to Kingsbrdge. then the
trolley TO Yonkers with a transfer TO the
track. By any OF these routes the trip can
he made from Forty-second street and
Broadway as quickly "a the journey to
Brighton Beach. The track management
made an attempt to secure the stables nj
Norris Park tho other day. but this was out
81 the question, az the Westchester track
is under the control of the people who own
and conduct the racing at Belmont Park.
NJ ~ the available stable room in Yonkerr.
white Plains and Mount Vernon has been
engs ged 70 accommodate the overflow from
he regular track barns.
The victory Of Jubilee in the second race at
Brighton Yesterday came a. a shock to those
who backed the colt heavily in = race on Mon
day. On that occasion Jubilee. with Ii2
rounds was reduced from > 20 I TO o to 5. but
over a heavy track he was easily beaten by
live Wire and Earl's Court. When be started
tight back In Yesterdays affair. with 100
pounds on his back. over a fast track. those
Who bet on him on Monday did not see how
wv hdu ~ 'llthAt III III III W WIZ lIlt
he son Of Compute fooled everybody by run
1ing q brilliant race and winning on the post
ny q head. He WAS practically neglected in
me speculation this time. for he receded from
II To 10. The only way the talent could ac-
count for Jubilee's improvement was the sup
position that ne could not run in the mud.
After the Nautilus Stakes had been run IL
was estimated that the public and the p~lungers
must have dropped nearly SIS, 900 on X. r..
'srman's Acrobat. II seemed as II every
Nodv bpt m the colt. for there was a perfect
craze 70 get aboard AZ even money. But
Acrobat got no part of the money. whereupon
there was much dismay among the wise ones.
Meanwhile r. n. Bradley. who cleaned up
With Troublemsker on Monday, made things
hum In the ring when his old campaigner,
BAD News. came home on the bit. Bradley
and mis- friends backed the son Of Flying
DutChman AZ 7 TO I and took probably $4,000
from the books on his success. There seemed
% be a false price about Pretension. who ran
= fine race the other day. heavily backed. Pre-
tension opened at > and went back TO 8. the
smart fellows who bet on him in his previous
race passing him up. But he surprised them
all by running into the place. There was a
good play on Moonshine across the boards.
The odds dropping from 20 to Is.
There was another cleanup for the books
when Barbary Belle won the first race. Frank
Brown and Emil Herr backed her literally
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dun thud when she beat Halifax. From to | !
Halifax was backed down TO - TO ). Vt the
head Of the stretch IL looked as If he would
breeze home. but he quit like a rat IN a trap.
Much good money was also burned up by
ressina IN this race, as she was well taken NJ
Is TO 3 Kings Daughter was also literally
backed across The boards. while there was
something of a play on Boots Durnell's Royal
Nane. the second twO-year-old to run against
older horses this year.
Another wa gonload OF wealth was lost on ,
Emil Hers WOODLAND in the Jubilee race.
She was hammered down to 0 to 10 as IL she
vas in. while the insiders" backed Sam
Imerv'S Master Robert from : down to 3.
Roslmiro. who was beaten a head by Jubilee, |
was \ strongly backed good thing. bur Tartar
Maid, who finished third, could not be given
away in the ring
The worst upset came in The third event
when "Buttin' McKinncy'S sour tempered /
\on Iromp, heavily backed NJ II to 81. ran one !
~ his silkinE races and WAS beaten by Miller's
mount, Tony Bonern. The latter wss backed
nv the crowd IN general aud there was much
lnbllation when h. anne nome In front.
The other d1F Ulpa-C Al . 10, WAS easily I