New-York tribune., 1908-02-19
FIGHT ON RACING UP.
Il HEARING At ALBANY.
Position of the Kentucky Committee
and It's Petitions.

/ Many horeenen and others interested IN the
racing and breeding Of thoroughbreds viii go UP
/ 70 Albany on a special train to-day to attend
| the hearing On the Agnew-Hart anti-betting bills
| before the joint Codes committees at o'clock.
! The special Will leave the Grand Central Sta
J ton at $40 o'clock.
| Among those who have expressed their inten-
/ tion of going are General Brayton Ives, William
Astor Chanler. 2. r. Mcmillan. James R. Keene,
| Clarence H. Mackay. J. Elliott Cowdin, Hugh
Grant, August Belmont W. s. Fanshawe. Harry
Payne Whitney, J Il. Alexandra. F. J. Sturgis.
/ James B. Haggtn, Andrew Miller. Colonel j.
RUPERT. H. P. Oxnard, James Butler. Cor
! nelius Felloves. Philip J. Dwyer James Russell
| Soley. Q. Peabody Wetmore, c. H. Hyde. s. s.
! Rowland T H Hamilton, z. c. La Montague.
! O Howard Davidson. c. J. Fitzgerald, S. Gray
/ C5riswod, Schuyler I. Parsons, H V Pel. Fred
NJ. Lawrence, W P. Thompson, Francis G
Bishop. r. T. Wilson. jr., and ". a. Engeman-
Arguments III opposition the bills will be
made by Joseph s. Auerbach. representing the
Jockey Club; G. s. Romnel. chief Of the bu-
raau Of animal industry Of the Department Of
Agriculture at Washington; Major P. P. John
ston. president Of the National Trotting Asso-
, ciation; Jouett sh0use. president Of the Blue
Grass Fair Circuit Of Kentucky, and others
Nessrs. Johnston and Shouse viii present Pc
tition signed by thousands of Kentuckians.
claiming that a repeal OF the Percy-Gray law
| would be bitter blow to agricultural interests
in that state.
In spite of reports to the contrary ex-Gov-
ernor Black viii represent the Agricultural FAR
Associations.
A big delegation Of those in favor Of the bills
viii be on hand also, and District Attorney
Jerome viii make the main argument IN faFor
/ OF a repeal OF the present Percy-Gray law
Major P. P. Johnston, president Of the Ma
| tional Trotting Association: Colonel Milton
Young, owner Of the 4IcGrathiana Stud one OF
| the largest thoroughbred breeding establish
-nents in the world and Jouett Shouse, secretary
Of the largest fair association IL the South az
/ rived in New York yesterday on their way 70
! Albany as representatives. of the Thoroughbred
/ breeding interests and the land owners Of Ken
! 1ucEy When seen at the Hoffman House MT
/ Shouse made the following statement;
We should like il distinctly understood that this
committee comes 10 New 1ork not 10 l4ILL1S ~ ~
any sense fP9n aasres should or should not en-
acted in your state We realize that your Genera @
/ Work and We realize further that it might seem
presumptuous for men from anolher Z 5laoS - or
/ 10 New York 10 make effort eltIer !oI o4
against the passage Of certain laws We tee!' nov "
eTer that the present circumstances permit US to
/ come and 10 ask not right which We couIH
demand. but favor. for winch we are Supra tara
ants, consideration al the hands Of ot5 09.tT p a.
Assembly. We believe the repeal OF me me- ieIo2
gci5r IN Ar1erca We know that the dIscontinu-
alton OF racing Will mean the lIlIneoade oeleI-'r
III - slecrrS that from rhis breed have been
developed the standard bred. the saddle horse ana
the Morgan the only three breeds Which TINS Coll-
Try has produced Through the tests OF FaGl ] f me
an Arab pony less than fourteen hands IN helg4l {,
assorfations IN vour state have offered the Amer
! icau people have gone forward with that deVeLop-
ment ana have done much 10 make the morse VIA
! II is TO-DAY For these reasons we think that the
question at issue Is R2L as +Itv i idIvd,a-
" as in its bearing toward the entire country and
the horse interests OF the entire country, ana we
! therefore believe that on the broad grounds OF a
national issue your General Assembly VIII ~ 60 40 US
/ the courtesy to allow Us TO express our oPItll2n g
More specifically as applying 10 KENTUCKY, ~ Is Is
have millions Of dollars invested in the thorougj
ions similarly invested by citizens or our state.
Il IS further tacl Wbich nave no no hses les ID
not only VIII the value OF tflorou7IloFs eocE d %
greatly reduced but the actual vaiue OF the IaIl
ruckv will Immediately depreciate from % TO %
/ per cent Under such circumstances, with such
/ land owners of Central Kentucky was held at Lex
iugton last week at which We're present on a rev
k,-,-- s15 y-e-e selected to hear To your General
signed by several thousands OF citizens. making
the humble request that yoqC LsglSLat9re II l
Among these petitions IS one signed by tventy-sx
| Of the thirty-eigIt members Of the Kentucky Sen
In commenting on James r Keene's state
| rlent that he would retire from racing and take
his loss like gentleman If the Agnew-HaTt bills
become q law, a small breeder said yesterday:
q can't accept the situation calmly rs Mr.
Keene. in spite OF the fact that he has 81 10000
/ invested in his breeding and racing esta bIish-
( u7ents TO $4,000 for myself. He has other IN
terests but my all is tied up in my horses, and
/ I fear there would ne little left If the Percy
/ Gray law were repealed"