Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-05
RAcrNa's SWAN SONG.
P. J. Dwyer. However. Has Plan by
 Which the Sport May Live.

Which the Sport May Live. New York. Nov 5.--The re-elec- tion of Governor Hughes has created the impression among many leading turfmen that racing is at an end in this state for at least two years. Ii Is known that the Jockey club will not give up the fight for the sport without a long legal battle in the courts and it is generally expected that the constitutionality of the pres ent law will soon be put to test It was said yesterday that manyof the more important cases, involving al legged bookmakers and track officials would now be brought to trial with out further delay and that some definite decisions one way or the other would be secured from the court of appeals.
 Few of the Jockey club members were willing to discuss the situation yesterday. But P. J. Dwyer, owner of the Gravesend and Aqueduct tracks not only talked freely, but also showed that he still had some hope for the future. MT Dwyer was at the Jamaica track and when asked for his views said in part:
 "The election looks as if they did not want us, dossn't eit7 Well, the situation does not look very encour- aging, I'll admit, and 1t also seems as if racing would be in bad shape for the next two years. But I think that the Jockey club and the leading track owners should do all in their power to keep the game at least par tially alive until we can get some remedy. I think that the tracks should pool issues and start the sea son next spring with about three racing days each week. It is my idea that purses should be limited to $500 or $500 and that no stakes should be offered. There should be no free badges issued to anybody. Owners, trainers, jockeys. officials, stockhold- CTS. and in fact everybody should be made to pay admission. don't know whether $1 or $5 should be charged at the gates. but I believe that 50 tariff would be acceptable to the people we count on for support. The associations should stick together and fight 1t out to a finish. But l think that some of the tracks would have to drop out AS far as my tracks at Gravesend and Aqueduct are con- cerned you can say that I will con- duct race meetings at both of them on the lines I have mentioned. ex- pect to lose money, but I am willing to do so for the sake of the sport. We will have no Collins racing next year, for any man who owns a great stake horse would not care to race him for the purses that may be offer ed. If expenses are cut to a mini mum and the free list abolished I think some of the tracks can exist" :"
 W. H. Reynolds, president of the Metropolitan Jockey club, which con- trols the Jamaica track, said: .-
 This looks like the last day of rae ing for two years at least. hope I'm wrong, however. We can't hang up even small purses and live under the present conditions and we can- not expect horsemen to race for such small money. Several of the tracks are in the line of important suburban developments and may be cut up into building lots, for the owners cannot very we'll afford to have them remain idle. If racing comes back I think it will be solely rich mans game. Men who can afford to race at loss will do so simply for the sake of the sport. But it will be many years be- fore you will see racing what it was in 1907."
 Matt J. Vim, manager of the En- pire City track at Yonkers, said that the outlook was anything but good. There may be some favorable court decisions" he said, in which event we may have little bit of racing, but I'm afraid it will not amount to much"
 James Butler. owner of the Empire City track. refused to say anything. but his friends declared that he ex- pected to have the new law fully tested in the courts. John c. Cava- nagh. who felt sure that Chanler would be elected, said that it was too early to discuss plans for the future. It was said yesterday that James R. Keene would send all of his horses to England in the spring and that his yearlings would be sold there next season.
 John E. Madden Is considering an offer for his colt Sir Martin, made by Walter McCreery, an Englishman. Madden said yesterday that whether he was sold or not Sir Martin would race on the British tracks next year, but that he himself would remain in this country.