The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
Millionaire Sports Go Up
Against Each Other in
the Horse Game.
OUTLAW TRACK
WILL WIN FIGHT
Jockey Club in the West Will
Throw Overheard the 'lAehgS
Both Bookies and Public
English Plan Of Bet
ting to Be
Adopted.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. February 90.
Tho race-track politics of California
are a-stirring. Early this week T. II.
Williams, George A. Rose and other
financial and influential personages OF
the Pacific Coast Jockey Club, held n
conference in this city. after which an
ultimatum was issued for the benefit
OF Curly" Brown and his associates
In connection with the proposed erec-
ton OF racing plant at Venice, Cal,
in time for business next winter. as
long as Arcadia Is running the Pacific
Coast Jockey Club will recognize no
other course at Los Angeles, CAL ran
the edict. In the meantime everybody
hereabouts realizes the real beginning
of a big turf war, in which Brown and
his numerous following of Los Angeles
capitalists on the one Side, and WILL
Iiams. Rose, Lucky" Baldwin, Bar
ney" Schrieber and the central govern
ing body, the Pacific Coast Jockey
Club. on the other side. Will be ar
rayed. After several setbacks Brown
TX now in position TO go ahead with
his scheme of constructing a plant at
Venice, near Los Angeles, which he
says will be an Improvement on the
fine course opened three months ago
on Baldwins Arcadia ranch. One
thing about Brown. he never starts .
promotion, whether 1t be a race-track
or n newspaper, but he runs it to Il
finish. He Is also "a tough man with
whom TO mix" Tho Williams Rose
interests intend to OUTLAW" Brown
and his Venice course. Any horse or
owner patronizing Venice next winter
will not be permitted to race here at
Oakland or at Arcadia. In the summer
the boycott OF Browns following will
extend to Seattle. Wash; Portland,
Ore, and other places.
Strange as 1t may SEEM the majority
of experienced turfmcn say that Brown
will win. During the last few years
the utter impossibility, of enforcing the
"ouuaw'' rule and winning fight with
1t has been made apparent. Belmont
failed at Empire City In the East, while
we all know the result OF the New
orleans war. "If 1t ever comes to a
showdown Brown Will beat Williams
and Rose" averred a careful student
of turf politics to-day. At any rate
Browns business associates are again
rallying around him on the Venice
proposition. Next winter Los Angeles
win have two race-tracks and bitter
war. according to general understand
ing. Incidentally, it may be interest
ing to know that clique of local capi-
talists are framing up to construct n
500. 600 race-track at Santa Cruz al
once. Santa Cruz is down the sea
coast from San Francisco and sort
of n California summer time Newport
The projected race-track at Salt Lake
city. Utah. is a sure go. Johnny
Green, of Seattle, Wash; r. w. Gay
lord, of Denver, Colo, and y. c. o'Mai-
ley, of New orleans, La, are interested
along with l.. A. Celia, of st. Louis
Mo. The course will be built at Beck's
Springs. northwest of the city. and
near the tracks of the Denver and Re
Grande Railroad. The new mile ans
an. eighth track at Portland, Ore, VIII
be completed by next July. Secretary
J. l.. McIlroy announces seyenty-foul
days of racing at Seattle this summer
with $500 purses and $1,000 overnight
handicaps. 1t begins to look as II tbs
Pacific coast circuit is going toNbe tbs
Who'll, cheese this coming sumrler, as
Ed Trotter. w. B. Jennings. U. Y. di
Arman, Nose Goldblatt. Barney
Schrieber and a dozen other strong